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To buy yen now

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#1
  • レート
  • 2022/09/28 13:30

Since the yen is weak now, I would like to buy yen.
It is not for future use in Japan, but I will change it back to dollars when the yen depreciation subsides.

I was thinking of sending money in dollars to my family's bank in Japan and having it land in yen, but
Is there an easier way to do that ？ especially since I won't be withdrawing Japanese yen, I don't think it is necessary to actually cross the country.
For example, buying yen with dollars in an American bank, or setting up an FX account ？ or a brokerage account ？ and so on. Is there anything ？

I am too much of an amateur, but I would appreciate it if someone could help me.

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#6
  • 無知
  • 2022/10/03 (Mon) 13:54
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If you don't need Japanese yen cash, why don't you just use paypal or wise instead of thinking about converting anything into yen
I think the commission is the cheapest
The two old guys above are banks － Don't you know banks charge the highest commission ？.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/10/03 (Mon) 16:02
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I need to have some Japanese yen with me when I go to Japan.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/10/04 (Tue) 07:08
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How a stranger exchanges money is for the convenience of the person exchanging money.

Are you so concerned about the posts of a stranger ？ You are a strange person

＃ Keep it to the topic of walking in Shikoku
Is one user controlling the posts?

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#14
  • 倍金万
  • 2022/10/04 (Tue) 08:34
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Back to the main topic,

＞ paypal, WISE use it

I have a Paypal account, but I pay Amazon, Costco/Walmart, etc. with my CostcoVISA card. I haven't used Paypal at all recently.

Back to the main topic of the topic, I have a question for the living ignoramus.

Is it possible to convert USD to JPY within the same Paypal account, which Topy wants?

If it can be done, I suppose it would show both Japanese Yen and US Dollars within the same Paypal.

If it can be done, I would like to do it now too.

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  • 倍金万
  • 2022/10/05 (Wed) 09:13
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Dear clueless ignoramus, please answer


#14.

I would prefer to be able to operate a PC while sitting at my desk.

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Is there any place in Orange County where I can get gold dust ？?

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  • Akihiro
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  • 2022/10/02 19:27

Since I live in California, I thought it would be fun to start a new hobby, gold dusting. My question is, do you know of any places in OC where I can pick up gold dust ？?

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  • 2022/10/04 (Tue) 23:19
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Knott's Berry Farm

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/10/05 (Wed) 07:55
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If it is mixed with sand, that sand must be washed away with water to be found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72E1HEA7-Tk

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Old age in Japan or the U.S. ？.

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  • pooske
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  • 2022/09/22 23:14

End of life, but which is better ？

I've heard that in the U.S. it's hard to have that kind of money, that you need more than $1 million over 10 years to be miserable in a nursing home. So if you move in when you are in your 70s and live to be 90, you would need $2 million.
On the other hand, in Japan, if you have 50 million yen for 10 years, they will take care of you in a decent place. 100 million yen for 20 years.

The current view is to be based in the U.S. until you have some freedom to move around, and then sell to Japan.

The food would be better than the US facility, and since all the kids are back in Japan, they would come to see us once in a while.
What do you all think?

I retired at 55. I will receive a pension from Japan starting next month and from the U.S. next year I will receive a pension from the U.S. I am 61 years old.
90% of my assets are in the US. I have a residence in Japan and live in both.

What are your candid thoughts?

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#65
  • 隣の芝は
  • 2022/10/04 (Tue) 13:12
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The grass looks greener on the neighbor's lawn.
From Japan, foreign countries look good.
Japanese who live in California have seen many bad things about the U.S.,
so they look at it with a kind of cold eye. They tend to think that Japan is better and they want to live there.
Either way, if you choose one, the other one looks better, so I think it's best to have both.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/10/04 (Tue) 15:54
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＃ You don't know if it's livable or not until you live there
If you don't know if it's livable, then you can live there for 3 months on a tourist visa, which is valid for 3 months
and draw your conclusions.
You will fail in the Butzke production.

＃ It is easy to think that Japan is better and you want to live there.
What is better about Japan?

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  • 2022/10/04 (Tue) 21:55
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>>Either way, if you decide on one, the other one looks better, so I think both are best

You may think so when you are young, but
you may not think so when your body can no longer do what you want and your strength is declining.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/10/05 (Wed) 08:20
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It's normal for elderly people to look for other places to live if they can't survive in Japan.
It seems they don't know any other country besides Japan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuQ6WRn_qaw

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  • 倍金万
  • 2022/10/05 (Wed) 08:49
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#65 Neighbor's Lawn,

You are absolutely right. In the past, I came here because I thought the US would be a good place to live, but I could not get a great job because I was not on a proper visa. He came to the U.S. in the past because he thought it would be easier to live here, but he couldn't get a good job because he didn't have the proper visa.

However, he came back to Japan and started working again, saying that he liked the American life better. But he came back to Japan and started to work again. After repeating this, he disappeared. He was a poor man.

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I hate this part of Americans ！.

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  • アメリカ人
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  • 2022/08/30 18:31

！

Whenever I post a topic like this, I always get anti-car people and agitators, but I'm not afraid of them ！ I'll take it ！ （ lol ）

I'll share my story with you.

① I left my turn signal out （ and forgot ？ ？ ） to turn, change lanes, and just drive straight...ouch

②

③

The above are not so common in Japan, but here in LA, the above 3 are always seen at least once a day. I come across the above three at least once a day here in LA, it's so frequent, it's crazy!

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I dislike this about Americans ！ It's not a thread anymore w

I think there are many Americans, or rather people around me, who don't admit their own failures or faults.
And also, their self-esteem is unusually high.

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  • 価値観の違い
  • 2022/09/19 (Mon) 21:06
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89
> I think there are many Americans, or rather people around me, who don't admit their own failures or negligence.

I think Japan has a lot of these clingy and rooted types.

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#94

>>93

That may be true. I feel that there are more insidious incidents, etc. in Japan.

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89
I totally understand. They put themselves on the shelf and say things about other people from a much higher perspective.
I have many times felt frustrated because I say what I want to say and I am refreshed, so I switch quickly.
There is too much difference in assertiveness and self-esteem to have an equal conversation.
I want to learn more language skills so that I can talk back clearly.

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  • 2022/10/03 (Mon) 16:20
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Who are the Americans ？?

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At LAX upon entry ….

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#1
  • KT
  • 2022/09/26 20:14

I would like to know,
When entering the U.S. after a temporary return to Japan, recently it seems that you can come out directly after picking up your suitcase without customs inspection, but
I have heard that you may be asked if you are carrying food at the immigration.
If I say I have food, do they also ask what I have in detail? ？ I always buy various kinds of food, but I bring things like consommé that I can't bring in and soup noodle items that I can't. I'm nervous about it.
I have been fine in the past, but has anyone had their luggage opened at LAX recently? ？ What do they ask you and what do you say?

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#21

I thought it would be a separate room or Criminal Records … , that's what I thought would happen.
I am sure they usually bring back food and souvenirs and confiscate the bad ones.
Thank you for telling me. I am glad that the declaration form is gone and customs inspections, such as baggage inspection, are easier.

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#22

If you have something you are not allowed to bring in, of course it will be confiscated/fined on the spot. The fine is not cheap. You will be asked to submit your passport and it will be entered into a computer. A record will be kept, so every time you pass through the US, you will be subject to careful inspection afterwards for an indeterminable period of time. This is because you have a criminal record. Also, LAX is often referred to as a spot check, where all passengers and crew on a given flight are subjected to an X-Ray inspection. If you are not confident, don't bring it with you. If you underestimate the U.S. system, it will all come back to you. Prohibited items include all meats, dried goods, fruits, and vegetables, but it depends on the country you are bringing and the circumstances of that country at that time. If you are interested, you can ask the next time you pass through. You may also be able to find the information yourself on the web page. When chicken flu was popular before, all eggs, even cooked ones, were not allowed. Now, if you are coming from Japan, chirashi-sushi with egg may be okay, but we cannot be responsible for it, so please do so at your own risk. The reason for the regulations is to protect the basis of agriculture in the country and to protect livestock from diseases from other countries. In agricultural countries, such as Australia, if a prohibited item is found, it should be banned from entering the country on the spot. It is not worth the risk to bring them with you, but if you don't know you have them, you can declare that you have them and go to the X-rays yourself to show them, and if they are not found, they may just be confiscated. I think the first thing to do is to follow the rules and regulations of the country you are in.

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#24

When the fruit was found, I was fined.　I made a lot of excuses and got the amount of money I could pay, but sometimes confiscation is not enough.

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  • 2022/09/30 (Fri) 17:19
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Search for nothing to declare, there are videos ～ Lick it ～ Lick it ～ Lick it Lick it Lick it Lick it Lick it

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#26

Confiscation ＆ Thank you for the information regarding the fine.
It made a lot of sense.
I will watch the video as well, thank you.

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1930s ～ Films of the 1965s

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  • union
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  • 2022/09/29 09:32

Recently, I have been watching more and more old movies and enjoying them.

The Condition of Man, My Pleasant Home, Utame Onna Oboe Sho, Onna no Sonen, The Lights Before the Wind, Tora-san series,

The Call of the Faraway Mountain, Seven Samurai, Tsubaki Sanjuro, Etc,... I have seen these movies many times.

What is your favorite movie? ＾ ＾

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 11:21
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I've been making time to watch movies at night, looking for old black-and-white and chanbara movies to watch.

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  • union
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 11:29
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Showa-otchan

Black and white movies are calming. ＾

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  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 11:32
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I saw Aizen Katsura on the night of Shinano.
What I didn't understand about Aizen Katsura was what happened at the end ？ ？
How could you end it there?

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 16:13
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The best way to find a movie is to find a movie you want to see.
It's not something that someone else tells you to watch. Can I watch the Tora-san series for free? I have downloaded and saved all of them because they used to be on the internet for free.

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  • 倍金万
  • 2022/10/01 (Sat) 07:46
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How about 9TSU and others?

My desktop is kicked because of the powerful Norton Antivirus, but

I can easily see it on my wife's iPad, so I sometimes see it too.

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People who are good at DYI

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  • ペタペタ
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  • 2022/09/25 09:31

Hi ！ I have a question to ask for the wisdom of someone who is good at DYI.

If the surface of a table or desk has become bumpy due to deterioration, I would sand it and apply some sort of varnish, but I am looking for a way to avoid a sticky surface after completion.

I can't say it well, but I want to avoid a situation where the paper sticks to the surface when I put it down to write, or the paint temporarily sticks to each other.

I wish I could lay something down, but it is difficult to find a material that is perfect and easy to work with.

If you have any information on how and what to use, please let me know 🙏

Any other ideas are welcome.

Right now I just want to get the surface of the coffee table clean and ready for study.

Thank you very much.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/27 (Tue) 06:35
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Don't they explain and ask when buying paint?

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/27 (Tue) 09:17
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Usually when you buy a product,
if you are not sure about the product, you ask the person working at the counter or
you read the message on the product and buy it.

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  • ペタペタ
  • 2022/09/28 (Wed) 21:34
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Sorry it took me so long to reply.
Thank you all 🙏

Of course I will ask on the sales floor. But they recommended something not for furniture. At the time I bought it as I was told. So I asked here. When I go to a home center, I have my own place and I think I have some knowledge, but sometimes there are some who do not.

Thank you for the detailed and specific advice, ignorant ！ I will be careful when I apply it.

pooske, thanks for even linking to the product ！ I forgot about Youtube. I would like to buy it on homedepot.

thank you very much ！

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 08:12
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The person who is not at his/her post may not be there, but the one who is not will respond during breaks, etc.

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It seems that if you apply a thick coat at once, the inside of the coating does not dry out and becomes sticky.
The trick seems to be to apply thin coats and let them dry completely, and repeat, well, the same as other people's comments. Another idea is to lay down a plastic or acrylic board.

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conservative thinking

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  • ちから
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  • 2022/09/28 16:05

Hello, I have lived in CA for over 20 years and I thought CA was a great place to live, the climate is wonderful and there are a lot of Asians.　There have been many policies that I don't agree with, but now they are so far to the left that I find them unacceptable, especially in the area of anti-Corona measures and schooling
I am so tired of living in this state that I don't even care about the climate anymore.
In terms of politics, I can't speak loudly enough about conservative views, and many Japanese people don't agree with me at all in terms of corona measures
We have become estranged since the corona disaster.　I have met many Americans who share similar values, but I have not met any Japanese who share the same opinions, and I would
like to make your acquaintance if you feel the same way. If you have different values, please do me a favor and don't come through.　Thank you in advance.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 11:30
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It is not surprising that I rarely meet Japanese people who have similar views
because they live in the US and adapt to Japan
.

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  • 認知症大統領
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 15:59
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Thank you ❓

I will.

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  • ふるちゃん
  • 2022/09/30 (Fri) 09:57
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I am surrounded by a very large number of Japanese citizens who are in the conservative rock stratum. Many of them are concerned about their homeland Japan as seen from the outside. I, of course, am the same. I think it is because I live in Kashu, so I can't talk about my conservative thoughts.

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  • その一歩
  • 2022/09/30 (Fri) 11:26
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You don't have to live in California ？.

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  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/30 (Fri) 16:02
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It doesn't matter where you live because you will eventually return to Japan.

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Entering Los Angeles with your dog

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#1
  • pipi
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  • 2022/09/28 10:04

Please tell me
if you know how to enter Los Angeles with a dog.

When I arrive at LAX airport, I first go through immigration
pick up my luggage, go to customs and declare that I have a dog
and present my documents etc. ？
I am not a permanent resident, but will be coming to the US on an F1 visa.
I would like to know if you can help me.

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#2

Visa is not required to bring a dog on board. The following website has a detailed article by a person who brought a small dog back to the U.S. as carry-on.
https://chufam6.com/travel-dog/
Japanese airlines do not allow carry-on dogs. You will have to check it in as cargo in a cage. Please check with your airline.

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  • わんにゃん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 12:41
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It's visa related.
F1, bringing a dog ～ It may not be considered as studying abroad
If there is a dog quarantine and documents, dogs may not be worried
Humans may be suspected of entering for other purposes and may be placed in a separate room.

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UBER I am having trouble using it.

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  • MASAKO
  • mail
  • 2022/09/28 17:05

I want to use UBER to go to the airport
I have 5 suitcases.

How can I arrange in advance to choose a car that can take 5 suitcases ？

I can't find the UBER app ・ ・ ・

Please help me.

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  • 平成のおにぃやん
  • 2022/09/28 (Wed) 19:31
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The case is now closed.

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  • マツコ・デラックスン
  • 2022/09/28 (Wed) 20:09
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＃ 3

What exactly is a larger size and what type of car?

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#6
  • ほな
  • 2022/09/28 (Wed) 23:32
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You can choose an Uber Black SUV.
A full size SUV like a Chevy Suburban or Cadillac Escalade will come to you.

But 4 or 5 suitcases on a temporary return trip, what Hollywood actress?

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#8
  • 昭和のおとっつぁん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 08:09
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You may want to take four or five suitcases and sell them to cover a little of the cost of the trip.

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#9
  • おっさん
  • 2022/09/29 (Thu) 08:32
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How many people ？
1 person ？ 4 people ？
If 4 for 4, there must be a super shuttle that can fit 8 people.

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