I hope it gets more expensive before my DVD comes out over there early next year
[QUOTE=Riller;46400791][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000_yen_note"]The 1000 yen note (¥1000) is currently the lowest value yen banknote[/URL]
Each 1000 yen note is worth $8.94 USD.[/QUOTE]
Damn, I lost some money then :v:
I bought 1000 yen back in 2009 and the exchange rate at the time was like 1000Y = $11.84 something + $1.00 fee for the exchange. If I would have sold it in 2012, I would have made a tiny profit.
Maybe the yen doing bad has something to do with the fact that Japan's public debt is 226% of their GDP and the budget deficit of ~410 billion.
This type of currency stuff has always made me wonder about other countries.
Like, do people from countries with low valued money feel weird when they spend 1000 of their money for a loaf of bread? Or are they looking at us weird being like, "you're paying 2 dollars for a loaf of a bread wtf??"
Hah, I've seen inflation happen with the Lira in my time, except it was about 20x worse than the current JPY to EUR conversion
1€ = 142,05 JPY
1€ = 1936,27 ITL
I used to buy bubblegums for 5000 Lire at one point
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It was weird because as a kid I was taught to count up to millions and billions, because businesses needed that many figures in Lire to function. Then past year 2000 they were like 'eh, you ain't going to see a billion euro anytime soon, why bother'
[QUOTE=Scum;46405206]This type of currency stuff has always made me wonder about other countries.
Like, do people from countries with low valued money feel weird when they spend 1000 of their money for a loaf of bread? Or are they looking at us weird being like, "you're paying 2 dollars for a loaf of a bread wtf??"[/QUOTE]
If it isn't extreme inflation where the value of the currency plummets overnight then it's probably like everywhere else where you expect to pay X for Y.
Places where extreme rampant inflation happens is a different story though. Zimbabwe is probably the best example of runaway inflation. Their money is so worthless that most of the economy uses USD instead of their own currency. I know a family from Zimbabwe that bailed out of the country because of how bad things were there.
[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;46405389]If it isn't extreme inflation where the value of the currency plummets overnight then it's probably like everywhere else where you expect to pay X for Y.
Places where extreme rampant inflation happens is a different story though. Zimbabwe is probably the best example of runaway inflation. Their money is so worthless that most of the economy uses USD instead of their own currency. I know a family from Zimbabwe that bailed out of the country because of how bad things were there.[/QUOTE]
I talked to a Zimbabwean business-owner back in my highschool days. He said that he set his workers' monthly wage by going to the super market and seeing what a month's worth of living-supplies would cost this month, then paying them that because the inflation was so bad, if you planned the payment a week before, they wouldn't make it through the month.
[QUOTE=lapsus_;46405340]Hah, I've seen inflation happen with the Lira in my time, except it was about 20x worse than the current JPY to EUR conversion
1€ = 142,05 JPY
1€ = 1936,27 ITL
I used to buy bubblegums for 5000 Lire at one point
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It was weird because as a kid I was taught to count up to millions and billions, because businesses needed that many figures in Lire to function. Then past year 2000 they were like 'eh, you ain't going to see a billion euro anytime soon, why bother'[/QUOTE]
Meanwhile in Vietnam, it is 21276.60 dong per USD.
[QUOTE=helifreak;46405486]Meanwhile in Vietnam, it is 21276.60 dong per USD.[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://art-hanoi.com/collection/vncoins/vn-20003-r.jpg[/IMG]
$0.0094 USD.
[QUOTE=default911;46402472]All this constipation talk is triggering some baddd memories. If you ever take serious painkillers for a while, make sure you get laxatives (Doc must have been [I]lax[/I] with the warnings).
After inevitably and painfully becoming constipated and saving up 3-4 days worth of matter, I would sit on the toilet for an hour at a time and still the rock only moved up and down. I was getting hot, sweaty and light headed so I had to keep spraying my naked body with water. I took a suppository first and dear god, it did nothing but add pressure to my already throbbing, stretched and tired asshole. On the 6th and final day, I took a pill and the same thing happened - things were getting critical and I had to be brazen.
I'd had the idea to remove the plug with my fingers on the 4th day but I'd thought it wouldn't have to come to that. Alas however, fate always has the last laugh, so I tore the now 6 day clump of feces from its throne. It had the feel and consistency of slightly drier-than-usual play-doh and by gods, the amount. Once the "boss" was gone, the rest was free to quite literally cover my hand in a explosive, Tsar Bomb like fashion. Once I'd unclogged the toilet, cleaned myself up and cried a few tears of joy I practically passed out from exhaustion and hunger. It made me a little more respectful of what our mothers did for each one of us.[/QUOTE]
that mental image.
[QUOTE]... in a explosive, Tsar Bomb like fashion.[/QUOTE]
all I thought was stuff straight out of world war II, soviet soldiers in the heat of battle against the Wehrmacht and then nature calls...
Back to the topic however, with an highly-developed and diversified economy where competition is stagnant between companies and certain industries already being effected by the cheaper imports from China, the Republic of Korea and other Asiatic nations , it's quite certain that another Asian Financial Crisis like 1997 is coming, should the central banks continue it's trend of increases in quantitative easing.
Japan's economy is on the decline, Europe is still reeling from the 2011 economic crisis and the US is also still dealing with the after effects of the 2007/08 global financial crisis, I won't be surprised that we'll most likely be in another recession by 2020.
[QUOTE=Riller;46405525][IMG]http://art-hanoi.com/collection/vncoins/vn-20003-r.jpg[/IMG]
$0.0094 USD.[/QUOTE]
Damn, I would love me some dongs. Carry one in wallet for good dong luck.
Holy [I]shit[/I] you guys. Thought I'd read something about inflation on this boring lecture and it ended with me having to close the tab because I was laughing so hard it wasn't acceptable any more.
Thread of the year, gj everyone.
[QUOTE=dark soul;46404781]Woah, that means you can the Japaneses New 3ds for less then $145 right now.[/QUOTE]
Then shipping and then import charges and then the same again for games
[QUOTE=Riller;46401084]Excatly. One scooping upwards-motion, one wiping downwards, followed by one wiping upwards and a final control-wipe which should, if all goes well, return blank.[/QUOTE]
If I could I'd change your title to "Facepunch's Resident Wipeologist"
Daily shits are what keeps me going. Nothing like a good shit session after a long, hard day to drop a long, hard deuce. Maybe read a little Dostoyevsky or Faulkner if I'm feeling a bit moody.
[QUOTE=viperfan7;46406766]If I could I'd change your title to "Facepunch's Resident Wipeologist"[/QUOTE]
HTML-code it up and I'll do it for you. I hate that they removed the ability to buy titles, so this way, we can pretend.
It's not like this thread could get any more derailed, why the fuck did they remove buying other people's titles.
You shouldnt poop too often either because your poops will still have acid in them and your anus will fucking burn for an hour
[QUOTE=Ta16;46403443]Try living here while getting paid in USD, gas at Eneos, GoJ road tax, starbucks, everything costed 25% more.Like a Gaijin tax or something.[/QUOTE]
It would certainly fit in with the gaijin ghetto and everything else that already segregates all the foreigners out lol
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[QUOTE=shutter_eye5;46405554]that mental image.
all I thought was stuff straight out of world war II, soviet soldiers in the heat of battle against the Wehrmacht and then nature calls...
Back to the topic however, with an highly-developed and diversified economy where competition is stagnant between companies and certain industries already being effected by the cheaper imports from China, the Republic of Korea and other Asiatic nations , it's quite certain that another Asian Financial Crisis like 1997 is coming, should the central banks continue it's trend of increases in quantitative easing.
Japan's economy is on the decline, Europe is still reeling from the 2011 economic crisis and the US is also still dealing with the after effects of the 2007/08 global financial crisis, I won't be surprised that we'll most likely be in another recession by 2020.[/QUOTE]
This is great news for the japanese economy though
How do you wipe so little? I spend more time wiping than pooing. Mind you, I'm very thorough and refuse to stop until anything that looks even a bit turd-coloured is gone. And a few hours later I still end up with a case of the itchybrowns.
[QUOTE=uitham;46408939]You shouldnt poop too often either because your poops will still have acid in them and your anus will fucking burn for an hour[/QUOTE]
I poop whenever I feel the need. I don't feel like holding it in for the sake of reducing the acidity is a good idea.
Also the real way to wipe your ass is get a god damn bidet
[QUOTE=spiritlol;46404686]It's time to unveil my secrete wiping technique.
Step 1: Grab 2 sheets, fold one over the other and wipe.
Step 2: Fold the used sheets in half hotdog style with the stained side as the inner side, wipe again.
Now for the bold or the low on cash/tp, there is a final step:
Forbidden Step 3: Fold the used sheets in half another time, stained side still inner, forming a square. Wipe again.
With this technique you can achieve 2 safe wipes and 1 semi-safe wipe with 2 sheets. This is a 1 to 1.5 ratio of wipes per sheet.
Now go forth and wipe diligently my students.[/QUOTE]
And if after those 3 wipes your asshole isn't clean yet, and you're feeling lucky (or brave), you can start the next round of wiping with only a single sheet. Wipe, fold over, wipe again, fold over again, wipe again.
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Do you know these cases where you just can't seem to get rid of the shit in your asshole? It's like there's a turd which doesn't want to come out, and you're basically abrading it bit by bit with every wipe.
And then after about 10 wipes, your anus is so constricted due to irritation from all the wiping that you finally don't get your paper dirty anymore, and you flush and pull up your pants and wash your hands and walk away.
And after about half an hour, your asshole starts itching, and you know it's time for a follow-up examination, the result of which is usually that your toilet paper looks as if you'd never wiped at all.
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I once had a particularly stubborn case of what I like to call "the smears" while I was on LSD.
I counted twenty-six wipes before I was satisfied that my asshole was clean enough to pull my pants back up.
[QUOTE=Shogoll;46409092]Also the real way to wipe your ass is get a god damn bidet[/QUOTE]
As much as it is more practical to use a bidet than paper alone, for whatever backwards ass reason, being the wasteful fucks we are from what I can tell based upon my knowledge, we prefer to use a shitload of paper in comparison to what would be conserved through the usage of a bidet. Hell, from my experience, I do not know ONE person that owns a bidet, let alone ever seen one in person.
[QUOTE=Pokeman493;46409320]As much as it is more practical to use a bidet than paper alone, for whatever backwards ass reason, being the wasteful fucks we are from what I can tell based upon my knowledge, we prefer to use a shitload of paper in comparison to what would be conserved through the usage of a bidet. Hell, from my experience, I do not know ONE person that owns a bidet, let alone ever seen one in person.[/QUOTE]
Not having any bidets is literally one of the shittest parts of coming to the US
Being here is actively detrimental to the health of my butthole
[QUOTE=Shogoll;46409092]Also the real way to wipe your ass is get a god damn bidet[/QUOTE]
bidets look scary
it like shoots water up your arse? why would you want that
[QUOTE=Shogoll;46409383]Not having any bidets is literally one of the shittest parts of coming to the US
Being here is actively detrimental to the health of my butthole[/QUOTE]
I suppose you could try ordering one from overseas, but unless you have previous knowledge of plumbing, good fucking luck finding someone that knows how to hook up the thing.
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[QUOTE=papaya;46409401]bidets look scary
it like shoots water up your arse? why would you want that[/QUOTE]
I'm fairly sure it just cleans the outside area going by what I see on the wikipedia article, it's not an enema machine/colonic irrigator that you sit down on from what I can tell.
A bidet is just a sink, but for your ass instead of your hands.
[QUOTE=Don Merino;46409103]And if after those 3 wipes your asshole isn't clean yet, and you're feeling lucky (or brave), you can start the next round of wiping with only a single sheet. Wipe, fold over, wipe again, fold over again, wipe again.
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Do you know these cases where you just can't seem to get rid of the shit in your asshole? It's like there's a turd which doesn't want to come out, and you're basically abrading it bit by bit with every wipe.
And then after about 10 wipes, your anus is so constricted due to irritation from all the wiping that you finally don't get your paper dirty anymore, and you flush and pull up your pants and wash your hands and walk away.
And after about half an hour, your asshole starts itching, and you know it's time for a follow-up examination, the result of which is usually that your toilet paper looks as if you'd never wiped at all.
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I once had a particularly stubborn case of what I like to call "the smears" while I was on LSD.
I counted twenty-six wipes before I was satisfied that my asshole was clean enough to pull my pants back up.[/QUOTE]
ah the ever dangerous smears
sometimes after being particularly bad about my fast food habits ill have to duel with them myself, christ the lord it's easy to go through a roll of toilet paper if your body really decides on being a scumbag that day
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On a related topic, when you're at home how often do you just pee?
I mean when I'm out and about, I'll go to a urinal to make sure im pee-free for my adventures, but if im at home ill always grab a magazine and take a seat, cause sometimes you're like "man i gotta piss", but if you're sitting you'll realize you really gotta poo too so it's a little more time-efficent.
[QUOTE=Shogoll;46409066]It would certainly fit in with the gaijin ghetto and everything else that already segregates all the foreigners. [/QUOTE]
What? Dude I'm not a nigerian, haha. I live in a modern 2 story house in a nice Japanese neighborhood. Never heard of a gaijin ghetto.
[QUOTE=Ta16;46410039]What? Dude I'm not a nigerian, haha. I live in a modern 2 story house in a nice Japanese neighborhood. Never heard of a gaijin ghetto.[/QUOTE]
It's a term that gets thrown around sometimes to refer to the area around Roppongi-ish where basically every expat you ever meet lives
by all means its actually a pretty fucking expensive area, but its amusing how isolated it is
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