The Gladiator has a bizarrely small payload capacity making it a bit of a white elephant.
The new Bronco looks _nice_. It’s built on the Australian developed Ford Ranger platform. The Ranger is so popular here it’s unseating the Hilux as the top selling vehicle. We don’t get the Bronco locally, though. A lot of people would love one.
The Toyota FJ Cruiser would also fit your bill but it seems like they stopped selling it in the states.
No, the Hilux is available with a 3L turbo Diesel engine that’s much more efficient and torquey than the Tacoma. Also the SW4 Hilux is much nicer overall than the Tacoma IMO.
I had to google for "Rip Its". Wikipedia says "Rip It drinks average about 160 mg of caffeine from all sources per 16 oz. serving according to product packaging (purchase date: 2020-11-24)". So about 2 espresso shots worth of caffeine.
I've seen "1. European-style folders with elastic bands at the open corners" used once in the US before. Whether or not it was imported by an individual, a store, etc, I have no idea.
Japanese toilet seats as well. There's a distributor for Australia, but they're hilariously expensive given that it's basically a small heater and a water pump with some trivial controller. (Starting at $1.4k ‽)
As an aside, last time I went to Poland (2014 maybe?) I couldn’t find _non_-perfumated anything, everything had a heavy scent to it. Including toilet paper.
interestingly, here in the US, toilet paper is often explicitly marked "unscented", but I've never seen scented tp, although, admittedly, I've never purposely searched for it.
2. iFixit repair parts (especially MacBook Pro batteries; fake ones killed 3 logic boards last week)
3. Affordable bicycle lights (white lights cost $20 in NZ, 60€ in France, 100 NTD in Taiwan)
4. Apple laptops with keyboard engravings from other regions (there are many Chinese and Koreans in Auckland, not to mention Russian, Arabic, Thai, Japanese, etc).
> bake fresh baguettes at home that beats every bakery in the world.
No it doesn't, unless you have a bread oven and a lot of experience. A good recipe is not enough to make a great bread, let alone "beat every bakery in the world".
I wish I could not be restricted by geography, and freely and conveniently browse everything that's on offer from everywhere in the world, and have it delivered for only a small additional fee, in a weeks time or so.
You’re not missing out much with the pixels. I’ve been using google phones since the Nexus 4 and everything after that one has had some weird bugs come up sooner or later. In most of them, the camera bugs that come up when you need the camera the most and you miss the moment because you just got a black screen, or “the device is not ready” because the flashlight was on, or slowness after an update, random reboots, etc. I got used to them and figured out the workarounds, but I realized that they were not normal after I convinced my aunt to get a pixel and I had to hear her complaints.
I’ve jumped to iPhones and I don’t think I’m looking back. It’s not WOAH at all, it’s still just a phone, but I haven’t had to compromise or get used to any weirdness.
I've never had this problem. The better food stores have good quality fruits (Wegmans, etc). Even the places like Walmart have some decent fresh fruit and have good frozen stuff.
Here in Germany cars are getting bigger and bigger, almost 50 % of newly registered cars are SUVs that weigh more than 2 tons. They clog up cities like Berlin and take more and more space. They're also completely useless as no one actually needs a 4x4 or extra-elevated car, it's pure marketing and ego stroking.
Japanese cities and places like Okinawa use public space so much more efficiently, you see tiny cars and Microvans everywhere. For urban settings they're really the perfect choice of vehicle IMHO, so it's quite sad you can't buy them here.
I think the main reason those exist in Japan is the special tax category for small vehicles: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_size_class#Japan In Germany such legislation would probably be opposed by the local automotive industry, who would be behind overseas competitors in this space.
Microvan is great but the K-car restriction is too hard. (car manufacturers make effort to build great cars even the restriction)
It restricts car width max to 1480mm, it's very hard and not very sense even in Japan. I wish it was expanded to around 1600mm and engine to 1000cc. It should also make it easier to export K-car to overseas.
Packaged lifestyles: For a reasonable monthly fee I want a company to handle all the necessities like housing, food, clothing, laundry and other cleaning, vacations and so on. At some level there should be some choice, but my life could become like one big all expenses paid vacation or cruise. Insurance and accounting requirements would be open for my inspection and review but always be default handled up front by someone else who has a budget planned out with my priorities in mind.
Asian vegetables. South Asian, southeast, Asian, east asian, whatever. Bitter gourd, drumsticks, curry leaves, kang kong. I really hate broccoli but it's hard to escape.
Having a maid. While common for the middle class in SEA, US labor laws preclude this. This would also help the majority of needs for the commenter seeking a pre-packaged lifestyle for sale.
Foreign programming. Sometimes I want to watch a shitty cop drama or the news in french without getting the super duper directv package.
Public transportation that runs more frequently than every hour, and fare cards for buses. In Singapore, bus 851 has run every 12 minutes between the north and south of the island for the last 20 years at least. Try getting that level of consistency here.
> Having a maid. While common for the middle class in SEA, US labor laws preclude this.
I'm curious what you mean by this - there are certainly maids in the USA, but if you are envisioning something that our labor laws preclude... you probably have something else in mind when you say that?
I'm referring to cost. A maid in Singapore will run on the order of $10-20k per year. Cost depends on standard of living and the maids country of origin, with discounts given if there is an elderly dependent in the household. This is an amount of money well within the ability of US dual income households to afford. I'd go so far as to say that economically it's a no brainer if such an option were available.
You're considering low-paid workers a product? It's not economically a no brainer to the worker. It also wouldn't be legal to pay someone less based off of their country of origin.
You’re sticking up for the person who wants to pay someone $27/day to be their personal servant? Just to be clear, that’s what they are advocating for.
I don’t think telling them they moved to the wrong country is out of line, move to SEA if you want live-in help for a pittance.
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[ 5.0 ms ] story [ 225 ms ] thread2. lawn darts
3. scanners that can receive 824 to 849 MHz and 869 to 894 MHz
4. acetic anhydride
5. phosphorus
6. Moon rocks
7. good pesticides: DDT, diazinon, endosulfan, chlorpyrifos, etc.
8. gasoline cans that work properly (old-style ones)
SDRs can recieve in those ranges.
2. 8oz Rip Its
3. Toyota Hilux
4. Small but rugged SUVs (RAV4 Adventure and maybe Jeep Cherokee are the only things even close in the U.S.)
5. Tim Tams. They haven't been available since COVID.
Now sure if they are actually rugged or not, but the marketing certainly paints them that way.
EDIT: I just checked and apparently they DO make a Trailhawk version of the Renegade, so that might fit the bill.
The new Bronco looks _nice_. It’s built on the Australian developed Ford Ranger platform. The Ranger is so popular here it’s unseating the Hilux as the top selling vehicle. We don’t get the Bronco locally, though. A lot of people would love one.
The Toyota FJ Cruiser would also fit your bill but it seems like they stopped selling it in the states.
2. American Chicken Tenders
3. Danish Chocolate (Pålægschokolade)
4. Japanese Ready-to-go Meals in Stores
5. Netherlandish Shrooms
Also probably depending on region but the Costco by me has Toto washlet seat replacements for standard toilets. around $300.
2. Vero Mango Lollipops
3. Kanelbullar
1. Jack Wolfskin Berkeley backpack
2. iFixit repair parts (especially MacBook Pro batteries; fake ones killed 3 logic boards last week)
3. Affordable bicycle lights (white lights cost $20 in NZ, 60€ in France, 100 NTD in Taiwan)
4. Apple laptops with keyboard engravings from other regions (there are many Chinese and Koreans in Auckland, not to mention Russian, Arabic, Thai, Japanese, etc).
Indonesia
No it doesn't, unless you have a bread oven and a lot of experience. A good recipe is not enough to make a great bread, let alone "beat every bakery in the world".
There is absolutely nothing special you need. This is a professional chef teaching how to make bread, its not baguette but you get the point.
Also, bread is way better when it is warm out of the oven. This you cannot if you purchase it at the bakery and bring it home.
I wish I could not be restricted by geography, and freely and conveniently browse everything that's on offer from everywhere in the world, and have it delivered for only a small additional fee, in a weeks time or so.
The green tea in our supermarket is almost undrinkable.
Why does Google sell stadia here but not pixels? They could just allow shipping from the German store.
I don't understand their strategy of limiting where you can buy a device. It's so incredibly frustrating.
I’ve jumped to iPhones and I don’t think I’m looking back. It’s not WOAH at all, it’s still just a phone, but I haven’t had to compromise or get used to any weirdness.
1. Dual flush toilets
Here in Germany cars are getting bigger and bigger, almost 50 % of newly registered cars are SUVs that weigh more than 2 tons. They clog up cities like Berlin and take more and more space. They're also completely useless as no one actually needs a 4x4 or extra-elevated car, it's pure marketing and ego stroking.
Japanese cities and places like Okinawa use public space so much more efficiently, you see tiny cars and Microvans everywhere. For urban settings they're really the perfect choice of vehicle IMHO, so it's quite sad you can't buy them here.
It restricts car width max to 1480mm, it's very hard and not very sense even in Japan. I wish it was expanded to around 1600mm and engine to 1000cc. It should also make it easier to export K-car to overseas.
2. Souvlak's (Greek street food)
3. Firecrackers that have small explosive power(They used to sell them here like 20 years ago)
4. Amazon Prime
5. Electric bikes that go faster then 25km/h
6. More second hand old cheap Japanese pickup trucks
1. Weed, to be honest. I'm not a heavy consumer, but I'd appreciate a safe, reliable source.
2. Old Dutch BBQ chips
3. Cheese curds
It's a pale imitation, and no amount of Canadian flags will nake it authentic.
This is very much achievable around $700 - $1.5k/month, does not include the cost of food itself and supplies.
This is reasonable spending for a household making +$225k if this is the bulk of their "f you" spend kind of budget.
self cleaning cat litter box
Asian vegetables. South Asian, southeast, Asian, east asian, whatever. Bitter gourd, drumsticks, curry leaves, kang kong. I really hate broccoli but it's hard to escape.
Having a maid. While common for the middle class in SEA, US labor laws preclude this. This would also help the majority of needs for the commenter seeking a pre-packaged lifestyle for sale.
Foreign programming. Sometimes I want to watch a shitty cop drama or the news in french without getting the super duper directv package.
Public transportation that runs more frequently than every hour, and fare cards for buses. In Singapore, bus 851 has run every 12 minutes between the north and south of the island for the last 20 years at least. Try getting that level of consistency here.
I'm curious what you mean by this - there are certainly maids in the USA, but if you are envisioning something that our labor laws preclude... you probably have something else in mind when you say that?
You may have immigrated to the wrong country.
I don’t think telling them they moved to the wrong country is out of line, move to SEA if you want live-in help for a pittance.