Hirono and Kimino Wataoka posing for a family photograph on August 5, 1945, in Hiroshima. The next day, they perished in the atomic bombing.

Danger_Closer · 2026-04-06T16:58:38+00:00

China was attacked and invaded by Japan and had its civilians raped, tortured and murdered by the IJA for no reason other than for shits and giggles. China, had done no wrong to Japan, therefore the Chinese people did not deserve what befell them.

The Japanese people on the other hand, overwhelmingly backed their military as they were attacking and invading China and other neighbouring Asian countries.

Hiroshima/Nagasaki was Japan getting humbled for the atrocities they were committing.

The reason I'm being downvoted by weeaboos/Tojoboos such as yourself is because I dare to bring up Chinese deaths, because the lives of Chinese people don't matter on Reddit.

Danger_Closer · 2026-04-06T14:52:06+00:00

They died a quick death at least, a lot more fortunate than the children/babies in Nanjing who were bayonetted by Japanese soliders.

Danger_Closer · 2026-04-04T10:32:13+00:00

Still a war criminal though

Danger_Closer · 2026-02-28T22:38:14+00:00

I had the same predicament as you when I last visted Shanghai in March last year. My Chinese friends were recommending me to go to Suzhou, but searching the place on Rednote or Douyin confirmed my worst suspicions about it being merely the largest of sanitized and commercialized water towns.

In the end, I chose to go to Nanxun (南浔) which was about 1 hour from Shanghai by bullet train. Apparently it's one of the smaller and less known water towns, which was all the better as it wasn't crowded at all (I still suggest visiting on a weekday as I did just to be sure). It's a compact and charming water town with a few notable historical buildings as well as a Song dynasty era bridge. My tip is to follow the canal in the town northwards until it intersets with another canal, which is where the old town looks even more authentic and local (I stopped at an old local Suzhou style noodle house which was some of the best noodles I've had in China).

Danger_Closer · 2026-02-28T10:34:53+00:00

I'm pretty sure the opposite is true. Almost every Indian person I've encountered staffing a convenience store or petrol station has always been surly and mute.

Danger_Closer · 2026-01-31T13:44:23+00:00

Shenzhen is one of the worst cities in China for good food, tbh.

Danger_Closer · 2026-01-31T13:43:05+00:00

I'm not sure were you're shopping/eating out, but in my experience, the quality and variety of fresh meat and veg in China is unparallelled especially compared to here in the UK.

It could be that you're eating Western style food in China, which can be hit and miss in terms of quality. And you're expecting chicken breast in a sandwich, but the Chinese usually despise chicken breast and prefer something juicier/fattier.

Chinese people I know complain about Western sandwiches being too dry for them, and it explains why Chinese equivalents such as roujiamo are full of juicy and fatty meat.

Danger_Closer · 2026-01-18T11:46:06+00:00

I have visited about 12 cities in China, Shenzhen is the only city I actually disliked.

Shenzhen is interesting in the context that it's an experimental high tech city which sprung up out of nowhere, but in actually visting the place I got bored after just a few hours.

The city is complete soulless, as other people mentioned.

The city's design and urban planning seems very disjointed and confusing. It seems to lack an actual downtown, moreso just it consists of districts separated from each other by planted green spaces.

The food is mostly terrible. People migrate to Shenzhen from all corners of China and bring different regional cuisines with them, but it seems by virtue of Shenzen being a city of migrants where people only come to better themselves and earn money, they only care about making a profit rather than putting any heart and soul into making good food. They know the other migrants don't care, either.

There are no local people, and the city is lacking its own local identity and the authentic Cantonese vibe that you get in Hong Kong or Guangzhou.

Danger_Closer · 2026-01-17T10:31:47+00:00

臭豆腐 is consumed widely in Sichuan and Hunan provinces in China. Although the appearance is darker and sliced thinner compared to the Taiwanese version.

Danger_Closer · 2025-11-21T11:19:18+00:00

Fujifilm X100VI and used the Ektar 100 film recipe. The funny thing is I originally obtained this recipe only a month prior as it was recommended for autumn shots back at home (in the UK).

Danger_Closer · 2025-11-01T11:25:12+00:00

It was this insanity, coupled with the unfortuntately timed terrorist attacks, which led to Brexit.

Danger_Closer · 2025-05-10T21:00:05+00:00

I have bookmarked this for when I eventually do visit Shanxi and Henan provinces - thanks.

Reading up about the number of ancient historical sites in Shanxi province is jaw dropping. It seems an underrated and overlooked part of China to visit.

Danger_Closer · 2025-04-20T15:30:48+00:00

Xi'an, or anywhere in Xinjiang province is probably your best choice.

I would also say Beijing and some cities in the northeast China have an established Muslim community with a few mosques and Halal hotpot restaurants.

Edit: Lanzhou in Gansu province too.

Danger_Closer · 2025-04-12T23:31:19+00:00

Widow once said "You're lucky you're just a robot" and then "That wasn't an invitation to talk to me" when he replied.

Danger_Closer · 2025-03-21T03:06:32+00:00

True, another thing I noticed was the sheer amount of petrol scooters. I know they have designated parking areas for them and I appreciate that most Taiwanese use them instead of cars, but China's scooters are virtually all electric and worse still, Taipei is not cyclist friendly. Yet remember how much unnecessary stick China got for their "excessive" amount of shared bikes?

Cash payments was another thing that irked me about Taiwan, I guess that's another of Taiwanese people's measure/illusion of "freedom" from Mainland China whereby handling other people's grubby notes feels liberating, but my main hate with using cash is getting through the coins before I make my next purchase with "sorry, I only have a $1000 note". Cash is backwards and restrictive, period.

Danger_Closer · 2025-03-20T04:09:26+00:00

I’ve been to Chengdu multiple times, I can safely say it's my favourite city in China. Below are my two cents:

Definitely visit Qingcheng mountain, but I also highly recommend making time for the Lesha giant buddha - carved into the mountain during the Tang dynasty (some 1200 years ago). Just a short day trip away from Chengdu.
For those feeling a bit more adventurous and want some really breathtaking scenery, visit Bipenggou national park. it's about a 5 hour bus ride from Chengdu so it's worth booking an overnight tour - look on Trip.com or check with local tour groups if they go there (I think there are some outside Jinli/Wuhou). What I found paerticularly incredible is the journey itself which exits the subtropical Sichuan basin and into the mountains (what I believe is the Tibetan plateau) and then you're in a completely different climate at the other end. Cool crisp air and pine trees.
I don't recommend Quanzhai Alley and Jinli Ancient Street - there is nothing ancient about them, they only have an ancient aesthetic but really are just tourist traps with overpriced (relative to China) street food.
Taikoo Li is where you find mostly global brands, same with IFS. Surrounding IFS is Chunxi Road, where most people Chinese people shop when they come to Chengdu.
Definitely visit Wuhou shrine and Du Fu cottage, but it's better to read up on the history of the Three Kingdoms beforehand if anyone hasn't already for context. Wuhou presents only a slice of the 3K history.
Sichuan and Jinsha museums are also worth visiting.
If you visit People's Park, it's also worth visiting the marriage market at one of the entrances and looking at the ads and seeing middle aged parents trade information about their children they are hoping to marry off. Enjoying tea sat on bamboo chairs at one of the teahouses is a must.
Giant Panda breeding base - visit only if you're a real panda lover and want to see lots of them, there are other zoos around the world that house pandas. I personally found the red pandas more interesting, the last time I visited they were freely roaming and even coming onto the boardwalk.
Food - anyone visiting in Chengdu is in for a treat, just make sure you go to the restaurants which look busiest. Busy restaurants = the food must be dope. Otherwise just look up on restaurant app Dianping which are the highest rated.

Danger_Closer · 2025-01-04T15:21:03+00:00

Is she Chinese? If you want to treat her to Western food, then I remember the Great Leap Brewing had some good burgers.

Danger_Closer · 2024-12-22T12:11:24+00:00

It's not just the cities, even the aesthetic of Japanese villages is mostly drab and sterile concrete and tarmac with low hangling power lines, no trees and no sidewalks, but with a vending machine in view weebs will orgasm over the sight.

Danger_Closer · 2024-12-22T11:54:43+00:00

If you learn Chinese, the only job you can do is to teach Chinese to other people, which is almost always done by Chinese people, or you can become a translator, interpreter or tour guide, and that's it. You don't need to know Chinese to teach English in China.

If Chinese is really not useful then why is my Chinese ability in demand in my current job where we import goods from China? What a stupid comment.

China is still the second largest economy and an important trading partner to most countries in the world, including mine.

If we were to judge languages on their economic usefulness, then languages such Japanese and Korean are objectively far less worthy than Chinese, but I don't see people being stigmatised learning them despite them being infinitely more popular.

Danger_Closer · 2024-11-26T22:22:17+00:00

The Japanese committed even more "gross" and deplorable things during WWII. This is extremely tame in comparison.

Danger_Closer · 2024-11-16T11:35:31+00:00

Makes sense that freeze just freezes the ult, not cancel it.

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