Don’t be this BAD NEIGHBOR in Japan!! | Conbini Cult Ep 60

What makes a good neighbor? How thin are the walls in Japanese apartment buildings? Imagine living near someone who held a grudge against you and tried to make your life hell for 10 years, or a neighbor who reported you to building management for making noise, even though they are the noisy ones. Let’s get into some of these wild stories about navigating neighbors here in Japan. It’s not all bad though! We’ve got plenty of wholesome stuff too to cleanse your palate. Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at [email protected] - @franklinthewomanCheyenne - @lostwithlowWords mentioned/useful words密着 mitchaku - close adhesion, sticking firmly to地面師 jimenshi (Tokyo Swindlers tv show)アパート apaato - apartment building (usually a cheaper wooden building)マンション manshon - apartment building (usually made of concrete and is a bit newer)ホスト host 田舎 inaka countryside粗大ゴミ sodai gomi - oversized garbageボロボロ boro boro - run down, falling apartやだ yada - no, don’t, I don’t like it (could be childish)迷惑 meiwaku - troublesome, a burden 不動産 fudosan - real estate (agency)References/sources:Dolphin behind rash of swimmer attacks found dead off Fukuihttps://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15965662Woman arrested for throwing raw eggs at neighbor's house in Gifu Prefecture: https://japantoday.com/category/crime/woman-arrested-for-throwing-raw-eggs-at-neighbor's-house-in-gifu-prefecture#:~:text=According%20to%20police%2C%20Yoshiko%20Kakamu,a%20window%20of%20her%20house.Family of 3 slaughter in Saitama - https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14815543https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14804706https://japantoday.com/category/crime/suspect-set-to-be-indicted-for-killing-american-man-family-on-christmas-day-2022More details if you’re curious: https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/comments/1dmbh3f/slaughter_in_saitama_adds_to_list_of_foreigners/Japanalysis video on Mrs. Noisy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2bnM3NdECgReddit stories:Japanese neighbor gives me food?https://www.reddit.com/r/japanese/s/poDOd3J41w“A crazy interaction happened when I confronted neighbor about burning trash. What to do?”https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/SDkoYYLvunAnother neighbor issuehttps://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/s/IbU63Dfmw5Extremely dirty neighbor advice?https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/comments/1gijjk4/extremely_dirty_neighbor_advice/?share_id=rtyPMXF2gBbPNi9ek9v_r&utm_content=2&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1Time stamps00:00 hello1:43 alpha dolphin update + life updates13:49 bad neighbors..Mrs. Noisy17:54 kinda related movie20:30 the egg thrower24:10 Christmas Day massacre - TW m*rder27:58 general etiquette for apartments41:10 sorting trash wrong44:22 Frankie’s nice neighbors45:52 Cheyenne’s screaming neighbor50:32 neighbor feuds - reddit59:22 listener stories1:08:10 tw - death, cancer1:09:51 wholesome palate cleansers

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