/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

How many of you guys live by yourselves?

I feel like I'm surrounded by underageb&s who live with their parents.

[Anonymous No.]

>Implying you cant be over 18 and still live with your parents.

*Is 33 years old, punches wall*

[Anonymous No.]

It's hard to make rent when you're unemployed and don't leave your room.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4805900

I live at college, in a single dorm room.

[Anonymous No.]

Counter-productive to move out

[Anonymous No.]

This is /jp/. Most of us are very very over-age. And still live with their parents.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4805920
This.

Sometimes I look around and realize I haven't seen or talked to anyone in weeks. Feels bad for some reason, man.

[Shifty Scandaroon No.]

Hey I'm 19 and I live with my parents.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4805940
>Most of us are very very over-age.

Heh, good one.

/jp/'s average age is around 14.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 21 and live by myself. Moved out when I started college at 18.

[Anynymous of the !DeathUv6x2 No.]

A question to all the NEETs in here. How are you planning to live when your parents die? How are you gonna pay the bills and all the shit?

[Shifty Scandaroon No.]

>>4806029

Suicide/Hope I can get by with the money the government pays me/sympathetic relatives (maybe)?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806027
>living by himself in college

Spoiled brat.

[Anonymous of Croatia !na1byG1GU. No.]

>>4805900
Yeah you enjoy living alone, I'll enjoy having money, food, internet for free.

I don't get this western idea of moving out by 18 or whatever... Here people don't really mind if you don't move out.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806018
How could you not see anyone for weeks. That is impossible.
And not talking? Just fucking knock on peoples doors and make friendly, or ask people after classes if they want to get some food. I mean...god damn you are at college, I'm sure there are tons of things besides classes you can do.

[Anonymous No.]

Anyone who still lives with their parents is as good as an underageb&.

It doesn't take much intelligence to get a decent enough education/job to support living on your own.

inb4 working is for idiots

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806034
Hardly, but the school I enrolled in was halfway across the country so I couldn't exactly stay with my parents.

[Anonymous No.]

I live with my girlfriend

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806024
>/jp/'s average age is around 14.
it's around 20 but has been getting lower due to /a/,/v/ scum

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806041
That's because you live in a shitty country.

Or should I say that's why your country is shitty.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806029
Anyone can get a job at walmart. Just lie properly on the bullshit personality test and pass the drug test.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806042
It's very possible if my exams line up on top of each other, none of them require attendance and I find it easier to simply read the book + online notes.

Also, why the hell would I randomly knock on somebody's door and bother them? Much less talk to random people in class.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806046
Not everyone enjoys working as much as you do.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806058

I have given just about every possible variation on the personality tests that companies give, ranging from overly positive to reasonably human and I never get call backs. Not even on completely online tests. Are there some answers that I'm just supposed to answer truthfully? Or do I just suck and should I continue leaching off my parent for money and my psychologists' for company?

[Anonymous No.]

I live in a single room in an off-campus building.

Everyone on my floor knows everyone - except me. I heard people talking as they walked past my door once, apparently I'm the "dorm enigma".

[GreenTrashcan !6mvmNVD6E6 No.]

My brother's turning 31 and still lives with his grandmother. I feel kinda sorry for him, but it was his decision to pursue an art degree and do fuck all with his life.

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

26 year old virgin here. Most /jp/ users are actually in their late 20's or early 30's.

Of course, this was before the name change and /a/ and /v/ invasion. The average age was probably lowered down to 12 now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806092
Yeah, because /a/ and /v/ didn't originally flock to /jp/ when our board was in big red text along with 5 others on the header of every board on this site when it was created.

The userbase is the same as it's always been.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806092
Yeah well, I'm an almost 26 year old American Otaku (eternal virgin for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games on my Sega Saturn.

I train with my electric guitar every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my guitar license seven years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak Japanese terribly, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write terribly as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code from playing Sengoku Rance, which I completed with a 100% save.

When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Akibahara to attend a prestigious maid cafe to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become a music composer for Konami or even an erogame tester!

Anyways, I'll be making /jp/ my permanent home if its not too much trouble, konichiwa!

[Some Guy No.]

I live in a house with eight other dudes. I haven't lived with my parents for three years. College sucks.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806101
/a/ two years ago != /a/ today

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806092

>Most /jp/ users are actually in their late 20's or early 30's.


keep kidding yourself, zunbar.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806113
Really? I don't see much difference.

Two years wasn't that long ago.

[Anonymous No.]

I left home when I was 16, moved back home when I was 29 to look after my father, best thing I ever did - life is much much better than being stuck all alone in a flat.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806120
>Really? I don't see much difference.
just mentioning naruto there used to be a bannable offence, now there's 20 threads when a new chapter comes out

[Anonymous No.]

Silly thread but I live in an apartment across my college.
I don't have any monetary considerations because I am a millionaire.
Still, I haven't come out of my house for anything except classes and groceries in months.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806110
>I live in a house with eight other dudes.

Why haven't you killed yourself yet?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806131
because he's a faggot, literally.

[Anonymous No.]

Ｉ　ｗｏｒｋ　ａｔ　ＦｅｄＥｘ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｌｉｋｅ
　Ｉ　ａｍ　Ｓａｎｔａ　Ｃｌａｕｓｅ　ｏｒ　ｈｉｓ　ｅｌｖｅｓ．

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806074
They are all misinterpretations of this. Learn this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_five_personality_traits

They want low N and high A and C always, high E for customer interaction, low O for drones and high O and E for management. Always answer Disagree Strongly or Agree Strongly, because the tests work on a point system typically. Try to remember your answers, because they rephrase questions several times to "catch you lying".
It's not that hard. Put your miserable shred of extra intelligence to work on gaming this test, and you can pay to continue living your miserable life.

[Anonymous No.]

33, renting from one of my college friends, haven't lived with my parents in over a decade. Working as a systems engineer and enjoying the bachelor nerd life.

[Anonymous No.]

20 year old here. Two years I moved out of my parent's house to attend college in a nearby town. A year after I had moved out, a combination of part time college and full time employment burned me out hard, so I moved back with my parents and continued going to school

When I move out again, I'm going to be finding myself some roommates. Honestly, living alone and still paying college tuition is a luxury in today's economy. It is just plain smarter to split the costs of living with other people

[Anonymous of Germany !WvzhzxDiIQ No.]

I've been living by myself for a year and a half now.

It's fucking troublesome. Making your own food, cleaning the place, meh. I wish I could have stayed at my father's place for university, but he kicked me out so his new girlfriend could move in with him. At least he pays my rent.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806128
>just mentioning naruto there used to be a bannable offence

lol wat

You're thinking at least 5 years ago, not 2. /a/ was shit when the split happened.

[Anonymous No.]

I like how /jp/ talks about the /a/-/jp/ split as if it's on the same scale as the Great Schism.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 23 and I live with my grandparents, but still have to pay rent every month.

Oh, how I wish I could live the life of a NEET.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806193
I like how 4chon talks about /b/ sucking as if it's on the same scale as Eternal September.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806193
It was.

[GreenTrashcan !6mvmNVD6E6 No.]

>>4806128
>just mentioning naruto there used to be a bannable offence

The mods don't give as much of a shit as you think they do. The caveat of /jp/edos...

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806193
Χαίρε κεχαριτωμένη Μαρία
Ο Κύριος μετά Σου
Ευλογημένη συ εν γυναξί
και ευλογημένος ο καρπός της κοιλίας σου
Αγία Μαρία, Μήτηρ του Θεού
προσεύχου υπέρ όλων ημών των αμαρτωλών
νυν και κατά την ώρα του θανάτου ημών

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806216
Do people even get banned on /jp/?

It seems like the meido just deletes shit all day.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806218
This is a /jp/ psalm, those /a/ faggots chant in Latin.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806229

Last I checked, Currybutt is still riding a ban for shitposting.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806193
It was called the Sho/a/h.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806233
I shitpost all the time. Why am I not banned?

[Anonymous No.]

People actually believe /jp/ users are 18 or older?

Just go to a random /jp/ paintchat, /jp/ IRC channel, or some social networking site with a /jp/ group (like last.fm). You will find out that half of the users here are between 13 and 16 years old.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806229
This just goes to show how much self-restraint our Janitor has.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806230
CRY FOR THE VIRGIN

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806243
>>/jp/
>>social networking sites

I think you have a flaw in your argument

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806243
Wrong. You will find out that the sort of /jp/ users that use those services are between 13 and 16 years old.

[Anonymous No.]

I live alone in a hotel.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806243
From what I've seen /jp/sies pretend to be little girls on last.fm. Don't trust their profiles.

[Anonymous No.]

24, in a dorm
Why is California so expensive, fuck.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806018

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806213
WTF is that hat with eyes from?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806286
/a/<-

[Anonymous No.]

My mom said from days ago that I was like a leech.

I'm so fucking proud.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806286

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806243
Obviously only the worst /jp/ posters would bother with that shit so it's clearly not an accurate sample. It only proves that there are some underage shitposters on /jp/, which everyone already realizes.

[Anonymous No.]

I only use last.fm for the charts. I sometimes wish there was a music site like last.fm but without the social networking part.

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.last.fm/user/Kordox
>Dimmu Borgir
>My Chemical Romance

lol'd

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806299
>>4806213
The Source.

[Anonymous No.]

http://www.last.fm/user/Xebecsdemise

I forgot I joined the /jp/ group

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806074
YOU need to call THEM you fucking idiot. They never check online applications unless you actually call.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm in college OP.

[Anonymous No.]

Lived alone for 2 years, lost my job and am living with my parents again for the time being.

[Anonymous No.]

i started living alone this in early march. though i never frequent this board lol, i just saw this thread on the front page haha

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806024
It would be better this way, we'd probably look less pathetic, unfortunately we're all 20+

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806398
Go back to /b/, dipshit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806371
Walmart does. They don't let their local managers decide who to hire, either, only who to fire in 3 months. Getting hired is a matter of passing the online exam and the interview exams.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806365
Why would you join the 4chan group? It's full of /b/tards.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806419
I cant for the life of me remember

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806402
>implying i frequent /b/ after i stopped frequenting it in december-ish
>visit /int/, /new/, /sp/, /adv/, and /r9k/ lately, sometimes others
>on 4chan since august

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806439
>on 4chan since august

piss off newfag

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806029
parents should leave you the money they left in their savings account/retirement money they didnt spend

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806439
That's not how you quote...

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806439
Get the fuck out. Go crawl back to the shithole you came from.

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>4806344

http://www.last.fm/group/bunbunmaru

>>Nightwish and Touhou remixes 24/7

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 23 and live alone. I love it, though I'm not going to be able to support myself forever.

I've been trying to "better myself" by finding a job. 40 or so applications and only one interview (for a shelf stacking job) and I gave up. Oh, and that shelf stacking job, yeah, they didn't want me. Shitty economy.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806439
Go away.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806439
HARD

GAY

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806488
How do you get turned away from a shelf stacking job? Isn't having arms the only requirement?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806493
Why bother having a pussy on the rear when all the cocks are way too big to fit in it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806497
Personality counts.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806439
Since august? Get the fuck out.

[Anonymous No.]

You should have at least provided a link OP. I went to CNN.com but the poll said this:

Quick vote
Have you or anyone in your family lost a job in the past year?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806508
Who are you going to talk to, the canned goods? Did you take a shit on the guy's desk during the interview or something?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806527
Maybe...

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806497

That's what I thought. I forgot that I fail at basic human interaction so I interview like shit.

[Anonymous No.]

I live in a tiny flat with two others about 15 minutes walk from Uni.
I would have proffered to make the 1 hour daily commute from my parents house than live with these tards, but alas I'm a test away from getting my provisional license.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806046
Enjoy being a slave to society, wasting a large portion of your life doing something you don't want to do. While we will live our life to the fullest, only doing what we want.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806470
At least bunbunmaru group doesn't listen to IOSYS like the /jp/ group

[Takahashi Rumiko No.]

>>4806554
i just want one that plays mostly instrumental, i typicaly hate that vocal shit

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806180
3 years ago since the split now. So you're both right.

[Anonymous No.]

their group radio is full of nothing but japanese boy bands what the fuck wheres the touhou?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806554
There's nothing inherently wrong with IOSYS, you're just a sheep.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806546
...with the only tradeoff being nagged by your parents!

Protip: Your job does not have to be hellish and soul-sucking, hence getting a degree/qualification in a field you like.

Alternatively, you can work a job you don't like to obtain money to maximize your free time.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806600
>Your job does not have to be hellish and soul-sucking
No, at best it will just be annoying and insanely boring.
>getting a degree/qualification in a field you like
Stop spouting this shit. I am so sick of people saying this. Hey, when some university makes a degree in Touhou, eroge and sleeping, let me know fuckface.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806600
Being nagged by your parents for a few hours every month >>>>> Throwing away 40 hours a week doing stuff you don't want to do so that somebody else can get rich off your efforts.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806582
The split was a little bit over 2 years ago now. That looks to be an old /a/ thread.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806640
>>4806620
Are you guys serious? You sound like a bunch of disenchanted 16 year olds. "omg, work sux, I don't want to do anything but sleep, watch animu, and contemplate the pointlessness of life with my incredible intellect. No one understands me. :( "

So you aren't interested in any useful trades, such as bio, comp sci, etc etc.

Then, getting a job will allow you to pursue your other interests more fully.

Or, if just doing nothing and watching TV is really your thing, fine, but don't delude yourself into thinking that all work is a pointless pursuit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806675
Maybe you should just get out. Animesuki seems like a better place for you (since you keep going YOURE TOO YOUNG I suspect gaia isnt your place.)

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806675
If you want to throw away half of your life then go ahead but don't chastise others for not doing the same.

People work because others tell them or expect them to. If given the choice, everyone would choose not to work.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806713
Yeah, nobody has ever enjoyed their work. Ever. Fucking kids.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806741
>Yeah, nobody has ever enjoyed their work. Ever.
Correct.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806741
If they won the lottery, would they continue working? No. They might say they enjoy their work but they would stop if they had the opportunity.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806756
Fallacious argument.
I am a millionaire, I have no need to work yet enjoy doing so.
There is something satisfying about creating something that works.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806741
hahaha if you are enjoying your work you are either. working on your hobby ie earning shit or just started working and think everything is sunshine and rainbows

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806756
Tons of people have been given the opportunity and continued working.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806778
>I am a millionaire
Can I have some cash?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806778
>I am a millionaire

cool story bro

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806782
Will you mindlessly follow my every order?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806791
Do I get to wear a skirt?

[Anonymous No.]

I live in a small but modern 2-room apartment with huge windows that let in a lot of sunlight. But I'm usually at work when the sun's up.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806786
Have a picture of one of my dining rooms.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806796
Unless you're effeminate enough, I'd rather have a butler.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806810
You'll need to take a picture with one of your many laptops open to this thread in it before anyone believes you.

[Anonymous No.]

a million quid buys you a 2 bedroom flat

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806810
That's not impressive.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4805900
No plan to move out since I already own my dad's family restaurant, even though he still runs it.

Not really sure if being pestered to get married and get him a grandkid is worse than being pestered to go out and look for a job.

[Anonymous No.]

I know hardly any people (you can stop reading here) who have moved out of their parents house before or just after turning 18.
I dont know if things are different in the US or something, but at least here it would not make much sense to move away if you're still studying (unless you need to move away for studying whatever you want to). And dont have any problems with your parents, of course.
and especially in a place like this, dont take living with your parents as a sign of being underaged.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806675
Most jobs suck and are incredibly draining. Besides in shitty low paying mostly manual jobs; for most jobs for graduates or anybody well educated, maintaining your position and doing your job requires not so much on thinking, but maintaining a large network of back scratching acquaintances and carefully pruning social networks so as to secure your position in an office heirachy.
The only exceptions would be a few jobs in engineering, programming and pure research, and a scattered few other skilled professions.
Even Banking nowadays is based not so much on having an understanding of finance, but having lots of contacts in the right places to pass you deals regardless of whether they're worth anything.
I'm glad I've got the potential to go into pure mathematical research. If I could only manage an ordinary job, I'd probably go Hikki at the thought of it.

[Anonymous No.]

Lived alone for a year, then found out that studying arts and working at once takes too damn much time.

19 now, basement dweller. But hey, the good thing about it is that when I'd live by myself, nobody would bake me a cake.

[Anonymous No.]

I have my own house.

[Anonymous No.]

18. Been living alone for nearly 3 years now. Student.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806778

You don't need a job in order to make things.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4807292
Make things as in " Create a business and have it work".

[Anonymous No.]

During term-time I live in a small rented flat close to university.

I'd have no problem living at home, but the commute to class would just be far too long every day.

[Anonymous No.]

Dorm apartment here.

After 2 years I've sort of gotten used to having a shared kitchen.
At least it gives me some social interaction, but I'd much rather have my own place where I can't hear everyone on my floor walking in the hall, music from the apartments surrounding mine, noise in the yard, etc.
It's driving me nuts.

[Anonymous No.]

I share with nobody, you hear me?!!?! NOBODY!!!!!

[Anonymous No.]

>>4807324
Get a good pair of noise-isolating headphones.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4807348
I've got AKG 271's, but I can't sleep with them on, and my ears start to hurt after 3-4 hours.

[Anonymous No.]

>last.fm

WTF I never heard about it before, sure is casual in here

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806889
I will agree that the social networking and gladhanding to attain a job is total bullshit, one reason I am not going into business. However, even though I am going into research like you (different field though) there is still plenty of that in science as well. Sucking the profs. or lead's dick to get and maintain your position, doing shitloads of busiwork to get published, etc. Basically, knowing someone gets you the first job, and it greatly varies from there. But then again, I find having a job is more rewarding than being spiteful and trying to rationalize a basement dwelling existence (and this is coming from someone who is pretty lazy at heart)

[Anonymous No.]

>>4807297
Make a business designed to employ NEETs who'd like to work at things they are good at, please. ;;

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 21, studying. I live with my parents because I don't have time to work.

anyway, I do it because I have to, fuck, I'm bored of this shit, life is not worth it, if I find cyanide, I'm gonna use it!

[Anonymous No.]

>>4805900

At 33, I'm probably the oldest guy here. I live alone in a condo over looking Elliott Bay in Seattle. I have a very high paying job, a very nice car. The only thing I lack is a decent social live with the opposite sex due to having no desire to associate with average women.

[Anonymous No.]

bump

[Anonymous No.]

>>4809820
>At 33, I'm probably the oldest guy here

hmm no, I'm 36 and certainly not the oldest

[Anonymous No.]

>>4809951

Good deal. 30-something represent.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4809820

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 27 and I live by myself.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

I moved out when I was 22.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4809658
>employ
>NEETs
…

[Anonymous No.]

I am a NEET and live with my parents. I don't know how I'm expected to live on my own with no source of income.

[Anonymous No.]

Not underage b&, but somewhat NEETish(ocasional jobs).

[Anonymous No.]

>>4810536
lulz @ these acronyms being thrown around...

why not get a job while still living with your parents, pocket 90% of the money since you don't have to worry about room and board, and leave when you feel comfortable with respect to your financial situation.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811117
Because we don't want to work? Seems pretty clear to me.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811117
Nobody in their right mind would consider hiring me.

[Anonymous No.]

Semi on my own I guess. During weekdays I live in the city where my Uni is and in the weekends I go home.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811131
Not talking to you.

>>4811141
Are you retarded? If no, then that's good. I am assuming you are white, and have a GED. Those are two pluses for you. If you had a job in high school that makes you look that much better. Just apply for Whole Foods or some shit like that, wear a button down shirt (no tie) to the interview, and present well. You will get a job if you want.

[Anonymous No.]

I used to be an almost-NEET (working only part time) but I got an office job and was finally able to afford moving out.

The only part that really sucks/sucked about my job is the transition to a completely new environment, new responsibilities, etc. It was hard as fucking hell for a couple months but I got used to it and now I'm mildly happier overall.

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>4811334
>>breakfast k style

Over/k/ompensation indeed.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811334
Eat gun, dip bacon in beer.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811334
I am white, and do not have a GED. I dropped out of high school and have never worked a day in my life. I am extremely socially awkward and am unable to present myself in a such a manner.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't have to live with my parents but I Iove them a lot. They have never once given me shit about walking to the beat of a different drummer. They listen to what I have to say. They understand me and love me no matter what which is more than I can say for any of the friends or women I've had over the years. I have a modest income and I am enrolled in graduate studies so I can take over the bills when they get older and support them in their old age.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811500
Well....that's unfortunate, but just means slightly more ; - ; for you. I'd recommend getting your GED, but I'm sure you can find grocery jobs etc. that don't require one for now, just for resume fodder down the line. As for presenting well, these are jobs that don't exactly have the cream of the crop applying to them.

In the end, it's all in your head, and if you decide to present well, then you can. Just have mom dress you, smile, make eye contact, don't mumble, blah blah. If need be, just tell yourself you are far superior to them, so you don't need to be nervous, as you are their better. That's helped me in public speaking before.

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

Oh god an earthquake!! Help!!

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811641
OH FUCK, YOU TOO? It finally stopped right now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811641
>>4811653
Damn, I've only experienced an earthquake once in my life and that was last year in December.

Earthquakes are cool unless your house is shit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811492

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811641
you live in California?

[Anonymous No.]

I am 26 and thousands of miles away from home, but in as little as a month from now I will be back with my parents for as long as it takes before I get a job.

It really kind of sucks.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811808

[Anonymous No.]

>>4811641
Why do some people willingly live in places that have earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes or other natural disasters?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4812316
Maybe because construction standards are now mostly natural disaster proof and they don't have enough money to move away.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4812316
Well I have to deal with hurricanes but its not like you don't see them coming days in advance. As far as earthquakes and volcanoes go, yeah people probably shouldn't live there.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 24 and have been living alone in an apartment for 2 years now.

I know /jp/ likes to demonize work, but mine isn't so bad (software engineer) and can be positively enjoyable at times.

Living alone is great though. I can't imagine living as a burden on my parents, my sense of guilt is too great.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4812518
work sucks. life is hard :(

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!g4pQz5RFuPl No.]

;_; so alone

[Anonymous No.]

I live with one of my old buddies from the war. Having a roommate is cheaper and it is nice to have company.

[Anonymous of Manila !!1gI4uJox3s7 No.]

I live with my sister, I feel bad for leeching ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

cxv

[Anonymous No.]

I am so alone ; - ;

[Anonymous No.]

I live with my grandmother, it's kinda like living alone as we don't talk, I'm just there to make sure she doesn't accidently kick the bucket, when we do talk it's usually her asking me when I'll get married, have great grandchildren blah blah blah.

[Anonymous No.]

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[Anonymous No.]

Live with my parents, go to school part time, work nearly full time. Life is hard bro

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815468

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815649
;_;

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815649
EVERY FUCKING TIME

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815649
oh god, the tears won't stop.

[bem !JnZiCl58gc No.]

>>4815725
>>4815716
>>4815704
you guys are hella weak

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815738
You shed a manly tear, admit it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815649

[bem !JnZiCl58gc No.]

>>4815743
no tears were shed

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815760
then what's that dripping from your eyes?

[bem !JnZiCl58gc No.]

>>4815777
well i was just outside for a smoke, so its water dripping off my hair

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815649
And now, thanks to this, I'll start taking care of every damn cat I find. Thank you so much, asshole ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815797
a likely story

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 25 and I leech off my mother, since I've been unable to get a job during the last year and due to health problems I always have red eyes, so I end up looking like a junky on the interviews even though I don't have many problems with the interviews. Due to all that, I'm waiting for a surgery and after that, I hope to get better to look for a new job.

I like being a lazy ass without a fixed schedule, but the lack of money is hurting me and my mother needs my help to pay the bills, which makes me feel guilty for not being able to get a job, so even if I could manage to be able to live alone, I won't do it so soon, since she needs my help.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815891
Sugoi monogatari, aniki!

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815902
Aniki! Do you want to see my ripped MANLY muscles?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4815918
>heroin muscles
no thanks

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806029
My parents were sluts who had me while they were still young teens. When they die, I wont be far behind them.

[Anonymous No.]

20, male, 5'11", 300lbs, live by self in a 2 master bd rm apt, work at nearby hospital as CNA/ERT, also pick up 48hr shifts as EMT, also fulltime student trying to double major in psychiatric nursing, and psychology. ya, i'm a looser. mostly i just let friends stay in the extra master bd rm, i should move into a smaller place but that'd be a hassle and craps to busy. plus i like it here, even though the apt seems a bit big/empty.

[GreenTrashcan !6mvmNVD6E6 No.]

Maido never lets these threads stay alive for more than 50 posts. I wonder if he's on vacation.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't get this "independence" bullshit that you kids today mouth off about.

"I THINK IMMA GO PAY EXTRA MONEY TO LIVE BY MYSELF SO I DON'T HAVE MY PARENTS ON MY ASS, THAT'LL SHOW EM!"

I don't see anything really good coming out of it unless your parents seriously annoy you. If you have an average family, then why the hell should you move out? My whole family lives in this house, why the fuck would I move out of here? My grandmother owns this house and doesn't even pay for bills. Know why? Because her wonderful children pitch up money together to pay for the bills. Rather than paying the electricity and water bills they would have to pay alone, they split the cost with each other and pay a hell of a lot less than if they rented places on their own. It shows, because my family has enough spare money around to support my NEET ass without any problem.

Not that I need much. I can eat food from the fridge that'll go to waste anyway because they always buy a crapload of stuff but end up ordering outside food. I get a small allowance that's usually used for my figures and such because I sure as hell don't have much else to spend the cash on.

tl;dr - Moving out of your parents house as soon as you're 18 is something I really don't get. Why the hell do so many people jump on that idea? It makes more sense to stick together and cut the costs of living. Fuck you guys waste so much money, and that's a lot coming from someone who annually spends upwards of $100 for a single fucking figure.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4816022
This man is correct. While I still think one should be getting a job, nothing wrong with living with your parents if they are cool and don't enrage you; it is incredibly cost-efficient.

It's the one thing Europeans actually have right. I have a German friend in his mid-30's still living with his parents, and he is upper-middle management at a major corporation, works 9-5 etc.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4816022
That's pretty much the norm for us in India.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819086
I hate to be the guy bringing this up, but living with your parents does not look good to the opposite sex for obvious reasons.

Nobody here cares about that, though.

[Anonymous No.]

I work and have a house of my own. I still visit my parents a couple times a year though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819118
if you care that much then you're definitely underage b&

[kuromatsu !uEjzVXUVtQ No.]

17 yo, live with my father
suck at school and lost 2 years
man, i need a job

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819123
Being caught having sex by your mother probably sucks no matter how old you are.

[Bern !FAGetAU5R2 No.]

>>4806029

Get a job working for construction companies directing traffic.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4805897
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[Anonymous No.]

>>4816022
My parents made me go to college. That's the main reason I moved out. Also, they used to piss me off when I lived with them.

[Anonymous No.]

Normalfags, just get the fuck out. If you have a job, that's nice. I'm happy for you. If you love your job, that's great man! Internet high five! You're a cool and productive guy in society.
But don't come on /jp/ of all places, and start up with your tired normalfag bullshit, "Oh, working's not so bad, you just haven't found what you like. Working can be fun, just get in touch with that special thing that you enjoy, and make it work for youuuu~ Learn, and grow, and it feels good man I love my job and you can toooo~"
Fuck, the hell, off, and go suck your bosses' dicks at your office. Or give your lectures on /adv/ and /r9k/, where people actually want to hear them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819198
Shut the fuck up you spoiled brat.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819214
No U!

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819118
But it is more acceptable in Europe, hence no stigma. Here, yes, it is weird.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819198
This made me lol hard. I'm guessing 35 years old, obese, neckbeard?

[Anonymous No.]

yea sure, have been living independently since I was 17 and moved together with my then girlfriend because my family was essentially broken and my brother had turned into heroine.
after the military, I moved to Sweden and lived there with my new love for a year, working for Microsoft, after which I moved back to Finland where I worked as on-site technician for a year while preparing for entrance exams and started studying my masters in engineering at the age of 22.

my life has been so fulfilling I feel I have nothing to achieve anymore. kinda depressing. currently living with a cat in a flat.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819741
GET OUT. NOW.

[Anonymous No.]

Boof is old and rich, right? I aspire to be like him.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819842
BOOF is a middle class old woman living off pension.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819842
>>4819869
She has manhands and like 4-5 parrots

[Anonymous No.]

I'm 23 (going on to 24) and I live with my parents... I reckon I'll be here till I'm 30 or so... no rush.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819690
>he actually thinks "obese" is an insult

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819869
>>4819886
All of a sudden I pop a raging boner every time BOOF posts.

Damn you guys, why couldn't you just let me keep believing BOOF was a man so I didn't have to feel so awkward? ;;

[Anonymous No.]

Work full time and live with parents.

There's only 3 of us in a big house, I'd rather pay them a little bit of rent then pay 600-1000/month then for some really, really shitty living in a flat a few blocks away.

I don't have much going for me with education right now, but I'll probably continue to work full time for a bit, then go to some trade school for some computer shit. I don't even have enough crap to fill a house/flat anyway, be even more lonely

[Anonymous No.]

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!g4pQz5RFuPl No.]

>>4820094
I'm a 86 year old retired woman sitting alone in my Florida beachfront house waiting to die.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4821198
I'd hit you no matter how many wrinkles you have, Boo.

[Anonymous No.]

I live with my parents in between graduating from college and going to grad school starting in the fall. Saving 700+ on rent and living expenses is worth it for the while.

[Anonymous No.]

I have an apartment to myself, it and college is paid for by scholarships. Feels good being completely self reliant.
I have a treadmill as well, which I use routinely.
Feels good not being a fat slob.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4819118
>living with your parents does not look good to the opposite sex for obvious reasons.

My brother is nearing his 40th birthday. He still lives with us(in other words lives with his mom)

He's had more sex than I can ever hope to get in my lifetime. I know because I've had the unfortunate (dis)pleasure of hearing him fuck them.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806470
This post just got featured on #bunbunmaru
Just thought I'd let you know, ZUN!bar.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4821394
I love the spy, always keeping us up to date with the latest #bunbunmaru news.

[Official !9yp2LBw2NE!!iG6zwlwC+Rj No.]

Can you please stop posting random quotes from our IRC channel please?
I'm really not sure why you're doing it or what you're trying to prove; it's really just embarrassing yourself.

[Anonymous No.]

moved out at 19

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>4821394
What did they say?

And I thought I was a nerd for listening to (non-Touhou) video game soundtracks 10 hours per day. Apparently it can get worse.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4821591
You're posting on /jp/ about people in an offshoot board's IRC channel, you really don't get much worse than that.
Please take this shit up with them personally if you really have to, no-one on this entire website gives two fucks about you or your opinions on #bunbunmaru.

[Anonymous No.]

What's this my dear? They are all faggots?

[ZUN !barYV1VtIA No.]

>>4821622
Leave it to Anon to get mad over a game of pretend.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4816022
Some of us can't afford the 16-hour round trip commute from home to campus.

Some of us actually went to a university rather than some shitty community college.

Blow it out your ass, eurofags.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4806497

It used to be that nice, hardworking people that were willing to learn would be hired instantly...It seems that the only people who can get jobs are completely overqualified for that job or another (like a scientist getting a retail store job) or being disabled.....

Or stores love to hire 60 people for a month and then let go of 58 of them....then rehire again....over 3 million people unemployed in California..... If you are born in California, they make it hard to live there, and hard to leave... We know a married couple in their 40's that had to move back in with parents....

[Anonymous ‮.tahw ‪‪‪‬ ‪‬ ‭‬ !Jones4ZrPA No.]

>>4821511
> Official !9yp2LBw2NE!!iG6zwlwC+Rj Newfriend
Who made you our official newfriend?
I didn't vote for you!

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>Anon01:Oh shit! Its a girl! What are we going to do!

>>Anon02: How should I know?!? She's coming! Quick! Thing of something!

What do you do /jp/?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824232
>Quick! Thing of something

Ask you to learn correct English then get back to me.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824232
Obviously, I go into the personality mode suitable for dealing with people I do not know.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824232
Quickly pull out my pocket knife and commit seppuku while apologizing to her profusely for being such an unacceptable specimen of a man.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824275
I wish Japan was actually like this.

The girls are all sluts and the guys are all gangster faggots. Unless you go to some sort of middle-class private school, where it's just like my Japanese animes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824252
This.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824232
Pull out shotgun, claim self-defense.

[Anonymous No.]

Looks like my room, except I'm too cheap/lazy to install curtains so I just tape bedsheets to the wall to cover it up.

If anyone asks why I have bedsheets covering my window I just tell them I sleep during the day.

The lengths I go to for my CRT monitor. Goddamn glare.

[Anonymous No.]

I live on my own and have held a steady job at Walmart for 3 years now. I shouldn't be too depressed about my current standings, since I'm not in debt or anything, but it's still a rather lonely, pointless life.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824516
>job at Walmart

I heard carbon monoxide is a rather painless way to die.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't understand how anyone can keep their windows closed all the time like that. Doesn't it get stuffy? Also, how are you supposed to keep your PC cool if all the circulating air in your room is hot?

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824534

Air conditioning.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824529

It's not that bad of a job. I know people love to bitch about it, but you learn to appreciate it when your past jobs include cleaning up fish guts and hanging around chemical vats all day.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824534
It's called a fan, you should get one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824534
most of us have old computers, my CPU averages 88 F but will hit 110F before the fan speeds up

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824541
Nothing wrong with hanging around chemical vats.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824516
Learn creative skill, gain worth.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824543
I do have a fan, but it doesn't cool down the air unless my window or door are open.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824555
My shitty fan from Walmart has been keeping me cool at its lowest settings for years.

You're doing something wrong.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824570
Shuffling hot air around does not cool the air off.

[Anonymous No.]

>>4824570
Maybe it's because I'm using a mini-fan instead of a huge one.

Yeah, that's probably it.

[Anonymous No.]

Got a job when I was 18, moved into my uncles when I was 19 since I changed to night shift which he was supervisor of. Moved out of his place about a year and bit later into a unit with a friend. Got new job doing pretty much the same thing only it paid more. A year and half later I bought that unit and he moved out with his girlfriend and got married. I lived by myself there for 3 years. Lost job, sold unit, moved back in with folks.

That was almost 3 years ago. I worked for about 5 months last year, rest of my time has been spent doing fuck all in my room. Though I have been getting into golf and play about once a month with my brother and sister's boyfriend. I'm turning 26 this year. Being a NEET is was alright, I paid rent and shit, and I haven't spent THAT much of my savings considering it has been nearly 3 years, but I'm getting kinda bored now and I don't want to waste all my money like this. Sorta want to live on my own again, but getting a job with a 2 year gap of sitting on my butt isn't easy.


Also just let me say that some people do enjoy working, don't ask me why. My father has a guy working for him who won 10 million dollars, after he went on a holiday and did all the things he wanted to do and came back home he got bored. Some people are workaholics or atleast can't sit around at home like us.