Laotree
@laotree.bsky.social
Educator, artist, beatmaker. Immigrant, not expat; longterm resident of Japan (Kyoto).
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https://laotree.bandcamp.com/
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All the ones near me seem to have rebranded, but I noticed a subtle red Big Boy character logo on one the other day. Maybe it’s mostly Kansai 🤷
August 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
All the ones near me seem to have rebranded, but I noticed a subtle red Big Boy character logo on one the other day. Maybe it’s mostly Kansai 🤷
What’s wild is I had no idea I was replying to someone who had any knowledge of or experience living in Japan, and was just replying within my own frame of reference for restaurant rebrands. ビックリした🤯
August 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
What’s wild is I had no idea I was replying to someone who had any knowledge of or experience living in Japan, and was just replying within my own frame of reference for restaurant rebrands. ビックリした🤯
Haven’t been in since the rebrand but they look like this now
August 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Haven’t been in since the rebrand but they look like this now
Idk, last year Big Boy restaurants in Japan ditched the Big Boy character and went with a steer to match their steakhouse rebrand and I was kinda bummed
August 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Idk, last year Big Boy restaurants in Japan ditched the Big Boy character and went with a steer to match their steakhouse rebrand and I was kinda bummed
I think a better analogy would be “Israeli nuclear weapons status”
July 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I think a better analogy would be “Israeli nuclear weapons status”
If this were true it wouldn’t even be the most insane thing about imperial measurements
May 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
If this were true it wouldn’t even be the most insane thing about imperial measurements
Referring to CECOT as a gulag is an insult to gulags
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Referring to CECOT as a gulag is an insult to gulags
You’re correct in that both emanate from the same orifice and stink
April 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
You’re correct in that both emanate from the same orifice and stink
Yes, because a 25-hour speech might also be effective against the kaiju in the cartoon
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Yes, because a 25-hour speech might also be effective against the kaiju in the cartoon
This has big “Palestinian flag is antisemitic” energy
March 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This has big “Palestinian flag is antisemitic” energy
Dandadan might be a better stoned watch tbh
March 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Dandadan might be a better stoned watch tbh
What’s the connotation of shonen in English? 少年 just means like a young boy, but lots of Japanese words take on very specific cross-cultural meanings (sideglancing bukkake)
March 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
What’s the connotation of shonen in English? 少年 just means like a young boy, but lots of Japanese words take on very specific cross-cultural meanings (sideglancing bukkake)
“Welcome to the Big Bear, California”
March 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
“Welcome to the Big Bear, California”
I was thinking “going to Blockbuster”. Malls still exist
March 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I was thinking “going to Blockbuster”. Malls still exist