Jump to content
LAwLz
LAwLz LAwLz

Back from Japan! I already miss it so, so much.

Fantastic country that I can highly recommend to anyone. It really has something for everyone. Very friendly people, very clean streets, lots and lots of things to do, fantastic food, etc.

 

I only have 3 bad things to say about the country.

  • Their toilet paper was terrible. Extremely thin and disintegrated as soon as liquid touched it.
  • A lot of restrooms did not have any way to dry your hands after washing them. Most had air dryers (really good ones at that, the Dyson AirBlade type) but a large portion expected you to have your own handkerchief with you and dry yourself on that.
  • Their tap-water had a faint taste of chlorine. It was barely noticeable, and the levels of chlorine in the water is very small to the point where it is not a health risk (tap water in Japan is very heavily controlled and safe to drink) but it still didn't taste as good and clean as it does in Sweden.
  1. Syntaxvgm

    Syntaxvgm

    in the states, tap water tastes differently place to place, even places with the same municipal water service. My tap water is excellent, but north of me it tastes a bit shitty. Infrastructure is just like that. 

  2. Syntaxvgm

    Syntaxvgm

    Too add to this, here's what it looks like under the street in NYC. Sorry a stockphoto is all i could find of this image

    Image result for new york city underground utilities

    In a lot of regions in japan, I imagine the infrastructure is like this. There are places in NYC as wella s the res tof the country, mainly large cities, that still use origional wooden mains. I mean, they work and they dont really degrade surprisingly. 

    Image result for wooden pipe water

    lead pipes are also safe if you're careful with the water you run through them. They've been there so long, they'll not deposit anything in the wayter as long as it's ph neutral or whatever. Flint, MI changed water and didn't even test. 
    A lot of times, you're running water through various types of outdated infrastructure in large cities, and it would be incredibly hard to replace it all. I imaging a large portion of japan is like that, at least tokyo, but I have no proof of that just a guess. 

    I ive in a semi rural area, and i get the main city water but newer pipes I think, easy to replace for sure. In the main part of the city it tastes noticeably different. 
    random I know I just find it interesting. 

  3. Syntaxvgm

    Syntaxvgm

    @CUDERcore detroit, great water and houses for the price of a VCR! What's not to love? 

    And before you say "the price of housing is recovering" so is the price of VCRs. Currently up on that bathtub curve. 

×