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GoutPatrol
Oct 17, 2009

*Stupid Babby*


stealing p-p-p-powerbook jokes 10 years too late

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Invisible Handjob
Apr 7, 2002

by FactsAreUseless

Haier posted:

I think... yes.. I did.. I heard the sound of blood vessels bursting in some Face-losing heads across the country. I am glad that some people aren't going to let these impotent assholes direct their thoughts and speech from across the globe. Fill up your cups with tears, boys.

that's a whole lot of hurt feelings

champagne posting
Apr 5, 2006

YOU ARE A BRAIN
IN A BUNKER


oohhboy posted:

How long do you think China will wait until they rip off McDonald's in this deal?

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38552276

I imagine local managers already cut corners religiously.

raton
Jul 28, 2003

by FactsAreUseless

McGavin posted:

100% agree. :wtc: China? Beans are not a dessert! :argh:

I have some bad news for you about all of Asia WRT beans

oohhboy
Jun 8, 2013

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Boiled Water posted:

I imagine local managers already cut corners religiously.

But the beef patties are circular.:aaaaa:

Atlas Hugged
Mar 12, 2007


Put your arms around me,
fiddly digits, itchy britches
I love you all
It should be noted that the Cruz and the governor also hosed up. You do not give clocks as gifts to Chinese people.

kenner116
May 15, 2009
Sorry guys bean desserts are the best.

Dicky mouse
Apr 11, 2008

"No No Not like that....Thats just silly"

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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Atlas Hugged posted:

It should be noted that the Cruz and the governor also hosed up. You do not give clocks as gifts to Chinese people.

The Taiwanese, not being giant loving babies with a toxic mix of inferiority and superiority complexes, probably understand the intent behind it

Atlas Hugged
Mar 12, 2007


Put your arms around me,
fiddly digits, itchy britches
I love you all

Fojar38 posted:

The Taiwanese, not being giant loving babies with a toxic mix of inferiority and superiority complexes, probably understand the intent behind it

While I'm sure anyone reasonable, including President Tsai herself, doesn't care, you have to appreciate how awful and sensational Taiwanese news is. They'll have a field day with this.

Haier
Aug 10, 2007

by Lowtax

kenner116 posted:

Sorry guys bean desserts are the best.


*Takes one of the healthiest sources of protein, minerals, and fiber available to humans for thousands of years.*
*Always mixes sugar with it and makes unhealthy for no loving reason.*
*Loses out on a culture of excellent bean dishes because can't comprehend why people would eat beans any other way.*
*Thinks hummus is weird.*
*Eats gutter oil noodles and says foreign food is bad for health*

Invisible Handjob
Apr 7, 2002

by FactsAreUseless

Haier posted:

*Takes one of the healthiest sources of protein, minerals, and fiber available to humans for thousands of years.*
*Always mixes sugar with it and makes unhealthy for no loving reason.*
*Loses out on a culture of excellent bean dishes because can't comprehend why people would eat beans any other way.*
*Thinks hummus is weird.*
*Eats gutter oil noodles and says foreign food is bad for health*

beans are probably my favorite food, the lack of chinese bean dishes that aren't drowned in sugar is a shame. I do kinda like those red bean sweets tho but just once in a while

that being said, since it's well known beans are good for the healthy, I have managed to introduce a lot of chinese people to mexican / south american bean dishes which they are usually down with

Accretionist
Nov 7, 2012
I BELIEVE IN STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES
BEIJING:

Invisible Handjob
Apr 7, 2002

by FactsAreUseless

this is art

Accretionist
Nov 7, 2012
I BELIEVE IN STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES
BEIJING:



(A few weeks ago)

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse
Looks like a sandstorm. Is that in the evening, or daytime?

Accretionist
Nov 7, 2012
I BELIEVE IN STUPID CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Evening. Only additional information the guy posted was 'beijing' and 'airport.'

Invisible Handjob
Apr 7, 2002

by FactsAreUseless
I don't understand how people live in Beijing long term unless they have no other choice, I guess it's a testament of the body's amazing ability to adapt.

I was there for a few weeks and felt like I was incredibly sick every day, woke up with a mixture of blood coming out of my nose with black boogers, this sort of black-red jelly dripping down my face

Invisible Handjob
Apr 7, 2002

by FactsAreUseless

Fojar38 posted:

The Taiwanese, not being giant loving babies with a toxic mix of inferiority and superiority complexes, probably understand the intent behind it

Man somehow I ended up on the China reddit, I never go there but a friend linked me something

to my surprise, and delight, I saw mad dog Fojar38 on the attack. it was an absolutely bizarre crossing of the streams for me

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse

I would blow Dane Cook
Dec 26, 2008

Top Panda: /r/china
Bottom Panda: GBS china thread

Invisible Handjob
Apr 7, 2002

by FactsAreUseless

well watched a loop of this 10 times in a row and it's not old yet

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse
This is the goons staying in China for ~reasons~

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


Tupperwarez posted:

The Mexican people, the face is very black and have many hairs. Also, they copy our China's famourse Hunan foods, use our China's chili pepper, but they say it is Mexico country foods. Because of this, I cannot accept.

Ok finish, thank you.

I have actually never encountered this in China, all my students knew chilies are from Mexico and were brought to China by the Portuguese. Heard it all the time in Korea though.

Haier posted:

I wish Yum would open up Taco Bells in China.

They are! First one in Shanghai opened a few weeks ago and they're planning to roll out a bunch more.

E_P
Feb 22, 2003

Do they have refried beans? They took the beans off the menu in Korea. I guess the shipping is too much for something only the palefaces enjoy.

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


I dunno, Shanghai is far away. I know they have draft Asahi and margaritas if for some reason you weren't already drunk when you went to Taco Bell.

McGavin
Sep 18, 2012

Invisible Handjob posted:

this sort of black-red jelly dripping down my face

That's red bean, a tasty dessert delicacy, do you know?

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

<Tsai Ing-wen spends the entire meeting transfixed by a tonsil stone hanging from the corner of Cruz's mouth>

In HK News:

Nathan Law attacked at Hong Kong International Airport by pro-China protesters

Lawmaker was returning from Taiwan, where he had attended seminar by local pro-independence party

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2060446/nathan-law-attacked-hong-kong-international-airport-pro

The video is a pro-click. Just once I would love to see some ex-MMA fighter become a Hong Kong independence supporter and just watch him hand out a hundred naps to the flabby/sickly pro-CCP shills who rush him in public.

Blistex fucked around with this message at 16:32 on Jan 9, 2017

Haier
Aug 10, 2007

by Lowtax

Invisible Handjob posted:

I don't understand how people live in Beijing long term unless they have no other choice, I guess it's a testament of the body's amazing ability to adapt.
LOL, what? People be dying in droves over here from lung cancer.
I wonder if there is a website that tells how many hours of X AQI = how many packages of Marlboro Reds smoked.

Grand Fromage posted:

They are! First one in Shanghai opened a few weeks ago and they're planning to roll out a bunch more.
There are three Mexican and/or South American restaurants around me right now, and I would still go to Taco Bell because I wanna see if it tastes like a mouthful of salt like it does in the US.

Haier
Aug 10, 2007

by Lowtax
Just now

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Haier posted:

Just now



Jesus! How do you keep finding these women? Are the women in the North East that much better looking than the rest of the country? I have never seen even three girls as unfortunate as the ones you have been posting since the beginning of this thread.

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


Haier posted:

There are three Mexican and/or South American restaurants around me right now, and I would still go to Taco Bell because I wanna see if it tastes like a mouthful of salt like it does in the US.

My experience with international Taco Bell is it's a lot higher quality. Which I kind of don't like since if I want good Mexican food I'll go somewhere else, Taco Bell is a specific desire.

This time next week I'll be in Seoul and guarantee my first meal there is going to be Taco Bell. I have no shame or regrets.

Cuntellectual
Aug 6, 2010

Atlas Hugged posted:

While I'm sure anyone reasonable, including President Tsai herself, doesn't care, you have to appreciate how awful and sensational Taiwanese news is. They'll have a field day with this.

I'll bite, why?

Invisible Handjob posted:

beans are probably my favorite food, the lack of chinese bean dishes that aren't drowned in sugar is a shame. I do kinda like those red bean sweets tho but just once in a while

that being said, since it's well known beans are good for the healthy, I have managed to introduce a lot of chinese people to mexican / south american bean dishes which they are usually down with

Red bean paste mochi is really good, sorry. :colbert:

serious norman
Dec 13, 2007

im pickle rick!!!!

Evil Agita posted:

A beijingers idea of fruit salad. As a Hawaiian can I just say wtf



:yikes:

Baronjutter
Dec 31, 2007

"Tiny Trains"

I really like chinese dessert style beans but would hate for it to be the only bean-form option. In north american I have access to more beanforms than they could ever imagine.

Grand Fromage
Jan 30, 2006

L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?


The worst part of azuki is when you get something you think is going to be chocolate or meat or whatever and it's red bean. Other than that I'm mostly okay with it. Not my favorite flavor but it's fine.

Native desserts in East Asia kinda suck, you have to go down to Thailand to start getting good ones.

Deceitful Penguin
Feb 16, 2011

Cuntellectual posted:

I'll bite, why?
Clocks = death. Just like 4 and a host of other superstitious nonsense.
Google 'clocks china death' for the deets if you want

Cuntellectual posted:

Red bean paste mochi is really good, sorry. :colbert:
Bland and dull. Though, to be fair, once you have tasted the joy that is American Peanutbutter candies, so are most supposed delights.

Mochi especially was just very meh. I guess it's the texture they like? Or maybe the ones I got at the supermarket were just poo poo.

Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

www.sapphicrobotica.com
:roboluv: :love: :roboluv:
Not really the thread to be talking about peanut based sweets.

StevoMcQueen
Dec 29, 2007

Grand Fromage posted:

This time next week I'll be in Seoul and guarantee my first meal there is going to be Taco Bell. I have no shame or regrets.

While not my first meal, I always indulge in Taco Bell while in Hongdae, since it and Gangnam are the only two locations I'm absolutely sure of existing in Seoul (and Hongdae's location has changed since last time I was there).

If only Seoul also had Fatburger...

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Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler
I loving hate the Chinese consulate staff in Toronto.

So I dropped my wife off at the airport and she flew into Toronto to get her Passport renewed (this has been ongoing since Sept). The last time she was there they told her that she had to make an appointment via their website, and would not accept the forms that she had filled out and brought there. She explained that their web site was not working, and they admitted that, but would still not accept the forms right in front of them because she had not made an appointment. They outright told her that they would just throw them in the garbage as soon as she left. She explained that she tried to call for 2 weeks, and nobody would answer her email, and she finally had to contact the Embassy in Ottawa which sent her an email saying, "show them this email printed out, and they will give you service". The consulate staff didn't care.

<eventually we figured out if you use internet explorer, turn on "browser emulation" and select IE7 that it will work after ~50 refreshes. We made an appointment and got her a flight there.

Today she went to the embassy with an appointment booked, and when she got to the desk they started processing her papers. When they got to the photos the lady said, "I think these are too dark, they might be rejected". We got them done at Walmart, they were not too dark, they were perfect passport photos (brightness, size, position, facial expression, etc.). My wife looks to the corner of the room and there is a "do it yourself" passport photo machine". She gets in line and when it is her turn she asks the man in front of her (currently picking up his photos) if he is finished. He turns back to her and yells, "I'm not done, wait your turn bitch". He picks up his photos, then stands in front of the machine staring at her for 2 minutes before she goes to the back of the line (everyone is yelling at her to stop causing trouble). 5 minutes later it's her turn again and the machine is broken. She loses ~$9.00 in coins trying to make it work, and she asks the staff for help. They ignore her, she leaves the building crying, and calls me.

So right now she's standing on the sidewalk (in front of a restaurant in Korea town waiting for it to open in an hour).

The mainland Chinese are the scum of the earth and their attitudes and indifference to the plights and feelings of others (even their own people) is proof of that.

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