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会計が1001円だったのでお釣りがめんどくさいなぁ…とか思ってたら店員さんが一円まけてくれました。

凄く小さい事ですがめっちゃ嬉しかったです。なんでこんなに嬉しいのか私にもわかりません

It is true that Okinawa was once an independent kingdom, but today only a very small minority seeks independence from Japan. However, the CCP is carrying out cognitive warfare in many forms due to its concerns over the U.S. military bases here. If Okinawa were ever to become independent, the CCP would likely move in the very next day under the pretext of “protecting” us from Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preparatory_Committee_for_the_Ryukyu_Special_Autonomous_Region_of_China?utm_source=chatgpt.com

For about the next year, I’m going to have a lot of free time, so I want to challenge myself by trying things I’ve never really paid attention to before. As part of that, I’ve been thinking about attending events held by the U.S. military here in Okinawa, since they’re probably the most familiar foreign presence in the area. But would Japanese people attending those kinds of events be seen as strange in any way? I’m not especially interested because of any political beliefs or ideology or anything like that.

Before dams were built, Okinawa suffered from water shortages. Although Okinawa receives a lot of rain, much of the islands are covered in Ryukyu limestone, so water easily drains into the sea and is difficult to retain. Because of this, planned water outages were once common, and people used to build tanks outside their homes to collect and store rainwater. Interestingly, this tensui was considered superior to ordinary water, and people would even drink it when they were sick. This was only a few decades ago, yet it shows how different life was compared to today.

It’s been about 20 years since I was born and raised in Okinawa, but seeing everyone’s recommendations for tourist spots and the photos you share has made me realize there’s still so much about my hometown that I don’t know. Thank you so much for showing me.