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barbecue at the folks: Jul 20, 2007

The unnamed D&D China thread can only salivate.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 17:33

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# ? May 29, 2024 19:45

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

My wife has wanted a nice wall map for our apartment so she finally got one at costco. It was printed this year and also claims to have all flags of the world.
Taiwan is shaded the same as China and has no flag on the map, Tibet has no internal border within China shown or even a "tibet" label at all.
"Printed in China", ah.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 17:43

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# ? Jul 13, 2018 17:52

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Baronjutter posted:

My wife has wanted a nice wall map for our apartment so she finally got one at costco. It was printed this year and also claims to have all flags of the world.
Taiwan is shaded the same as China and has no flag on the map, Tibet has no internal border within China shown or even a "tibet" label at all.
"Printed in China", ah.

Tibet at least is not in any way an independent entity. Even the Dalai Lama doesn't dispute that anymore.

Tibet should be treated better but there is absolutely zero chance it will ever be independent short of the PRC collapsing entirely. Free Tibet is a long lost cause, Stop Treating Tibet Like poo poo is reasonable though.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 18:12

ntan1: Apr 29, 2009; sempai noticed me

Which reminds me of the one time a lunch office worker decided to serve "Free Tibet Gojiberry Pie" here in the US.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 19:11

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Brought two bottles of Wuliangye back to the states after my trip and since both are now seal broken I think its time to eat hot pot and chug

# ? Jul 13, 2018 19:12

Devils Affricate: Jan 22, 2010

gently caress yeah Taiwa

# ? Jul 13, 2018 19:27

SerCypher: May 10, 2006; Gay baby jail...? What the hell?

I really don't like the sound of that...; Fun Shoe

Barudak posted:

Brought two bottles of Wuliangye back to the states after my trip and since both are now seal broken I think its time to eat hot pot and chug

I don't understand why they have such tiny little caps. Half the time they split in half when I try to close the bottle.

I guess they're just meant for a single night binge drinking guanxi session.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 19:45

numberoneposter: Feb 19, 2014; How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

taiwan is good for cycling i might go there to teach english and also ride bikes

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:00

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Taiwan # 1, China # 45

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:05

kenner116: May 15, 2009

This is the official Taiwan thread now. 台灣民國萬歲！

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:14

mrbotus: Apr 7, 2009; Patron of the Pants

Riding a bike in Taiwan is a good way to commit suicide.

Taiwanese drivers have a thing where they HAVE TO drive in FRONT of a pedestrian crossing the street rather than slowing down slightly and driving behind them. Wonder whu?

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:39

Ziv Zulander: Mar 24, 2017; ZZ for short

China is a part of Taiwan

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:39

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nickmeister posted:

Riding a bike in Taiwan is a good way to commit suicide.

Taiwanese drivers have a thing where they HAVE TO drive in FRONT of a pedestrian crossing the street rather than slowing down slightly and driving behind them. Wonder whu?

You have to remember that even Best China is still China. *I'M* driving and want to go forward, gently caress everyone else.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:49

numberoneposter: Feb 19, 2014; How much do I cum? The answer might surprise you!

what if you are in the mountains??? also how hot is it there?

i rode a 300 cc bike in thailand and i just filtered to the front and launched full blast every time to get away from the huge group of scooters.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 20:58

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numberoneposter posted:

what if you are in the mountains??? also how hot is it there?

i rode a 300 cc bike in thailand and i just filtered to the front and launched full blast every time to get away from the huge group of scooters.

Man you think you sort of casually and impersonally know some people. :jerkbag:

# ? Jul 13, 2018 21:01

vanity slug: Jul 20, 2010

Ziv Zulander posted:

China is a part of Taiwan

taiwan is hong kong territory

# ? Jul 13, 2018 22:06

P-Mack: Nov 10, 2007

Baronjutter posted:

My wife has wanted a nice wall map for our apartment so she finally got one at costco. It was printed this year and also claims to have all flags of the world.
Taiwan is shaded the same as China and has no flag on the map, Tibet has no internal border within China shown or even a "tibet" label at all.
"Printed in China", ah.

My kid's made in China globe has the nine dash line on it, but the borders are drawn with enough chabuduo that Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh remain ambiguous.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 22:07

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

Jose posted:

i'll have to shorten the current name down to China.jpg to fit it in

You don't care about your social credit score?

# ? Jul 13, 2018 22:29

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In honor of the the new thread title (turn subtitles on). Wait for the end, it's worth it.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 22:40

LimburgLimbo: Feb 10, 2008

numberoneposter posted:

taiwan is good for cycling i might go there to teach english and also ride bikes

nickmeister posted:

Riding a bike in Taiwan is a good way to commit suicide.

Taiwanese drivers have a thing where they HAVE TO drive in FRONT of a pedestrian crossing the street rather than slowing down slightly and driving behind them. Wonder whu?

Nah Taiwan is good for cycling. I cycle every day for commute during busy periods and it�s not bad, in the city you�re always with a gaggle of scooters so cars aren�t gonna gently caress with you unless they plow through 5 scooters at the same time. Also in a month I�ve yet to see a car ever try to beat a scooter or cycle into a turn or anything, they always give way.

There�s also lots of fully spandexed long distance cyclists around and it�s indeed quite the cycling destination.

# ? Jul 13, 2018 23:45

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fully support Hong Kong annexation of Taiwan province

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:45

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Grand Fromage posted:

Tibet at least is not in any way an independent entity. Even the Dalai Lama doesn't dispute that anymore.

Tibet should be treated better but there is absolutely zero chance it will ever be independent short of the PRC collapsing entirely. Free Tibet is a long lost cause, Stop Treating Tibet Like poo poo is reasonable though.

Didn't they bulldoze an almost impossibly cool looking holy city lately.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:52

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School Nickname posted:

In honor of the the new thread title (turn subtitles on). Wait for the end, it's worth it.

I doubted but then I lold.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 00:57

Barudak: May 7, 2007

SerCypher posted:

I don't understand why they have such tiny little caps. Half the time they split in half when I try to close the bottle.

I guess they're just meant for a single night binge drinking guanxi session.

That is literally the point. The family I got these from will not leave till a bottle is empty making the sweet spot for having a meal with them 4-5 drinkers as any higher and a second bottle comes out

# ? Jul 14, 2018 01:36

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

Once a year on average some Hong kongers die from a long distance cycling trip in Taiwan.

They either fall from going down a hill too fast or get run over by a truck

# ? Jul 14, 2018 03:52

Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

caberham posted:

Once a year on average some Hong kongers die from a long distance cycling trip in Taiwan.

They either fall from going down a hill too fast or get run over by a truck

I would guess the water gets them first.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:09

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Milo and POTUS posted:

Didn't they bulldoze an almost impossibly cool looking holy city lately.

Yep, here in the Tibetan part of Sichuan. It's still being destroyed and remade so travel there is restricted. Always wanted to go and never had the chance. It was the largest religious complex in the world.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:14

Vilgefartz: Apr 29, 2013; Good ideas 4 free; Fun Shoe

LimburgLimbo posted:

Nah Taiwan is good for cycling. I cycle every day for commute during busy periods and it�s not bad, in the city you�re always with a gaggle of scooters so cars aren�t gonna gently caress with you unless they plow through 5 scooters at the same time. Also in a month I�ve yet to see a car ever try to beat a scooter or cycle into a turn or anything, they always give way.

There�s also lots of fully spandexed long distance cyclists around and it�s indeed quite the cycling destination.

Im in Taiwan rn and i can't believe cyclists exist here. Cycling seems crazy dangerous in Australia, i think because lots of people loving hate cyclists because they make you slow down occasionly. Actually now it makes sense, because Taiwanese drivers arent constantly offended about something or other.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:15

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ROFLburger posted:

what the gently caress are you talking about?

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:18

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Bip Roberts posted:

I would guess the water gets them first.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:23

LimburgLimbo: Feb 10, 2008

Vilgefartz posted:

Im in Taiwan rn and i can't believe cyclists exist here. Cycling seems crazy dangerous in Australia, i think because lots of people loving hate cyclists because they make you slow down occasionly. Actually now it makes sense, because Taiwanese drivers arent constantly offended about something or other.

I�d honesly bet for all the bad drivers in Taiwan it�s probably safer than many other places, at least in the cities, because people are constantly looking for and used to scooters etc.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 04:29

Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
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I would guesstimate that, yeah, it's less safe than Australia but still safer than a lot of other places.

The thing that does scare me is that as of (I think) a few years ago Taiwanese driver's licenses don't expire. My girlfriend has one despite literally only having driven a car for the test and then never again.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:01

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Grand Fromage posted:

Yep, here in the Tibetan part of Sichuan. It's still being destroyed and remade so travel there is restricted. Always wanted to go and never had the chance. It was the largest religious complex in the world.

thats not a name but yeah, probably that one

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:07

Bajaj: Sep 13, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

kenner116 posted:

This is the official Taiwan thread now. 台灣民國萬歲！

I've only met a few people from Taiwan and all were lacking the most basic logic, as well as insane levels of dependence on TCM superstitions. It was impossible to talk to them as adults. My sample size is extremely limited, but that's enough for me to write all Taiwanese off as retarded and better to avoid than contact. That's my Taiwan story.

nickmeister posted:

Riding a bike in Taiwan is a good way to commit suicide.

Taiwanese drivers have a thing where they HAVE TO drive in FRONT of a pedestrian crossing the street rather than slowing down slightly and driving behind them. Wonder whu?

But they do this in the Mainland too. The rule is you must pass in front of someone, whether you're on foot or wheeled.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:10

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?

Milo and POTUS posted:

thats not a name but yeah, probably that one

Sorry didn't know you were looking for the name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larung_Gar

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:18

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Milo and POTUS posted:

thats not a name but yeah, probably that one

Here you go.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36863888

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:32

Vilgefartz: Apr 29, 2013; Good ideas 4 free; Fun Shoe

LimburgLimbo posted:

I�d honesly bet for all the bad drivers in Taiwan it�s probably safer than many other places, at least in the cities, because people are constantly looking for and used to scooters etc.

Taiwan drivers make me feel more safe and less safe at the same time.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 05:56

Fur20: Nov 14, 2007; すご▞い！
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my bro spent a year working in taiwan and when he found out that i drink room temperature water he's like "dude i didn't know you were so into chinese culture! taiwan is all about that!"

and i was like "no man i'm just too lazy to put my water in the fridge"

# ? Jul 14, 2018 06:03

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# ? May 29, 2024 19:45

Milo and POTUS: Sep 3, 2017; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation I have. I built a shrine in my room for the yellow one who died because sadly no one noticed because she died around 9/11. Wanna see it?

Grand Fromage posted:

Sorry didn't know you were looking for the name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larung_Gar

'scool

# ? Jul 14, 2018 06:39

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