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Would /jp/ stay in one of these pods?

>> No.10655786

I was thinking about these earlier. Why will we never have them in the West? It's not like only the Japanese want cheap places to stay.

>> No.10655804

>>10655786
Because we don't live cramped like rats and have respect for the human being so we don't put people in things that look like niches.

>> No.10655807

Only if it looks like a catacomb, and employees are dressed in a decadent victorian gothic fashion.

>> No.10655809

>>10655786
They’re not actually cheap. You won’t find homeless in these pods.

>> No.10655820

I will never ever stay in a capsule hotel. I would freak the fuck out. Claustrophobia a shit.

>> No.10655841

BTW how much night in one of those costs? Could neet live there?

>> No.10655849

I've always thought these pods look pretty cozy; I'd totally sleep in one. Anybody wanna share one with me?

>> No.10655856

>>10655841
A NEET can't live anywhere that charges money.

>> No.10655862 [DELETED] 

If I just needed a place to sleep then sure

>> No.10655897

>>10655809
Approximately, how much does it cost? Seems pretty dumb if they are expensive.

>> No.10655910

>>10655897
Wikipedia says $25-$50 a night. Not bad for a night in a heavily populated city where most amenities can be found a short walk away.

>> No.10655924

>>10655809
Cheap compared to ordinary hotels.

I guess this explains it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iYU8Ymntz4

>> No.10655929

>>10655820
It's not that bad, at least you can sit up inside of it.

>> No.10655939

>>10655849

as long as you're not lewd or anything

>> No.10655949

They look really comforting from a psychological perspective. I love confined, snug spaces.

>> No.10655953

>>10655939
I'm gonna grind up against your butt.

>> No.10655964

>>10655949
Are you Lovetan?

>> No.10655959

>>10655910
$20 seems worth it. $50 are motel prices, yo!

>> No.10655962

>>10655959
$75 are motel prices.

>> No.10655970

>>10655962
Damn, Japan is expensive.

>> No.10655969

>>10655949
That is probably why you don't seek much out of life.

>> No.10655974

>>10655953

And then what? Tell me.

>> No.10655978

>>10655974
That's probably as far as I'd go actually.

>> No.10656004

Oh wow "cheap" hotels in the UK are like £40.

I could buy a sleeping bag and a knife for half that.

>> No.10656031
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>>10655776

I've stayed in Capsule hotels a number of times on my trips to Japan. They aren't bad at all. I once stayed in one in Akihabara for 2 weeks which was fine because erryday I was out shopping the entire day or if I really wanted a place to relax I went to an Internet Cafe and played PS2 games like True Love 3.

The one in Akihabara that I stayed at also had a very nice public bath too. The only thing that worried me was they didn't have a really secure place to store all your stuff. The lockers were tiny but they let me keep the stuff in a lobby shelf, which was unsecured, but no one ever took or stole anything over that 2 week period, so I guess it was fine.

If you are a TruWeeaboo, you will stay in one at least once for experience sake.

>> No.10656090

>>10656031
Doesn't the pod door lock?

>> No.10656380

>>10656090

Actually the place I stayed at, you can't even stay the whole time. You had to check out by like 10am or something like that and couldn't be in your pod until like 2 or 3pm because that was the cleaning period. Which kind of sucks that you basically don't have a place to lie down during those hours, but like I said, it didn't matter to me because I was out all day anyways and also Internet or Manga cafes were good relaxing spots.

>> No.10656417

>>10656380
Can't you sleep at those cafes? That's what I've heard some NEETs do.

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>>10656090

>> No.10656431
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>>10656417
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_cafe_refugee

>> No.10656442

>>10656417

Yeah, you can. They don't really care what you are doing as long as you are paying. Some cafes have reclining chairs even and showers to use. It's also usually all you can drink soda bar. You can order food and have it delivered right to your cubical even. Internet cafes in Japan are truly amazing.

Also, depending on the cafe, they can be cheaper than a capsule hotel if you can handle sleeping in a chair (which I can't), but I remember one place had an overnight special that started at 11pm and went to 8am for like only $13 or $14 something like that, can't remember exactly.

>> No.10656447

>>10656426

lel

>> No.10656450

The smallest space I'd be comfortable in would be 4 of those together, because I'd need indoor plumbing for toilet and shower.

I'd need a space to prepare and store food in, and a bed with computer.

>> No.10656455
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10656455

Video games taught me that if I leave the pod, a disgruntled security guard will steal my ammo and credit chits.

>> No.10656468

>>10656450
You like crawling?

>> No.10656484

>>10656442
Sounds awesome. I might be able to sleep if it were a reclining chair.

>> No.10656485
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>>10656468

>> No.10656511

Isn't it cheaper to stay in manga cafes overnight? You get those cozy as fuck chairs, as well as unlimited refills on soft drinks.

>> No.10656518

>>10656511

Unlimited soft drinks? It's like you want diabetes.

>> No.10656529

>>10656485
Why don't you just get apartment?

>> No.10656537

>>10656529
Why don't you just date me and we can get an apartment together?

>> No.10656638

>>10656537

Sorry anon, I don't want a commitment right now.

>> No.10656643

>>10656638
Hey, you are not me. But you took words right out of my mouth. So thanks.

>> No.10656683

>>10656529
I have one. I'm talking about the minimum theoretical size to be comfortable in those types of accommodation.

A shower and toilet are essential. It would be a hassle to keep going out for food. A bed would double as a computer chair, etc.

Those single units are not every big and you can't store much in them.

>> No.10656713

I don't think I could live in one of those things. Probably go crazy from the crampness.

Also, I'd be around a bunch of other people all day. Too much social interaction for me.

>> No.10656714

>>10655776
No, I'm too tall. Couldn't sit in it without my neck bent like crazy.

I also like sleeping in a chair since my family traveled a lot when I was young, so I was used to sleeping in the truck sitting up. So a net cafe would be better for me.

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>>10656683
In Hong Kong they have a lot of 10'x10' apartments where you can cram in two or three people. Shower and toilet included.

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>>10656736
You can even raise a family of four, although it's kind of crowded.

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>>10656750
Downright comfy if you're alone, though.

>> No.10656761

>>10656736
>Shower under the bed

wat

>> No.10656795

>>10656761

luxury!

>> No.10656801

>>10656750
That's nuts.

Related:
http://www.wimp.com/livescontainer

>> No.10657624

>>10656031
>The only thing that worried me was they didn't have a really secure place to store all your stuff

There are no niggers in Japan...

I watched this video about a foreigner student in Japan. He told that one day he parked his bycicle to go shopping or whatever and chained it. But he left the key in the chain.

So, when he came back, the bike was no there anymore.
He got pissed and blamed himself for not taking the key with him.
The next day, when he was already thinking on buying another bike he passed by the same parking lot and saw his bike there again with the chain and the key.

He said he doesn't know what happened but was glad everything went better than expected.

I like to think that thief was a boy whose loli ojousama was in danger... So, he grabbed the bike to get to her as fast as possible.

>> No.10658303

Yes I would,in fact I love the idea more than your mom's used up pussy.

>> No.10658315

>>10656760
That's bigger than my bed.

>> No.10658320

>>10658315
Maybe she uses it to earn extra money on the side.

>> No.10658470

>>10658320
She rents it for others to sleep on it? Would the landlord allow that?

>> No.10658477

>>10656760
What an awful knock off pikachu pillow.

>> No.10658733

>>10658470
That post is insinuating that she sells her body for sex.

>> No.10658832

I'd rather just stay in a dorm style hostel.

>> No.10659286

looks cozy. I wouldn't mind spending a night there if I,m traveling.

>> No.10659306

>>10656750
Crazy.
>Hong Kong in charge of living conditions for its people

>> No.10659318

As a claustrophobic, this whole idea is terrifying.

>> No.10660386

Those tiny apartments (not the capsule hotels) are a fucking joke. I'd much rather commute an hour into the city for work and live in humane accommodation. I wouldn't be prepared to live in a fucking one room cell just so the delights of the smog ridden city are avaliable on my doorstep.

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eew

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>>10660386
>I wouldn't be prepared to live in a fucking one room cell just so the delights of the smog ridden city are avaliable on my doorstep.

But they're cosy. This is a Formule One room. They're basically like hospital rooms or prison cells, but they're cheap and have everything you need. Unless you're in the city for pleasure instead of business (e.g. you're on holiday), then there's not much point in wasting money on a luxury hotel.

>> No.10660399

>>10660391
I wouldn't mind living in something like that...as long as there is bathroom included.

>> No.10660407

>>10655804
are you stupid?
do you realize that many people in the west who can't afford normal apartments shares a single room with up to 6 strangers to cut costs?

and don't get me started on homeless people and slums

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>>10660391
yeah, right. That's a studio apartment, and a bigger one than you get for a reasonable amount in actual major cities like new york. And the YMCA doesn't give you four walls all to yourself, and is not that nice.

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10660418

My local mental hospital was refurbished last year and now it has all these cosy little rooms with ensuite toilet and shower facilities.

Maybe I should get committed.

>> No.10660423

>>10660418
how do you know that?

>> No.10660426

>>10660391
It looks quite nice apart from the fear of a TV landing on my head if I sat at the desk.

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>>10660423
They have a newsletter.

>> No.10660430

>>10656736
Kinda reminds me of the tobacco/head-shop place in my neighborhood, the way they've got things all stacked up within a single floor, with unfinished wood ladders and shit up to their shit. That's the way it is in their store, only with cigarettes, pipes and drug paraphernalia.

>> No.10660433

>>10660426
that would be awesome, I hope a tv lands on your face. You know, right on your fucking face and fucks up your eye.

>> No.10660465

>>10660433
That isn't very nice

>> No.10660485

>>10660465
yeah well. I'm kinky like that. Bitch.

Now bend over.

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>>10660485
how is that you being kinky

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>>10660429
>They have a newsletter.

That's fucking hilarious. Where do you live?

>> No.10660655

>>10660418
anyway, I call bullshit, the only mental hospitals are places for the "criminally insane," (who should just be purged, what's the point in keeping around a dangerous nut? There's no point in that, get rid of the thing, just tie it up cremate it and flush it.)

They're just extraordinarily dirty, extraordinarily depressing, and yet extraordinarily expensive prisons with psychiatric drugs and a bunch of crazy people who're even more evil than normal felons.

>> No.10660681

>>10660655
>There's no point in that, get rid of the thing, just tie it up cremate it and flush it.

It always blows my mind that some people think this. Have you ever stepped foot in a mental hospital before?

>> No.10660794

>>10660655
What's the point of keeping you around turbonerd?

>> No.10661094

>>10655786

Because we have a fuckton more space to work with.

>> No.10661526

>>10655970
But Japan has a higher wage than the US. So it evens out. Just like how AUS has a higher salary as well compared to USA but have higher prices along with the standard of living.

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