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atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
edited August 2009 in Social Entropy++
I'm sitting here in my apartment in China and I'm listening to the traffic outside, and idly I look up driving scenarios around the globe and wait, what?- in America your cars have headlights that switch off?

Because let me tell you, that just doesn't happen everywhere else. Can't be done.

They're on

All the time

ITT Cultural meditations; or if you wish, questions for the ex-pat.

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    is it true that chinese people can stack like LEGO blocks

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  • Dead LegendDead Legend Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Skull Man wrote: »
    is it true that chinese people can stack like LEGO blocks

    only after they've been through the roving death bus.

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  • atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    yes, in fact there was heavy lobbying from beijing for that to be included in the olympic itinerary.

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Well how else are you going to conserve precious headlight fluid?

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  • TiBTiB Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    How's that air taste?

    Chewy?

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited August 2009
    -racial profile joke-


    hahaha.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    My mom says there's a lot of black people in China.

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    do they have any magic potions there

    how much of the population is wizards

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  • Octopus MelodyOctopus Melody Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I lived in China for a year when I was 7. It was pretty intense.

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I hear the Great Wall isn't all that great...

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    most new cars here don't have headlights that turn off, they switch down to running lights.

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited August 2009
    is it true that you drink semen

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    The Geek wrote: »
    My mom says there's a lot of black people in China.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRboyW0BruY

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  • atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Air quality is sometimes between a vinegar and cloves cocktail, but its always fresher when a typhoon is hitting the coast, or when it rains heavily in shanghai. I'm close enough it clears the atmosphere.

    I haven't seen any wizards, but a couple of pushy monks have tried to sell me charms to protect my family and bring me wealth.

    Nice try, assholes. I don't have a family, and my wealth is fine sleeping in my pocket.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    GRMike wrote: »
    I hear the Great Wall isn't all that great...
    i thought the great wall was great before it was cool to think that the great wall is great

    damn hipster emperors

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Your entire fortune is a sugar glider?

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited August 2009
    atma wrote: »
    Nice try, assholes. I don't have a family, and my wealth is fine sleeping in my pocket.

    hows that working out for you

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    GRMike wrote: »
    Your entire fortune is a sugar glider?

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    somebody say sugar glider

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    A friend of mine just got back from living in China for a year and is getting used to not being able to burp in public all the time.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    pip what is your fascination with sugar gliders? do you have one as a pet?

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  • atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    robothero wrote: »
    atma wrote: »
    Nice try, assholes. I don't have a family, and my wealth is fine sleeping in my pocket.

    hows that working out for you

    progressively better because here a guy like me can get paid a lot for little work

    but I guess, you know, not having a lot tying me down is what made it easier to move here in the first place.

    ...that's a good question

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    pip what is your fascination with sugar gliders? do you have one as a pet?
    a six fingered sugar glider killed his father

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    what do you do in china land?

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
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  • Fire TruckFire Truck I love my SELFRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I just got back from semester and change in Mongolia.

    Pretty much every problem there is blamed on the Chinese.
    Do Chinese people really have enough time to fuck over Mongolians to the extent that they believe.

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  • atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    teaaaaaaach enngggliisssh

    edit: that's what I do

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Langly wrote: »
    what do you do in china land?
    open the door

    get on the floor

    everybody do the emperor

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2009
    Fire Truck wrote: »
    I just got back from semester and change in Mongolia.

    Pretty much every problem there is blamed on the Chinese.
    Do Chinese people really have enough time to fuck over Mongolians to the extent that they believe.

    They had enough time to build that wall, so...

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Fire Truck wrote: »
    I just got back from semester and change in Mongolia.

    Pretty much every problem there is blamed on the Chinese.
    Do Chinese people really have enough time to fuck over Mongolians to the extent that they believe.

    I mean if everyone just spent half an hour fucking over the Mongolians that would be like 500,000,000 man hours dedicated to it.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    pip what is your fascination with sugar gliders? do you have one as a pet?

    wookit it's little feet

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    atma wrote: »
    teaaaaaaach enngggliisssh

    edit: that's what I do

    Are you in a big city?

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  • atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    oh, did I mention, no fucking youtube here. I have been clean for months. It wasn't an addiction until
    I noticed the withdrawal. holy shits

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Thailand. Now there is a place I'd live.

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    GRMike wrote: »
    Thailand. Now there is a place I'd live.

    8 years olds dude

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    atma wrote: »
    teaaaaaaach enngggliisssh

    edit: that's what I do

    maybe i should learn chinese so i can teach english...

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    Thailand. Now there is a place I'd live.

    8 years olds dude

    All you can eat.

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Langly wrote: »
    atma wrote: »
    teaaaaaaach enngggliisssh

    edit: that's what I do

    maybe i should learn chinese so i can teach english...

    Oddly enough, you don't need to know Chinese to do this. There are a bunch of programs that just need native English speakers, mostly to teach kids.

    Places like this help you get set up. I actually have a few friends who have done it.

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  • WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    going to some underdeveloped asian country like thailand or china or something would be great just for the cheap food

    only downside is that the countries dont have health inspectors

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  • atmaatma Deep RiverRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    JoeUser wrote: »
    atma wrote: »
    teaaaaaaach enngggliisssh

    edit: that's what I do

    Are you in a big city?

    Yes and no. 20th biggest in China, big enough for me, ain't no capital city. Less than three million, very roomy. Except the streets are like your worst nightmare of a gridlock on single lane roads and no rules enforcement and every asshole for himself behaviour and the e-bikers that will ride you down on the sidewalks...

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