There are certain activities that maybe many civilizations share, and solitary social activities are probably one of them.
You don't see many people eating alone. Maybe at a McDonald's or other fast food restaurant, this is common, but not in any other restaurant. Very often, there is always another person. "Party of one" sounds like a weird reservation to make. But I often would go to restaurants alone. I would bring a book, listen to a podcast, or both.
I also would go to movies alone all the time. Never understood much about going together, but I could see it as something to do for long-term friends and couples.
Interesting. In the States, I had never encountered a solitary individual in a movie theater. Not once. Whether a date or just with a buddy, the routine was the same; eating before or after the movie, or both. My bro Wro and I saw one of the prequels of Star Wars and went out afterwards. We both were studying kendo and were impressed with the swordsmanship of the movie and discussed this at a bar afterwards. However, in Japan, many who love movies go alone. Male and female. These differences fascinate me.
Eating alone, I am oblivious to as I eat alone more often than not and do not care to pay attention to what the others in the venue think about it. In Tokyo, there are many places where dinning alone is more common than not, thus the single seating.
A sociologist would say that more Japanese women are throwing their men out, and they have to live rough. A sociologist would say that single men choosing to not live in a house - is financial - much like yourself.
I am not planning on living in a tent, though it may still come to that. I have found a listing for a small two story house for under ¥50,000 a month, less than the “nothing” I am paying to live in my preexwife’s house.
There are certain activities that maybe many civilizations share, and solitary social activities are probably one of them.
You don't see many people eating alone. Maybe at a McDonald's or other fast food restaurant, this is common, but not in any other restaurant. Very often, there is always another person. "Party of one" sounds like a weird reservation to make. But I often would go to restaurants alone. I would bring a book, listen to a podcast, or both.
I also would go to movies alone all the time. Never understood much about going together, but I could see it as something to do for long-term friends and couples.
Interesting. In the States, I had never encountered a solitary individual in a movie theater. Not once. Whether a date or just with a buddy, the routine was the same; eating before or after the movie, or both. My bro Wro and I saw one of the prequels of Star Wars and went out afterwards. We both were studying kendo and were impressed with the swordsmanship of the movie and discussed this at a bar afterwards. However, in Japan, many who love movies go alone. Male and female. These differences fascinate me.
Eating alone, I am oblivious to as I eat alone more often than not and do not care to pay attention to what the others in the venue think about it. In Tokyo, there are many places where dinning alone is more common than not, thus the single seating.
A sociologist would say that more Japanese women are throwing their men out, and they have to live rough. A sociologist would say that single men choosing to not live in a house - is financial - much like yourself.
I am not planning on living in a tent, though it may still come to that. I have found a listing for a small two story house for under ¥50,000 a month, less than the “nothing” I am paying to live in my preexwife’s house.