I’m teaching in Tokyo and was working for a private school when the pandemic hit. It was shocking to see how many kids still had to come to school and have Zoom lessons in separate rooms because they didn’t have high-speed internet at home. There is a stronger culture here of watching certain shows at certain times…

There was something on the news of school kids from Shimane who traveled for sports events and just one kid (maybe) spread COVID to over 80 different people. I am teaching here and I think it was just insane for the schools to open up so now asymptomatic kids are likely spreading the virus to vulnerable adults. I…

There was something on the news of school kids from Shimane who traveled for sports events and just one kid (maybe) spread COVID to over 80 different people. I am teaching here and I think it was just insane for the schools to open up so now asymptomatic kids are likely spreading the virus to vulnerable adults. I…

In defense of customer service representatives:

While living in Manchester, I once planned a trip to Huhehaote in Northern China to see my now ex. This trip started with a bus trip down to London over the beginning of Christmas as the underground gets shut down and I could not afford a cabbie from anywhere to get to Heathrow (pre-Uber days). I couldn`t sleep with…

I went through this recently. I really would advise against dating a co-worker, especially in an environment where people come and go (e.g. Call-centres). I find that most are just looking for a way to combat loneliness. My ex, left me within a week for another guy on the floor who took great pleasure in rubbing it in…

I have been cheated on for the last four years in a row. I do not want to sound cynical, but it is very hard these days to meet someone who is honest with what they want. I used to chase women, and was of course tried too hard and was pushed away, and so I decided to take a step back, and then women began chasing me.…

These people spend hundreds of hours testing these things. Think about that.

I reached the last chapter after playing all day for five days straight. I would wake up early play until night, eating in front of the PC when I remembered too and on the sixth day I woke up with bloodshot eyes and could not look at the monitor or even the TV for three days after. I am too afraid to lose myself to…

I do not personally see consoles succeeding for a long time in Mainland China, but due to cultural reasons. Internet Cafes are seen as seedy places, full of smokers and 'bad people', and the teenagers who do go, go to escape direct control from their families. Having a console in the home would mean parents could…

I would have to disagree on the tone of the comments. Most of Kotaku's China focused articles are negative, focusing a lot on plagiarism, when there is more they could cover. And the comments that arise from those are quite juvenile and offensive and I guess I am just looking for a much more open minded approach and…

It is important to note that Guangzhou is full of migrant workers from very poor areas. They cannot afford any kind of education and start working in factories from a very early age. I don't think it is fair to overly criticise the Chinese on this (re: the comments, not the article itself) as there is not much that…

They will eat anything, which is not the same as torturing an animal. The last time they went to war with a separate sovereign state it was Tibet and to be fair, they have been fighting back and forth for hundreds of years. And the public restrooms has nothing to do with the government's lack of cleanliness. There are…