CmdrGraves

In my country, there's no US style cafeteria (instead it's a canteen where it's up to the student if they want to buy anything) some bring their own lunches (home or leftovers) to school, so why do American kids rely on cafeteria food instead of bringing their own?

I mean, is cafeteria food across American schools that bad? It depends on where one resides or if they attend a public or private school. In my case I went to a private (Catholic) high school and the food there is actually good (& cheap when converted to USD).

I have either Kuwaiti Dinar (1 KD = 2,83€) or Omani Rial (1 OMR = 2,25€) in which both are of high value. However will money changers in Europe accept that for Euros. For example: the highest bill from Oman is 50 Rials (112€) & from Kuwait is 20 KD (56€).

Of course, currencies from the Gulf are petro states (like Kuwait) have higher exchange rates. Should I bring those currencies into Europe or convert it (for USD) prior to travel? Also, will I be able to bring 6000 KD (16,960€) in cash?

I know that bullying is universal worldwide, but the subculture around it differs, as in Japan it seems to be more psychological rather than physical, even if you stand out from the norm or customs.

For instance even you’re not Japanese or mixed race (like that of another nationality), is a factor that can trigger bullying, you’ll become bait for the tormentors. Seeking actual support is something they’re afraid of as the bullies threaten the victim.

Also it does not help to how teachers or adults deal with it, they literally say amongst the lines of「無視」(ignore) Well… that will be useless when it’s escalated to the breaking point. Teachers do not use the right approach, even in front of the entire class indirectly teasing or chastising him or her, there are cases that they are the bullies themselves or an accessory.

Even if the victim reports it to both parents or the school body itself, most of the time it’s brushed off as they don’t give a f*ck about it, even at the most severe cases. A common outcome is that the victim ends up thinking about 自殺 (suicide) rather than actually dealing with it, the whole idea about it has been part of the culture for centuries due to seppuku.

In most cases, media only discusses it if the victim is deceased, when the school is questioned about it, they often say “We’re not aware of it.” When they were but decide to put it under the rug. Also, the mindset most people have is “Well… we’re used to it. There’s no point in reporting it when nothing is going to happen.”

I’ve noticed that in both countries most of the tormentors are teenage girls rather than boys, they surround the victim trying to sway them away from anyone who can intervene. The subject matter of bullying in countries like Japan (or South Korea) is overlooked and brushed aside as they don’t really address it sincerely, the stigma of mental health is dire as emotional weakness is frowned upon.

Even before getting to the main point, bringing that money into USA as a traveler / visitor will be a hurdle as a threshold exceeding $10,000 must be declared upon entry. Will they allow the entire 5000 OMR stack in or would that be confiscated even when declared?

Like this: after paying for the food in $, suddenly giving them more money: I'm only a visitor (as I only have foreign currency, i.e. Omani Rial in cash) being like, "Here is 5000 OMR ($13,020) for your efforts" so despite that being a lot of money, will they take it?

Edit: I got the idea from this video