Month: June 2018

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12 Photos That Prove Japan Is Different from Anywhere Else

I don’t know one single friend who has traveled to Japan and regretted their trips. They all gushed about the people and the culture and the food, and many of them have plans to return sooner than later.

I’m not sure whether these 12 photos have anything to do with why tourists seem to love it so much, but they definitely prove that your experiences there will be one in a million!

#12. They don’t treat hospital patients like inmates

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Check out the food available in this maternity ward!

#11. They take their engineering seriously

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This is an image of a coin on a moving bullet train.

#10. The way workers strike is a bit different

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#9. They’re doing something about water scarcity

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Wash your hands and reuse the water!

#8. Privacy is paramount

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You can use white noise to mask the sound of you pooping.

#7. They’re extra considerate of the blind

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Drink cans contain information in braille.

#6. They haven’t forgotten that making things beautiful is important

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Check out these amazing manhole covers!

#5. Rules are meant to be followed, people!

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#4. They realize that cleanliness is everyone’s job

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They stayed after the World Cup to help tidy the stadiums.

#3. Responsibility is a thing!

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This person left a note and money apologizing for knocking over someone’s bike and breaking the bell.

#2. There’s no such thing as false advertising

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You get what you expect – what a novelty!

#1. They’re super considerate of parenting struggles

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Like what to do with your baby while you use the public toilet.

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7 Things That Living Abroad Can Teach You

Okay, here are 7 things living abroad for a few years taught this person, who left St. Petersburg, Russia and spent some time living in the United States. It may encourage you to step on out of your own comfort zone and embrace new experiences!

#7. Being “on the other side” can be a shock

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For this girl, the planes were smaller, the airport was crazy busy, and language barriers grew taller. Remind yourself to take a few deep breaths as you walk from one world into another.

#6. It can be lonely

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Especially if you’re in a country where you don’t speak the language well and not many other people can translate, but really, anytime you’re somewhere new and alone, be prepared to battle the feeling of being all alone.

#5. You might not realize how much you love your home until you leave

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Sure, you can find your native food anywhere, but it’s just not the same.

#4. Let go of your expectations

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For the country, for the people, and for everything in between. Take your experience as it comes, day by day.

#3. You might feel adrift

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You don’t feel at home yet in your new culture, but going to your “real” home for short trips can serve as a reminder that you no longer belong there, either.

#2. You realize being alone has its advantages

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You get to know yourself. You realize how strong you are, and how independent you can be, and maybe this is who you were meant to be all along.

#1. Pack light

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Nothing is as annoying as a too-heavy suitcase. It’s real advice but it’s also a metaphor.

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15 Photos That Will Scare Even the Toughest People out There

Whether you’re a scaredy-cat or not, there are some things that are just plain scary. I’d put myself somewhere firmly in the middle of freak-out-ability, and at least some of these pictures freaked me the eff out.

So. Fair warning if you’re on the low end of that scale. If you’re at the high end, let me know what you think!

#15. I squeaked

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#14. Fry ’em up!

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#13. This “abandoned” building

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#12. Yikes

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#11. Who knows how many more are inside?

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#10. Heebie-jeebies

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#9. That’s a whole lotta nope right there

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#8. Last photograph?

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#7. Clowns *shudder*

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#6. It’s not a tornado…

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#5. Never leave

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#4. The machines are coming for us all

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#3. Eep!

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#2. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

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#1. Stick your fingers riiiiiight here

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A Survey Claims Half of American Women Are More Stressed by Their Husbands Than Their Children

I can hear most of my married friends out there responding to this headline with some version of “duh,” but look – now there’s proof that we’re not just impatient aholes!

The survey, done by Today, surveyed 7,000 American women and found that the majority of us are stressed due to not feeling as if there are enough hours in the day to complete all expected tasks, and that 75% of us feel as if we’re shouldering the majority of both parenting and household duties.

1 in 5 mothers said that one of their major stresses was a lack of help from their significant other.

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Also interestingly, the stress levels play a role later in life, too. When a wife passes first, the husband’s health tends to deteriorate, but when the husband passes first, the wife tends to become healthier and deals better with stress and depression.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, but this is likely because the husband leans more on the wife than vice versa.

If you identify a trend like this in your relationship, you can try writing down all of the daily/weekly duties and splitting them evenly.

Might as well give it a shot!

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This Woman’s Savvy Husband Saved Them Both from Moving into a Haunted House

You know the scene, and it’s straight out of a horror movie – a clueless white woman is wandering around a house exclaiming over cute built-ins and clawfoot tubs while ignoring the obvious signs of a demon infestation that will later ruin her life (and possibly steal her soul).

Well, it turns out in can happen in real life, too. At least, that’s the experience Louisville, KY author Olivia A. Cole had when she and her husband went to check out a house to rent.

While she was enamored with the “cute little bungalow,” her husband was properly suspicious and asking all the right questions…and getting none of the right answers.

Please, enjoy the entire thread below, and arm yourself with the truth.

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And in case you’re wondering…so was someone else.

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This Twitter Thread About Gender Reveal Parties Is Funny No Matter Who You Are

Even if you’re someone who has participated in, organized, or asked for a gender reveal party, you have to admit that the whole idea can get a bit out of hand – not to mention that it doesn’t really matter all that much which sex your baby is going to be, not in the long run. I mean…we’re going to keep them either way, right?

One woman on Twitter got to the heart of the matter with a single tweet, and the ensuing thread is downright hilarious (as long as you have a sense of humor).

In addition, it provides a little food for thought for those of us who are concerned about eschewing gender stereotypes for this generation (and ones to come).

Here’s the tweet that started it all….

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And some of my favorite responses!

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The first Soviet probe sent…

The first Soviet probe sent to Mars’ moon Phobos failed due to user error. While the probe was still on its way to Mars, an impatient technician who didn’t want to wait for his code to be proofread unintentionally sent a command to the probe to shut down and there was no way to turn […]