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Do they actually say tomboy and 婆 in Taiwan? In the mainland it's just the letters T and P, usually prefixed with shuai/帥 (handsome) and mei/美 (pretty) respectively. In Hong Kong, TB means any kind of lesbian as short for tomboy. My first realization of this was a confusing conversation, "oh I know her she's TB." "What's that?" "A tomboy." "Oh. Cool, I guess. So what she plays sports or video games or just like dresses a certain way?" "I don't know what she does. I just know she's a tomboy." It took a while for us to get to the part where she has a sexual preference for other women.
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T = butch 婆 = femme I found out when I was telling a Taiwanese friend about how both my Japanese classmate and I are "tomboys" who like to play video games and read comic books and stuff. Awkward conversation, that.
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Oct 4, 2013 03:51
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url posted:
Not sure if you are trolling me, but I used the word butch"er" as a comparative, not as a noun. And we all know single-syllable adjectives get an "+er" tacked on to the end, not a "more" dropped in front. You know, like that girl is butcher than her girlfriend. Or that guy is taller than his friend. If this is this an attempt at internet humor, well, swing and a miss, I guess. Like I said, these homophobic Taiwanese guys are businessmen and engineers. This is not a rural vs. urban difference. Not all the big-city folks live in Taipei. So no, my post does not support your statement. They are great guys otherwise, and if I had to guess I would say their homophobia comes from having gay men "other-ized"--that is, they never actually sit around and talk to gay men, and they don't have any gay friends. This creates all kinds of misconceptions. My feeling is that they all think they are going to get eye-raped and then flirted with non-stop should they ever actually have a conversation with a gay man. Also, they are probably pretty insecure. Also, does "lipstick" really include an element of "short-term/phase"? I always just used it to describe the more traditionally feminine girl in a lesbian relationship--if there is one. Just lipstick/butch instead of bitch/butch or femme/butch. Urban Dictionary is not mentioning anything about lipstick lesbian being about straight girls experimenting or going through a phase, or delegitimizing someone's sexuality. And yeah, everyone has already answered your misunderstanding re: T girls. Edit: Forgot to delete something.
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Oct 4, 2013 04:02
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I bet ^^)
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In all fairness "That girl is butcher" sounds like some filthy cockney slang.
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Oct 4, 2013 04:44
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Understandable given that everything url says is horrible cockney slang.
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Oct 4, 2013 05:01
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hitension posted:T = butch That's a weird cross-strait difference. In the mainland playing League of Legends and reading comics/manga is pretty much normal behavior for any woman between the ages of 18 and 35!
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Pandemonium posted:Like I said, these homophobic Taiwanese guys are businessmen and engineers. This is not a rural vs. urban difference. Not all the big-city folks live in Taipei. So no, my post does not support your statement. They are great guys otherwise, and if I had to guess I would say their homophobia comes from having gay men "other-ized"--that is, they never actually sit around and talk to gay men, and they don't have any gay friends. This creates all kinds of misconceptions. My feeling is that they all think they are going to get eye-raped and then flirted with non-stop should they ever actually have a conversation with a gay man. Also, they are probably pretty insecure. Atlas Hugged posted:Understandable given that everything url says is horrible.
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Oct 4, 2013 06:13
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Lipstick is like queer. Okay amongst ourselves, and many people consider it their identity, but if an outsider calls us that, we might have to go round and round.
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Oct 4, 2013 06:54
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I'll be at the microbrewery near Haishan station tonight if anyone wants to trek down to Tucheng for some beer.
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Oct 4, 2013 10:41
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Atlas Hugged posted:Understandable given that everything url says is horrible cockney slang.  Spanish Matlock posted:In all fairness "That girl is butcher" sounds like some filthy cockney slang. It's so apt and plausible, if it isn't a phrase I'll do my level best to make it one. "Butchers Hook" (really old school); "more meat on a butcher's pencil"; "fitter than a butchers dog" are the only ones that spring to mind. Not trolling, but yeah I never knew T as tomboy. I'm kinda unimpressed at the variant to be honest. Swing and a miss?? Maybe, but, personally, for the sake of clarity I'd use more butch both spoken and written. Ignore the rest as "late night" posting. So yeah - all that jazz aside: Poker on Weds. I'll dig up the details on Tuesday.
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Oct 5, 2013 00:58
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I'm planning to grab a prepaid sim when I get into TPE in about 2 weeks, but I need more info comparing Chunghwa Telecom vs Taiwan Mobile. Rates look similar (I'm going with a NT $450/7 day plan) and I'll be using an unlocked Nexus 4. How are the 2 carriers different? Who has better coverage/speeds? Does HSPA+/LTE exist there?
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Oct 7, 2013 18:20
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It seems that it's not possible to get a visitor visa while here on a visa-exempt stamp, unless you have obtained a work permit. I'm here studying Chinese on a Huayu scholarship, so it looks like I may have two or three trips to Manila coming up over the next couple of semesters! Why can't there just be a ferry to one of those nearby Japanese islands, or affordable airfare to Hong Kong?
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Oct 7, 2013 18:55
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You were supposed to get a resident visa back in the States (or wherever you came from) before arriving in Taiwan. Then you can get a 1-year ARC right away. Sorry to hear your TECO office or Embassy dropped the ball on you. I keep meeting people who aren't aware that that's what you're supposed to do. e: I mean technically you can do whatever you want, but it's definitely the cheapest/easiest option. hitension fucked around with this message at 08:48 on Oct 8, 2013 |
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Oct 8, 2013 08:29
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I received a 6 month scholarship, so I was only allowed to apply for a visitor visa (60 days), which can be renewed twice (up to 180 days total). If I had received a 9 month or longer scholarship I could have applied for a resident visa. I went to the NYC TECO office back in August and gave them my application, but they wouldn't give me a visa because of the condition of my old decrepit water-damaged passport (which has since been replaced at the AIT). I was told by the NY TECO education office that I could get a visitor visa while in Taipei. Anyway, the 160 USD I would have spent on the visa is about the same price as a three day trip to Manila, so it's not so bad. I would have had to leave before the end of February anyway even if I had a visa (180 days after arriving on August) or change it to a resident visa, which again is a similar cost as a trip to Manila. The only downside really is that I'll be missing a couple days of class next month.
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Oct 8, 2013 11:41
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The owner of the place we play poker at is still in Shanghai (typhoon has delayed her flight). So we're planning on postponing this month's game until next week. - I'll post the address and all that good stuff on Tuesday. Apols if you had gotten your hopes up/had adjusted your budget to account for the huge winnings etc etc.
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Oct 9, 2013 03:26
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Since tomorrow is a day off, good to know that there's no poker I could have been going to. Edit: I just spent a class that was supposed to be themed around showing kids Halloween costumes online trying to figure out why my assistants insisted that a little girl wanted to see a whore costume. Atlas Hugged fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Oct 9, 2013 |
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Oct 9, 2013 03:58
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Does anyone actually know the reason why Total War games aren't available in Taiwan? I can't imagine it has anything to do with censorship. Maybe there's a dispute between the developer and the government? It's so weird being the only series of games I can't find on Steam. Edit: I guess it's possible I could find a physical copy of it somewhere?
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Oct 11, 2013 04:00
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Atlas Hugged posted:Does anyone actually know the reason why Total War games aren't available in Taiwan? I can't imagine it has anything to do with censorship. Maybe there's a dispute between the developer and the government? It's so weird being the only series of games I can't find on Steam. e: But if you want them, you can just get someone on your Friends list overseas to buy and gift them. That's how I got them.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:05
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I think the solution is that you have to get someone to gift it to you on Steam and then you can download it no problem. The other dumb thing about Steam is that I have to have my street address match my US credit card except for the country, which has to be set to Taiwan.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:08
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TetsuoTW posted:AFAIK a lot of Sega-published titles aren't available here for some reason. It's not a censorship thing, because why would you censor Sonic All-Stars Racing? I think it's a matter of distribution rights - I'm guessing some company here has local distribution rights and won't give up online rights. But I'm def. pulling this out of my rear end. I can't get SEGA games in HK as well. Total war only sold through box copies. Price is not much of different from Steam so I'm still happy 
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Oct 11, 2013 04:10
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With PC games like this, it will just install the English version right? Dragon Age did that for me, but that was years ago and a limited edition version of the game.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:15
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Atlas Hugged posted:With PC games like this, it will just install the English version right? Dragon Age did that for me, but that was years ago and a limited edition version of the game. Gifted stuff from Steam? Yes.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:16
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Atlas Hugged posted:With PC games like this, it will just install the English version right? Dragon Age did that for me, but that was years ago and a limited edition version of the game.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:36
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I've gone and bought plenty of games at stores, and put in the number into Steam and downloaded the English version automatically. When games are first released, it's cheaper to get them at the store and do that than get them direct from Steam. Plus, you get a box! I did that with Dark Souls, and got the artbook and such for cheaper than what Steam had it for awhile back. Same for (ugh) Spore.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:50
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Ravendas posted:I've gone and bought plenty of games at stores, and put in the number into Steam and downloaded the English version automatically. When games are first released, it's cheaper to get them at the store and do that than get them direct from Steam. Plus, you get a box!
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Oct 11, 2013 05:08
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duckfarts posted:Gifted stuff from Steam? Yes. No, I meant buying stuff from stores.
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Oct 11, 2013 05:22
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I'll set my computer on fire before I use Origin again.
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Oct 11, 2013 05:22
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Atlas Hugged posted:No, I meant buying stuff from stores. Check the box; they'll usually list the language used for the game and the instructions on the spine and it's almost always English for the game. Almost always, as I got the newer Pirates! here, but it was Chinese only because I wasn't paying attention. For steamworks games, you're fine.
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Oct 11, 2013 05:26
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Moon Slayer posted:I'll set my computer on fire before I use Origin again. Origin Patchnotes: Due to user demand version 9.4 will now set your computer on fire. Edit: Interesting note, even if you set your location to the US, the origin store is still in chinese.
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Oct 11, 2013 10:24
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If you have a european/american/not-Taiwanese card available you just need to use the steam web page instead of the actual steam client to buy things and it'll work fine.
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Oct 11, 2013 10:27
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Spanish Matlock posted:Origin Patchnotes: Customer Support are the ones that set your computer on fire, on receipt of any kind of attempt to communicate with them.
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Magna Kaser posted:If you have a european/american/not-Taiwanese card available you just need to use the steam web page instead of the actual steam client to buy things and it'll work fine. You sure about that? I just tried opened up a browser and went to store.steampowered.com and searched for "rome" and got the exact same results I do in the client. I can get trailers of Rome II just fine, but no options to buy it. Edit: I tried doing a google search of "rome 2 steam" and google produced the link to its page on the webstore. Clicking the linking brought me to an error page. Edit 2: I can find the digital download of it on Amazon, though it says only available to people in the United States. I figure as long as my billing address is set to my US address, it should download fine, though I haven't tried this. However, that was how I got around the "no purchases" barrier on the Amazon App store before Taiwan relented. I just told Amazon my home address was my US billing address and I could buy whatever I wanted. I'd prefer not to download it from Amazon though. Atlas Hugged fucked around with this message at 10:50 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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Oct 11, 2013 10:47
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Atlas Hugged posted:You sure about that? I just tried opened up a browser and went to store.steampowered.com and searched for "rome" and got the exact same results I do in the client. I can get trailers of Rome II just fine, but no options to buy it. I'm in the mainland which I assumed was even more restrictive than Taiwan (DOTA2 is a hot commodity!!!) would be as far as region locking, so it could be a regional difference there. Without a VPN I can buy things fine on the website then go to my client and download them, with a VPN I can purchase in-client fine. I apologize for the misinformation.
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Oct 11, 2013 11:07
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Yeah, for Steam I can use a local credit card I have now, but I used to have to transfer money to a local Paypal account to pay for stuff. Steam wallet helps cut down on the number of transactions you have to do. Greenmangaming makes me have to tunnel home to the US for transactions though and it's really annoying; I may need to see if it lets me make a local account now(it did regional ip blocking before).
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http://store.steampowered.com/?cc=us I've had trouble buying a few things in Taiwan, but going to the above address fixes all of that. You may have to first login and then put that URL into your browser (NOT the Steam client). You need to be using an American card, naturally. EDIT: I just got all the way to final "Are you really, really sure?" confirmation screen with a few Total War products using that link. Didn't buy anything though, because gently caress paying non-sale prices. Oz_Bonus fucked around with this message at 13:41 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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Oct 11, 2013 13:35
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That opens fine and I can even search for Rome II. Then I go to its page and I get the error again. Edit: It appears to work just fine as long as I close the Steam client. If the Steam client is running, it IP blocks me. Atlas Hugged fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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Oct 11, 2013 13:42
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Oz_Bonus posted:http://store.steampowered.com/?cc=us Yeah, that's the link I use. Customer service gave it to me after I emailed them saying I'm an American living in Taiwan trying to buy stuff with my American credit card. Never had a problem after that.
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Oz_Bonus posted:http://store.steampowered.com/?cc=us I had trouble buying things on Steam while in Korea, and this is the solution that Steam support gave me. It worked just fine for me too.
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Atlas Hugged posted:You sure about that? I just tried opened up a browser and went to store.steampowered.com and searched for "rome" and got the exact same results I do in the client. I can get trailers of Rome II just fine, but no options to buy it.
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In Hong Kong, you can buy Total War games on gamersgate, which gives Steam codes. edit: 
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