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   Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 02:37:36 JST Alex Gleason
   One more thing about Japan. The biggest culture shock I didn't expect is the crows. Those fuckers could kill a small child. They are seriously so huge you can't comprehend it until you see them in person. They rip open trash bags and create huge messes so they're widely considered pests. But I think it's taken for granted how awesome they are.
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     Tapir (tepid_tapir@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 01-Dec-2023 02:48:54 JST Tapir

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     @alex I'm assuming you're talking about Jungle Crows, although I think some parts of Japan has Carrion Crows too. Crows are exceptionally intelligent. They apparently are able to identify people and recognize when a person is generally nice to them vs when a person is generally mean to them, and they are able to communicate people's behaviors to other crows. They have been known to give their human friends gifts in the form of shiny objects (without promoting - corvids seem to find intrinsic value in shiny object), and may even group up to defend their human friends, or pester a non-friendly human.
     
     So don't be mean to the crows lol
     
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     Posrev (posrev@gleasonator.com)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2023 09:45:08 JST Posrev

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     @alex Other than crows, what are four other things about Japan you like?

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     Alex Gleason (alex@gleasonator.com)'s status on Saturday, 02-Dec-2023 09:45:08 JST Alex Gleason

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     @posrev The people, the food, public transportation, and... the wonder?