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Haier posted:Wait, so, the Americans were human waving Chinese, and were copying famuurse Chinese tactics against Chinese, who were not following famuurse Chinese tactics? No, no, no. The handful of Americans dig in and get stormed by dozens of Chinese, but you are supposed to root for the guys running into that field of fire and all the traps because they are Chinese. Most movies would present the struggle of a handful of men against dozens as heroic and it is even framed that way here, but despite what it shows you on screen the movie wants you to think the Americans are cheating because they use tactics and don't just run into the Chinese bullets. They are not playing fair, using their advantages. I also loved how the main Chinese guy laughs at the Americans fighting for money. He fights for CHINA. Somehow it doesn't really rhyme with what I read in this thread.
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One of my best and oldest friends here in the states is going out with a mainland Chinese gal and it's getting serious. He made a point to tell me she puts ice in her drinks and doesn't like China very much anymore though so maybe there's hope.
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Aug 2, 2017 11:14
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BioTech posted:No, no, no. The handful of Americans dig in and get stormed by dozens of Chinese, but you are supposed to root for the guys running into that field of fire and all the traps because they are Chinese. *Trumps personal mobile phone rings* Trump: "Yello" Xi: "WHY U DO THAT?" Trump: "Hello Mr. She, how can I help you today?" Xi: "YOUR MEN AREN'T LETTING US CHINESE HAVE EQUAL CHANCE IN THE WAR. YOU MAKE US LOOK BAD!" Trump: "Oh. Well, we go hard and play ball the hardest and best. You know that. What do you want me to do?" Xi: "TELL THEM TO STOP CHEATING!" Trump: "It's going to cost you..." Xi: "How much ketamine?" Trump: "AAAAAAAAAaaaaaallll of it."
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Aug 2, 2017 12:08
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hakimashou posted:One of my best and oldest friends here in the states is going out with a mainland Chinese gal and it's getting serious. He made a point to tell me she puts ice in her drinks and doesn't like China very much anymore though so maybe there's hope. 
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Aug 2, 2017 12:09
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I like the notion that preparation and tactics are merely tricks of the white man and the legit way to wage war is to just keep running at them until they run out of bullets. It's like w/e somebody said in here earlier about those mythical martial art legends just being people with ordinary situational awareness.
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Aug 2, 2017 12:11
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Haier you're like Christopher Walken in Deer Hunter - the guy who stays back, goes nuts & plays russian roulette.
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Stringent posted:I like the notion that preparation and tactics are merely tricks of the white man and the legit way to wage war is to just keep running at them until they run out of bullets. In Chengdu there was a picture of a man who said that his skill was putting people in jobs based on their skills. That was why he was famous in ancient China. He was able to place someone who was good at something in a job that did that thing. Which of course, implies that if you can do that, you deserve a portrait and praise. The lack of competence in China in...well everything I guess makes sense when looking through that lens
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Aug 2, 2017 12:18
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Stringent posted:I like the notion that preparation and tactics are merely tricks of the white man and the legit way to wage war is to just keep running at them until they run out of bullets. Been two years and I never watch these kind of movies sober, but I think something like that happens. There is a sniper and the Chinese solution is to empty everything they have into a tree, cutting it down and taking cover behind it. The sniper shrugs and walks away. This is portrayed as a great victory for China. Despite the fact that a few of them died. I think he comes back again and shoots some more, before they kill him. There is also a kung fi knife fight with wolves. And an enormous Chinese military exercise gets infiltrated by a few hundred drugdealers or something. Maybe a bioweapon was involved too, though it could be that I'm mixing things up. I can really recommend this movie.
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Aug 2, 2017 12:27
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I'll have to check it out. I still think Letters from Iwo Jima should be classified as a comedy.
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Aug 2, 2017 12:30
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angel opportunity posted:My favorite thing to eat in CQ is ganguo. I personally think hot pot in Chongqing sucks. It's extremely oily and not as good as hot pot in the north, but ganguo is great Chuanchuan is the superior form of hotpot qtiyd
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Aug 2, 2017 12:39
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The Great Autismo! posted:In Chengdu there was a picture of a man who said that his skill was putting people in jobs based on their skills. That was why he was famous in ancient China. He was able to place someone who was good at something in a job that did that thing. Chinese invented HR 5000 years ago, do you know?
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Stringent posted:I'll have to check it out. I still think Letters from Iwo Jima should be classified as a comedy. It has some pretty crazy poo poo that might have happened but it seems to be a fair take from a man who berated an empty chair.
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Stringent posted:I like the notion that preparation and tactics are merely tricks of the white man and the legit way to wage war is to just keep running at them until they run out of bullets. Like the time they tried that in Taiwan and it kinda worked. The tanks did run out of ammo. Then they started driving over everyone.
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BioTech posted:Been two years and I never watch these kind of movies sober, but I think something like that happens. This kinda sounds like that one North Korean cartoon that portrays the Koreans as happy woodland chipmunks or some bullshit and the Americans as massive wolves with mechanical whale submarines and huge airships. The chipmunks keep the big bad wolves at bay with sticks, smiles, and sunshine. I was wanting to be a wolf in about 15 seconds because their toys were so loving awesome.
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hakimashou posted:One of my best and oldest friends here in the states is going out with a mainland Chinese gal and it's getting serious. He made a point to tell me she puts ice in her drinks and doesn't like China very much anymore though so maybe there's hope. This is basically my oldest and best friend. Except replace China with Russia. He's gone over there a few times and is completely googly eyed about some chick named Natasha. He bought her a plane ticket to visit here. I can't wait.  Haier you'll never escape China. Sure, maybe you'll be in Thailand or Hawaii. But China will always be there. Whenever you see an old Chinese woman rifling through your trash and making an enormous mess who nods at you sagely .... China...
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Aug 2, 2017 15:16
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Hey Chingoons, has anyone been to Kashgar? Thinking of going... How's the food? is there enough to do there for 7 days? how about the city? hows the tam tam action?
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https://zippy.gfycat.com/ThoseColorfulInchworm.webm https://zippy.gfycat.com/NearAbleAsianporcupine.webm
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Aug 2, 2017 15:30
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I wonder if the signs in the back are supposed to say "Luckier Park" that bike must weigh a million pounds
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Glenn Quebec posted:Haier you'll never escape China. Sure, maybe you'll be in Thailand or Hawaii. But China will always be there. Whenever you see an old Chinese woman rifling through your trash and making an enormous mess who nods at you sagely .... China... Office Buzzcut in the neon yellow. I'm the glasses bouncing on the floor. ladron posted:that bike must weigh a million pounds
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Aug 2, 2017 16:52
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If it makes you feel better I watched a Chinese person from tech get her foot stuck in the revolving door and collapse screaming, causing several people to be stuck. This was literally 5 mins ago when I grabbed lunch and I kept thinking about it and laughing. I'm not 100% sure what happened but I guess she kicked her foot back really high as the door turned and it totally caught her and I guess crushed her foot/ankle region.
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hakimashou posted::wink :eggplant :spray :spray :heart :wink new Toni Morrison novel shaping up to be a monster
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Glenn Quebec posted:If it makes you feel better I watched a Chinese person from tech get her foot stuck in the revolving door and collapse screaming, causing several people to be stuck. This was literally 5 mins ago when I grabbed lunch and I kept thinking about it and laughing. This is uh, really awful
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Just a little schadenfreude and sadism. Cool your jets, I guess anecdotes of someone mildly hurting themselves is the line? *watches gif of a street light crushing a Chinese person. After a Rube Goldberg like series of accidents cause it occur *
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Glenn Quebec posted:Just a little schadenfreude and sadism. Cool your jets, I guess anecdotes of someone mildly hurting themselves is the line? *watches gif of a street light crushing a Chinese person. After a Rube Goldberg like series of accidents cause it occur * that video rules  i guess
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Glenn Quebec posted:If it makes you feel better I watched a Chinese person from tech get her foot stuck in the revolving door and collapse screaming, causing several people to be stuck. This was literally 5 mins ago when I grabbed lunch and I kept thinking about it and laughing. Haha hilarious a person's foot got crushed
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To be fair we all kan re nao the horrendous traffic videos and now you're giving him poo poo for the revolving door accident?
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Yeah because at least you can actually laugh at the traffic videos. Who the gently caress laughs at someone getting their foot crushed by a revolving door? Just because they're Chinese?
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Lol this thread is so salty right now. She just happened to be Chinese the humor was in someone getting their foot stuck in a revolving door somehow.
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Jeoh posted:Yeah because at least you can actually laugh at the traffic videos. Who the gently caress laughs at someone getting their foot crushed by a revolving door? Just because they're Chinese? he's not laughing at her because he's Chinese he's laughing because she somehow got her foot stuck in the door is a bit dark I guess, I saw an elevator tear off part of a Chinese kids finger and I don't think I broke a smile on my face
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Flutieflakes017 posted:Long time reader, first-time poster on the Plun'Qing thread. you're going to sichuan?
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The China subreddit gets unironic "why does everyone here hate china" posts because it's the one subreddit that looks at China objectively. Meanwhile there are at least 3 China Nationalist circlejerk reddits and even more if you include the fact that a significant portion of the futurology and worldnews subreddits are 110% on board with "When China Rules The World"
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Fojar38 posted:The China subreddit gets unironic "why does everyone here hate china" posts because it's the one subreddit that looks at China objectively. Meanwhile there are at least 3 China Nationalist circlejerk reddits and even more if you include the fact that a significant portion of the futurology and worldnews subreddits are 110% on board with "When China Rules The World" You really shouldn't read reddit.com.
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Her ankle didn't like tear or snap. It just got wedged somehow by her own goofy movement (I assume) and yes I did have an internal laugh as I watched people become stuck in the door over it. But I'm enjoying the utter outrage in here over it. Also the suggestion that I'm being racist over it is, like, Italian man kissing fingers good.
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hakimashou posted:You really shouldn't read reddit.com. When I first saw the GBS threads talking about how reddit is dominated by smug grognards who love bitcoin and babble on about the singularity and think they're way smarter than they are I thought surely it was an exaggeration but lol
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