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Comment by seandoe

12 hours ago

Err does go far, right? Japan is pretty cheap in my experience.

This is largely a function of exchange rates. If you are paid in USD, then Japan will seem cheap in a way it does not for people paid in yen.

Vietnam is even cheaper.

The problem is you get paid in a roided up currency and it's a fun vacation for you. The locals get paid awful wages and a single night at an hotel for a typical person here is a whole month's rent for them.

My British parents went there this year and found it very expensive