Tim Rogers posted on Kotaku a rant against Japan and Japanese culture. I really dig Tim's writing about videogames but Kotaku is not Action Button and his post sounds more like a rant from a pennyless english teacher who was never able to get out from Nova  than a critic of the real problems of Japan (no sorry Tim: 500 yen drink tickets or putting a little piece of tape over the barcode while shopping for a Coke at 7/11 are not problems)...
I suggest to Tim to pack things up and travel few months outisde Japan so he could get a better prospective of what he likes and what he doesn't... Good luck Tim you deserve it!!

Update: Brian Ashcraft commented Tim's rant. I share Brian open mind but I think that Tim really needs help from his friends to be happy (in Japan or any other country he chooses)...

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