save the frogs

Gamma does. He's highly competitive. And he will need to step up his game on Japan expat forums. Gamma, you a cat person?

What kind of visa allows you to stay for 20 years, if you don't mind me asking? I thought Japan was very frugal with handing out stays to foreigners. I guess you need to get married to a local to stay long-term?

https://www.axios.com/2019/10/30/lipitor-pfizer-drug-patent-sales-2019 Lipitor, the cholesterol-lowering medication that has become the gold standard of statins, continues to generate roughly $2 billion per year in sales for Pfizer,

Yes, exactly.

Which poster from Scotland are you referring to? Realistically, you're not even in the Top 10 posters on here. And keep in mind that many posters are not regular posters. If they posted regularly, you would easily drop to below the Top 20. And also keep in mind that competition on Japan expat forums is even more fierce. Good luck!

Mauritius has one of the highest GDPs in Africa. And also has 10 and 20 year residence permits, I think.

healthcare in japan must be very expensive? you factored that in?

I was just testing you people to check if you're reading these articles properly

school of hard knocks

look at it on the bright side. you're not dead, are you?

exactly. interesting way to look at it. it's all a matter of perspective.

But you didnt start this thread, so you are probably content staying in Thailand, so if it ain't broke don't fix it. These types of threads seem to pop up quite often. And for people who are on the fence, these threads probably add to their confusion since there are so many conflicting opinions.

Based on your posting history, you seem to be agonizing over the decision to move back. And also seems like you are highly impressionable to comments from people on here. Not sure why you are defending Canada's climate. It can be rather harsh. But then again, some people don't like tropical climates either. Healthcare is a major consideration to move back as you won't have to deal with the issues of private healthcare. If you have some money in your pocket, you can fly out of wherever you live a month or two each year and add a bit of excitement to your life.

some people don't mind the cold, but a lot of people from canada do spend their winters in florida. there have been budget low-cost airlines that have popped up during covid. i wonder if the trend in the future is towards lower cost flights. if that's the case, where you call permanent "home" becomes less relevant as you can fly out more cheaply and you don't need to stay trapped in one place all year. In your case, based on your posting history, you shouldn't overthink it. Just move back to Canada and you can fly out of there a month or two each year. Staying in any one place all the time is boring.

I don't know But I've been told Eskimo pu**y is mighty cold

one of the worst climates in the world maybe only russia is worse that's one reason russians always look miserable

were sexually provocative student uniforms invented in japan? young girls in school should not be wearing short skirts.

girls in western countries are selling their used panties on craigslist. it's not illegl anywhere, I don't think.

and even her bra size

I have a japanese Haiku for you. oh snail climb mt fuji but slowly, slowly

ok, i will learn to read

Yes, let's blame Fauci and Bill Gates for this. The article states that he was abusing his wife for years. It's not because of Covid and it's not because of the "slightest spark".

In fact, I think Apple will stop making iPods or has already discontinued them because people are using their phones. But do what you like.

It's a hella pain in the butt to download and manage music files and I stopped doing it a while back. All my music is on Youtube playlists, which you can access on any device from anywhere with a Wifi. All you need to do is get into your Youtube account and into your Playlists. If you use Spotify, I can't help you. But for me, there is plenty of music on Youtube, so I don't need Spotify. You don't need an Ipod. You can play the music from Youtube playlist on your phone. Much less hassle. Can't listen to music while going for walks, but I don't care. It's too much hassle to download and transfer to different devices. Sorry if this is not helpful.

lets ask Freud