Oh, definitely, that’s a big factor as well

I mean, I get the joke, but the dems won very explicitly because voters were reacting to poor economic conditions brought on by the Iran War

Log off, loser

You should reach out to the folks at WomensStuff@piefed.blahaj.zone. Others have pointed out that Lemmy can be a tad toxic or tribalistic at times, which can be true. But the mods of the Womensstuff community have done a really good job of keeping it healthy and on topic. So looking to them for advice would be good

It’s a beautiful country, and one of the easiest places I’ve ever been, to get around in. Signage is ample, and if a sign isn’t in English (which they often are), it’s usually going to be in Romanji (Japanese in Latin alphabet). So brush up on your Japanese phonics.

If you’re in Tokyo, the main train line you’ll be riding is going to be the Yamanote line, which is just a big loop around the city. If you can orient yourself relative to where you are on that big circle, that’ll help a lot.

There kind of are though? Most signs are in multiple languages (Japanese, English, Korean, and Chinese), and for the ones that aren’t, they usually have Romanji appended.

Plus, train stations, etc. Are very ample signage, and important information over the train intercom are in both Japanese and English (ie. “Now arriving at Ueno”). Also, train stations all have their own little jingles. So you can know where you are based on the song, when the train starts moving.

I know only a smattering of Japanese, but it was an incredibly easy country to get around in…

A rubber duck doesn’t lie to you and stroke your ego off

.ml is mostly fine. I picked it, because it gives me a good view of both Hexbear and Lemmygrad, because I like seeing what the lefty-side of Lemmy is up to (turns out its a lot more posts about Beans than you might expect), while also letting me see most of the mainstream of Lemmy, which has more of a traditional old-Reddit style culture, which is nice.

I enjoy politics posting, and discussion. But it’s nice seeing other kinds of stuff too, and .ml let’s me do both.

What annoys me, and this is a Lemmy-wide problem, is people making assumptions about other’s beliefs based soley on their instance of choice. It’s not helpful, it’s not generative, and it’s a waste of everyone’s time.

Like, I don’t think you should be getting hate, just because you’re a .world user. As long as you’re asking a question in good faith, and not being a shithead, I see no reason why you posing this here should be an issue ¯_(ツ)_/¯