Taiwan Number 1

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vanity slug: Jul 20, 2010

Fojar38 posted:

This is to counterbalance the D&D thread where the Tienanmen Massacre was hard men making hard choices

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/world/asia/tiananmen-square-25-years-later-details-emerge-of-armys-chaos.html

this is a good insight

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Mistle: Oct 11, 2005; Eckot's comic relief cousin from out of town; Grimey Drawer

Magna Kaser posted:

Food and stuff. China has way better delivery services than the west and has for some time, but there are some that target the "can't read chinese and scared of google translate" crowd and charge accordingly.

Like Eleme or Meituan, the two big Chinese apps, generally charge between �2-�10 for delivery, but the ones catering to expats like Sherpas start at �20-�25 and go higher for all sorts of random reasons. I've also sometimes seen the food is straight up more expensive on Sherpas than Meituan or Eleme, so the restaurants are getting in on it to.

The same thing for this site called Baopals which is basically a site you pay some people to order from Taobao for you if you're scared of doing it yourself/have no Chinese friends or coworkers to teach you where the "check out" button is on the page. I'm not sure how well that one does, though.

e: I looked it up and they're doing pretty well. Looks like for the time being it's a pretty decent business model.

Middlemanning any business in China seems to be how the government makes ends meet, or is that just my hot take on foreign relations?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 00:07

Imperialist Dog: Oct 21, 2008; "I think you could better spend your time on finishing your editing before the deadline today."
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Simple History animation about the Battle of Hong Kong is good if you don't know much about it.

https://youtu.be/hzAo3oGX5To

# ? Jun 5, 2018 00:10

underage at the vape shop: May 11, 2011; by Cyrano4747

Does anything of note happen around the Tiananmen square anniversary? Like crackdowns etc

# ? Jun 5, 2018 01:18

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

underage at the vape shop posted:

Does anything of note happen around the Tiananmen square anniversary? Like crackdowns etc

Anniversary of what? What are you talking about?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 01:38

bring back old gbs: Feb 28, 2007; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

I would blow Dane Cook posted:

Anniversary of what? What are you talking about?

the time the government dumped all that marinara sauce into the sewers

# ? Jun 5, 2018 02:06

fish and chips and dip: Feb 17, 2010

underage at the vape shop posted:

Does anything of note happen around the Tiananmen square anniversary? Like crackdowns etc

Survivors, dissidents, and family of survivors and dissidents get put under increased surveillance or house arrest. Internet censorship increases, the latest I heard was that you're not allowed to transfer money in the amount of 64.89 and 89.64 on wechat. And of course the paid for commenters and shills on foreign media website put in extra effort.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 02:41

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/tiananmen-1989?sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=tiananmen%201989

# ? Jun 5, 2018 03:18

LimburgLimbo: Feb 10, 2008

underage at the vape shop posted:

Does anything of note happen around the Tiananmen square anniversary? Like crackdowns etc

Taiwan had a air raid drill in Taipei lol

Maybe a just a "coincidence"

# ? Jun 5, 2018 03:30

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?

underage at the vape shop posted:

Does anything of note happen around the Tiananmen square anniversary? Like crackdowns etc

Lot of stuff gets censored and my internet connection has been utter poo poo for a few days, which made sense once I noticed it was Nothing Happened Day.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 03:44

GoutPatrol: Oct 17, 2009; *Stupid Babby*

LimburgLimbo posted:

Taiwan had a air raid drill in Taipei lol

Maybe a just a "coincidence"

Every year there are air raid drills this week. There is going to be one today in the south. I'm on a field trip with students to Kenting, and we were told we need to get on the highway before 1 or else we will be stopped and need to spend an hour on the side if the road. Taichung's is on Thursday I believe, maybe tomorrow.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 03:50

Kevin DuBrow: Apr 21, 2012; The uruk-hai defender has logged on.

Is sucking teeth specifically a Chinese thing? Is it like �tsk�ing? Or is it drawing air in through your front teeth?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:03

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?

No. That's a huge Japan thing and also big in Korea. It means "I don't want to do this/I want to say no but I'm too trapped in my passive-aggressive culture so I'm just going to suck my teeth and sit here motionless". I've never encountered it in China.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:16

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
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Coolguye posted:

yeah to be clear what i said earlier talks about people working in china as something OTHER than an english teacher. working by being an english teacher is an entirely different thing and has to be considered in the lens of why china specifically a lot differently. going over to china to pursue manufacturing, management, legal, etc opportunities are pretty tightly tied to stuff unique in the chinese economy, whereas teaching english is pretty much the same hell job anywhere in asia. you may as well go to japan or korea and at least not get heavy metal poisoning for stepping outside for 15 minutes.

Teaching English in China is not a way to make money if you are working at a private kindergarten, a public school, or even a university (although the latter is better obviously). The under-the-table tutoring though can net you some impressive cash if you know how to go about it and can find a rich person or their kid to talk slowly to. Here are the rates that I remember back in 2009/10 for private classes. (cut rates by nearly half if you are not white)

No degree: $20-50 an hour.
BA degree: $40-60 an hour.
Masters degree: $60-80 an hour.
MBA degree: up to $100 an hour. (if you can swing bigwigs who want to improve their English before going to the west)

I was making ~$50 an hour (about 10 hours a week) teaching a kid who was going to go to a US private high school then university. I had to do some haggling with his father who made the mistake of bragging about how much he made, and offered me a pack of $100 cigarettes for free. I worked the angle that he needed an actual qualified teacher to prepare him for western schools, and it worked. If I were to go back to China I would print out a convincing MBA from an Ivy league school in the states and just spout buss-words from "Wallstreet" and other high-finance movies.

underage at the vape shop posted:

Does anything of note happen around the Tiananmen square anniversary? Like crackdowns etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHd2bPn4ZU&t=58s

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:36

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:46

Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
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McGavin posted:

holy poo poo

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:52

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?

Please don't post my diary.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:52

Kharnifex: Sep 11, 2001; The Banter is better in AusGBS

Reminds me of the Idiot abroad ep where the bus driver deliberately hams it up to make Karl dry retch

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:54

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

Grand Fromage posted:

Please don't post my diary.

Congrats on having your diary nominated for the James Beard Award for Writing.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 04:58

underage at the vape shop: May 11, 2011; by Cyrano4747

lmao at the umbrella and blocking the 89.64/64.89 payments. Thats pathetic. I didn't know what to expect but that's exactly what I should have.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 06:20

caberham: Mar 18, 2009; by Smythe; Grimey Drawer

Last night Victoria Park

# ? Jun 5, 2018 06:48

Darkest Auer: Dec 30, 2006; They're silly; Ramrod XTreme

Chicken feet are good, but not as good as pigs' feet

# ? Jun 5, 2018 07:35

Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

hey haier

your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9gCRzQH6vI

# ? Jun 5, 2018 07:37

Ziv Zulander: Mar 24, 2017; ZZ for short

Darkest Auer posted:

Chicken feet are good, but not as good as pigs' feet

Does anybody have any good recipes? The last time I tried making pigs feet they turned out not so well. I still have a few in my freezer I need to use up.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 08:05

simplefish: Mar 28, 2011; So long, and thanks for all the ~~fish~~ gallbladdΣrs!

Ups_rail posted:

hey haier

your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9gCRzQH6vI

I thought foreigners were taking ALL the women?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 08:08

Fleta Mcgurn: Oct 5, 2003; Porpoise noise continues.

Watching anyone from anywhere gnaw on any kind of foot is unpleasant, unless you're into that sort of thing.

*sweatily GISes "aiyi sexy foot chomp"*

# ? Jun 5, 2018 08:44

tote up a bags: Jun 8, 2006; die stoats die

Ups_rail posted:

hey haier

your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9gCRzQH6vI

lol these two incels spent 20 mins filming a very exciting self-own

# ? Jun 5, 2018 12:35

Mr. Apollo: Nov 8, 2000

Your clothes... give them to me, now.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 18:01

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Ups_rail posted:

hey haier

your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9gCRzQH6vI

Those comments. Yikes

# ? Jun 5, 2018 18:07

ninjoatse.cx: Apr 9, 2005; Fun Shoe

Can't watch at work. A summary?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 18:25

OWLS!: Sep 17, 2009; by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

two weird chinaphiles bum around china on motorbikes talking about their weird nerd chinese hobies.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 18:41

LimburgLimbo: Feb 10, 2008

All the related videos to that are so goddamn cringey jesus

# ? Jun 5, 2018 18:54

mrbotus: Apr 7, 2009; Patron of the Pants

Chicken feet aren't gross, they're just flavorless.

Foreigners date "ugly" Chinese women because we like non-stick people. I'm assuming that's the point in the video?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 19:24

Khorne: May 1, 2002

nickmeister posted:

Chicken feet aren't gross, they're just flavorless.

Foreigners date "ugly" Chinese women because we like non-stick people. I'm assuming that's the point in the video?

They also pointed out they tend to have straight black hair, different eyes, and the women interested in them in China aren't fat. Real stunning observations from that dynamic duo.

# ? Jun 5, 2018 19:26

Outrail: Jan 4, 2009; www.sapphicrobotica.com

Blistex posted:

Teaching English in China is not a way to make money if you are working at a private kindergarten, a public school, or even a university (although the latter is better obviously). The under-the-table tutoring though can net you some impressive cash if you know how to go about it and can find a rich person or their kid to talk slowly to. Here are the rates that I remember back in 2009/10 for private classes. (cut rates by nearly half if you are not white)

No degree: $20-50 an hour.
BA degree: $40-60 an hour.
Masters degree: $60-80 an hour.
MBA degree: up to $100 an hour. (if you can swing bigwigs who want to improve their English before going to the west)

Does that $100 an hour rate still apply if I got my MBA/PhD of English Teaching from The University of Google Search 'PhD certificate' Right Click Copy Open Microsoft Word Paste Insert Name Export .pdf?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 19:41

Modest Mao: Feb 11, 2011; by Cyrano4747

No you see these dark skin girls? They're actually attractive and these chinese just can't see it.

You see this ugly blonde guy? Same thing, they think he's good looking!

haha so silly these chinese!

# ? Jun 5, 2018 19:52

Modest Mao: Feb 11, 2011; by Cyrano4747

Grand Fromage posted:

No. That's a huge Japan thing and also big in Korea. It means "I don't want to do this/I want to say no but I'm too trapped in my passive-aggressive culture so I'm just going to suck my teeth and sit here motionless". I've never encountered it in China.

yasss save me white man from my passive aggressive culture

# ? Jun 5, 2018 19:54

Ichabod Tane: Oct 30, 2005; A most notable
coward, an infinite and endless liar, an hourly promise breaker, the owner of no one good quality.

https://youtu.be/_Ojd0BdtMBY?t=4

You okay, MM?

# ? Jun 5, 2018 20:34

Devils Affricate: Jan 22, 2010

Modest Mao posted:

No you see these dark skin girls? They're actually attractive and these chinese just can't see it.

You see this ugly blonde guy? Same thing, they think he's good looking!

haha so silly these chinese!

That's all true though

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etalian: Mar 20, 2006