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   luithe (luithe@varishangout.net)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 16:21:42 JST luithe
   >check prices for a flight ticket round trip to Japan from Florida
   >Only 900$
   >That's cool
   >Close the tab
   Cool shit, but a dude who has no idea how to travel or travel credit cards, seems like a bad idea
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 16:21:41 JST 翠星石

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     @luithe >but a dude who has no idea how to travel
     It's pretty much, proprietary software, spying and no freedom everywhere (with an almost guaranteed chance of you getting virtually strip searched with a proprietary scanner, running proprietary software (which as expected from proprietary shit, has a incredibly high false positive rate and won't detect plastic explosives wrapped around the torso - which is the reason Israel doesn't use them), storing those images forever if the TSA gets the feeling that you enjoy freedom after looking at you).
     
     >travel credit cards
     Those are a complete waste of time and money - the 3 major credit and debit cards companies work worldwide and the fees are the same - you just need to inform the master as to what countries you're going to.
     
     There is a big difference when it comes to getting cash out of an ATM (which you'll need in some places in Japan, but not in popular tourist areas), but you'll most likely get the best possible (terrible) rate going to a local currency exchange (i.e. one nowhere near an airport) - too bad they'll demand id and store a scan of that forever.
     
     You'll also need to apply for a tourist visa, which generally requires proprietary software, but I guess some travel booking companies will apply for you.
     
     When traveling to Japan, it's best to go with family (a family member will typically volunteer to run the proprietary software and you just gotta pay), or a partner (or at least someone who looks like they could be), so your fingerprints don't get taken at the border (they seem to be usually taken from people traveling alone, but leave alone families and couples to avoid impacting tourism too much).
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 16:33:06 JST 翠星石

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     @luithe Ah yes, I forgot about how Japan serves the US (I was posting in relation to all other countries on earth pretty much).
     
     If you're a US citizen, you indeed won't need a visa for 90 days.
     
     
     It's actually quite beneficial to be a US citizen if you want to move to, temporarily or permanently to Japan, as you get many benefits, including the ability to get an AK-45 in Japan (only a semi-automatic one like in the US).
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     luithe (luithe@varishangout.net)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 16:33:07 JST luithe

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     @Suiseiseki then wtf is up with Japan and the us "no visa" requirement up to 90 days shit then for us citizens? :awoo_think:
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 28-Mar-2024 16:34:50 JST 翠星石

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     @luithe Sorry, AK-47