Perfect place
jasonleow • 18 Sept 2025 •
Have you ever felt like you wanted to live in a place where no one knows you?
I do.
All the time.
A place where strangers are considerate and kind to one another, but people keep to themselves. And have no expectations for more.
A quiet city perhaps. Big enough that not everyone knows everyone, but small enough to not be crowded.
A town with enough people to not feel creepy, but not too many to see familiar faces all the time.
A neighbourhood where there’s no social pressure to speak, make small talk, or chit chat. Where silence is comfortable, even welcomed.
A home I can live in, without ever leaving, and that doesn’t drive me crazy.
A place I can be together with people, but alone in my solitude.
My perfect place.
Comments
This is the whole reason I read isekai stories and cozy fantasy.
@knight hah yes Japan checks off lots of the boxes! I could very well be describing living in a small tier2-3 city in Japan
@Winkletter Oh yes, isekai is interesting. I tend to chance on isekai anime on youtube… what nice book recommendations in that genre?
@jasonleow Here are some isekai books for the solopreneur.
- Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (17 volumes, has anime)
- Peddler in Another World: I Can Go Back to My World Whenever I Want! (11 volumes)
- Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement (10 volumes, has anime)
- Demon World Boba Shop (3 books, American author)
@Winkletter Bookmarked! Wow what demon world boba shop?! `
i think lots of these anime on Netflix.
@jasonleow check on youtube i like to watch those who migrate to Japan one, my latest found SG Dad In Japan https://www.youtube.com/@SGDadJP
@knight Oh wow thanks bro! Will watch!
japan? this is relevant to 孤獨經濟