/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>Never shave or cut your hair. You will save hundreds on equipment and trips to the barbershop.

Fuck that, I cut my own hair with simple scissors when it gets too hot.

>>8127677
This. Leaving it to grow even is important though. That way you can give yourself any kind of silly haircuts you want.

There's this thing called an Air Conditioner, guys.

Save boxes from things you've purchased. They serve as good storing material, or makeshift garbage bins if you need them.

Have a nice weekend.

Start running for exercise. It's a great way to stay mentally and physically fit. You can take your iPod and listen to your favorite Touhou tunes as you go.

>>8127718
I advise against getting an iPod because they contain non-free software designed to subjugate the user.

>>8127718
>running
are you mad?

But yeah, if you run, do it at 4am when there's no-one around.

>>8127741

4AM is when street walkers around my area start sprouting up. Because of the police.

>>8127718
Not being able to hear anything but my music while outside would scare the shit out of me.

>>8127746
What? Well I don't live in a city so all I have is deserted roads to run down.
If you're in a city, you should probably forget about running.

FUCKING FUCK

Why do you retards always confuse NEET with hikikomori (shut in)? You can be a NEET with a perfectly normal social life.

Fuck fuck fuck

I don't even give a fuck anymore.

>implying NEET is the same thing as hikikomori

I've been here long enough to not give a fuck.

>>8127737

>>8127778

didn't this guy die

>>8127785
You're thinking of Steve Jobs.

>>8127762
NEET has certain connotations. How many hikikomoris go to the barbershop, or even order food? (real hikikomoris buy ten years' worth of army rations in advance)

>>8127785

I take walks at night sometimes, when everyone else is asleep. That's something I assume most shut-ins do.

So whenever I go to the convenience store at 4am or go sit in a park and look at the stars, I try to scope for other loners. You can tell them apart from the occasional drunk teenagers and other rabble by their melancholic posture and "dreamy" aura. Maybe I've seen you.

>>8127845

I take walks to the Queens Park close to Koreatown in Toronto at 3 AM. Are you that homeless looking dude who said no thanks when I tried to give you some food?

>When ordering food
Don't order food at all. It's a huge waste of money. Not sure if price and availability are the same in the US, but what I do is buy rice (the kind you can prepare in 8 minutes, not sure what it's called in English), canned vegetables and frozen hamburgers (the meat, not the sandwich; cheapest kind of meat here), the rice is like 1 euro per kilo, canned vegetables about the same price, and 16 hamburgers for 1.20 euros. You save a lot of money by just eating cheap food.

must be nice living in area where you are not risking getting mugged / beaten for fun if you in group of < 3 at night

I live in a third world country and taking a walk at night around here would be suicide.

>>8127857

Yes, THIS, THIS.

Buying prepared food is what middle class people or lower class people who have no idea how to budget do.

Making food at home with cheap ingredients is the best way to save money. I'm seriously living on $4 worth of frozen vegetables, meat, rice and beans everyday.

I could shave that down to $2 if I weren't concerned about losing lean body mass, as I'm a bodybuilding enthusiast.

>>8127881

I live in downtown Toronto. You're not going to get mugged if you employ common sense.

>>8127845
I hate how convenience stores here are only open at prime normal times.

>>8127845
I can't recognize other people because even with glasses on my eyesight is shit.

• Keep one spare set of emergency clean clothing somewhere.
• You only need to eat once a day if you're not active. But it can be whatever you want!
• Don't buy soda/juice/milk/etc, it's all a waste of money. Water and alcohol are the only things you should be drinking.
• If you like going for walks, you should go around dawn. No one's out, but it's light enough to see.
• If you know your house well, you don't need to use your lights at all.
• Take it easy!!!

>>8127890
Most convenience stores are open for 15 hours a day or so. How many hours do you sleep for?

>>8127890

Haha what the fuck. We have fucking grocery stores that are open 24/7.

As for my contribution to this thread, I highly recommend you find a 24H gym. Go when nobody's there.

>>8127884

Which country is that

>>8127884
We can take walks together. Where you from, bro?

• DON'T USE YOUR POCKETS TO HOLD SPAGEDDI

>>8127857
>16 hamburgers for 1.20 euros
Whoa, hold your horses. Here that shit costs 6 euro. And that's the cheapest hamburgers.

>>8127890
You can order food and supplies online

>>8127857

What the fucking fuck. I have to pay $2/chicken breast where I live.

My neck itches if I never shave it. I can't take it easy like that.

>>8127886
>if you employ common sense.
that's why i'm staying home, duh. eastern europe

How the fuck do I keep the same tshirt on for more than two weeks? Sweat starts smelling terribly.

>>8127924

You get used to it. Did you know that homeless people generally don't know, or even think that they smell?

>>8127929

I didn't know gangbangers existed in Eastern Europe. I thought you guys were all depressed from having no money and staying home and shit.

kinda un realted but does anyone else have trouble leaving thier homes? like sometimesI need to get some food or shit but I'd walk to the door and then get all nervous and start pacing around and talking to myself, sometimes it takes hours for me to leave.

>>8127854
>Are you that homeless looking dude
No, not unless I somehow took a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong continent.

I live in Sweden. The streets are safe and muggings are generally unheard of. But it's cold, and everything is lonely, distant and dispiriting.

>>8127934

I feel you. I have to work myself up to leave the home.

I would take a shower, shave, do my hair, iron a shirt, wear my best suit and then go to the grocery store.

>>8127931
You can slav with your fellow slavs if you put on a disguise in the form of a track suit and a bottle of beer.

>>8127762
Whenever someone starts talking about being a hikki, everything gets hijacked into a discussion of what being a hikki entails, one side claiming you can't be a hikki unless you're Japanese and you haven't left your house under any circumstance for at least 6 months, while the other side is basically the hikki equivalent of girls who post "i'm such a nerd" on Facebook.

To avoid that whole mess, we just use NEET instead. Most people understand what we mean by it, which is more important than staying true to the literal definition.

>>8127942

>But it's cold, and everything is lonely, distant and dispiriting.

My kind of place. I love walking through downtown Toronto at night when there's nobody on the streets.

>>8127854
>Are you that homeless looking dude who said no thanks when I tried to give you some food?
I have no idea why this made me laugh.

>>8127886
I'm assuming you have a meal routine, would you mind sharing it?

What's a good British/Irish city to be a NEET in?

Might seem obvious, but avoid heating your place whenever possible. Buy a blanket and sturdy jumper instead.

So the best place to meet a /jp/ shut-in is at 3:00 A.M. in a grocery store. I might try this

>>8127949
>I love walking through downtown Toronto at night when there's nobody on the streets.
Yes. While the roads are showered in orange, sodium light. It's a dreamlike atmosphere.

• Get a lot of blankets and a space heater. Save on heat bills.

>>8127898
>• Don't buy soda/juice/milk/etc, it's all a waste of money. Water and alcohol are the only things you should be drinking.
Easy for you to say, alcohol is ridiculously expensive where I live. For the same price as a .5l can of beer, I can get like 5l of cheap soda. That's soda to last me 2-3 weeks, vs beer to last me a Friday.

>>8127942
That sounds lovely, I wish I lived in Schveden

>>8127929
You can slav with your fellow slavs if you put on a disguise in the form of a track suit and a bottle of beer.

>>8127961
>/jp/ meetup at Aldi's by the ten pound bags of rice

>>8127886
Dennis, is that you?

>>8127972
Buy cheap vodka. It's horrible, but it takes the pain away.

>>8127975
I fucking love Aldi's.

how do you people make any money? I can only make 400 a month tops mturking 4-5hours a day that's not even enough to cover my rent

>>8127972
>not making your own ghetto wine

Grape juice and yeast

It tastes like ass but it getcha drunk

• Shop at Aldi.

>>8127975
>>8127961
Why would NEETs have a meetup? What would they talk about? I think most NEETs have less in common than you think.

>>8127903
We have all kinds of shitty restrictions on when stores can be open. There's this convenience store that wanted to be open on Sundays, so they had put this barrier around the 75% of the store on Sundays so they're not too big to be allowed to be open.

>>8127942
>it's cold, and everything is lonely, distant and dispiriting.

That's my kind of place.

>>8127929
Interesting. I'm in Eastern Europe as well.

>>8127987
We would awkwardly shuffle around and make crappy, tasteless jokes nobody laughs at. It would be great!

>>8127993
In fact it sounds just like /jp/!.

>>8127977
There's no such thing as cheap alcohol in this country. Unless you buy illegally, of course, but I'd rather be poor than brain damaged from that shit.
>>8127983
Fuck getting drunk, I just like drinking beer.

Is living on benefits even possible in the UK nowadays?

>>8127956

4.4 lb tub of Kaizen Whey for $35. This should last you a very long time.

basic meal plan: rice + beans + frozen vegetables + can of tuna

30g protein, $0.70 for tuna, maybe $0.30 for carbs

About $1, at most $1.5 for a meal, and you can add variety by buying different kinds of carbs or meat. If you're short on protein, you can mix whey and skimmed milk powder for 30g of cheap as fuck proteins.


Also, I buy a $4 bag of chicken quarters (150 g protein) every weekend as a treat.

$4 chicken
$1 worth of rice + beans + vegetables to make a big pot of stew

You can make a whole day's worth of food with $5.

>>8127957
Seconding this question.

>>8127996
But why would anyone do that? I would just observe others, which I feel is what most will do.

>>8127902
They are open from around 8-22 weekdays and 8-20 on saturdays. The worst part is one of them is located very near a high school and the other one is located passed a middle school.

>>8127913
Never heard of such a thing here. And if it's possible I would have to go to the post office to pick it up. And the post office has even worse opening times (8.30-17, 9-15). And it's located twice as far as the store past the middle school.

This is Norway, by the way.

>>8127989
Fuck, I just looked at that site. How do you make money off it? Most if it is practically slave labor, requiring you to do a shitload of work for 25c max.

>>8127804
No, REAL hikikomori have their mothers bring them food, wash their clothing, and maybe even please them sexually.

>>8127946
You could say shut-in.

>>8128041
There's only one or two companies that provide a decent wage(outside of university surveys) you mturk long enough you can sort thru the crap,

90 percent of all jobs on there are slave wages which you can't even make 20 cents an hour if you're lucky

pic related it's decent money considering I've only had to work 3 hours max on any of those days.

I'm going to inherit 3 houses from my mom, they're not very expensive, but do you think I'll be able to live for some time without working?

>>8127984
I think you meant to say Aldi's

>>8128078
Yep, but you'll probably be at least forty when she dies. You'll probably have grown out of this shit by then.

>>8128078
Hang on to them until the market improves then flip them. Invest the profits in stocks. Live off the dividends. You only need like $15,000 a year or less when you're staying at home all day.

>>8128086
You've got a lot to learn.

>>8128037
We should start up a Scandinavian NEET support group. They're everywhere in this thread.

>>8128094
The only Eastern European in this thread still hasn't replied to me. I feel so alone.

>>8128094

>>8128091
Most of us actually can't say for sure we know exactly what we'll be doing in fifteen years.

>>8127996

jp meetup

>>8128108
I hope I won't be alive in fifteen years.

>>8128099

You should learn german or polish and head on over to krautchan.

>>8128115
This is my hope as well, one of these days I'll work up enough courage to try and kill my self again.

>>8128117
Not many NEETs there, pretty much everyone is well adjusted. I don't feel like I belong there.

>>8128117
Why do German people like Rumia and Koishi so much?

Buy a variety of spices. You can use spices to turn plain old food into many different meals. You don't even have to leave the house to get international flavors.

>>8128193

>You don't even have to leave the house to get international flavors.

My hair has a very pleasing, "homely" aroma. Do you think I can make good soup stock with my hair?

>>8128089
Why would you gamble on stocks?

>>8128193
It's amazing how many things go from bland to delicious with only a bit of garlic salt added.

>>8128193
What kind of foods are we talking about here? Pretty much the only thing I put spice on is meat.

Yay for cheap oatmeal.

>>8128238
Rice, vegetables, soups, and pasta are a few examples.

Rice goes well with just about everything

It's cheap, delicious and somewhat filling

>>8128228

I find garlic salt mixed with onion salt to be the best. Garlic by itself might be a little too pungent.

>>8127912
>>8127918
Normal meat (including normal burgers) is expensive here as well. I'm talking about the cheap-to-produce frozen hamburgers here (not sure what they're called in English, in Dutch they're 'diepvrieshamburgers').

>>8127984
Aldi has no interesting products and closes at 6 PM. I prefer Lidl and Albert Heijn.

>>8128080
It's Aldi, not Aldi's.

I can't afford food, so whenever I eat some filling meat I pant, sweat and ahegao.

>>8128385
That sounds fucking hot.

>>8128362
We just call them frozen hamburger patties.

>>8128406
It's a quite greasy and disgusting affair, actually.

>>8128439
That's exactly why it sounds hot.

>>8128406

Son, are you gay?

There are people who just live off rice, salt, oil, and tea.

>>8128458
I suppose you could say that.

>>8128498
You mean the entire nation of Japan?

>>8128498

Are you one of them?

>>8128498

If I didn't discover weightlifting I would probably be living off rice, beans, salt and peanut butter.

Tea is non-essential.

>>8128518
>Tea is non-essential.
I don't believe it.

>>8128530

From a purely economic viewpoint, tea is not essential.

But if you're homeless and you have nothing to live for, might as well drink tea. It's cheap anyway.

>>8128498

I don't think people are generally too happy living off of that.

Tea is nice when you're tired of drinking water, but can't afford stuff like juice or soda.

>>8128541
Happiness is non-essential.

>>8128518
So, except for vitamins from fruit and stuff, does that menu cover all nutritional needs?

>>8128550
not even close.

>>8128554
Then why would you only eat that?

>>8128550

>except for vitamins from fruit and stuff

It's pretty much destitute mode.

>>8128550

If by "cover nutritional needs" you mean "won't die from starvation," then yes, it'll do the job.

>>8128560
It's cheap and makes you feel full, and depressed people don't give a shit about what they eat.

>>8128546

I guess you can probably get a big bag of cheap tea for like $2 in Chinatown?

>>8128574
>depressed people don't give a shit about what they eat
Really? I heard it's the other way around, people who don't give a shit about what they eat become depressed.

>>8128385
yeah that's about the same for me. I try not to eat in front of people because it's disturbing for them I guess.
but then sometimes I think some people will give me food just to see that reaction.
I'm so weird.

>>8128603

Out of curiosity, what was your childhood like?

>>8128603
I would love to cook for someone who shows genuine delight from eating my food. Maybe that's why so many people like Saber.

I'm going to travel across half the country to visit my parents this Christmas. There I'm going to sneak into the kitchen at night and just fucking eat all their cheese.

>>8128636
But why would you eat rotten milk?

>>8128641
Oh, now I get why they call it dickcheese.

>>8128641
Because I'm hungry.

I just want to gobble it all up.

>>8128385
yeah that's about the same for me. I try not to eat in front of people because it's disturbing for them I guess.
but then sometimes I think some people will give me food just to see that reaction.
I'm so weird.

>>8128673
Stop giving me a deja vu.

>>8128607
really low-tech. the only game console we ever had was a SNES, and at most I think we only had like 7 games.
I brought my own lunch to school all the time, and uh.
in kindergarten my crayon box was originally a cigar box.

>>8128718
if that's not what you were asking for, I'd like you to be more specific, dear >>8128607 .

>>8128636
>>8128654
You know you're gonna have to push out a rock solid giant lump of shit if you eat too much cheese, right? It's gonna hurt and it's gonna take days before you get it out.

>>8128743
Necessary casualties. I've been eating potatoes, oats and other cheap stuff for forever, I'm so hungry all the time. I need nutrition.

I'm going to stuff my face with every edible thing they have. I'll even roast the cat if I have to.

>>8128774
I'm sure there are much better alternatives at their house than a cat, Anon.

>>8128774
I hope I never get this poor. It sounds sad to have to look forward to an event a month away before you can finally eat a proper meal.

>>8128774
I rather like you. Proceed with your cat eating, then post pics.

>>8128513
No, I'm not that poor.

I try to eat cheaply, though, not completely by necessity.

A lot of cooking with potatoes.

>>8128832
Tomorrow, someone is going to slip an envelope full of money under your door

You guys amaze me so much, I'm getting trouble believing some of your stories.

>>8128838
I'm sure there are people who could use it more than me.

Would be nice, though.

>>8128718
>cigar box
Damn son. You were one classy fucking kid.

I waste most of my money on fast food and alcohol.

I live with my parents and have a crappy part-time job, so I don't have any real problems.

Not a NEET or a true Hikki, though. Just a shut-in.

>>8128901
I get the impression it was a cardboard one and not a nice cedar one.

>>8128945
it was indeed cardboard. Garcia y Vega Gallantes, according to some photos.

>>8129171
Take solace in the fact that among machine made cigars, GyV are the best.

>>8129171
>according to some photos.
That must have been a nice trip down memory lane for you.

>>8128930
Please don't use Becky-chan while shitposting! Thank you!

>>8129195
not exactly. I knew exactly where the pictures would be located.
...though I'm not sure why that is.

I bought a large jar of pickles. Now I usually put a bunch of them on a plate and eat them like chips. It's not too bad.

>>8129252
you don't get more than like 5 kCal from one pickle if the last nutrition label for that was correct

>>8129265
It was something like 80 per 100 grammes. That's much more than other vegetables I found.

>>8129272
>cucumber
>vegetable
that is so wonderfully moe. I love you

>>8129307
Back to /a/, please.

>>8129214

Please suck my fucking dick, dude.

>>8129345
I don't think cucumber discussion goes on /a/, friend.

>>8129464
You mean it isn't '/a/ - Fruits you think are vegetables because they aren't sweet'?
Damn.

>>8128141
It's just one guy with enough autism for hundreds.

What are some good NEET/hikikimori anime programmes?

>>8134303

The one where you don't make it blatantly obvious that you're European.

>>8134485
Got a link?

I wish I could let my hair grow but it's way too thick and greasy for that. If I don't cut it at least once a month it starts feeling really uncomfortable.

I don't think it's ever been longer than 4 cm.

>>8127976
>Dennis

Is that in reference to this?
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1zFeHJzS5E&feature=related

>>8138637
I'm surprised people here know about this movie.

>>8138653

Well Dennis is essentially /fit/ meets /jp/.

There's more crossover between boards than you might think at first.

>>8138664
/jp/ and prague is my OTP

>>8138637
Aww, that was a nice film.

>>8138637
>not available in your country
What is this?

>>8138695
This seems to match the youtube preview image
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1087798/
Anyone have another link?

>>8138735
I'll upload it to MediaFire for you. Hold on.

Protip: COLLECT TOGETHER your THREADS

Or I will somehow find out where you live, and somehow board up your house and set it on fire while you're asleep.

There's already at least one other thread about this same topic, dammit.

>>8128849
If you're still here

Did you get the envelope?

>>8138739
Thanks

>>8127942
The only reason it's generally unheard of is because the media don't like to report about it when committed by settlers.
Start reading real news on the net instead of propaganda media and it will become a common occurrence.

>>8138762
>The only reason it's generally unheard of is because the media don't like to report about it when committed by settlers.

I'm not Scandinavian, but what do you mean by this? Immigrants (muslims)? Or is this some kind of sami slang for normal Europeans?

My tip is to buy a dreamcast. The games are easy to download and burn to a disk, plus you don't even have to mod the dreamcast for the games to work, just pop em in and play. This will provide you with about 2 years worth of entertainment before you run out of good games to play (DC has a ridiculously limited library, unless you love fighting games).

Second tip is to try to fit some kind of physical activity into your day, its really worth it.

3rd tip, smoke weed if you can manage to get your hands on some.

>>8138747
Power keeps going out at my house, sorry. Anyway, here's Dennis: http://www.mediafire.com/?9wn9r7sekvbby71

Enjoy!

>>8138806
Thanks again. Tokiko is credit to team

>>8138802
If you want to play even older games, then you can buy a gamepad and USB adapter, or even a USB gamepad. I have an SNES so I just got an adapter. The games themselves don't take up much space either so you can download the whole library. I've discovered plenty of fun Genesis, SNES, NES and GB games this way.

Another tip I have is to atleast try to be on good terms with the 24/7 gas station clerk you go to. That way you don't have to worry that the clerk is thinking that you're going to rob the place.

>>8138779
The political correct media and politicians refer to immigrants as "Nybyggare" which translate to settlers.

The term is mostly used only when referring to immigrants from outside of Europe mainly from MENA.

>>8138861
MENA?

>Finland
SPEEDO BEAR xDDXDXD

>>8138861

So basically sandniggers?

I feel sorry for Europe. Why can't you guys go back to the early 20th century with your policies regarding niggers/muslims?

>>8138865
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MENA
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=MENA

>>8138877
Because the people are and will keep being programmed.
Not to mention that the lemmings will keep refusing reality until either we succeed in reversing the flow or are annihilated.

Btw i don't know where you live but the US are pretty fucked too.

>>8138877
Europe is still more than 90% white/european. And all the big european countries like germany, france, italy and the uk stopped muslim immigration. It's only norway and sweden who let in muslims because the politics there are liberal faggots.

>>8138899

I live in Canada and I pretty much only see whites and Japanese/Chinese. Mostly whites. The asians are mostly just in the big cities, but they're civilized so I don't mind them. Practically no niggers.

>>8138925
Sweden is much worse than Norway though due to their serve oppression of free speech, extreme oikofobia and general hatred towards the Swedish people.

Also the other countries have not stopped it, might not be as extreme but they have yet to stop the insane immigration.

(Keep firmly in mind that some of the places talked about ITT still use swastikas as official government/military symbols. No lie, look it up. You're hearing from either their trolls or their /b/tarded web fringe ITT.)

>>8138877
>I feel sorry for Europe. Why can't you guys go back to the early 20th century with your policies regarding niggers/muslims?
Because, uh, last time that ended with the systematic execution of over 6 million people. Most people don't want that to happen again.

>>8139878
i wouldn't mind concentration camps and gas chambers for muslims.

•Get a job.
•Have money for things.

start cooking at home if you have the facilities. it doubles as entertainment and with a little practice, you can make restaurant-quality food yourself, any time of day. lurk /ck/ for a bit for some ideas or browse youtube.

>>8139899
•Don't have enough time to enjoy the things you buy with your money.

>>8140228


As someone in this predicament, yeah, its true. You work, you buy stuff, then you dont have the time to enjoy it.

Im buying a 3DS on Black Friday but I doubt Ill have a lot of time to play it.


My tip is to hit the library or download a lot of ebooks. If you have the cash, invest in an eReader (I have a Sony black and white model, no need for fancy touchscreens when reading a fucking book.) Reading is a great way to pass the time. Put on an instrumental game soundtrack to listen to in the background and youre set.

Why is this still here?

WHY IS THIS STILL HERE?

This is the most unrelated thread in the whole fucking board.

>>8140605

/jp/'s culture is pretty NEET-heavy. Id say it fits just fine.

>>8140605
Fuck off with your demands of overzealous moderation.

>>8140584
I've lost the ability to read. I can't concentrate or absorb knowledge. Five pages into a book and I feel physically tired.

>>8140624
The perils of greentext.

Except Sudo I guess and all the other people mooching of their respective governments.

>>8140647
u jealous

>>8140647
You're such a fag, Hong.

>>8140649
Probably.

>>8140651
No matter, I still love you Hong. May you be reborn as a red haired chinese looking monster related to dragons and guarding gates in your next life.

stay healthy, clean and organized

I feel that as a NEET, you should know how to cook.

My computer is actually in my bathroom, the vanity being the desk, and the toilet being the chair. That way I never have to worry about getting up to piss. I also keep food in the cabinet, and drink from the sink faucet. I don't have to worry about water damage because I never shower.
If you really need to bathe yourself, then use the kitchen sink.

>>8140732
Pics or it didn't happen.

>>8140732
You must have the most comfortable toilet in the world. My legs start to fall asleep if I'm on the toilet too long.

>>8140732
that's a hikimori tip, btw
>>8140741
invest in a seat cover

>>8140725
Dude, you are very correct. If you can't cook for yourself, you'll waste huge amounts of money by ordering out every day instead of saving and making the meals yourself for nothing.