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GuestBob posted:Only three of us. I think there's only two now but there were some lurkers.
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Monkey Fury posted:On the campus I live at and don't teach at, a kid caught a basketball to the dome because he stopped to look at me during a pickup game
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Feb 17, 2014 06:15
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To a point I've kind of stopped even noticing, but I definitely get tons of stares in Shijiazhuang. I also have had small children cowering behind their moms, yelling "HI WAIGUOREN!," bursting into tears, and following me down the block then running screaming back to their parents when I turn around. My friends daughter reached out and poked me in the nose when she saw me. Even in larger cities kids and some adults will stare a little bit, although older people tend to look away if I glance back at them. Although I have curly blond hair and I'm crazy tall, so I stand out a bit more than most people here.
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Feb 17, 2014 06:27
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Kids are just dumb. I see the same kids everyday for 3 years and the dumber ones still ask "You speak English?????" and believe I fly to the US after work everyday 
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Feb 17, 2014 07:10
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Monkey Fury posted:On the campus I live at and don't teach at, a kid caught a basketball to the dome because he stopped to look at me during a pickup game Yeah but you're like 9 feet tall.
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Feb 17, 2014 07:27
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Chengdu and Chonqing have the most awesome kids, they stare a little bit, when I say Nihao to them they smile back or say hello. Best kids were these the two little girls in H&M whilst my girlfriend was buying clothes, they were twins and were dressed like the mario bros. on a snow day. We basically had an improv game of hide and seek around two clothing displays. After my girlfriend was done I said goodbye to them and they shouted goodbye back at the top of their lungs and in unison. Later in the day we were in uniqlo and the twins were there too but, cause we were just leaving all I did was wave good bye. That day defrosted my frozen heart partially. Facepalm Ranger fucked around with this message at 07:49 on Feb 17, 2014 |
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Feb 17, 2014 07:47
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Yeah but you're Apache Chief
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Feb 17, 2014 07:48
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Yeah but you are Azankek, Lord of the Earth
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Feb 17, 2014 14:08
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As you may or may not know, the BBC currently employs one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as their Business Editor. His name is Robert Peston. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFrvmQ_bESw [HIGNFY guest appearance] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTBU_ugidns [official biography & interview] The Chinese authorities, obviously unaware of Peston's status as the harbinger of economic doom, have seemingly allowed him to roam around Wuhan making a documentary, which will be aired tomorrow and will likely be popular enough to become readily access shortly thereafter. Here is a little article telling us what it's all about. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26225205 Peston doesn't like growth. Peston predicts a third wave of the economic crisis, this time coming from everything in China going to poo poo. The women say that Peston is the only man who truly understands the financial crisis, has never been wrong, that he is "culturally Jewish", practices hedge fund magic, that he is Jeremy Paxman's familiar and that of a night he sups bile from his shriveled teats. Mark this day gentlemen. The year of the horse brings with it a doomed rider. GuestBob fucked around with this message at 14:56 on Feb 17, 2014 |
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Feb 17, 2014 14:30
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I shudder with fear at our collective future and hope to escape it by running away screaming like a little girl.
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GuestBob posted:Mark this day gentlemen. The year of the horse brings with it a doomed rider. In 2014, Donraj will get rich off Peston/Pinky Pie crossover porn and we will all kill ourselves in despair.
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Feb 17, 2014 14:57
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blinkyzero posted:In 2014, Donraj will get rich off Peston/Pinky Pie crossover porn and we will all kill ourselves in despair. Trap sprung.
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Feb 17, 2014 14:58
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I was going to make a joke about having the Jeremy Paxman fanfiction market all sown up and then I made the mistake of Google searching that little absurdity: yes, yes there is Jeremy Paxman fanfiction out there, some of it involves Lord of the Rings characters taking part in University Challenge.blinkeyzero posted:In 2014, Donraj will get rich off Peston/Pinky Pie crossover porn and we will all kill ourselves in despair. Recession on a Pale Pony. Goonstav Donraj. GuestBob fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Feb 17, 2014 |
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Feb 17, 2014 15:08
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MeramJert posted:Trap sprung. After I kill myself, I'm coming after you next.
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GuestBob posted:I was going to make a joke about having the Jeremy Paxman fanfiction market all sown up and then I made the mistake of Google searching that little absurdity: yes, yes there is Jeremy Paxman fanfiction out there, some of it involves Lord of the Rings characters taking part in University Challenge. Well. Well, well, well.
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Feb 17, 2014 15:14
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GuestBob posted:I was going to make a joke about having the Jeremy Paxman fanfiction market all sown up and then I made the mistake of Google searching that little absurdity: yes, yes there is Jeremy Paxman fanfiction out there, some of it involves Lord of the Rings characters taking part in University Challenge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsSqfAKBOF8
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Feb 17, 2014 15:28
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Stop ship posting in here you goons
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Magna Kaser posted:Yeah but you're like 9 feet tall. Tom Smykowski posted:Ya but you're like 8'3" It's me. I am the token space marine at my school.
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Feb 18, 2014 12:57
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Anyone know what happens on an Air China flight if your baggage is too heavy? I have no idea if they're gonna use the domestic flight maximum or the international flight maximum. I just know it's confusing.
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Feb 20, 2014 12:45
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Ceciltron posted:Anyone know what happens on an Air China flight if your baggage is too heavy? I have no idea if they're gonna use the domestic flight maximum or the international flight maximum. I just know it's confusing. Are you flying domestically or internationally? How much are you overweight?
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Feb 20, 2014 13:00
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ally_1986 posted:Are you flying domestically or internationally? How much are you overweight? I'm flying Harbin-> Beijing, then Beijing->Chicago-> Montreal, all through Star Alliance, so it should carry through. So I guess I'm flying Domestic first, then International. I'm mostly worried my bag might be a couple kilos over.
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Feb 20, 2014 13:04
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If it's one e ticket itinerary then it's considered as international flight. That's kind of a dumb question really. Lots of people fly domestically to international hubs before going abroad. To use domestic luggage restrictions on long haul flights is just retarded. Please get more street smarts.
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Feb 20, 2014 14:35
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caberham posted:If it's one e ticket itinerary then it's considered as international flight. Depending on the domestic leg, this can happen. My stepfather is a tugboat captain and his company has gotten hit by overweight fees on his luggage multiple times because the first flight isn't a connector, it's just dumping him in the right airport. Then again this same company has twice tried to send him home to Portland, Oregon instead of Portland, Maine (he lives in Maine) as apparently the travel arrangements guy can't read a loving map when my stepfather says "I live in the northeast." Anyway, caberham's right. If it's the same carrier all the way it's an international flight from the first gate to when you pickup your luggage at the end. blinkyzero fucked around with this message at 14:45 on Feb 20, 2014 |
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Feb 20, 2014 14:41
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Ceciltron posted:then Beijing->Chicago-> Montreal I was going to ask you to bring me a cartoon of cheap cigarettes but I just switched to vaping.
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Feb 20, 2014 15:31
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blinkyzero posted:Depending on the domestic leg, this can happen. My stepfather is a tugboat captain and his company has gotten hit by overweight fees on his luggage multiple times because the first flight isn't a connector, it's just dumping him in the right airport. Then again this same company has twice tried to send him home to Portland, Oregon instead of Portland, Maine (he lives in Maine) as apparently the travel arrangements guy can't read a loving map when my stepfather says "I live in the northeast." It's going Air China ->United Airlines. They're not the same carrier but they're both in the same Conglomerate. The ticket was booked through the Aeroplan rewards scheme, if that means anything. Honestly last time I did this it was the same deal, except Lufthansa->Air China and they carried everything right through to Harbin.
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Ceciltron posted:It's going Air China ->United Airlines. They're not the same carrier but they're both in the same Conglomerate. The ticket was booked through the Aeroplan rewards scheme, if that means anything. Honestly last time I did this it was the same deal, except Lufthansa->Air China and they carried everything right through to Harbin. Yeah, you'll be fine.
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blinkyzero posted:Yeah, you'll be fine. If you are not fine, you can threaten to sue them  Seriously though, tell us if the flight was enjoyable! I have no good opinions on American Airlines and Airports!
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Feb 20, 2014 16:23
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I found half a plastic zip tie in my food on a Nippon Air flight and they practically fell over themselves apologizing and gave me a card and probably would have offered free miles and blowjobs if I'd cared enough to complain. So yeah sneak something like that into your food and then sue them.
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Arglebargle III posted:So yeah sneak something like that into your food and then sue them.  Might cause some problems at the quarantine checkpoint, though. "Oh dear, looks like you got a bit of China on you, eh?"
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Korean Air is siiick. The economy seats are quite comfortable, the A380 and the 777 were very very clean, and the entertainment equipment was awesome. They fed us three times over an 11 hour flight. Also, China Southern is pretty decent too. I was flying from LAX to Guangzhou and was going to sit in economy. I very politely asked about the cost of an upgrade, explaining a medical condition. The check-in clerk told me the price and it was too much to swing, so I politely declined and started the 4 hour wait until boarding. An hour before boarding I get called over to the gate agent desk and receive a free upgrade to Premium Economy, which is like First-Class but without the service. The extra legroom was a lifesaver on that 14 hour flight. That's my first and only experience with them.
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Ceciltron posted:Anyone know what happens on an Air China flight if your baggage is too heavy? I have no idea if they're gonna use the domestic flight maximum or the international flight maximum. I just know it's confusing. You pay like 60 kuai, it's a pain in the rear end because you have to hit up three different desks but significantly cheaper than us airlines - here they don't try to gently caress you over at every opportunity yet.
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When I was fourteen I talked an airline stewardess into serving me a gin and tonic. It was on a flight between Edinburgh and Leeds-Bradford operated by a tiny local carrier which has long since gone out business. I remember seriously considering whether or not I should try my luck and make a pass at her as well (I was precious at that age).
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bad day posted:You pay like 60 kuai, it's a pain in the rear end because you have to hit up three different desks but significantly cheaper than us airlines - here they don't try to gently caress you over at every opportunity yet. Seriously. When fearcotton and I moved to Yuyao from Beijing, we had to bring pretty much everything with us on the plane. We were overweight on our baggage by something ridiculous, like 20kg or more. The office was paying for the overweight charges anyway so we didn't bother mailing anything. I was shocked when the lady at the China Eastern desk said, very tentatively, "You will have very large overweight baggage fee" and then, almost cringing, rang it up as 115 kuai. I don't even want to know what that would have cost in the States.
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My bags have been overweight like my last 4 flights by 2ish kg and they didn't even bother to charge me.
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Feb 21, 2014 12:20
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Don't think I've ever flown anywhere without my bags being at least 5kg over and I have never been charged
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Last flight I had an overweight bag sitting next to me heeeeeeeeeeeyo.
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Magna Kaser posted:My bags have been overweight like my last 4 flights by 2ish kg and they didn't even bother to charge me. Chinese airlines were all very lax in charging for overweight baggage in my experience. Then again I was never over by more than 2-3kg
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