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11. room search(625view/1res) Housing 2022/12/28 07:10
12. Disposal methods other than shampoo and dishwashin...(1kview/3res) Housing 2022/12/03 15:12
13. Deadline for Return of Deposit(2kview/16res) Housing 2022/11/20 07:09
14. A Japanese driving instructor(7kview/51res) Housing 2022/10/31 17:08
15. Recommended Portable Coolers(4kview/25res) Housing 2022/09/12 09:06
16. When sending electrical appliances from Japan(5kview/9res) Housing 2022/06/28 17:35
17. Rent increases(7kview/48res) Housing 2022/03/16 17:04
18. Beehive spray for fruit trees.(1kview/4res) Housing 2022/03/02 08:08
19. 1 month rent calculation(8kview/48res) Housing 2022/02/19 06:31
20. About Santa Barbara(7kview/39res) Housing 2021/12/14 08:16
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room search

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#1
  • 部屋
  • 2022/12/27 13:03

I would like to know if there are any apps dedicated to room search, not room share or real estate.

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#2
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/12/28 (Wed) 07:10
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https://losangeles.craigslist.org/

Search for room rent and you'll find it.

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Disposal methods other than shampoo and dishwashing detergent

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#1
  • mother
  • mail
  • 2022/12/03 11:44



I have heard that there is another way to dispose of them other than shampoo and dishwashing detergent, which is to pour them down the sink. I have heard that there are ways to dispose of leftover chemical detergents in the sink, but I think it is × obvious to pour different types of detergents down the drain, but

what about other methods, like digging a hole and pouring it into the soil? I am having trouble figuring out how to dispose of the leftover chemical detergent safely.

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#3
  • それは
  • 2022/12/03 (Sat) 14:17
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You can search for Hazardous waste collection or something like that to find out where to take it.
You have to do your own search as the location varies by region.
For example → https://www.wm.com/us/en/home/common-hazardous-waste
Don't pour it into the soil ! It contaminates groundwater.

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#4
  • mother
  • 2022/12/03 (Sat) 15:12
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Dear #2

Paint, PC, etc., there is a designated place in San Pedro, but

it is liquid household cleaning products in small bottles.

Dear #3

If you pour it on the soil, you are in big trouble.

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Deadline for Return of Deposit

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#1
  • Keil
  • 2022/11/08 11:59

I was living in Los Angeles about two years ago, and at that time, I had to return to Japan urgently due to Corona, and I moved out of my apartment at that time, but I recently realized that I forgot to receive the deposit. ? I would appreciate it if someone who is familiar with California law could help me.

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#7
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/09 (Wed) 08:31
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I have completed the seismic work on my apartment
and
to get the tenants of the apartment to pay their fair share of the cost of the seismic work it seems that if I don't contact them soon, it will be invalidated.

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#9
  • 自損事故
  • 2022/11/09 (Wed) 10:43
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Sometimes there are people who say this. People who unilaterally pull out because it's an emergency for their own reasons without issuing a notice and then claim they don't get a refund.
Do you understand contracts ? I don't have a reply but 、、、、

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#10
  • 定義
  • 2022/11/09 (Wed) 11:12
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Sometimes tenants mistakenly think that Deposit is taken for damage or cleaning, but it's not.
Security Deposit is used as compensation in case of breakage, noncleaning, nonpayment of rent, default or breach of contract.

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#15

As I recall, legally you are allowed 5 years !
I just recently contacted them to get my deposit back for an apartment I moved out of 3 years ago, and they told me to come pick it up this week ^_^.

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#17
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/11/20 (Sun) 07:09
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An acquaintance of mine lives in an apartment building where three years after the earthquake-proofing work was completed,
the cost of the earthquake-proofing work was charged to each tenant, but
since it was not charged within one year, it was voided and the owner had to pay the entire amount.

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A Japanese driving instructor

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#1
  • Llll
  • mail
  • 2022/10/26 23:22

This is a complaint about a male instructor at a Japanese driving school in the LA area. I was looking for a driving school in California to get a driver's license, so I searched for one through Vivinavi and took it, but the instructor's arrogant and overbearing attitude from start to finish made me feel very bad. The instructor kept saying things that had nothing to do with the lesson, such as "Oh ! you would have failed the test if you were like that !". It was especially unpleasant because we were in a closed room. I regret that I paid for 5 lessons from the beginning. I feel ashamed of myself for having applied for the lessons because I felt comfortable doing so because I was Japanese and could speak Japanese. If anyone reads this, I recommend that you take the first lesson as a trial and check the instructor's human nature before applying for the program so that you will not have a bad experience like I did.

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#24
  • 通りすがりの名無し
  • 2022/10/28 (Fri) 11:04
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That was my thought too. It's possible that the permit has not been issued.

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#36

Even in Japan, many car instructors are pompous, uptight, and have a bad attitude. The manager of the store where I worked part-time had a wife and child but didn't have a car license.
It wasn't like he was so poor that he couldn't afford a car, but later I heard that he had a fight with the instructor at the driving school and decided not to get a license. I guess he thinks he's a paying customer and that's what keeps you guys fed.
Well, that's true, but if they thought we were paying them to teach us properly, they might not even fight with us.

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#46
  • おっさん
  • 2022/10/30 (Sun) 22:09
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If you can't do it no matter how many times I tell you, everybody gets mad.

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#47
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/10/31 (Mon) 07:54
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When you get back to where you left off after the road test
the examiner says ( that's why you didn't pass ) as you're getting off
it's more useful to have the instructor warn you while you're driving than to think huh, why?

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#49
  • オッさんへ
  • 2022/10/31 (Mon) 12:44
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No matter how many times you go, if you can't do it
no matter how many times you go, if you don't quit ranting, you'll snap !.

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Recommended Portable Coolers

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#1
  • クーラー
  • mail
  • 2022/09/08 18:28

If you have any recommendations for portable coolers that are not out the window and are portable,

please let us know.

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#21
  • 投資家
  • 2022/09/11 (Sun) 10:45
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They say you should buy a straw hat in the winter.

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#23
  • 凍死家
  • 2022/09/11 (Sun) 11:53
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Parasols are sold in abundance.

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#24
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/11 (Sun) 15:43
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https://www.friedrich.com/consumer/products/ductless-split-air-conditioners

This separate type looks nice and quiet.

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#25
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/12 (Mon) 08:05
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https://www.daikin.com/products/ac/lineup/split_multi_split

Looks like there's also daikin

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#26
  • 倍金万
  • 2022/09/12 (Mon) 09:06
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Boomer,

> Japanese type with separate outdoor and indoor units

I was initially looking for that type of cooler for my patio room, but

the ones sold at the time were made by Panasonic, $ 2,500 ~ 3,000. 2,500 $ 3,000.

I didn't want to invest that much so I went with the cheaper

ones that were movable indoors and required two air ducts. Strictly speaking, though, it wouldn't be

"portable" if two ducts were permanently attached.

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When sending electrical appliances from Japan

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#1
  • 歌子
  • mail
  • 2022/06/27 19:01

Hello, I have a friend who wants to send some electronics from Japan to Oto-Los Angeles. A friend of mine wants to send some electrical appliances from Japan to Oto-Los Angeles, but I was wondering which shipping company he should use to save money and get there earlier ?
I have several boxes, and I heard that with Kuroneko Yamato it costs about 25,000 yen per box. I was told that it would be quicker to buy similar ones in the U.S.
If we use sea mail, will it take about 2 months?
Also, if I send relatively new electrical appliances, will they get caught in customs? I have never sent a package from Japan, so I would appreciate it if someone who knows more about it could help me.

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#6
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 07:17
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Can't you find a substitute item in the U.S.?

Sometimes you can find Japanese products on Amazon by changing their names to English.

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#7
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 09:47
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Small hair dryers, electric kettles, etc. may be worth sending, but refrigerators, washer/dryers, and other so-called "shiro mono" appliances are too large and heavy to be worth the trouble of sending from Japan.

> I heard that it costs about 25,000 yen per box from Kuroneko Yamato, so it is faster to buy something similar in the US

You are right. And since the power supply voltage here is 120V while in Japan it is 100V, it is very dangerous to use hair dryers and other products that convert electrical energy into heat. However, if you buy a transformer, it will be much more expensive, and the transformers available here do not meet the U.S. safety standards, so it is dangerous to use them.

We buy Zojirushi electric kettles and TOTO washlet adapted for the US market from US Amazon. But if Japanese parents or friends send appliances, we have to accept them. Either way, shipping fees across the ocean are probably quite expensive by any means nowadays. Sorry this is not the answer you want, but it is not the key.

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#8
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 10:43
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You don't have to buy the goods and send them to us
Please send us the amount of the goods you will buy and send to us.
I will buy goods sold in the U.S.A.

If the product breaks, the repair is rounded off with
because foreign products are not accepted by the same Japanese manufacturer.

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#9
  • 無知
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 12:58
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He's talking about voltage again
and he's talking about 30 year old common sense
He's always talking about electrical products, using his old knowledge
Why does the old man only think about household electrical products ?
He can think about recording studio equipment and all kinds of other things!

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#10
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/06/28 (Tue) 17:35
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Since Topy hasn't written what kind of product it is,

it's not too late to ask Topy what kind of appliance it is first and then write it down. From the flow of the writing, Topi may not write anymore.

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Rent increases

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#1
  • B
  • mail
  • 2022/02/05 13:05

I live in a rental apartment in Torrance.
My landlord has notified me of a price increase starting with next month's payment, 11 months after last year's increase.
I looked on Google and it says the rent increase is ONCE EVERY-12-months, is this correct?
In that case, what should I say to the landlord so as not to get on his nerves ??

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#42

#41 What expenses are landlords spending more on? ?

Property taxes, property insurance, HOA fees if there is an HOA, maintenance fees (interior/exterior of property, appliances, etc.), management fees
.
All of these are going up in price at a great rate.

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#43
  • 持ち家
  • 2022/02/11 (Fri) 11:15
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Housekeeping, yard cleaning, trash, repairs, everything is getting more expensive.

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#44
  • 庭掃除
  • 2022/03/14 (Mon) 19:20
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Don't leave everything to us

We can save ourselves if we can do what we can do.

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#46
  • せこい
  • 2022/03/14 (Mon) 19:41
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44

They'll keep hiring because their lives depend on it.

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#49
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/03/16 (Wed) 17:04
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Pay them higher wages, reduce the frequency

of their work, and help them live by having them work elsewhere during those reduced hours.

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Beehive spray for fruit trees.

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#1
  • Bee
  • mail
  • 2022/02/28 15:36

Last week we had a contractor come and remove a large honey bee hive from a fruit tree

but there is a possibility that they may nest in the same place again

so we need to monitor them on a daily basis
.
If you have any bee spray that is safe for fruit trees, please let us know

.

Thank you!

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#2
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/03/01 (Tue) 09:08
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Bees often build a huge pineapple-like nest on the top of a garden tree.

These are not honeycombs, but swarms, in which the queen bee temporarily stays on a tree in another part of the garden when she moves out of the previous hive for some reason, and nothing remains afterwards. Sometimes they are built on trees in our backyard. When this is done, countless bees fly around in swarms as large as 10 meters with a loud buzzing sound, which can be frightening. But after a few hours, the whole swarm flies away. The bees can be exterminated by a contractor, but those who are involved in agriculture beg us not to kill them. The reason for this is that bees fly from flower to flower of vegetables and fruits, transferring pollen. Without this action, the flowers would not be fertilized and therefore would not produce fruit. And so, the fruits and vegetables disappear from the market where we go to buy them.

In reality, the bee population has been slowly declining over the past few decades. The reality is that the bee population has been slowly declining over the past few decades, and farmers are becoming increasingly sad. So, if you see a swarm of bees like that in the future, stay away from it and wait for the swarm to disappear. Once those countless bees are gone, there is nothing left. The honeycomb nests are real nests that need to be removed.

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#3
  • Bee
  • 2022/03/01 (Tue) 11:05
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Mr. Double Kinman

very detailed explanation and very helpful !

thank you so much !

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#4
  • 無知
  • 2022/03/01 (Tue) 11:53
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You're talking nonsense again
you read the vendor because it's a nest ?
you just want to expose your stupid knowledge
swarm ? it's not a nest

fruit pollen is a favorite of honey so it's almost impossible
if you do it if you do, you'll have to spray wood vinegar diluted with water regularly
or put a box to keep them and let them nest in it

by the way, were they really honey bees ?
you don't hear many honey bees nesting in trees

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#5
  • 倍金萬
  • 2022/03/02 (Wed) 08:08
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What bees build on tree branches is not called a nest, but a swarm. It is like this youtube.

https://youtu.be/Q_VGwZTPoGk

As you know, all worker bees are "male" bees that go from flower to flower to suck nectar from flowers and plants. The queen bee usually stands tall in the hive, but as her daughters grow older and develop the queen's talents, they threaten the mother's hive, leading to a battle for control of the hive.

So when the mother is no longer satisfied with the nest, she begins to move. So when the mother is not satisfied with the nest, she begins her migration, which is followed by 50,000 worker bees, which sometimes stop in the trees of houses, and when the 50,000 worker bees surround the queen like crazy, a swarm like that is formed. This is only temporary, but the swarm is surrounded by countless bees buzzing around it at a range of 10 meters or more and flying so violently that we humans are afraid to go near it. The swarm will disappear after an hour or so.

However, when this happens on my property, people see the swarm and think the bees have built a hive and call an exterminator. When it happened in my backyard, I seriously looked online for an exterminator.

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1 month rent calculation

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#1
  • mail
  • 2022/02/03 02:38

My landlord decided that a month is 4 weeks and charged me for payment. This is strange because the payment date changes every month ? I accumulated that discrepancy and was billed for it. Sure, I've been paying since 2020, the beginning of the Corona disaster, although I couldn't work and was late on my payments. When I was unable to pay for the discrepancy, I was charged the amount of rent as if it were the amount I paid to be able to pay it as soon as possible. The Corona disaster has not ended yet ?.

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#44
  • 名無し
  • 2022/02/18 (Fri) 09:34
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If you're renting a room like a roommate, you could have a weekly contract for sightseeing or short term.

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#45
  • ゲゲゲ
  • 2022/02/18 (Fri) 12:41
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Weekly payment even when staying longer in cheap motels.

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#46
  • ??
  • 2022/02/18 (Fri) 18:32
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44
Since we're talking about rent, that's a different story ?.

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#48

When I went to see the rooms, I thought the number of people in the shared rooms would be 2~3 in one bedroom, but even 4 people in a small room was a lot. There were three bunk beds in a large room.

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#49
  • 幸福のカギを握る
  • 2022/02/19 (Sat) 06:31
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A friend of mine lives in an apartment
where he said three people go out in one car every morning in one bed.

He said the owner never comes in and leaves maintenance to the contractor
and the maintenance man has no idea how many people live in the room.

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About Santa Barbara

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#1
  • サンタバーバラ
  • mail
  • 2021/12/11 21:51

I am interested in Santa Barbara real estate and have done a lot of searching, but there is not much information.
I would like to ask someone who actually lives or used to live there.
I know it varies from place to place, but what is the atmosphere like ??

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#36
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2021/12/13 (Mon) 17:05
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Who is right, the other or yourself? There is no point in having such an argument.

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#37
  • はい
  • 2021/12/14 (Tue) 06:53
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Real estate in Santa Barbara is expensive.

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#38
  • で?
  • 2021/12/14 (Tue) 07:20
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↑ LA is more expensive ?

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#39
  • 2021/12/14 (Tue) 08:10
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so what ?

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#40
  • 2021/12/14 (Tue) 08:16
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↑ so what ?

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