Rebecca
@cuppachabanashi.bsky.social
British PhD student in Japan (foreign language speaking, anxiety, cognition, emotion), multilingual (日中한TrFr), likes birds, language, tea, and dance
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
Just a Thursday night airing my suicidal thoughts to Mr Lawyer
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Just a Thursday night airing my suicidal thoughts to Mr Lawyer
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It'ssss Thursday, which means we're a little bit closer to the weekend...
And it's time for Caption This! 👇👀
And it's time for Caption This! 👇👀
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It'ssss Thursday, which means we're a little bit closer to the weekend...
And it's time for Caption This! 👇👀
And it's time for Caption This! 👇👀
One of the teachers found a feijoa tree ON CAMPUS producing mini feijoa and it's first time in my life I have seen/smelt/eaten this fruit
She keeps grabbing a bunch and handing them out 😂
She keeps grabbing a bunch and handing them out 😂
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
One of the teachers found a feijoa tree ON CAMPUS producing mini feijoa and it's first time in my life I have seen/smelt/eaten this fruit
She keeps grabbing a bunch and handing them out 😂
She keeps grabbing a bunch and handing them out 😂
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>lays eggs
>produces milk
Behold, a platypus
>produces milk
Behold, a platypus
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
>lays eggs
>produces milk
Behold, a platypus
>produces milk
Behold, a platypus
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
4 lessons tomorrow, 1 on Friday
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
4 lessons tomorrow, 1 on Friday
Good to be back at pole dancing but my arm strength has SUFFERED
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Good to be back at pole dancing but my arm strength has SUFFERED
Since I’ve been complaining how hard it is to find friends, I should pot ably get back to scuba diving again
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Since I’ve been complaining how hard it is to find friends, I should pot ably get back to scuba diving again
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[One single bloodcurdling agonized scream] OK. Time to get up.
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
[One single bloodcurdling agonized scream] OK. Time to get up.
But I must consider whether it is wise to travel by myself. Even though the countries are safe, a) they are far and really remote; b) Tonga has poor internet infrastructure; c) the flights are really long; d) expensive travel
I’m seriously considering travelling to a Pacific island next September like Tonga or Fiji
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
But I must consider whether it is wise to travel by myself. Even though the countries are safe, a) they are far and really remote; b) Tonga has poor internet infrastructure; c) the flights are really long; d) expensive travel
I’m seriously considering travelling to a Pacific island next September like Tonga or Fiji
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I’m seriously considering travelling to a Pacific island next September like Tonga or Fiji
There’s a possibility I could be in karaoke AGAIN this weekend
November 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
There’s a possibility I could be in karaoke AGAIN this weekend
Local noodle place is amazing
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Local noodle place is amazing
Today’s second year class (lowest level), talking about work
👩🏻🏫Okay so what kind of part time job do you?
👤Driver
👩🏻🏫Driver? Like Uber?
👤Driver. With car 配達
👩🏻🏫Food? Parcels?
👤送迎
⚠️ABORT MISSION⚠️
👩🏻🏫Okay so what kind of part time job do you?
👤Driver
👩🏻🏫Driver? Like Uber?
👤Driver. With car 配達
👩🏻🏫Food? Parcels?
👤送迎
⚠️ABORT MISSION⚠️
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Today’s second year class (lowest level), talking about work
👩🏻🏫Okay so what kind of part time job do you?
👤Driver
👩🏻🏫Driver? Like Uber?
👤Driver. With car 配達
👩🏻🏫Food? Parcels?
👤送迎
⚠️ABORT MISSION⚠️
👩🏻🏫Okay so what kind of part time job do you?
👤Driver
👩🏻🏫Driver? Like Uber?
👤Driver. With car 配達
👩🏻🏫Food? Parcels?
👤送迎
⚠️ABORT MISSION⚠️
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Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
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Just in case you've got the Monday blues, here's a burst of colour to brighten your day.
A huge thanks to Debbie who captured this autumnal scene at Sheffield Park and Garden.
A huge thanks to Debbie who captured this autumnal scene at Sheffield Park and Garden.
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just in case you've got the Monday blues, here's a burst of colour to brighten your day.
A huge thanks to Debbie who captured this autumnal scene at Sheffield Park and Garden.
A huge thanks to Debbie who captured this autumnal scene at Sheffield Park and Garden.
JREC-IN: *you can search and apply for jobs using our handy service*
Japanese unis: *please find our job posting on JREC-IN, then complete these very specific internal-only forms and then print them out and mail them to us*
Japanese unis: *please find our job posting on JREC-IN, then complete these very specific internal-only forms and then print them out and mail them to us*
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
JREC-IN: *you can search and apply for jobs using our handy service*
Japanese unis: *please find our job posting on JREC-IN, then complete these very specific internal-only forms and then print them out and mail them to us*
Japanese unis: *please find our job posting on JREC-IN, then complete these very specific internal-only forms and then print them out and mail them to us*
I’m becoming a pole dancer 😂 I’m not that good but men have low standards anyway
We can’t all leave academia and start a bakery. What are some fun alternatives?
November 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I’m becoming a pole dancer 😂 I’m not that good but men have low standards anyway
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November 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Work has asked us to send some information in for the open day including a possible lecture title – the idea I have is so inflammatory I might actually have to do it lol
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Work has asked us to send some information in for the open day including a possible lecture title – the idea I have is so inflammatory I might actually have to do it lol
The journal I'm submitting to has no word limit... are you sure? Do you want reviewers? Are you trusting the authors too much? Do you think we're writing with good intentions?
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The journal I'm submitting to has no word limit... are you sure? Do you want reviewers? Are you trusting the authors too much? Do you think we're writing with good intentions?
Just checked my schedule and we are officially halfway through term 😍 34 days left of teaching!!!! Then holiday until mid April 😍
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Just checked my schedule and we are officially halfway through term 😍 34 days left of teaching!!!! Then holiday until mid April 😍
I am submitting this paper to this Q2 journal by the 30th of this month whether I have the OK by my supervisor or not
IT'S GOING GOODBYE
I have a nice comfy break from 23nd Dec to 5th Jan and I only want to be dealing with my thesis
IT'S GOING GOODBYE
I have a nice comfy break from 23nd Dec to 5th Jan and I only want to be dealing with my thesis
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I am submitting this paper to this Q2 journal by the 30th of this month whether I have the OK by my supervisor or not
IT'S GOING GOODBYE
I have a nice comfy break from 23nd Dec to 5th Jan and I only want to be dealing with my thesis
IT'S GOING GOODBYE
I have a nice comfy break from 23nd Dec to 5th Jan and I only want to be dealing with my thesis
Finally something useful
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Finally something useful