monthly summary · February 2018
2018-02 summary
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Overview
February 2018 material centers on Daniel's life in Japan. Daniel contrasts positives (food, safety, cleanliness, transit, cheap rent, dating success) with complaints, and notes his girlfriend, Kyoto boredom, and a preference for staying home.
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Online backlash was a recurring thread: Japanese-language criticism of the Why I Hate Living in Japan video, dng65.com comments, 2chan discussion, and a TerryTV dispute that led to a community strike Daniel appealed.
Health episodes dominated mid-to-late month: a severe illness with a near-collapse in a supermarket, a long recovery, and a separate account of boredom and lack of motivation that Daniel questions as possible depression.
Practical planning appears around marriage paperwork, a British Embassy appointment, and the spouse visa, alongside uncertainty about future travel and the remaining two months in Japan.
Several personal videos cover sex, past relationships, and regrets, including deleted intimate media, sexuality questions, and frictions in dating Japanese women.
Themes
Positives of life in Japan: food, safety, transit, cheap rent, dating.
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Online hostility, forum threads, and the YouTube strike dispute.
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Illness, a supermarket blackout, and low motivation.
Marriage documents, the certificate of no impediment, and spouse visa concerns.
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Regrets, sexuality, and dating experiences.
Cooking segments and the Fiverr and subscriber milestones.
Developments
Early February 2018 (catalog date Feb 3): a video addresses negative Japanese-language reactions to Why I Hate Living in Japan and shows a Japanese bacon test.
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Early February (catalog dates Feb 4-5): two Kyoto day-trip videos cover temples, crowds and cold, then a grilled hot dog and Star Trek Discovery at home.
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Catalog date Feb 1: another guest's parcel was taken from the guest house shelf, opened, and its contents discarded.
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Catalog date Feb 8: a video lists positive reasons for living in Japan, ending with a pork belly and kimchi cooking demonstration.
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Catalog date Feb 9: a video covers sexuality, prostate stimulation experiments, an encounter two years earlier, and curry ramen cooking.
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Catalog date Feb 12: a video on frictions in dating Japanese women, including Daniel catching chlamydia from a partner.
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Catalog date Feb 14: a call to the British Embassy, an early-March appointment for a certificate of no impediment, the discovery that Osaka no longer issues them, and a beef stir-fry.
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Catalog date Feb 17: Daniel reads 87 pages of dng65.com comments about his video and rebuts accusations.
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Catalog date Feb 19: two versions of a video describe Daniel falling ill, nearly collapsing in a supermarket, and being escorted home.
Catalog date Feb 22: Daniel reports a roughly four-day illness, deletion of his Fiverr account after a demotion, and 20,000 YouTube subscribers.
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Catalog date Feb 25: a depression-themed video reports apartment visitors including a policeman, a TerryTV dispute, a community strike and an appeal.
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Catalog dates Feb 27-28: two regret videos describe deleting intimate media from relationships in 2009, 2013 and 2014.
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Uncertainties & gaps
Forum commenters' claims that they reported Daniel to immigration and police for illegal work and a sham marriage are allegations; Daniel denied them.
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Whether the person who questioned Daniel's girlfriend was a genuine police officer, and whether 2chan users filed any formal reports, is unknown.
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The cause of the illness (severe cold or mild flu) and of the vision loss and near-collapse, including possible medication effects, is undetermined.
Where the flu came from, and whether Fiverr shadowbanned or demoted the account because of Google Translate use, is unknown.
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Whether Daniel's boredom and lack of motivation amount to depression or laziness is unresolved.
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Future travel plans, the girlfriend's feelings about the relationship, marriage document requirements, and the outcome of a possible visa rejection are unclear.
The intended use of the parcel contents, whether the camera recorded the parcel incident, and the nature of the upsetting discovery on a partner's phone remain unknown.
Daniel is unsure whether declining a later sexual encounter was a mistake, and found no rule against tourist YouTube uploads but remains uncertain.
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Explore this period
- Recording · February 2018
Why I Love Living In Japan
Daniel reviews positive reasons for living in Japan to counterbalance recent negative videos. Advantages discussed include accessible supermarket food items, free bakery samples, Japanese varieties of meats and vegetables, public cleanlines
- Recording · February 2018
Let's talk about Depression
Daniel experiences persistent episodes of profound boredom, lack of motivation, emptiness, and sadness without an external trigger, showing no interest in former hobbies such as video games, drawing, photography, and Warhammer 40K, and spen
- Recording · February 2018
Packages At The Petrol Station
Daniel took an addressed parcel belonging to a Peruvian guest from the guest house parcel shelf to a private room out of boredom, opened it to discover four packs of condoms alongside Johnson's baby oil lotion, tried on an unlubricated cond
- Recording · February 2018
Japanese people are angry with me... [Awg_cm2Zllk]
Daniel addressed negative Japanese-language feedback on his comedic video titled Why I Hate Living in Japan, where commenters told him to leave the country, while English-language viewers responded positively. Foreigners retain the right to
- Recording · February 2018
i collapsed in a Japanese supermarket [mvzwdIDEYLM]
Daniel experienced severe cold or flu symptoms including a cough, headache, and fever, taking medication while dealing with miscommunications with his girlfriend regarding soup and tea. While shopping at a supermarket for a birthday gift, D
- Recording · February 2018
I'M ALIVE
Daniel has been severely ill for approximately four days after nearly collapsing, dealing with a fever, congestion, body aches, coughing fits, and lack of appetite, though the fever subsided and symptoms are slowly improving. During recover
- Recording · February 2018
Am I Gay
Daniel explores his sexuality, anal masturbation, and prostate stimulation, noting an exclusive attraction to women alongside an enjoyment of penetration. Daniel recounts an encounter two years earlier in Japan where he received oral sex fr
- Recording · February 2018
Racism In Japan - It Exists!
The website dng65.com hosted 87 pages with approximately 800 primarily negative, racist, and anti-foreigner comments discussing Daniel's video titled Why I Hate Living in Japan. Forum commenters criticized Daniel's complaints regarding Japa
- Recording · February 2018
Annoying Things About Having A Japanese Girlfriend
Drawing on personal dating experience with five or six Japanese women, Daniel details perceived negative aspects and cultural frictions in these relationships while presenting them as personal experiences rather than generalizations from a
- Recording · February 2018
We're getting MARRIED!
Daniel prepares documentation and arranges a trip to the British Embassy in Tokyo to secure a certificate of no impediment required for marriage in Japan, alongside planning subsequent spouse visa procedures. Daniel hosts an episode of Cook
- Recording · February 2018
Kyoto is very boring.
Daniel took a day trip to Kyoto with his girlfriend on her day off, finding the city dull, cold, crowded with noisy tourists, and unimpressive despite its reputation. Daniel expressed exhaustion with travel logistics and Japanese restaurant
- Recording · February 2018
This is the biggest regret of my life
Daniel expresses that his greatest life regret is deleting explicit media of past romantic partners, surpassing earlier regrets about education, unemployment, spending two years playing World of Warcraft, and using his father's PayPal accou
- Recording · February 2018
[2018-02-05] Visiting Kyoto with my Japanese girlfriend -) [FRaDQYn0_pU]
Daniel took a day trip to Kyoto with his girlfriend, visiting temples, gardens, and tourist streets, but found the visit crowded, cold, and boring. Daniel bought food from a convenience store during the outing and later prepared a hot dog a
- Recording · February 2018
i collapsed in a Japanese supermarket
Daniel experienced illness symptoms starting with a cough, followed by fever, nausea, and a severe headache, and took cold tablets while doubting the use of antibiotics. Daniel received homemade chicken soup and cold tea from Daniel's girlf
- Recording · February 2018
[2018-02-28] My biggest regret… [FOXZHVJzXMY]
Daniel expresses intense regret regarding his past decisions to delete intimate photos and videos of previous partners, viewing these actions as more significant errors than avoiding higher education, failing to gain job skills, losing frie