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Funny story: when my dad has his vasectomy he had mirror placed in the room so he could watch what the surgeon was doing. That is not something I could do - when I had my ingrowing toenails done I tried to watch but ended up reading the paper instead because seeing things getting stuck in places and rolled aside and cut apart without actually feeling all of what was going on just made my skin crawl.
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My last trip to the hospital here ended up with me being sent to see the gynecologist (I don't have a vagina) who didn't know what vitamins are.
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Jul 3, 2014 05:55
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:My last trip to the hospital here ended up with me being sent to see the gynecologist (I don't have a vagina) who didn't know what vitamins are. Ladies and gentlemen, the Real China Experience.
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Jul 3, 2014 06:22
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:My last trip to the hospital here ended up with me being sent to see the gynecologist (I don't have a vagina) who didn't know what vitamins are. Yes.
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Jul 3, 2014 06:44
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Ready to take the stage as world leaders while also not being hegemonic: china - what's a vitamin?
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Jul 3, 2014 06:51
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That doctor probably did know what vitamins are. You were obviously having some sort of communication breakdown in that situation, which means I can't trust you to know what was actually going on. Sorry, Steve.
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Jul 3, 2014 07:16
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:My last trip to the hospital here ended up with me being sent to see the gynecologist (I don't have a vagina) who didn't know what vitamins are. Well if your balls weren't so little maybe this wouldn't have happened?
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Jul 3, 2014 07:21
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Did the doctor know what a vagina was?
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Jul 3, 2014 07:23
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Zophar posted:Looks like I'll be in Laoshan. The school I'm at isn't too far from Qingdao University. Laoshan is a lot cheaper than the rest of Qingdao, but also a bit more out of the way with less food/etc. Which campus of QingDa? The one nearish to the CBD or the one on the other side of Laoshan literally by Laoshan itself?
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Jul 3, 2014 07:43
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Vitamins and vaginas are not related except for starting and ending with the same letter.
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Jul 3, 2014 08:55
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Yanhee International Hospital, Bangkok. Multilingual staff, English fluent Filipino nurses and a 24 hour dental clinic.
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Jul 3, 2014 10:35
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Also, go pet tigers n poo poo while your facial swelling heals.
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Jul 3, 2014 10:36
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Jeoh posted:Vitamins and vaginas
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Jul 3, 2014 11:21
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Magna Kaser posted:Laoshan is a lot cheaper than the rest of Qingdao, but also a bit more out of the way with less food/etc. The former I think. My school's right on the coast.
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Jul 3, 2014 14:16
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So we leave next week, saying good bye to dear sweet Chinar forever (j/k we'll be back in a year YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE). We're flying out of Shanghai for the first time; for a 7am flight, what time would you recommend arriving at the airport? We're driving in the day before and spending the night in the airport hotel so we're a quick walk away from the terminal, but is three hours enough time to get through check-in/security/eat/get to the gate?
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Jul 3, 2014 14:25
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No, don't leave
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Jul 3, 2014 14:28
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Arglebargle III posted:What the gently caress? Exactly. I don't know what the deal is with not using anesthetic over here. I know it can be dangerous but given the lack of any safety precautions for anything else ever I can't believe that's the reason.
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Jul 3, 2014 14:46
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Three hours is plenty of time, but lines get really dumb long at check in at the t minus 2 hour mark (if you don't have priority boarding). Be at the airline counter at 3 hours before, and go eat a whopper after the security check point.
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Jul 3, 2014 14:48
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TheBuilder posted:Three hours is plenty of time, but lines get really dumb long at check in at the t minus 2 hour mark (if you don't have priority boarding). Be at the airline counter at 3 hours before, and go eat a whopper after the security check point. Sweet, is that standard or does it change? Blinky's got a morning flight 'cause he's heading off to Maine, but I'm flying out at noon to Pittsburgh. I know flying OUT of Pitt is a clusterfuck of epic proportions between 9-12, but evening flights are amazingly quick and easy. Also--vote on best place to get drunk in the airport? I find drinking and flying to be delightful.
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Jul 3, 2014 15:37
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On the plane because it is free and you can chat to flight attendants in the galley as they top you up (they prefer this to having to be called to your seat, and actually don't mind talking to passengers who aren't rude or full of themselves, usually)
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Jul 3, 2014 15:43
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Get out while you can. I thought I had a hail mary but they're not going to be done with interviews for another two weeks and I could end up with no visa and no job if I wait for them.
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Jul 3, 2014 15:56
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simplefish posted:On the plane because it is free and you can chat to flight attendants in the galley as they top you up (they prefer this to having to be called to your seat, and actually don't mind talking to passengers who aren't rude or full of themselves, usually) What airline has free booze in economy?
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Jul 3, 2014 16:08
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Emirates (ok so posh) and Jet Airways (as far from posh as you can get before hitting Air Transat territory) and Air New Zealand which are the 3 I've flown to/from HK
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Jul 3, 2014 16:13
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Delta has free beer and wine in economy. I don't remember any of the places in Pudong selling booze, though.
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Jul 3, 2014 16:35
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Air France does I think? Also doesn't Cathay Pacific have free wine/beer in economy for those really long flights?
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Jul 3, 2014 17:11
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My most recent flight was on Jetstar and they do NOT have free booze.
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Jul 3, 2014 17:13
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Well I don't drink much anyway and certainly not while traveling so it never came up for me. I just remember one of the selling points in domestic first class in America is that they have complimentary booze. Maybe the long-hauls have it in economy too? Never checked.
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Jul 3, 2014 17:30
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I don't understand drinking on long-haul flights. You're already in a desert environment without enough water, and then you go and drink a bunch of free booze. That's a recipe for a monster headache. Sleeping pills I totally get though. Especially if you're heading back to China, might as well just take all of them.
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Jul 3, 2014 17:35
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Bloodnose posted:Well I don't drink much anyway and certainly not while traveling so it never came up for me. I just remember one of the selling points in domestic first class in America is that they have complimentary booze. Maybe the long-hauls have it in economy too? Never checked. American airlines suck bad though, so there's that.
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Jul 3, 2014 17:39
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Arglebargle III posted:I don't understand drinking on long-haul flights. You're already in a desert environment without enough water, and then you go and drink a bunch of free booze. That's a recipe for a monster headache. Sleeping pills I totally get though. Especially if you're heading back to China, might as well just take all of them.
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Jul 3, 2014 18:21
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MeramJert posted:Air France does I think? Also doesn't Cathay Pacific have free wine/beer in economy for those really long flights? Cathay Pacific, Etihad, British Airways, KLM, Qantas and Emirates all do that. Easy Jet and Ryan Air are the people who charge you for air and stuff. I remember asking for coffee and been shocked to pay like 4 pounds. It was even terrible for airline coffee.
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Jul 3, 2014 18:23
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MeramJert posted:American airlines suck bad though, so there's that. It's true. The best flights I've had have all been Asian airlines. United's been good for us, but I suspect we've just had a run of really good luck with it. Arglebargle III posted:Get out while you can. I thought I had a hail mary but they're not going to be done with interviews for another two weeks and I could end up with no visa and no job if I wait for them. That sucks. I'm pretty excited to get out of here for a few years at least, and hopefully when we do come back it won't be to the mainland, but HK or Taiwan. Looks like we've already got our place lined up in Denver, too, which is a relief. Amusingly it's directly across the street from a Chinese restaurant and on the other side of the apartment building is the university's ESL instruction center. Cosmic irony.
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Help South East Asia is too damp, I can actually smell the dampy air and circulated air conditioning.ally_1986 posted:Easy Jet and Ryan Air are the people who charge you for air and stuff. I remember asking for coffee and been shocked to pay like 4 pounds. It was even terrible for airline coffee. Easy Jet, RyanAir, AirAsia, Spring Airlines, or other LCC's don't really count as real airlines though. Still great and cheap. Going from Berlin to Amsterdam, Easy Jet was the only one with direct flights. It's more like besides American Carriers, which air lines makes you pay for drinks? I paid for extra legroom this time round but I still couldn't sleep very well because they have those bull poo poo sliding seats instead of tilting seats. But the point is moot because everyone on that flight is so tall I couldn't even recline my seat because it just bumps their knees.  So instead of sleeping I just watched movies and TV for 12 hours. Bloodnose is like Larry from Curb Your Enthusiasm. Anyways Im glad to be back in China land~~~~
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Jul 3, 2014 19:47
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lol hi caberham, that reminds me that I typed your handle into Google and found that you also post all over Reddit. TRAITOR
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Jul 3, 2014 19:49
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Bloodnose posted:What airline has free booze in economy? Korean Air. Just another reason why they rock. They offer three different beers and a choice between red and white wine in economy, and not just during meal service. Their outfits rock too.
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Jul 3, 2014 21:02
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TheBuilder posted:Delta has free beer and wine in economy. Delta now has free booze in economy class. Actually, I think most carriers have free booze trans pacific now to compete with the Asian carriers.
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Jul 4, 2014 04:25
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Arglebargle III posted:I don't understand drinking on long-haul flights. You're already in a desert environment without enough water, and then you go and drink a bunch of free booze. That's a recipe for a monster headache. Sleeping pills I totally get though. Especially if you're heading back to China, might as well just take all of them. Sleeping pills mess me up though--nightmares, sleep walking, the whole "things that will get you kicked off a plane" nine yards. Give me three glasses of wine though and I just get sleepy--so I pass out, wake up and read for an hour or so, walk around, and then arrive stateside. As long as you have a full stomach and manage to hydrate well before and after your drinking, it's fine.
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Jul 4, 2014 11:01
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I'm a goon so I play video games on planes. I bougt a 3DS randomly cause I found a nerdy triforce one for 50USD cheaper than it was on Amazon in the states. I did not pull a bloodnose and tell it im using it now.
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Jul 4, 2014 11:35
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Can't sleep in public spaces, I read. And drink G&T (or whatever is decent). And flutter my accent until the stewardess brings me an extra meal of some kind.
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I'll be in Hong Kong with my family July 13 - 20 and I was wondering if you guys had any recommendations for restaurants and the like? We're up for pretty much any non-European cuisine and price range.
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