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It can get much worse very quickly. A couple of weekends ago I was in downtown Tokyo and saw something that I could not understand. A “QR Only” public toilet in a shopping area. To use the toilet you must first purchase something from one of the stores in the shopping area. Once you make the purchase, the clerk will allow you to scan the QR code into your “smart phone” for you to use the toilet. Glad I was with my wife as I have an old flip phone and needed to use the toilet. Folks, it ain…

I would have pissed in the street. Stop travelling to countries that endorse this BS and take the money and energy to fight it in your own country.

Can’t travel here as the border is shut and has been for two years. I live here and have for most my adult life, almost half my entire life. It is my wife’s and son’s homeland. But most of my problems are from the good ole’ USA. It is their FATCA law that causes my financial woes. The QR codes are just a new facet to life in the digital age. If Japan can use these to control toilet use in shopping areas, do you not think that Canada will not use the same or similar against the truckers an…

that is why you do not spend your dollars there. you are smart, find a way. we all have to find one. canada is worse than US right now. biden has dementia so he is worthless but poodeau is a real sick twist and needs to go.

Don’t spend my dollars where? In Japan where I live? I have no dollars, only yen and after losing most of my employment during the past 2 years, very little if that. Not spending it on much of anything apart from necessities.

gotcha TS, I thought you were in US being a tourist in Japan. I stand corrected.

Nope. First time here was in the early 90s on one of uncle Sam’s canoes. Then a couple of years as a foreign exchange student and then working. However, tourists have not been allowed in to the country since Feb. 4th (I think that is the correct day.) 2020. Not possible to be here as a tourist and hasn’t been for a long time. This fact is what I lost 1/3 of my monthly earnings starting in March 2020.

I lost my job too. It has been difficult. I have been very frugal and saved money for rainy days as my parents always pushed me to do. And boy is it raining. Hang in there, we all are trying to:{

Ouch. Luckily, I am still employed. Under under under employed but employed. Could be a lot worse and there are many far worse off than I, but it is bad. With the shot being rolled out for kids here next month, it is likely to get much worse soon.