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Just about everything in Japan is cheaper than in the US (esp. LA), sometimes dramatically so. It's not really that Japan is that cheap; the problem is that th
by shiroiushi 3y ago
Just about everything in Japan is cheaper than in the US (esp. LA), sometimes dramatically so. It's not really that Japan is that cheap; the problem is that the US is just horrifically expensive these days, and Americans haven't quite figured that out yet.
- gwbas1c 3y ago> the US is just horrifically expensive these days, and Americans haven't quite figured that out yet It's called inflation, and the vast majority of Americans are painfully aware of it.
- shiroiushi 3y agoThe problem isn't inflation. The US was horrifically expensive well before the pandemic and the inflation it spawned. Americans think it's all normal: they think it's normal that medical care and medications cost a fortune, that an ambulance ride costs thousands, that you're supposed to "tip" 20-30% for service when you eat in a restaurant instead of just paying the advertised price, that there's huge but hidden taxes in many places, such as with hotel rooms, etc etc.