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Sep 29, 2017 05:21
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Darkest Auer posted:H.A.L.O.U. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vbo4F6lS7w
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Sep 29, 2017 05:24
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Sep 29, 2017 07:49
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No Why and Good for Healthy have already been titles. I like H.A.L.O.U
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Sep 29, 2017 07:54
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I'm being told from a friend that TCM is "just different" from Western medicine and that it "works with your body" and not to "judge" it. That it "grows your immune system" and all this nonsense. Like, is any of that true? At all?
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Sep 29, 2017 08:17
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None of it is true whatsoever.
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Sep 29, 2017 08:21
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Well, it IS "just different" from western medicine in that it isn't based on scientific evidence whatsoever.
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Sep 29, 2017 08:24
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A friend recently returned from China, and he has always had great stuff to say about the place. Prior to going I told him about things I've read here like street making GBS threads and he said "no way!" before checking the Internet and coming back to me laughing and surprised. He went with a tour group from his work, which is law enforcement, and said that they are way ahead of us in terms of their high-tech operations centre with big screens etc. He said he was impressed by a lot of the new construction and I asked him what the finishing was like. He said something like "oh yeah, pretty bad" so I suggested he see how good those high-tech things are in a few years of no maintenance. He brought me back a couple of little gifts and this is one of them:  Contains a blister pack of unmarked white pills and a set of Chinese instructions. It's obviously a joke item, but you couldn't pay me to actually eat one of them.
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Sep 29, 2017 08:25
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McGavin posted:Well, it IS "just different" from western medicine in that it isn't based on scientific evidence whatsoever. This is true.
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Sep 29, 2017 08:26
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Ceciltron posted:Does that article talk about "leftover women" because if not lol very briefly but largely in the context they're being ignored by the government who are more worried about the 30m more men
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Sep 29, 2017 08:28
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Imperialist Dog posted:Here's a good read on life in rural China. 75% don't graduate high school, there's double the normal rate of low intelligence children (because they're raised by the grandmothers ... but why, exactly?), most kids are malnourished, and only 5% of children are read to by their parents (as a teacher I can say that this is a big loving deal as early exposure to literacy is a major indicator of future academic success to say the least). Fascinating read all around. I am way way late to this I know but also incest is not uncommon in rural China. Like, although it's technically illegal to marry your cousin, it's not really a big thing in rural China (although supposedly that's about as close as they'll get, normally). They also tend to marry and have kids young. I mean when you walk into a village and everyone has the same family name (and it isn't "Li" or "Zhang") there's a reason for that.
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Sep 29, 2017 08:48
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Taintrunner posted:I'm being told from a friend that TCM is "just different" from Western medicine and that it "works with your body" and not to "judge" it. That it "grows your immune system" and all this nonsense. Like, is any of that true? At all? If by 'Grows your immune system' she means 'Gives you septicemia' then maybe?
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Sep 29, 2017 08:51
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Taintrunner posted:I'm being told from a friend that TCM is "just different" from Western medicine and that it "works with your body" and not to "judge" it. That it "grows your immune system" and all this nonsense. Like, is any of that true? At all? all cultures are the same, if you don't think so you are a racist. hope this helps *spits on ground* (Sees a white person, literally screams at them HALLLOUUUUU) *walks past a man taking a dump into the sewer*
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Sep 29, 2017 09:09
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Ceciltron posted:Does that article talk about "leftover women" because if not lol Divorced women, no matter how blameless, are the perpetual social outcasts in China. They are "used goods," and no family would ever allow their son to marry one unless he was already divorced and both parties had fulfilled the duties of "kid, house, car." I have talked to so many divorced women, and the number one reason for divorce was "He had a xiao san and left me for her, and now they have their own family." His parents will fully support this, and he gets the choice to dump his kid with his washed-up ex-wife, or keep the kid (usually out of spite) and let his parents treat it like garbage because it is connected to his previous life and the "one who must not be named." Even if he left her for his mistress or office mate, his family will treat her as if she murdered grandpa and she is to blame for the fact that China has a strong mistress culture. She's left with nothing usually, and has to begin her life over from scratch, especially those that were housewives. Some go from middle-class life into destitute factories and dorms because of this. If they were only-children, they are stuck with the burden of still being the parents' retirement plan, and have to pay for them. I talked to a divorced woman working in a factory back when I lived on the outskirts of SZ, and of her 2500 RMB per month salary, only 500 she kept for herself for the entire month. The rest went to pay for her busted-up ill parents sitting in some moldy brick house in a field somewhere. The funny thing about dating women that are older age (visibly 30+) in China is that Chinese men don't get jealous or angry even if she's personally successful, rich, and very pretty, because they only care about post-90s graduates who are in prime baby-making age. They might spew their hateful comments at younger girls dating foreigners, or talk poo poo about them and gossip, but when she's older than what they wish they had they have no issue at all. Many will assume you're married. Most know she must already have a kid and is therefore disgusting to even look at. The most patriotic of Mainland men will just think you're delusional or pathetic to be dating a woman 30 and up. Face culture requires people to get offended and lose face at seeing others with things they don't have, even if it's utterly impossible for them to also have it. Older women have zero value in China, so there's zero loss of face for the average Mainlander when those women shack up with undesired riff-raff from abroad. One of the women I met on Tantan is absolutely the most beautiful Chinese woman I have ever known. She's divorced, has a high-paying job, bought her own house, and her son and parents live with her. She's been single for so many years now that she has resigned herself to make her singledom permanent. The BBW I used to post about is in the same case, and admitted the reason she gained weight is because she knows nobody will ever bother with her again, so she might as well enjoy her life without starvation to keep slim. The only women in China I met that were actually relaxed about things were middle-class divorced women, especially 30+. They came with none of the mental issues that the younger women had, and usually had no desire to marry again if they had fulfilled their obligations in the previous marriage (usually a kid). They were always the most open-minded, gave no pressure about expecting a committed relationship, and usually told the same story of "Chinese guys won't even look at me, I haven't been laid in years. When can I come over?" They also are not shy to do stuff or take advice in that department, unlike the younger girls who are so fussy. The few divorced women I ever talked to that desired to marry again were ones very fresh out of divorce and haven't realized no Chinese man will touch them again, or ones that had not had children before and their families were still pestering them. They were funny because they would revert back to the exact same tactics they used last time they were single, a decade ago, and were not at that point where they understood that their youthful bargaining chip and social approval were all gone. They would be weary about me being in my 30s and unmarried, as if I was hiding some deep dark secrets, and couldn't accept that I like not being married. Despite this, they would tell me "I am looking for a husband," and then get angry when I say I didn't want marriage. How could I not? I am alone and in the prime male marriage age! I must be a secret ax-murderer. Foreigners are all bad. In my experience, many of the left-over women that had never been married were always holding out for "true love," even if they've had horrible relationships before and found that life wasn't giving them a rom-com story. They still bought into the love fairy tale that all the recent college graduates believed in, and were convinced their super man was right around the corner. This led them to have impossible standards sometimes, and they had no clue that this would continue to lead them towards more time single and, in the future, worse partners to settle for when it comes to that point. Again, they would blame me for not wanting to get married as one of the reasons they were unable to get married, and blame men for not being as insane about marriage as they are. They still had the "let's talk marriage before we think about having a date" mentality that the young girls had, and would not "get it" that acting like a spoiled baby was going to continue their lonely life. I remember one was about 28 and told me she expected any suitor to already have the house and car waiting for her, vacations every year, and spending money. When I pointed out she had a job and could possibly use her own money to contribute to the household, she said her money was hers and he will have to pay for everything. I asked what, if anything, she could provide to the marriage and she said "I will have his baby." Like, LOL, that's not even difficult, and someone so spoiled would not even bother to take care of the kid in the first place. On the other side of this is that divorced Chinese men, in the eyes of women, are ignored by many because they know that there's a 99% chance he caused the divorce and they don't want to get involved with that. Still, divorced guys can usually remarry again if they have money, because most of the time they got to keep all the stuff they got during marriage, so they are coming fully-loaded with the house and car and bank account that other guys need time to build. Chaoshan Girl's mom married her dad for this reason, and fully admitted that was why. She knows he has xiao san, but she's the one with the house and gambling money, so she doesn't care. I'm just musing on this, because if I ever go back (LOL), I will no longer bother with the younger ones. China can give me all their divorced and left-over women and let me have some peaceful plunges. Chaoshan Girl will be the last young one I want to deal with, her being a few months short of a decade younger. The other Chaoshan woman I was seeing before I left there is divorced and doesn't have custody of her daughter, works a good job, and so she has a lot of spending money sitting in the bank. She told me that wherever I want her to meet me, she'll fly and stay a week, and wants to do it a few times per year. I told her no India, but when I take a break and visit Thailand for a few weeks later she's welcome, and she agreed. Splitting a hotel room with a sweet woman beats staying in my sister's old room at my dad's house. No, no, YES, no.
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Sep 29, 2017 09:09
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Ceciltron posted:Does that article talk about "leftover women" because if not lol leftover women are women being super picky and demanding insane poo poo these are the 30 million excess dudes (who are the backbone of china) who are unsettled it's two completely different issues
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Sep 29, 2017 09:11
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Grand Fromage posted:No Why and Good for Healthy have already been titles. I like H.A.L.O.U Then it's the sequel, Bad for Healthy
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Sep 29, 2017 09:28
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Tsuru posted:The Nongs - No Why 
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Sep 29, 2017 10:13
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Sep 29, 2017 10:32
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Please tell me that's a photoshop
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Sep 29, 2017 11:53
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poster formerly known as haier, have you seen India In A Day? https://youtu.be/vbcUMvrsvJk
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Sep 29, 2017 11:57
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Serephina posted:Please tell me that's a photoshop welcome you to china they should just send all those bikes to actual impoverished areas in china rather than sprawling metropolises
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Sep 29, 2017 12:01
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many a mickle makes a muckle
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Sep 29, 2017 12:05
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Sep 29, 2017 12:15
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peanut posted:many a mickle makes a muckle "Many a bickie, makes a sickie." 
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Sep 29, 2017 13:22
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Jeoh posted:poster formerly known as haier, have you seen India In A Day? https://youtu.be/vbcUMvrsvJk Trash clothing brand and Adidas NMD shoes? I am completely shocked at the originality this gent is showing in his fine tuhao five-piece suit 
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Sep 29, 2017 13:46
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Amergin posted:I am way way late to this I know but also incest is not uncommon in rural China. Like, although it's technically illegal to marry your cousin, it's not really a big thing in rural China (although supposedly that's about as close as they'll get, normally). They also tend to marry and have kids young. I am genuinely intrigued by the idea of Chinese Targaryens.
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Sep 29, 2017 14:05
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I am genuinely intrigued by the idea of Chinese Targaryens. Instead of being able to talk to dragons they have learning disabilities.
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Sep 29, 2017 14:12
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A Hong Kong legislator has been convicted of flag desecration ... for turning the communist colonial flags upside down http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113379/pro-democracy-legislator-guilty-desecrating-hong-kong-and
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Sep 29, 2017 14:26
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Imperialist Dog posted:A Hong Kong legislator has been convicted of flag desecration ... for turning the communist colonial flags upside down Why do they hate are troops?
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Sep 29, 2017 16:02
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I am genuinely intrigued by the idea of Chinese Targaryens. Surnames are a lovely way of measuring incest because they naturally spread across society over time. Anyways cousin marriages are most crazy in Pakistan where its like +50% of the population. tbqh everybody in that photo is dressed poorly
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Sep 29, 2017 20:05
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oh my god
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Sep 29, 2017 20:45
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Track list: 01. Do You Know? 02. Hot Water 03. The Gaokao Blues 04. Ni Chi Le Ma? 05. Hurt Feelings 06. Bu Yao ...
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Sep 29, 2017 22:29
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Devils Affricate posted:Track list: Bonus track is the sound of high-pressure, greasy diarrhea spraying against a sidewalk.
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Sep 30, 2017 01:28
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Just heard this from my wife... Her Aunt was walking around her podunk 5th tier city in Jilin province and a teenager bumped into her. She fell and broke her arm, and they took the teen's family to court. They won, and the teen's family had to pay a lump sum of the equivalent of. 80,000 Canadian Dollars So ~450,000 RMB for a broken arm. My wife honestly doesn't know how they could take that amount and look themselves in the mirror the next day. That's pretty much condemning this family to poverty for the better part of a decade, and they themselves are decently well off, so it's not like there is going to be any real hardship because a retiree broke her arm.
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Sep 30, 2017 04:01
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gently caress you got mine
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Sep 30, 2017 05:46
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China really is the most capitalist country on earth
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Sep 30, 2017 05:47
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Blistex posted:My wife honestly doesn't know how they could take that amount and look themselves in the mirror the next day.
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Sep 30, 2017 06:23
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Fantastic Flyer posted:China really is the most capitalist country on earth Nobody, not even the Chinese, will miss it, once they have been rehomed and rehabituated to civil society.
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