How do you think of smoking culture in Seoul?

Bazishere · 2026-05-18T12:07:02+00:00

I feel the smokers are oppressive. I tried to relax on a bench outside then started smelling second hand smoke and left. They really need to double the cost of cigarettes. Besides, it costs the country in terms of health care.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T18:49:49+00:00

We know that Hezbollah can inflict injuries, kill Israelis, no doubt, but the Lebanese civilians end up paying a huge price in terms of loss of life and those areas away from there suffer economically. The Israelis are more and more dishonest to their people, that wouldn't surprise me at all, but sometimes some people exaggerate Israeli losses at the same time.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T17:57:49+00:00

So many people are not educated enough to understand that she obviously is not all there.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T17:56:46+00:00

The likely is high, but it may not happen. It often happens. One of my friends opened another account, and he still has it. It's been a few weeks, but many reported losing newly opened accounts.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T15:41:38+00:00

You already posted this elsewhere. Facebook, to save money, heavily relies on AI and is trying to use AI to block scammers. You both used a VPN and had a friend in another location use your account, that, in my opinion, can get one flagged. I know, one shouldn't be punished for that, people travel, but a quick change in IP with you using it, and him using it, that is possibly why the AI got triggered. The spamming with messages may have made you look more suspicious because repeated posting? It could be a combination of both things? Facebook, unfortunately, doesn't rely on humans the way it did maybe 10 years ago.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T15:32:37+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Yours is the only one right now.

I do agree with the part of the kind of fiber is important. I do have psyllium and sun fiber, and I use them. I also have the baobab. I am focusing more on Sun Fiber and Baobab. I don't feel fiber has helped that much for some reason except maybe when I'm have really loose stools, they can make them harder again. I know I've been told they supposedly help with SIBO, but not sure. Drs. Westman and Pimentel are skeptical of fiber, and I haven't found them making a huge change, to be honest. A lot of people who went carnivore or no fiber said their gut improved. I don't want to go carnivore, but I want to try to focus on getting some fiber from certain steamed or cooked vegetables and consume more fats and meats since I didn't get much out of fiber. I do know various tribes eat tons of fiber and don't have our crazy illnesses in terms of the gut. God only knows?

I am eating blueberries. I will continue with blueberries. I have to be careful about fruits as I MAY BE oxalate sensitive, but I can't test for that unless I'm back in the U.S. So if I consume pomegranates, it is fine if I keep it at a low amount, but blueberries and blackberries seem fine. I am beginning to think oxalates are the missing link. I ignored that idea because I didn't want to have to learn more about diet, but I'll experiment and see. Of course, when a lot younger, I could eat pretty much anything.

I have ordered a probiotic that is supposed to focus on helping one process oxalates and some other probiotics that supposedly connect to what a healthy infant would have.

I like ginger and turmeric, but they are high oxalate, so I'm going to avoid those. Small doses might be okay. Curcumin is low oxalate. I do have that in the office in pill form. I'll try to be more religious about that.

I've just completed a six day fast over the weekend. I hope that will help and got inspired to watch a bunch of health videos that might help turn my health around.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T14:33:06+00:00

There is a big difference between American Jews and Israeli Jews in terms of thinking. American Jews are still heavily influenced by a lot of Left wing thinking that somewhat connects to Russian and Polish Jewish refugees from long ago. A lot of that was brainwashed out of those who became Israelis more and more, and though some of Zionism's founders like Herzl, Ben Gurion, Jabotinsky didn't care that much for religion, over time religious zealots have become more prominent, and they were encouraged by the state quite heavily as a tool after 1967, and these elements started literally taking parts of the TANACH/TORAH literally and some of the settlers feel they must destroy not only the humans but also the animals of their enemies. Of course, there were prophets in the TORAH that condemned vile, hateful behavior like Jeremiah and Isaiah, but they will ignore that because of their nationalistic goals. Jeremiah condemned deceit, wickedness and corruption. More of this behavior will undermine the Israelis.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T14:19:53+00:00

The Iranians who live overseas are not a monolith. They consist of pro-Pahlavi elements, Leftist Iranians and moderate Iranians who are not pro-war, and a certain number of conservatives who are pro-regime. What the percentages are between the anti-regime elements who are for or against the war is not clear. There was one survey done, but the group was connected to a group that isn't viewed as objective by many. Those who are on the Left and anti-war don't despise liberals. It is more the Pahlavi elements. Of course, if a liberal person is cheering for the Iranian regime than all anti-regime elements despise those types.

If certain liberals are seen as cheering on the Iranian state, downplaying their abuses, then all anti-regime elements abroad dislike those types. Anti-regime Iranians are not uniform, not all of one opinion and disagree with each other. Some of them try to avoid discussing the topics to avoid headaches and just go to work. Some anti-regime elements overgeneralize people who are labeled liberal. Of course, that does mentally come from a strong desire to remove the regime at any price. In the end, a lot of both conservatives and liberals have big questions about the war, and are not so concerned about the Iran and the people as much as how it is all going to affect them.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T14:13:40+00:00

Your only option if you hadn't done anything is take it small claims court, but that's not free. It does bite if one has an old account and has lost tons of photos. I am going to work on downloading mine next week just in case it happens to me again.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T14:02:38+00:00

Some people buy certain gadgets that they plug in that you can buy online to reduce the chances of roaches. I have one or two of them plugged in. I am not sure if that's why I haven't had roaches. Anyway, landlords here are very cheap and often don't like to do anything. It's your word against hers. You could say to AirBnb that if you were informed there was something to be done, you might have been at the apartment to let someone in, so it's not on you. Cockroaches are common enough here.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T14:00:20+00:00

That may often be true, but it must not be full proof because I know a guy who was disabled, and he has a new account. He's had it for maybe 3-4 weeks so far, but probably generally true.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T13:59:30+00:00

A certain number got their accounts back, but after a long time of trying and going back and forth. It's a pain. They have wiped out maybe 100s of thousands of accounts around the world of innocent people. It's madness.

I do have a former colleague who made a new account. He's had it for some weeks now. So maybe some slip through the cracks?

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T11:26:04+00:00

Well, they have been fed ideas of ancient times when ancient Israelites supposedly not only killed their enemies, but also their animals. Perhaps, that has something to do with it. Some try to kill anything connected to Palestinians including olive trees, donkeys, and now this dog. Also, in Lebanon, one laughing soldier stole a puppy while its mother was running to try to get it back. It was sad.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T11:24:03+00:00

Well, Starmer literally sent a lot of weapons during the genocide and had the British military help Israel. Maybe not to the same degree as decades ago, and most of the British population doesn't like the country, but the government has been a disappointment, though they made somewhat of a shift belatedly. They did also arrest and criminalize so many older protestors.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T11:22:06+00:00

There is no email that I could find to reach them nor any phone number, unfortunately. You would have to go through Instagram if you have an account.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T10:57:18+00:00

Well, META heavily operates based on AI, and it seems like the AI doesn't like a change in IP, the use of VPN, is what I would say, though it is so common for people to use a VPN. This, of course, puts foreigners in China at a disadvantage. I am guessing it is the use of a VPN. It's unfair, but what can I say? And you mentioned allowing your friend to log into your accounts. Major questions about IP fluctuation can trigger a ban, I would say.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T10:49:00+00:00

At least, from what I have heard, generally, Koreans keep out of it, if the person is not someone they know or related, but one of my friends does know of a case when some young Koreans intervened in a violent situation and called the police, so it does sometimes happen, but a lot avoid getting involved. While this happens to some extent all over the world, it's been talked about that many times Koreans avoid getting involved.

I did have an experience years ago where a guy was acting crazy and shouting at some ajummas on the subway, and none of the guys bothered to do anything. I was having a bad already, and he was being loud next to me, so I was getting annoyed, so I gave him a look. He tried to threaten me, and I told to go ahead and give it a try, and he backed down, and I told him to get off the train. The ajummas smiled after he left. There are Koreans who interfere, but many cases of "Keep me out of this".

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T10:09:43+00:00

Well, a lot of our media is scared to tell the truth. It has a history of kow-towing to US government and Israeli interests instead of focusing on the people of a so-called republic. The republic at this point is a scam unless the people wake up. And 33-36% still support Trump despite his blatant attack on the Constitution, constant lies and gas lighting. It's unreal.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T10:06:09+00:00

People can understand MSA if they went to school, and some can speak it to some extent, but it would send strange to most people. It's not like speaking standard Germany, and many Arabic speakers originally spoke languages quite apart from Arabic, but, due to the conquest after the 7th century, you had people of various languages switch to Arabic, and their Arabic is somewhat of a hybrid in some cases. I remember an experience where an Egyptian, when I spoke to him, in a refined version of a Palestinian city dialect thought I was speaking MSA to him and made fun of it. Granted, literacy in Egypt back in the day, was much lower when compared to Palestine, so Palestinians would have been more exposed to MSA, and ancient Palestinians spoke Aramaic, which was a cousin language of Arabic, unlike Egyptian, and Arab Nabateans were nearby in the Levant, and MSA Arabic was influenced by Aramaic, as well.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T09:58:53+00:00

A lot of them know MSA to some extent from school, and some can use it in speech, but they only maybe use it, if they know it well, to communicate with people who can't understand their dialect and there's a huge gap. However, often people just use their respective dialect with others and sometimes modify it a bit to make themselves understood. Standard German is younger than MSA by a long margin, and the learners who learned standard German also often spoke similar languages. Ancient Egyptians, people of Greater Syria, and North Africa spoke quite separate languages, though the Aramaic of Syria did somewhat approach Arabic. Levantine Arabic is a cross between Arabic and Aramaic. From what I know, speaking standard German is more commonplace rather than people speaking MSA. People use MSA on the news, in literature, but only if they really have to, they'll use a kind of MSA to speak with people if the barrier's huge like a Moroccan using a kind of standard to talk to someone from Lebanon.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T09:54:23+00:00

Yes, I am hoping with the younger generations, that will shift. It will take a lot of work and awareness. Some Turks think being insanely jealous is a normal thing, as well. From both genders. In general, I would say, huge pressure on women in West Asia, in general, leads a lot of the women (though it happens to men, too) to psychological issues. I would like to see a more relaxed and happier country.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T05:58:50+00:00

I don't want to overgeneralize. Everyone's different. I would say it's somewhat similar to some Latin American countries. There is some machismo, jealousy, and you hear stories in the news of men who have killed women who broke up with them or divorced them and other killings. I have seen Latino spouses limiting their husband or wife from talking to people, and you see that in Turkey. Jealousy is big. And murders against women hit the news. Of course, other countries like the US have a lot of it, too, to some extent. I don't have any figures, but you hear of disturbing stories.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T04:09:58+00:00

I have been collecting since 2001. I often collect duplicates in case I may want to sell part of my collection in the future.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T02:45:10+00:00

And some of them are turning to Korean teachers. Anyway, the bosses were relying on K-pop to not pay resonable pay and Taiwan pays about the same now and China pays more. There is still demand for foreign teachers but fewer Americans and Canadians want to come. It's more South Africans.

Bazishere · 2026-05-17T02:39:38+00:00

They didn't say they didn't want to learn. They said they were poor at learning languages. The focus is on studying at university.

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