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So  Chengdugoons what's up with tonight and eating ribs??
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Nov 29, 2013 04:26
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blinkyzero posted:I honestly don't much care about food anywhere I go. I've had a few things in China that I really liked (roast duck is admittedly amazing and there's a type of specialty noodle here in Yuyao that I love), but for the most part I'm just not interested. Trying new foods has generally always been lackluster for me because they inevitably disappoint or just seem bland, even when I know they shouldn't. Hey you remind me of my coworkers packing instant noodles in their suit cases before going to Europe! Still cool people  That's just a personal preference and that's fine. Some people don't care much for food/touristy things/whatever. And being a foodie/picky eater has its lows. I'm secretly snobbish about restaurants/taste, I have weird requests and have people bring generic things like noodles to me when they visit. And worst of all, I sympathize other people's food plight and needs. Packing in cooking rice wine? Belgium beer in a suit case? Lugging around 2 boxes of noodles across USA for sharing? Bringing plum sauce? If I didn't devote so much time into food and taking food pictures and eating food, I would still be in top shape and can run for miles. And don't have to worry about health problems/gout in the future. And more time for video games too! quote:Obviously this has a lot to do with a frigged up palate in some way. I did read a pretty interesting article the other day that linked the development of this kind of apathy toward food with low socioeconomic status during childhood. Poor people tend to eat a lot crappy food, and consequently, when they get older, they tend to have pretty limited tastes. My family was poor as hell and Cheerios were as frequently dinner food as they were breakfast, so I wonder. It's not just people with low socioeconomic status though. The typical neckbeard goon diet consists of Cheetos and Mountain Dew. It's hard for many people to believe but I never ever cared much about food until college. I hated Chinese food, the texture, the weird flavours, hated fish and seafood. I only wanted to play video games, work as a video game designer, loved hamburgers, cream soda, and only ate fast food. Yeah, I was a spoiled brat. It was only living on cafeteria food did I truly enjoy food when I learned cooking and my parents took me out to fine dining.
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Nov 29, 2013 04:27
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synertia posted:I thought you said 'seinfeld foreign cuisine restaurants" so nevermind. I think you just hit on another idea for the Bloodnertia餐廳 WE CAN DO THIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSSxSmm9tFM Then rack up debts, declare bankruptcy and roll out like The Producers of the Hong Kong restaurant industry. Dibs on Bialystock.
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Nov 29, 2013 05:12
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THESE PRETZELS ARE MAKIN' ME THIRSTY! Haha just a Seinfeld joke there, folks. I guess if you havent seen that episode you wouldn't get it :/
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Nov 29, 2013 05:15
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Tom Smykowski posted:So I'm fly. I'm pilot. But seriously, ribs sound great, don't back out now, Chengoons.
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Nov 29, 2013 07:24
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I can't guys sorry  I'm signing over my apartment at like 7:30 and I still need to pack.
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Nov 29, 2013 11:08
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Hahahha chengdu goons. Continual failure with goon meets. I'm just joking , you guys are a cool crowd
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Nov 29, 2013 13:21
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At least Chengdu goons get to fail to meet. I have to deal with the regular, horrible expat experience when I want some Anglophone company. What I'm saying is that everyone should work in Harbin and that it's a golden city of opportunity and in no way will Russians threaten to stab you.
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Nov 29, 2013 14:06
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Hey cecil we are rooting for you. Toughening out in harbin for some street cred, earn your colors. Come to.East Asia.goon paradise Hong kong soon. Throw you a hero's welcome of bad dumplings dipped in.cheez whiz and make you feel welcome
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Nov 29, 2013 14:10
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caberham posted:Hey cecil we are rooting for you. Toughening out in harbin for some street cred, earn your colors. Come to.East Asia.goon paradise Hong kong soon. Throw you a hero's welcome of bad dumplings dipped in.cheez whiz and make you feel welcome Actually I was in the process of thinking about planning my spring(?) holiday (who the hell celebrates spring at the end of January?) and was thinking of either Beijing or Hong Kong. Seriousedit: Or Chengdu. Your food sounds good.
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Nov 29, 2013 14:12
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I would have been up for ribs if I'd seen this earlier, everyone else I know has abandoned me to go eat turkey
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Nov 29, 2013 14:31
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Man you need to join wechat and the lan thread . We have a nice China goon network
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Nov 29, 2013 14:53
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Ceciltron posted:Actually I was in the process of thinking about planning my spring(?) holiday (who the hell celebrates spring at the end of January?) and was thinking of either Beijing or Hong Kong. Any other time though, that's a good time. Jimmy Little Balls posted:I would have been up for ribs if I'd seen this earlier, everyone else I know has abandoned me to go eat turkey Magna Kaser posted:I can't guys sorry
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Nov 29, 2013 15:19
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caberham posted:Man you need to join wechat and the lan thread . We have a nice China goon network The wechat group is awkward and unnecessary but the LAN thread is helpful of newbies.
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Nov 29, 2013 16:43
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What is the wechat group? I should probably join it if I'm gonna be a .....chengoon
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Nov 29, 2013 23:32
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It's the chat group using the Chinese mobile app WeChat/Weixin/微信. It is where we discuss important matters too complex for GBM. Edit: So I'm going back to America from Shanghai mid-January. I'll have like 3 weeks or so to burn before this. I'm trying to decide what to do in between Chengdu and Shanghai. Should I: a) Go to Fujian and do Fujian things? b) Go to Zhejiang and do Zhejiang things? c) Stay in Chengdu and die from too many going away parties? I've never been to Fujian or Zhejiang so I don't know what's up with those places. Tom Smykowski fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Nov 30, 2013 |
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Nov 30, 2013 05:17
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Tom Smykowski posted:It's the chat group using the Chinese mobile app WeChat/Weixin/微信. It is where we discuss important matters too complex for GBM. Maybe someday I'll be able to grasp the sophisticated world of strange tumblr porn and the nerd rage that comes from Skyrim. 
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Nov 30, 2013 06:20
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Hey Chinagoons check out this cool pictorial I saw in The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/09/scenes-from-21st-century-china/100586/
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Nov 30, 2013 07:03
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Tom Smykowski posted:It's the chat group using the Chinese mobile app WeChat/Weixin/微信. It is where we discuss important matters too complex for GBM. Right, so...how do I join it? I've had wechat for a while. Also any guys in the UK have experience shipping large quantities of general stuff to mainland china? My girlfriend has a lot to get back, me...not so much.
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Nov 30, 2013 21:33
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Facepalm Ranger posted:Right, so...how do I join it? I've had wechat for a while. Scan QR code in OP. The scan qr code thing for wechat is under the "discover" page or something
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Nov 30, 2013 22:10
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gwrtheyrn posted:Scan QR code in OP. The scan qr code thing for wechat is under the "discover" page or something Thanks!
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Nov 30, 2013 22:16
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hey put me in the OP, OP. I am in Kunming and need goontimes. ALSO: i've never had a smartphone before and wouldn't even know where to start; how do i smartphone here? my needs are: join this wechat hullaballoo draw some characters and decode the mystery not pay 1million dollars expedient macking on chinaladies  where do i buy this which one do i buy?!
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Dec 2, 2013 14:06
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No, man...first you have to tell the story of what's up in your life that you don't even know anything about smartphones. Where you been living?
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Dec 2, 2013 15:49
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ZombieParts posted:No, man...first you have to tell the story of what's up in your life that you don't even know anything about smartphones. Where you been living? i mean in russia but me not having a smartphone is more about cognizance of my own inability to not lose valuable things than it is about where i have been living. I mean i've had my first phone for about 5 years now and never lost it but i've upgraded like two or three times and always lost my new phones within weeks. it recalls an incident in 3rd grade where i got a sweet new watch which was quickly lost; My parents (as was I) were really confused how i lost something which is literally strapped to my arm but you know these things happen 
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Dec 2, 2013 18:16
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I still have a feature phone. I used to have one that you could get the radio on too. That was handy in the UK, less so in China.
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Dec 3, 2013 01:55
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Why? They have radio stations in China as well.
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Dec 3, 2013 02:23
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MeramJert posted:Why? They have radio stations in China as well. And at some point in the day, each and every one is guaranteed to play that Celine Dion song from Titanic.
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Dec 3, 2013 02:30
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MeramJert posted:Why? They have radio stations in China as well. I can't walk backwards.
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Dec 3, 2013 02:33
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MeramJert posted:Why? They have radio stations in China as well. Yeah but they're all that weird gravel-voiced dude.
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Dec 3, 2013 05:47
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GuestBob posted:I can't walk backwards. I was walking in a park the other day and there was an old man elaborately walking backwards along the path. Why was this. I don't understand.
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Dec 3, 2013 05:54
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I lost my phone at the weekend so now I get to spend this afternoon following one of my students around phone shops like a little lost puppy whilst he shouts at sales assistants
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Dec 3, 2013 06:01
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:I lost my phone at the weekend so now I get to spend this afternoon following one of my students around phone shops like a little lost puppy whilst he shouts at sales assistants Why? You could literally get this done in about 5 minutes online, get a better price, and have it in your hands tomorrow.
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Dec 3, 2013 06:03
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Colleague just got back from a pomp and circumstance trip to the UK and Germany with the President of the university and some other senior buggers, one of whom mandated that a kettle be brought so they could boil water in the airport. Apparently this activity attracted other Chinese people who marvelled at the ways of the seasoned travellers.
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Dec 3, 2013 06:18
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:I lost my phone at the weekend so now I get to spend this afternoon following one of my students around phone shops like a little lost puppy whilst he shouts at sales assistants Pompous comments! GuestBob fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Dec 3, 2013 |
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Dec 3, 2013 06:19
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Pro-PRC Laowai posted:Why? You could literally get this done in about 5 minutes online, get a better price, and have it in your hands tomorrow. you dont say
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Dec 3, 2013 06:30
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Ceciltron posted:I was walking in a park the other day and there was an old man elaborately walking backwards along the path. Why was this. I don't understand. He was attempting to attract a mate. He was signaling to others that a foreigner was nearby. He was recruiting for the F-Gong.
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Dec 3, 2013 06:31
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Pro-PRC Laowai posted:Why? You could literally get this done in about 5 minutes online, get a better price, and have it in your hands tomorrow. I was going to say this would be a challenge if you can't speak or read Chinese well or at all, but with all the Taobao agents, even that's probably not true.
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Dec 3, 2013 08:52
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Almond Crunch posted:i mean in russia but me not having a smartphone is more about cognizance of my own inability to not lose valuable things than it is about where i have been living. I was just asking. I lived at the edge of Borneo at one point and having a nice ANYTHING was impossible. Monkeys. Android(Samsung) or Apple(Iphone) work just fine in China. Chinese brand phones are pretty solid and i know people that have Xiaomi and Huawei that work really well. Those are Android phones. Just head online and look at them.
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Dec 3, 2013 10:48
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Did monkeys in Borneo steal everything? I have heard that monkeys are really clever thieves. Also they pee everywhere? Did they pee on your phone?
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ZombieParts posted:I was just asking. I lived at the edge of Borneo at one point and having a nice ANYTHING was impossible. Monkeys. Whoa whoa whoa this seems a bit deceptive in its simplicity; i've been reading goonscripts about frequencies and unlocking and spies in my phone; is it really this simple? Shouldn't I be looking for version x004294 of the Lichtenstein release of the 2008 Samsung or whatever? Also am I really the only KunmingGoon? Why on earth would someone go to notkunming China?
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