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GoutPatrol posted:I believe that is Yuanshan - Grand Hotel. Yeah! For everyone else, this is a cool building. It's on a big hill by the river, near where the US army base used to be. There used to be a Japanese temple there, but a lot of it was destroyed during the war (not in a raid, a plane crashed into it). Circa 1950 when Taipei suddenly became the capital of Real China the government realized there weren't any hotels here fit for visiting dignitaries, so they built that huge thing where the temple used to be. Really pretty building.
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The photographer's instagram has a lot of great photos from China/Japan. Yuma1983.
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That said if you see a empty restaurant during typical meal times with no one in it don't be the first. If they're not selling food their ingredients have probably been sitting around for a while.
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I had no idea brunch was an integral part of the Victorian experience. I've been to Victoria twice and not once did I have brunch! (Although I did yell at some mainlanders who were blocking my way when I was running in a blind panic to catch my ferry back to Seattle.) It's funny because "mainlander" is a slur in victoria but not at all in the way this thread uses it.
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Accretionist posted:The photographer's instagram has a lot of great photos from China/Japan. Yuma1983. Oooooh, thanks.
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JaucheCharly posted:If I had the choice between going to china or the US, I'd go to italy. 
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Going to Victoria? Ewwww, just go to Tofino or else where in the Island
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JaucheCharly posted:If I had the choice between going to china or the US, I'd go to italy. 
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caberham posted:Going to Victoria? Ewwww, just go to Tofino or else where in the Island I was on my way to Nanaimo via Courtenay. Victoria might have been the bright spot, hahaa.
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We all know that the lovely education system, chabuduo mindset, ingrained laziness, and the cultural fear of being wrong leaves most mainland Chinese to simply copy any original idea instead of coming up with their own. It's really pathetic and http://i.imgur.com/BBjaaw3.gifv Outrail posted:That said if you see a empty restaurant during typical meal times with no one in it don't be the first. If they're not selling food their ingredients have probably been sitting around for a while.
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There's a famous restaurant near my apartment that is always packed. The people who own it opened another one that was pretty much exactly the same (same food, same staff, same decor just cleaner) about 20 metres down the road from it. I never saw anyone ever go there, they would all go to the one with the 3 hour queue because obviously that one must be better. It closed after less than a month and is now a car wash place. Why a car wash? Because there is already 2 right next to it so this must be the best business to run here.
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Haier posted:I stopped buying noodles at the chain supermarket near me (Ren Ren Le) because they would re-use the noodles from the previous day or mix them with the fresh stuff. A couple times I bought noodles and came back to eat and opened the bag and the smell of rancid oil and "we let this sit out for far too many hours" would hit me and I'd have to throw it out. Theoretically, if they add today's leftovers to tomorrow's batch there's a noodle that's been kicking around since day one. Outrail fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Jun 9, 2017 |
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Outrail posted:Theoretically, if they add today's leftovers to tomorrow's batch there's a noodle that's been kicking around since day one. big time bisexual posted:this lady is the 女 in 路怒症 *Puffs out chest, stands tall* *Points a finger, to lay blame* *Grabs a weapon with zero intention of using it* *Just wants to look cool* *Someone who is the slightest bit serious about the issue wins immediately*
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Haier posted:We all know that the lovely education system, chabuduo mindset, ingrained laziness, and the cultural fear of being wrong leaves most mainland Chinese to simply copy any original idea instead of coming up with their own. It's really pathetic and Notice the open rear end on the pants so the kid can poo poo anywhere.
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It's just kiddy poo poo. Not real poo poo that ruins your brand new italian leather shoes. Lol.
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Stringent posted:auntie bout to beat dat pancake rear end mass helps you win fights its true
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Jimmy Little Balls posted:There's a famous restaurant near my apartment that is always packed. The people who own it opened another one that was pretty much exactly the same (same food, same staff, same decor just cleaner) about 20 metres down the road from it. I never saw anyone ever go there, they would all go to the one with the 3 hour queue because obviously that one must be better. It closed after less than a month and is now a car wash place. Why a car wash? Because there is already 2 right next to it so this must be the best business to run here. It might be because local chains tend to not standardize for poo poo, so you'll have restaurants vary wildly in quality for certain dishes or even overall. I mean in general the locations barely even communicate with each other, at least down here. I don't even understand how they get the name in the first place but even the menus will sometimes be completely different with maybe only a few common items. There's a really old noodle bowl chain here in Kunming (advertised as the oldest chain here) and they had one location in a trendy university neighborhood with the best bowl of blood noodle soup I've had down here. They closed (university moved to a suburb). Meanwhile the location 15 minutes away is thriving and is mediocre at best. So disappointing. Just because you like a chain doesn't mean a location will be good. You basically have to find your spots here and stick to them, or explore and be willing to throw away some money on some potentially straight up bad food. If a particular location is famous or has lines, that's usually a good sign that's a legit spot (or cheap). Sometimes it gets crazy though - there's a chicken stew chain here with lines that will take an hour, and I refuse to wait an hour for a goddamn stew, especially since I've heard it isn't worth the wait. Also I know I'm late but just to put in two cents on the cashless chat: The Great Autismo! posted:also i absolutely despise the idea of a cashless society and am going kicking and screaming into that future, and it's annoying, because i'll go to places and try to give them actual money, which is legal tender, and they'll be like "please use this dumb app to pay" or whatever and i'll say something like "sorry i don't have a phone or an account" and people look at me like i'm some kind of talking zebra that just sauntered into their store. it like totally fucks with their head that someone would not use alipay or whatever dumb app they want me to use. Personally I agree cash is convenient and it's easy to get bogged down by people who can't seem to comprehend cashless apps, and people refusing to take cash is stupid, but... Alipay and WeChat have made my life so much loving easier. Like seriously. Those two plus an actual POS plus various waimai/online ordering services means less loose cash flowing around in our restaurants which means way way fewer opportunities for our staff to steal. Like with straight cash we were losing hundreds per week that we couldn't track because everything was cash and the system was all handwritten paper. So from my side of the counter, the less cash the easier it is for me to run a tighter ship. Also you'd be amazed how many old Chinese see a handwritten ticket and go "Oh it's 163 RMB? Well I only have 150 so I guess you'll just get that" versus with a POS printed ticket they're all of a sudden willing to believe that's the goddamn price and you'll goddamn pay it. I just couldn't loving believe the balls these old farts have. They still try to double check the math of a loving COMPUTER and waste our time only to eventually lose face and pay the ticket amount, but at least we get the full amount.
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Baronjutter posted:Today I had to do some work at a building that has a really over-rated breakfast place in it... Lol as I was reading this first sentence, not knowing it was you or that you lived on the island, I was thinking to myself "sounds like the Blue Fox".... And there it was. Bet you recommended shine cafe to them
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Imperialist Dog posted:Was this already posted? Don't cross the street in Henan Honestly and completely unironically, when people react like this to some poor woman getting run over by a car, there is something very loving wrong with your society and how it's moulding people. There's just something extremely disturbing about the lack of humanity on display here, EVEN before that one sociopath runs over the injured woman because I guess the two seconds it would take to go around her is too high a price to pay for someone's loving life. Jesus christ, China. What the gently caress is wrong with you 
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Der Shovel posted:Honestly and completely unironically, when people react like this to some poor woman getting run over by a car, there is something very loving wrong with your society and how it's moulding people. There's just something extremely disturbing about the lack of humanity on display here, EVEN before that one sociopath runs over the injured woman because I guess the two seconds it would take to go around her is too high a price to pay for someone's loving life. Yes but you see there are traffic accidents in America too.
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Examinations are done so my school is on half day until summer vacation begins next month. This means I won't see my best grade 6 class ever again. Before exams started, their "regular"English teacher came up and said "Did you teach (book)?" "No, we couldn't find a copy, so I went with (better book) instead." The school subscribes to a great online book depository for schools, so basically when I need to teach something, I look through the list, pick a book that has appropriate difficulty and content, and print off a copy for each student. "But you need to teach it. It's in the schedule." "I've already taught persuasive writing using (better book). Where are these books anyway?" "In the classroom in the English cabinet." I go to the room to have a look. No books. "Maybe the students have them. I'll ask them to bring them in." "Ok." I then continue with my programme. Today, the teacher gives me a copy of the book. "This is what you should use to teach the writing." It's got talking dogs on the cover. I flip through it. It teaches persuasive writing, no doubt, with phrases like "Snails are slow so they can't get out of the way. In my opinion, we should give motors to snails so they can move faster." It's obviously meant for younger students. My students have just finished writing opinion essays on a number of subjects, with topics ranging from whether we should shorten the school day, to whether free internet should be a right, whether we should build houses in our country parks and other hot topics in Hong Kong right now. Their work includes surveys, data charts, and bibliographies showing where they got their data to back up their opinion writing. This book is 8 pages long with 7 sentences per page. "Is this for grade 6 or age six?" I joke. Completely seriously, the teacher says "Grade six." We look at each other. "I mean, it looks like it's meant for age six, not grade 6," I explain slowly. The teacher looks at me in annoyed confusion. "It's for grade six." "We've already finished this topic. Besides, I won't have any more classes with this group." "You can take some of the other subject teacher's classes." "To cover what we've already done, but at a lower level?" "Because it is in the schedule." One month to go ...
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Yes but you see there are traffic accidents in America too. lol
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Der Shovel posted:Honestly and completely unironically, when people react like this to some poor woman getting run over by a car, there is something very loving wrong with your society and how it's moulding people. There's just something extremely disturbing about the lack of humanity on display here, EVEN before that one sociopath runs over the injured woman because I guess the two seconds it would take to go around her is too high a price to pay for someone's loving life. Ask that in the D&D china thread for a thorough and nuanced answer.
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JaucheCharly posted:Ask that in the D&D china thread for a thorough and nuanced answer. *White people...
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I would blow Dane Cook posted:Yes but you see there are traffic accidents in America too. This was no accident.
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Der Shovel posted:Honestly and completely unironically, when people react like this to some poor woman getting run over by a car, there is something very loving wrong with your society and how it's moulding people. There's just something extremely disturbing about the lack of humanity on display here, EVEN before that one sociopath runs over the injured woman because I guess the two seconds it would take to go around her is too high a price to pay for someone's loving life. this also happened recently and it's even worse https://my.mixtape.moe/wdhnoc.mp4
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Der Shovel posted:Honestly and completely unironically, when people react like this to some poor woman getting run over by a car, there is something very loving wrong with your society and how it's moulding people. There's just something extremely disturbing about the lack of humanity on display here, EVEN before that one sociopath runs over the injured woman because I guess the two seconds it would take to go around her is too high a price to pay for someone's loving life.  http://i.imgur.com/QWdv1Ay.gifv
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Guy in Guangzhou tries to 9/11 a city bus. No deaths. https://zippy.gfycat.com/GratefulUnlinedAnole.webm
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big time bisexual posted:this also happened recently and it's even worse 
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Der Shovel posted:Honestly and completely unironically, when people react like this to some poor woman getting run over by a car, there is something very loving wrong with your society and how it's moulding people. There's just something extremely disturbing about the lack of humanity on display here, EVEN before that one sociopath runs over the injured woman because I guess the two seconds it would take to go around her is too high a price to pay for someone's loving life. Here's a comment about this story someone posted on reddit: quote:Told this before, but one more time for fun. Walking in Haidian, Beijing (for those who know, left the North Subway station walking towards the KFC) and it's the middle of winter and the ground is cold. as I am getting closer to the corner I see what looks like a migrant worker type splayed face down in the middle of the road, his bag has fallen and his goods are scattered in an arc that looks like he went down hard. The sidewalks are full as they always are on weekends but no one is stopping, they are all making a very large circle around him so no one has to get too close. Red light comes, and the cars drive carefully (thankfully) around him as he is literally in the middle of the right lane.
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Vegetable truck shows up to save the day. https://zippy.gfycat.com/CourteousUnacceptableDodo.webm
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It's like a reverse Le Mans start Edit: to be fully chinathread, one of the tuhaos should have left his car in gear so it could slowly roll off the road as he sprinted in the opposite direction
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