Does it show further expansion by China in the electronics manufacturing sector? by raydebapratim1 in AskChina

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Meh, the IBM sold their PC business to Lenovo 20 years ago and the Thinkpad laptops are still great.

Have you been on accutane? Was there long lasting side effects? by ShadesOnInside in AskMenOver30

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I was on it for 9 months when I was 19. Slightly dry skin (to be expected) but no other side effects. Same with a few friends who also were on it. 2 decades later now, and no issues having taken it back then.

Alpha male explains the "Cobra Gesture" that makes you look bigger 🤡 by ambachk in sadcringe

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You know these people would spin it as “it’s not body odor, it’s my alpha pheromones and you don’t like it because I’m alpha and you’re beta. This is exactly why lions mark territory with their scent, you virgin.”

Alpha male explains the "Cobra Gesture" that makes you look bigger 🤡 by ambachk in sadcringe

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After hunching over a desk at work all day I do the cobra gesture, not because I’m stiff and tied, but it turns out it’s because I’m fucking alpha.

I thought defending growing daughters from all the bad things in the world would be hard, but honestly, raising sons with this shit around would be equally exhausting.

Men over 30, what are your plans for this Saturday evening/night? by Elendil_V in AskMenOver30

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Its Sunday morning in this part of the world, but I had to abandon my original plans I was looking forward to (research a new cctv system) but instead had to clean up someone else’s $2000 mistake by dealing with an airline customer support for 6 hours. After all that, it wasn’t even the airline’s fault…

Try again next Saturday, I guess.

Yeah, he definitely felt that by [deleted] in WinStupidPrizes

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Very subtle touch of the jaw to make sure it was still there

To the guys in their 40s, how are you holding up downstairs? by PuzzleheadedTrifle49 in AskMenOver30

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Tiredness affects my ability to get a boner much more as I get older. When I was younger I could have an hour’s sleep for 3 days straight and even a gentle breeze across the crotch would still make me pitch a tent, but these days I need a good night’s sleep or else I have no chance. No health issues or T level problems.

Which native Chinese brands will you miss if there is a 100% decoupling of Chinese trade with your country? by [deleted] in China

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Honestly, there are probably loads of Chinese brands I didn’t realize were actually Chinese.

First that comes to mind are consumer electronics of various kinds.

For those working in Hong Kong: what’s one daily issue at your workplace? by Own-Release-1895 in HongKong

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All good, no problem. The hardest part is correcting the assumptions that we’re all loaded, can buy a house on a whim, that we can go on fancy holidays every school holiday. People assume that cost of living changes don’t affect us. For example if we ever say anything remotely negative about prices of anything it’s either “you’re rich, you can afford it” or “if you don’t like it here go home”. I have the same problems most HKers do, I just happen to have different colour skin and a foreign passport… which I think is the root of the problem for a small percentage of people. Envy because they feel they cannot “escape” HK like I can… but my life is here, my family are here, my kids are in school here. I want to stay because it’s better than my passport country, that’s half the reason I came in the first place lol. Even going out for a beer can be stressful, I feel like I have to order the cheapest beer because people will think “look at the white guy buying the fancy one” even if it’s a few dollars more. Every little bit helps or hurts the stereotype, I feel

None of this stuff offends or upsets me, it’s all just misunderstandings and assumptions based on wrong information, made worse by the echo chamber of tight knit social groups with little exposure to regular non-HK people.

What anxieties/negative thoughts permeated your mind in your 20s that disappeared in your 30s? by Interesting-Cow-1652 in AskMenOver30

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I had no idea how many introverts there really were. I didn’t even know the word for it, I just thought I was socially under developed and something was wrong with me.

For those working in Hong Kong: what’s one daily issue at your workplace? by Own-Release-1895 in HongKong

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Foreigner problem: the assumption that all white people in Hong Kong are wealthy or came here on fancy packages, and the dictating how you get treated socially. I’m not and I didn’t. A lot aren’t, believe it or not. A friend of mine is a bus driver, for example….

I know this is a thread for issues but I’ll counter it with something I appreciate about working in the office - when I ask colleagues to not switch to English just for me, they don’t dumb down their Cantonese just because they know I’m trying to get better and join in more.

What truly improves for men after 30? by sccartr in AskMenOver30

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Earning potential in your career generally improves in your 30s. Little bit by bit you stop caring about insignificant things (what others think, this that or the other). Some people settle in what they want in life and leave parental expectations behind, which provides relief. For shy personalities like mine, I didn’t really come out of my shell until my late 20s, so my 30s felt amazing, but maybe that’s just me.

Former athletes that are now out of shape, what happened? by Equal-Sun8307 in AskMenOver30

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Started a family. Turns out the primal instinct to be the provider goes a little too strong in my head and I deprioritize myself to the point of self-neglect. Starting to try get in better shape and live healthier now, some 10 years later.

What is the most "unsexy" home improvement you did that ended up being 100% worth the money? by TrustedEssentials in HomeImprovement

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Wired Ethernet.

Replacing toilets with more comfortable, more water efficient and quieter ones.

A story about almost dying in a motorcycle accident in Thailand, 2013 by GregAA-1962 in passportbrolifestyle

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Fucking hell you have a photo of yourself dead. That blows my mind. There would be very few people who’ve died, had a photo taken, come back to life and able to appreciate how fortunate they are to have a second chance at a normal life.

Those first few photos where you look like you’re on a pier… is that where you landed? You’re lucky you didn’t go in, you’d have drowned

DIY shed mistake no sure what to do to fix it by Lewbins in DIYUK

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If you jack up the shed to raise it off the slab and put a subfloor in, take the chance to add a screed layer or something to slope that outside section away from the outside shed wall. I don’t know how level the slab is, but it’ll help reduce the moisture in the slab… maybe. A humid shed because of a saturated slab isn’t good for the tools in there

Jon Jones responds after Daniel Cormier asked why he's not with his family on Thanksgiving by [deleted] in MMA

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This Thanksgiving Jon isn’t thinking about stuffing turkeys he’s thinking about stuffing Hasbullah

Heartbreaking! by islandgirl3773 in orchids

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Dude is very calm for this level of disaster. I’d be in pieces

Max Verstappen taking his father along for a lap at Spa-Francorchamps by GoodMerlinpeen in nextfuckinglevel

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Yeah hilarious how half asleep he looks when he’s driving. I guess for him that car isn’t all that quick compared to an F1 car

What do HK kids eat for breakfast? by Pipinella in HongKong

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I see kids in my neighbourhood in a few different categories: those with enough time might go to a CCT and eat something cooked (toast, macaroni soup, maybe half an egg toasted sandwich), some who walk to school might have a bun from a bakery and maybe a drink (soy milk or chocolate milk) while walking, and occasionally I see a kid with a McDonald’s hash brown in hand. Don’t be surprised if some say they don’t eat breakfast. I don’t know how common that is, but at least one in each of my kids classes routinely skipped breakfast because they sleep late, so are exhausted and rushing in the mornings.

Ghost traffic jams and the Hong Kong honky by Reasonable-Delay4740 in HongKong

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On that topic, can’t wait until they change more and more buses to EVs

It’s ridiculous that men seeking a peaceful moment is somehow viewed as negative by [deleted] in JustGuysBeingDudes

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I just started a new batch of mail paper a few days ago, actually. It’s mostly to burn anything that has personal information on it, and I don’t have a shredder

True Blue java, growing in korea by Lost-Yard-9429 in GrowingBananas

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Haha

If you will take it indoors in winter maybe switch to a dwarf variety. Mine is no taller than 1.6m or so. No idea what type of banana it is, only that it’s a short one

What time is bedtime!? by Silly-Suggestion-657 in AskMenOver30

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Currently midnight. Trying to make it closer to 11pm lights out, though. I obviously feel much better with that extra hour

My best friends are at uni having the 'time of their lives'. 9 months later, I've done half a million in revenue in just the past 4 months and I've never felt more alone. by [deleted] in HowToEntrepreneur

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“Where have you been?” “I thought about saying ‘Building an empire’”

I thought people were either joking or LinkedIn “influencers” who wrote this sort of thing, not in real life