What is the monthly average cost of living in Japan for a single fresher working engineer (Outside Tokyo)?
I don’t know how much costs outside of Tokyo, I think it would be 95%, or 90% of Tokyo. I’ll just list the cost in Tokyo as below. (￥is the Yen Mark, means JPY)Conclusion at the first:Daily Cost (￥58,500) + Monthly Cost (￥30,900) + Rent (￥65,000~￥95,000)= ￥154,400~￥184,400/1 Month-----------------------------Daily CostBreakfast: ￥300Lunch: ￥600 (Obento, costs more if you eat outside with colleagues)Supper: ￥800Two drinks a day: ￥250#Sub Total: ￥1,950*30 days= ￥58,500-----------------------------Monthly CostTelephone Bill: ￥8,000Gas Bill: ￥3,000 (gas shower), costs more if you cookElectronic Bill: ￥3,500Water Bill: ￥2,000Drink with you team or department: ￥4k*2 (2 times in average) = ￥8,000Movie once a month: ￥1,800Museum once a month: ￥1,600Y-Shirt cleaning fee: 5 shirts a week*150 JPY*4 weeks a month= ￥3,000#Sub Total: ￥30,900-----------------------------Basic cost would be ￥58,500 + ￥30,900= ￥89,400 every month. Besides That, there are a lot of things you have to spend money I think, date, clothes, cosmetics (especially for female), travel, and daily necessities and so on.The money above does not include the rent. (65,000 ~ 95,000 one month)
Does anyone have any really cool useless but facts?
For example: The population of New York is 409 people per square mile. The population of Texas is 79 people per square mile. If you moved everyone in the world into Texas, all of us could live in Texas at the same population per square mile as New York. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. Polar bears are left handed.
Being Indian, I wonder what Americans and British people eat daily? Do they eat Indian foods like rice, roti, etc.?
As others mentioned, food in the U.S. is quite diverse.Rice is not typically served daily (this depends on the family) but it may be eaten more than once a week. We often include a starch as part of the meal and this would usually be rice, pasta or potatoes. Potatoes in various forms from mashed, to baked to fried are very popular.You’ll find Roti in Indian restaurants but not in most homes. But we do serve a variety of bread products. We’ll buy (or make) loaves of bread that we might use to make sandwiches, or one may serve bread along with a meal. It is usually eaten with butter, or in some cases dipped in olive oil.We also eat flat breads such as Pita bread which has origins in the Middle East, and corn or flour tortillas which are common in Mexican cooking.When I was growing up dinner was usually meat with a starch and a vegetable. It could be steak with potatoes and green beans, pork chops with rice and a salad, ham with potatoes and apple sauce, chicken with rice and corn, beef in a sauce over noodles, etc. Sometimes there would also be bread, rolls and a salad.We also make one pot meals such as stews, in which you might have chunks of meat and potatoes with other root vegetables. Or you could make one with meat and beans and serve it over rice. The spices will vary. Some of the spices used in in Indian cooking are also used in Mexican cooking which is quite popular here.Our grocery stores have far more variety now than they did when I was little, so there is more variety to the things I cook. I might make lentil soup one day and Indonesian style fried rice the next. A few days later I might make spaghetti in a meat and tomato sauce.There really isn’t a typical American diet. We eat things that have origins from all over the world.
What are the best restaurants to try when visiting London? What should you try while you're there?
Hello Anthony! There are so many places to try in London and I am sure you will have a wonderful time. Here is my personal list of places that I share with friends who are visiting. Hope that helps!Coffee- Princi (On Wardour Street in Soho, Italian cafe with amazing coffee and food, great for lunch)- Yumchaa (cozy tea/coffee place in Soho, large sofas and nice pastries)- Black Sheep (coffee chain but fantastic quality- probably the best in London)- If you're in Shoreditch- most places that are not a chain are very good- Colbert in Sloane SqLunch- Dean St Townhouse for an upscale bistro lunch (near Soho)- Kanada-yo (Ramen near Covent Garden)- Hummus Bros on Wardour St- Inamo in Soho (sushi), for a quick sushi option I would recommend Itsu Sushi- Ahi Poke (Hawaiian food that is truly delicious, on Charlotte St which is very near to Soho)- If you're on Brick Lane you cannot miss the famous Bagel Shop (try the pulled pork with mustard), open until very lateDinner- Chotto Matte in the heart of Soho on Dean St. My favourite Japanese/Cuban restaurant, amazing vibe, great bar downstairs (a little pricey but worth it, taster menu is fab)- Cicchetti (Italian Tapas, Covent Garden)- Pix (Spanish Tapas in Soho, cool vibe)- Gaucho Steakhouses (it is a chain but the coolest one is on Swallow street)- Meat Liquor for burgers in an underground, graffittied environment (there are 2 and I recommend the one in Hoxton Sq, which is in Shoreditch)- Dishuum (amaaazing Indian, there are a few around but you should book in advance)- The Blues Kitchen (Shoreditch, great food but book in advance if you can, they have live music)- Dinerama in Shoreditch is a huge sea container filled with stalls and a bar upstairs, fun and quirky- The Oak in Notting Hill is simply delicious Italian food in a cozy and romantic setting, has a great bar upstairs
Why do Filipinos take so much pride in copying other?
bingo! - They have little originality and seem to embrace anything push on them. to be fair, you are right in most of your claims. no doubt koreanovela is or was a big hit on tv some time ago and korean dance songs were making my ears bleed. there are still good filipino pop songs or singers but most of which are being replaced by a newer generation who have a whole new set of personality and choice japanese comic is a popular one, defying american comic style, but with regards to the filipino artist, there's little to choose from, so far there's only japanese or american style of drawing toons. btw, manga (involuntary art) and mangga (the fruit) are different. as for the tv shows, yes most of which are from US - survivor phil, phil's top model, who wants to be a millionaire, talentadong pinoy Charice - she's entitled to her choice of songs and she does have to sing in English for international tv show (she did sing national anthem for pacquiao in Filipino), well yeah, who doesn't want to be an American citizen anyway? When will Filipinos have anything that's distantly Filipino? - when manny pacquiao is president, he will be the first boxing president in the world, now THAT is or will be soon, original and distantly Filipino @dunno - we are not the only ones "tanned" in color, Hawaii is closer to US than Philippines perhaps, and mind you if you watch tv, commercials, read papers, magazines, all of the "gluthathiones" and skin peel whitening are all over it (apparently we are not proud of being "tanned" too). Koreans don't want to live here, they just want our cheaper education. Japanese invaded us for our land. im just saying...
What is it like to live in Sheffield?
Hey I am from Sheffield and have lived their for half of my life. It depends what for and the general lifestyle and age you guys are.It's one of the biggest city in the country so there is a lot to do. Shopping. All your high street stores are in the centre and close around 6pm most days. There is meadowhall on the outskirts so you have a late night huge shopping centre with cinemas and restaurants.Dining wise in Sheffield is really good. My family owns a Japanese and Vietnamese place on London road so I may be biased but for all different cuisines it is a great city to eat out. With London road, eccelesal road and the town centre there are lots of chains and independent restaurants.Bars and clubs there are lots for different kind of people, with the popular west street and division street a good place to go most nights of the week.Housing there are a range for most price limits and being up north it is better value than expensive locations in the south.I currently do live in the south of England (Reading) but this is purely for job opportunities and most headquarters are based along the m4. There are however many places to work in Sheffield and it is a nice place to raise a family with the mixes of school. Along with that it is geographically central and within a two hour drive or train to most cities. As it is close to the Yorkshire cities, Midlands and North west. With a quick train to London also.Sheffield is however very hilly which means steep walks/ drives but also beautiful views. And weather wise it is consistent and not as cold as other northern cities.People are amazingly friendly in Sheffield and that is one of the main draws and there is a real community feel. Hope that helps, fee free to ask anymore
Is it worth it to join National American Miss?
Im 15 years old and got a letter from them. I've read a lot of information about them and have seen the kind of outfits they use. This really caught my attention and it looks just really amazing. I know that you have to pay a 440$ fee and was wondering if it was really worth my money and time for this. I always try to keep my grades on A+ and sometimes don't even have time for myself. My father hasn't had a job for months and has barely been able to keep a steady job for a month. I would really LOOOVE to be in this program but the only thing stopping me is the money. How much money would you spend in total when you participate in this program? And if it's a lot is there a list of sponsors that would help pay it? One other thing: I'm not sure if they discriminate against certain groups, but fyi i'm Mexican. I am proud to say that i was born over there, but i am also proud to say that i am a citizen of the USA and was raised in Texas. Thank you for taking your time in reading and possibly answering my question. -Nessa.