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lmao @ the squat talk. I'm such a pampered imperialist, I could never image having to attempt to balance while making GBS threads. The whole endevour requires me to be lax and reading my cellphone.
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Glenn Quebec posted:lmao @ the squat talk. I'm such a pampered imperialist, I could never image having to attempt to balance while making GBS threads. The whole endevour requires me to be lax and reading my cellphone. A life time of martial arts training means squatting to take a poo poo is no challenge at all, despite never having done it before. I still can't comfortably squat on the sidewalk while perusing my smartphone, but that's exactly a goal I'm working towards. Edit: I saw an article on CNN stating that Singapore was on top with students being "smart." Are these things determined by how well people do on standardized tests? Does anyone know if Singapore does the whole "let's turn our kids in to mindless, testing-taking drones" approach to education? mrbotus fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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nickmeister posted:I saw an article on CNN stating that Singapore was on top with students being "smart." Are these things determined by how well people do on standardized tests? Does anyone know if Singapore does the whole "let's turn our kids in to mindless, testing-taking drones" approach to education? I have no idea, other than most Singaporeans I've met have been very smart people with excellent critical thinking so I rather doubt they just teach rote memorization. I also think they have a really good and unique math education system? I'm not totally sure though.
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Invisible Handjob posted:I have no idea, other than most Singaporeans I've met have been very smart people with excellent critical thinking so I rather doubt they just teach rote memorization. I also think they have a really good and unique math education system? I'm not totally sure though. singapore IT admins are shockingly bad though but actually slightly worse are the indians in singapore doing IT admin work Fojar38 posted:You know you're probably getting sick a lot because you're making GBS threads on the floor every day i think it's because he picks meals the way he picks girls
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nickmeister posted:I saw an article on CNN stating that Singapore was on top with students being "smart." Are these things determined by how well people do on standardized tests? Does anyone know if Singapore does the whole "let's turn our kids in to mindless, testing-taking drones" approach to education? They are #1 at OECDs standardised PISA testing. So yes, mindless test-taking drones. BBC posted:The tests, run by the OECD and taken every three years, have become increasingly influential on politicians who see their countries and their policies being measured against these global school league tables. 
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Invisible Handjob posted:I have no idea, other than most Singaporeans I've met have been very smart people with excellent critical thinking so I rather doubt they just teach rote memorization. I also think they have a really good and unique math education system? I'm not totally sure though. It helps that a lot of the poorer workers can't afford to live in Singapore and commute every day from Johor, meaning they aren't counted in the official statistics. Also from what I've heard from my girlfriend the school system is insanely competitive, and not in a healthy way at all. Reminds me of what someone posted about Hong Kong schools; they might not be bad but like hell would I like to go to one myself. e: they do have a lot of kids that get into the world's top schools relative to their population, and they tend to do well there when they do, so clearly they must be doing at least something right though Private Speech fucked around with this message at 14:30 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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china ranks highly on the PISA too, because they only administer the test in a few Shanghai schools and mark the results as China (Shanghai). Predictably, more irresponsible media will drop those parentheses.
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ALL YOU WHITE GUYS TALKING ABOUT CHINESE ARE FUCKIN RACI... http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/curbs-12052016110211.html quote:The parents accuse 6.1 Kindergarten of "disregarding laws and regulations" by banning ethnic Mongolian teachers from teaching in Mongolian and from speaking it in school following the new principal's appointment. ...YOU'RE STILL RACIST!!!!!!!!
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Maybe whitey better stay out of this yellow/brown-yellow conflict, don't concern him
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This is in Seattle but I feel like I would expect to see one of these here in China. http://imgur.com/gallery/HvgVt
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Facebook Aunt posted:It's because westerners are also dumb, and tend to think that western practices are normal and professional, not cultural. We don't recognise that "culture" is a factor at all, beyond language and law. Most businesses don't have a cultural anthropologist on staff to tell them everything is cultural. So we think that of course everyone is going to adopt the most logical, reasonable, and efficient practices (ie the ones I'm familiar with). That's the normal way to conduct business. It's funny when people first realize their universal human values are in fact relative western values
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Haier posted:This is in Seattle but I feel like I would expect to see one of these here in China. Go to the basement floor of any apartment building and you'll find those, except without windows as they're underground. And kitchens instead of bathrooms (they're communal at the end of the hall). To be fair they look like an ideal solution for student housing (the  a month underground holes, not this hilariously expensive fake-luxury room), but I'm sure they'd be illegal in the EU.
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The open room shitter is pretty slick. Any goons wanna go half rent on that spot?
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Haier posted:Even India with their huge population allows people to immigrate easily, as far as I have looked into it: smdh why are Indians so racist and xenophobic
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Haier posted:This is in Seattle but I feel like I would expect to see one of these here in China. Couldn't they have at least put a flimsy dividing wall between the toilet and the rest of the 'apartment' so that you might stand a chance of escaping the smell of your own poo poo?
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augias posted:china ranks highly on the PISA too, because they only administer the test in a few Shanghai schools and mark the results as China (Shanghai). Predictably, more irresponsible media will drop those parentheses. Speaking of this new PISA rankings came out and for the first time ever China included places that weren't Shanghai (still only giant cities though) and they nosedived in the rankings lol Fojar38 fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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Grand Fromage posted:A lot of westerners can't do the flat footed Asian/Eastern European squat because it's not part of the culture, so we don't do it as kids, so our Achilles tendons don't stretch out enough to allow us to do it as adults. I thought that was neat when I found out, culture actually changing physiology. I know I cannot squat except on tiptoe and it's immediately excruciating. What? Squatting is an exercise that white people do all the time. I've never heard of anyone not being able to do that.
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Most everyone I know can't do a flat footed squat, my wife is russian and can only barely do it since she hasn't done it for such a long time. This is how you tell western spy from true slav, the flat footed squat.
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Baronjutter posted:Most everyone I know can't do a flat footed squat, my wife is russian and can only barely do it since she hasn't done it for such a long time. This is how you tell western spy from true slav, the flat footed squat. Going rear end to grass isn't that hard just put some weight on your back. Get to the gym and do some lifting and squatting becomes fun.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:What? Squatting is an exercise that white people do all the time. I've never heard of anyone not being able to do that. Even amongst people who lift frequently, squat mobility is a big issue for people who haven't grown up in environments that necessitate squatting (toilets, being Slavic, etc).
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Invisible Handjob posted:It's funny when people first realize their universal human values are in fact relative western values You two sound like the morons that think criticizing things like fgm is wrong because CULTURAL IMPERIALISM 
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Baronjutter posted:Most everyone I know can't do a flat footed squat, my wife is russian and can only barely do it since she hasn't done it for such a long time. This is how you tell western spy from true slav, the flat footed squat. This is really bizarre to me I'm the only nonfat in my family and they can all do a flat footed squat I'm pretty sure I don't understand this talk about stretching either, there's no stretching, your leg is in almost the same position as it is when you're standing.
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How to do a flat footed squat: From standing make your butt go very close to the ground A little closer than that Ok great you are now squatting flat footedly Oh does it feel like you are tipping backwards? Open your legs more so your fat slobby gut can spill out between them
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Not being able to squat down is really that common? I'm embarrassed to be white now and I've never felt that way before.
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I'm Caucasian so I don't squat, Asian.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:Not being able to squat down is really that common? I'm embarrassed to be white now and I've never felt that way before. For fatties and people who never get out of their office chair. A little bit of stretching every day and anyone can squat rear end to grass minus some specific physiological impairment.
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Just tried to squat and apparently I can do it even though I don't do it, but and Asian. I'm also bow legged which might help
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What does a non squatter even look like? I'm a fatty, but I used to do weight-lifting. I can do squat almost all the way to the ground, but if I try to put my butt on my heels my heels raise a bit. I am way out of practice, though.
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Here's to 5000 more pages of squatting
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I have to squat like hell to force out these posts
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I take sewer oil to help!
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Chomp8645 posted:I'm Caucasian so I don't squat, Asian. I'm Chinese and getting close a to a 400 pound rear end to grass squat. Is this why China has good weight lifters?
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bamhand posted:I'm Chinese and getting close a to a 400 pound rear end to grass squat. Is this why China has good weight lifters? Serious answer it's because they identify thousands of kids with potential talent, train them hard from a young age, and get a handful of Olympians from the ones that don't break. In the US a kid with a genetic gift for weightlifting is more likely going to end up playing football instead.
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The secret to Olympic gold in weight lifting is a great drug regimen and a doctor who knows how to hide it and ridiculously stubby limbs.
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No one in Hong Kong can squat really well because everyone uses regular toilets. I think that's why mainland girls have nicer legs, they squat all the time and wear super high heels
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UltraRed posted:This never existed. deleted from imperial records
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I had no idea so many people were so inflexible as to be unable to perform a basic human motion. Can you guys not raise your hands above your head either? What about turning your head to the left and right? Is that also an Asiatic Quality?
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heels on floor squat is definitely harder for most people to do As sheep goats says if you have a belly, spread wider. I also suggest thinking of your coxyx and where it's pointing. If you find it hard to balance after all that try resting your armpits on your kneecaps for stability.
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