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JaucheCharly posted:Last time I went for a haircut at the local turk, he used a lighter to remove the soft fluffy hair from my ears. So yes, that makes sense. This comment may have legitimately improved my life. I've never heard/thought of this.
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He did just snap it. Don't burn your ears.
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Apr 1, 2017 18:22
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I need to find a local turk to do it for me. I'm too scared 
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Apr 1, 2017 18:28
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Looking forward to seeing you guys in the schadenfreude thread.
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BEIJING — In 2013, Meng Dekai, a Disney executive in China, signed a deal with the mayor of Hefei to build a $1.3 billion “Disney cultural and industrial park.” It was one of several agreements with multiple cities in China that Mr. Meng apparently signed. The only problem: He was not allowed to do so. The Walt Disney Company said on Wednesday that it had parted ways with Mr. Meng — it did not say whether he resigned or was fired — after opening an investigation into allegations that he had signed deals with local governments for Disney-related projects. The brazenness of the apparent duplicity highlights the risks for foreign companies operating in China, where counterfeiting and corruption are still rampant despite repeated government campaigns to crack down. Reports of Mr. Meng’s deals across the country have also led to widespread confusion about Disney’s future plans across China, the world’s second-largest economy. The company said it started the investigation after The Paper, a Chinese news website, reported in February that Mr. Meng had signed deals for projects with several Chinese cities. A Disney spokeswoman said the company was “investigating,” when asked whether it would push for a criminal inquiry. Mr. Meng could not be reached for comment. “This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard of when it comes to fraud against a foreign business,” said James McGregor, chairman of the greater China region for the consulting firm APCO Worldwide. “I mean, it’s so big and it’s so public, it’s such a big name company. What was he thinking?” Along with the Hefei deal, Mr. Meng, who was employed by Disney as a director of special projects, signed agreements in the cities of Ningbo, on the eastern Chinese coast, and Zhengzhou, in the center of the country. The Henan Daily said on its public account on WeChat, an instant-messaging app in China, that Walt Disney Company (China) Limited had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Henan government to build a site in Zhengzhou, which could include “even the Disneyland parks that everyone knows so well.” “Disney is here! Disney has really come to Zhengzhou!” the paper said. And the Hefei Network, a news website, said in 2013 that the “Disney project” that Mr. Meng signed with the city’s mayor, Zhang Qingjun — who has since been dismissed for corruption — would stretch across 1,300 acres and be built over three years. In January of this year, the state-run Jianghuai Morning News reported that a Disney project in the same province would consist of a theme park based around the mobile video game Angry Birds (which is not produced by Disney, but the Finnish company Rovio), film special effects production offices, and other offerings. It is unclear whether the 2013 deal announced in Hefei, in one of China’s poorest provinces, is the same one. In February, The Hangzhou Daily reported that a building in Ningbo was emblazoned with a Disney logo. A search on Tianyancha, a corporate database in China, showed that Mr. Meng’s name was linked to 21 companies in the country, with him listed either as the legal representative or executive director. Most of the companies’ names start with the same Chinese character for Disney, “Dee Magic,” and contain “America” in them. Mr. Meng had also registered two companies in Hong Kong, a search on the city’s database found. The Disney spokeswoman said that neither Dee Magic nor any of its affiliates had been authorized by Disney to promote projects or sign deals on behalf of the company, and that they had been told “to immediately cease any unauthorized activity.” She added that while Disney had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Henan government for a “very limited consumer products license agreement,” it appeared that “they’ve maybe gone beyond the bounds of the licensing agreement.” Last year, Disney opened a $5.5 billion resort in Shanghai, its first in mainland China. It also has a park in Hong Kong, the autonomous former British colony. Perhaps because of its high profile in the country, the company’s products have long been copied and faked. In 2015, a Chinese government agency singled out Disney as the focus of a new “special action” to stamp out imitation goods that infringe on its trademarks, including fake Snow White dolls and “Frozen” backpacks. Mr. Meng, 43, is from the eastern city of Jinan and obtained a doctorate from Shandong University, where he is also a part-time professor, according to The Paper. It said Mr. Meng co-founded a heavy-industry company with the chairman of Yiyi Group. Yiyi started several real estate projects with names that sound similar to the word Disney such as “Di Qu Happy Town” and “Dimo Starworld.” Yiyi’s website said “Di Qu Happy Town” had obtained “intellectual property authorization” from Disney. Disney said that Yiyi had only a limited license with its China unit to install temporary movie-themed promotional displays in shopping malls, subject to approval from Disney, and that “Yiyi has absolutely no authority for any work” with Disney beyond that.
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"gotta get my foot in the door" mickey mouse said as he repeatedly punched himself in the balls "gotta get my foot in the door for the chinese century"
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Don't go to Hefei
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What is in Hefei?
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This is great. Could I doctor up a few business cards and an email address and take
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value-brand cereal posted:What is in Hefei?
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Outrail posted:This is great. Could I doctor up a few business cards and an email address and take ya u actually could
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The Great Autismo! posted:ya u actually could i just sold you lol
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Outrail posted:This is great. Could I doctor up a few business cards and an email address and take the disney shanghai park has some pretty good stories. some guests have come in with unofficial costumes and will charge people to take pictures with them
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Apr 2, 2017 15:53
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I don't get how an economy which is growing so fast has a 4% unemployment rate which is likely a lie anyway and it's maybe double that? Why are there so many people who would rather survive on elaborate scams? Taiwan's unemployment is 3.8% If America measured it the same way as Taiwan it would be 9.6% - seems like China's is probably closer to this
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gently caress SNEEP posted:the disney shanghai park has some pretty good stories. some guests have come in with unofficial costumes and will charge people to take pictures with them Nobody would notice if somebody dressed up as Dolan and did the good ol' "release strogre" in the park.
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Modest Mao posted:I don't get how an economy which is growing so fast has a 4% unemployment rate which is likely a lie anyway and it's maybe double that? Why are there so many people who would rather survive on elaborate scams?
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Phone posting from airplane over Pacific. Going to Korea to marvel at their four seasons and most lakes. Once I land I'm going straight to the raccoon Cafe
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REAL ESTATE, HONG KONG: In all seriousness, if something like that was <$175/mo. (USD), I'd go for it. In a city. No personal space makes quality public space an absolute necessity. Accretionist fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Apr 2, 2017 |
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pee pee poo poo
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Accretionist posted:REAL ESTATE, HONG KONG: Wow it's literally Deus Ex. The problem with capsules (other than lol at living in one) is there's no soundproofing so the one guy at the end of the hall with tuberculosis makes sleep impossible as he hacks and spits every 45 seconds the entire night.
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We stayed in the capsule hotel at KLIA2 in Malaysia and yeah that's the exact problem. One of your walls is literally just a window blind and you can hear everything going on - people walking past, reception greeting people, showers, snorers,  , Facebook messenger pu-PING sounds etc.I'm normally a pretty heavy sleeper, but with all that racket going on I got next to no sleep. Ironically my wife is a light sleeper and had no problems 
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Accretionist posted:REAL ESTATE, HONG KONG: Maybe we'll get these to help deal with the impossible commutes of the ever expanding suburbs. You can have your american dream mcmansion 2-3 hours away from where you work if you sleep in a capsule downtown 4-5 nights a week.
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I want capsule hotels not to suck SO BAD but there is literally no possible way for them not to suck given the way humans seem dedicated to making everything suck as hard as humanly possible.
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Ceciltron posted:I want capsule hotels not to suck SO BAD but there is literally no possible way for them not to suck given the way humans seem dedicated to making everything suck as hard as humanly possible. Backpacker hostels are generally pretty cool but they really rely on having cool owners.
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I am off to Vietnam, via the wonderland that is Hong Kong airport. Can't to see what the foodcourt has in store for me this time. Hopefully there is still a Popeyes there.
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Honestly I've been fine at Japanese capsule hotels in the past; people are reasonably quiet and clean. Also a few I've stayed at in the past require you to have a Japanese address, which is kind of lovely but at the same time probably keeps out riff-raff. I don't think I'd ever do one anywhere else though.
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LimburgLimbo posted:Honestly I've been fine at Japanese capsule hotels in the past; people are reasonably quiet and clean. Fauxtool posted:Phone posting from airplane over Pacific. Going to Korea to marvel at their four seasons and most lakes. Once I land I'm going straight to the raccoon Cafe
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Apr 3, 2017 03:20
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He never did post pics of the five piece suit did he
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The one Japanese capsule hotel I stayed at is where I learned Japanese guys are just as into screaming and spitting and being generally gross as Chinese dudes, possibly even more, they just don't do it in public. Never again.
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Japanese dudes are just Chinese dudes who care if somebody's watching.
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Which is still an improvement don't get me wrong.
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The Walmart near me sells deep dish pan pizza by the slice for 9 RMB. The slices are a decent size, too. I walked up and was about to order what looked like olive cheese pizza, until further inspection showed there was pineapple on top. God loving drat it. I did not order. At least it wasn't the corn syrup canned fruit cocktail that I sometimes see on other pizza here. Or durian. Crazy Chinese girls and the idiot that knows them - Update: Video Game Girl is officially gone. After she showed up outside my apartment last week, I told her I will be too busy with work and no time for her to come over to my house in the future. She wanted me to come to her house instead, so I did. It was a very nice house and I was pretty jealous of the size of the place and the furniture included, since it was only few hundred more than my place. She had that night planned out, including make me stand naked in the shower while she scrubbed my entire body and then gave me a massage on her bed. She asked me to come back a few days later and she would cook a huge meal for me. I thought this might be a cool arrangement. The intercourse was good until the end when she asked to drink from the condom because she saw it in Japanese AV and wondered what it was like. I told her hell no, that's disgusting. The next day I was out eating dinner and she messaged me about something. I said I was busy and I can't chat. She asked some questions and I didn't reply because I had told her I was busy and no time to chat. There was suddenly a flurry of confused messages and phone calls from her. I got home and got in the shower. I like to take long showers at night, and the 20+ minutes I was in the shower I heard this banging sound. There was construction work outside, so I paid no attention. I finished the shower and kept hearing the banging noise, and I realized it's my front door. Someone was standing there knocking on my door non-stop for at least 15 minutes. I knew it was her. The stupid thing is that you can tell someone is in the shower because the bathroom window is right next to my door, so the intense knocking could be solved by just talking into the window slats. I opened up, and I was right. She said she was in the area and had to pee. She lives 8km away and I am opposite from anywhere she needs to go for work or play. I made her come in so my neighbors wouldn't see her more than they already had. I got angry for a variety of reasons. I told her to pee and get out. She said she wanted to call a taxi and wait for it in my house until it arrived. I live on a busy street and there are unlimited taxis outside. I made her leave, she got all dejected. I messaged her later that I was upset about her coming twice to my house unannounced, and I don't feel safe or comfortable around her anymore. She got upset and stopped talking to me. It has been several days and she may have already deleted me, but as long as she doesn't show up here again I will be happy. Also, this loonie bin keeps popping from time to time. It started like this: *After two days of chatting* Her: "Do you like me?" Me: "No, I just started talking to you, and we never met." Her: "Oh.. Do you want to marry me?" Me: "No. How can anyone decide that? We never even met, and we just started talking!" Her: "You will never meet me!" Me: "Why?" Her: "Because you won't marry me!!" *She deletes me* One or two weeks later, she adds me again. Her: "I opened a business shop near where you live. I will work here six days per week." *Sends me the location. It is only two streets away from my house* Me: "That's nice. Maybe I can meet you outside there some night and we can talk and walk." Her: "Do you like me?" Me: "Let's meet first." Her: "You don't like me?" Me: "Let's meet first." Her: "Do you want to marry me?" Me: "Nope." Her: "Then you will never meet me!!" *Deletes me again* A week later, and another add request... Her: "I am tired from work, and I might miss the last train. Do you want to meet me?" Me: "Ok..." Her: "Can I stay at your house tonight? We can make love." Me: "Wow" Her: "Do you like me?" Me: "Sure..." (LYING, but might get some crazy 21-year-old poon) Her: "Good. You come pick me up after I finish working." *Two hours later and no further messages* Her: "Do you want to marry me?" Me: "Let's discuss that another time." Her: "I will not meet you!!!" *Doesn't delete, but I ignore all of her messages after that* The variations became me going to bang her at her house, meeting her in a park, meeting her outside her shop, her sleeping at my house, and so on, and every single time she would reject me when I wouldn't say yes to marrying her. Finally I decided to agree, on the condition that I go to her house (so she won't know where I live and find me). She said she first wanted to rent a room for us to gently caress in. I asked if it was a hotel, and she said no, it was an apartment and we will live together before we get married. This was too much crazy for me, so I said I was busy that night. She deleted me. Just an hour ago she tried to add me again. I deleted her request.
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Should of let her drink your sperm from a condom you dick. Also 
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That's just garden variety crazy imo. You're getting soft in your old age, for shame.
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You know, we have the Indian dude thread with the poor understanding of relationships and anatomy... and I think my anecdotal posts are the Chinese women version of this. I just wish they wrote horrible erotica, too.quote:JOHN from CANADA <3 took me to his house. We met three days earlier at the STARBUCKS when he tutored my English. He had all of the FRIENDS TV show on a hard-drive to watch. He also had TITANIC. I was shocked, and we watched the show. He cooked me bread sandwich and gave me a wine. He talked to me and touched my shoulders. I told him I was a virgin. He said he had a house and car in CANADA VANCOUVER. I knew he was the perfect gentelman for me. He asked me to marry him and said we will go to VANCOURVER, and I said yes. I called my mother and father and they were so happy for me, and JHON said he will also take them to CANDA and pay the bride price they want. It is 100 thousand yuan, but he said so cheap. I wrote about it on my Weixin and all of my friends are so jealousy.
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Haier posted:You know, we have the Indian dude thread with the poor understanding of relationships and anatomy... and I think my anecdotal posts are the Chinese women version of this. I just wish they wrote horrible erotica, too. That's the worst madlibs I've ever read.
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Haier posted:Crazy Chinese girls and the idiot that knows them - Update: Is your life is scripted by a lunatic raised on anime dating games? Also gently caress you pineapple on pizza is good.
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