Which part of my family? Parents and in laws when we can. Maybe 1-10 times a year. Cousins only at big events. Partner and I try to watch a show together or have sex maybe 1-2 times a day. After that I do my own thing before bed.

How did you grow up without learning your family’s native language? Did you all never communicate…?

Their phone addiction plus lack of emotional communication sounds like classic mainland last generation to me. I’m raining my child speaking more than just English and working hard to give them a leg up. I can understand how difficult it may be!

Sorry you feel sad.

Yes, Buddhist academic makes me feel good. I get to study what I love, teach those interested, and pursue interesting research. It’s also right livelihood so that’s a plus.

Women only train cars in Japan are only specific times. The times must be brief must I’ve never seen them as women only in my daily commute

When I was asked my by colleagues how I did on an exam and told how I was allowed to take it then they went and asked administration about this using my name… won’t trust colleagues again.

What’s the secret handshake entry

This is super random and interesting. I assume you’re not in Japan? People selling hand items here have serious brain damage with the prices they think people will pay.

Your mom is in the purple section because she isn’t for love or friendship. OP’s mother sadly wouldn’t fit in the diagram.

oh that’s cool!

fully agree but the head coder is aggressively anti-foss on mastodon and I don’t like that. trilium is a decent alternative but it doesn’t have a phone app, and no not triliumnext.