Vivinavi : Los Angeles : (United States) Los Angeles

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• 2019/10/23 (Wed) 11:51
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In any case, I have already given up trying to accumulate miles for someone like me who travels to Japan only once a year, and who is always looking for the cheapest ticket across airlines and alliances each time.


This is totally unrelated to this topic, but I found an interesting YouTube video.
It is not at all irrelevant since I saw it through the eyes of a gaijin visiting Japan.

https://youtu.be/q33hP7rHlUU

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• 2019/10/27 (Sun) 18:40
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[2019] How to Earn JAL Miles&Thorough Explanation of Backstage Tips

https://youtu.be/iOZ2OD-CRdE

I found this kind of YouTube. But this is in Japan, so some parts are not relevant for those of us living in LA.


I used to fly ANA from Tokyo to Shikoku when I went to Japan until 2 years ago, but when I looked at JAL's flights for some reason, JAL suddenly has more flights. However, if you take Haneda-Tokushima as an example, ANA has 4 flights a day and JAL has 7, so it is not extremely many, but if you take JR Shikoku after arriving in Shikoku, the number of train services is also extremely small.

Therefore, when you want to catch a train departure, the more flights you have, the better. However, I opened a JAL online account to get the benefit of JAL's frequent flyer membership when booking and purchasing JAL flights in the area.

However, when I tried to make a reservation for a Japan domestic flight from my JAL account in the U.S., the payment was in U.S. dollars, which is higher than the price in yen on JAL's website as a non-member. Therefore, even though I am a JAL mileage member, I ignore this and go to the JAL site as a non-member and have my card charged in yen.

I don't even want to accumulate miles for domestic flights because they are only a few hundred miles.

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• 2019/10/29 (Tue) 09:45
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Again, I found something interesting on YouTube and put it here.

Angry Controllers and Pilots swearing arguing on Live ATC

https://youtu.be/rbjjbVmK1xw


Japanese control tower communication is ・ Moro ・ You do it in katakana English.
Even with that many accents, you have to do it with dignity and accuracy, otherwise it's a safety hazard.

Especially with R and L it's almost R and TH sounds like S.

International pilots and air traffic controllers have to get used to the harsh accents of many countries
and I think that alone makes it a tough profession.

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• 2019/11/02 (Sat) 11:29
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Traveling between LAX-TYO/KIX, pickpockets ・ are not much of a concern, but around Southeast Asia and Europe, you need to be careful. No, wait, there are sometimes people hanging around on the arrival exit floor at LAX who are not travelers and are not there to pick you up.

If anyone has had such problems or dangers, please share your story if you don't mind.

10 tips on how to prevent being pickpocketed!

https://youtu.be/x6tqZ1524tg

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• 2019/11/03 (Sun) 09:21
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Bilingual Girl's YouTube again ,,

Australian English vs American English ！ Australian English vs American English!

https://youtu.be/hwrW9mJe4FA


British English vs American English ！ Subtitled ！ // British English vs American English!

https://youtu.be/SI44l6QKn6Y


The last time I stayed at a hostel in Asakusa, there was an elderly couple from Australia and a young English brother from England, probably of Hong Kong descent, talking in the lobby or guest room on the first floor. I had time to talk with an old couple from Australia and a young English brother who was probably of Hong Kong descent.

Australia's English is probably originally spoken by immigrants from England, but as you can see in the YouTube video above, Australia has its own unique English language. The time difference between Australia and Japan is not so different, so you don't have to suffer from jet lag in Japan like we do.

This old couple came here with a budget air ticket, and they said they were going back via China, and it took more than 1.5 times longer than the direct flight. The old man, who usually doesn't walk much, walked across the Rainbow Bridge and hurt his knee, so his return journey seemed painful.

Most of the travelers here are from foreign countries, so they have many interesting stories to tell. But for some reason I have never met anyone from the US. （ In the lobby ）

Oh yes, a young American lady who is an English teacher in a rural town in Akita was sleeping in the next bed and said she was going back to her hometown Chicago tomorrow.