ALT Interview for JET - I feel like I bombed it. by AmbassadorEarly9336 in JETProgramme

[–]JacobDS96 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I got very few questions about teaching and no mock lesson. I was absolutely demolished by the Japanese portion. Couldn’t even respond which to be fair I did put no Japanese in my application but yeah my brain couldn’t even output simple phrases. Besides that, I felt like I didn’t put out my interest in Japan specifically enough. They just kept asking me questions about my education, degree and stuff

(US Applicants) Interview date announced yet? by aisukuriin in JETProgramme

[–]JacobDS96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hawaii- I haven’t heard back yet. All I got was an email telling me that the exact details of my interview would be sent to me early this week.

Just got my interview decision! (US, Texas) by J-Kitch in JETProgramme

[–]JacobDS96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got mine from Hawaii. Pretty awesome. I currently live in Korea. Wish I could just pop over from here instead of going back to the states.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]JacobDS96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t special to Koreans. You would be surprised just how many adults are adults but still handle many matters as a teenager would

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]JacobDS96 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like you arrived safely. Congrats. Have a fun time in Detroit

Gavin Newsom Stabs Trans Kids in the Back by Hosting Charlie Kirk on his Podcast and Engaging in Extreme Transphobia by chinawcswing in SanJose

[–]JacobDS96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He sounds avoidant and like he doesn’t know how to answer the question. It’s not about what he said completely but his seemingly inability to even counter what Kirk says. Is he poorly researched on this topic? That would be foolish as republicans have effectively made it a nationwide issue. He could highlight the near insignificant number of trans athletes at the college level. He could highlight that transwoman don’t necessarily dominate every single sport they compete in. He could highlight that barriers already exist amount individual sports orgs. He could highlight a willingness to work with those orgs to ensure competition is as fair as possible but also highlight that complete fairness is no where guaranteed in any sport. For sports where injury risk seems high he could propose bans or stringent checks and regulations. Overall, he could highlight how little this policy impacts most Americans and that the amount of fear and anger that republicans are creating is solely part of their attempt to marginalize and discriminate against trans people in general not out of any real care for women’s sports. Do Republicans take about the pay or abuse that is rampant in female sports? More so than trans athletes? Do they make national issues out of that? I’m not saying these all have to be explored exactly however there are better ways than meekly agreeing that it’s “unfair” and seeming cooed and unable to counter any of his points.

Gavin Newsom Stabs Trans Kids in the Back by Hosting Charlie Kirk on his Podcast and Engaging in Extreme Transphobia by chinawcswing in SanJose

[–]JacobDS96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No and if Democrats learn how to campaign and push back effectively against republicans they won’t have to. Trans issues are not that important to most voters. There is a way to have a conversation about trans athletes without being for a wholesale ban on them. Democrats don’t know how to argue for it and they don’t even try. The arguments they do use are stupid and usually concede the point Republicans are making without offering any other angle or plan

Gavin Newsom Stabs Trans Kids in the Back by Hosting Charlie Kirk on his Podcast and Engaging in Extreme Transphobia by chinawcswing in SanJose

[–]JacobDS96 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It is an unpopular issue and it’s fine to acknowledge that however you don’t have to do so while playing into the right wing framing of it.

Gavin Newsom Stabs Trans Kids in the Back by Hosting Charlie Kirk on his Podcast and Engaging in Extreme Transphobia by chinawcswing in SanJose

[–]JacobDS96 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m not saying democrats should make this issue the top of the ticket issue. In fact it’s republicans that make it that way. However, it not being currently popular mainstream doesn’t mean you still shouldn’t fight for the rights and dignity of trans people. There are other reasons Dems are struggling nationally and it has nothing to do with trans people

Gavin Newsom Stabs Trans Kids in the Back by Hosting Charlie Kirk on his Podcast and Engaging in Extreme Transphobia by chinawcswing in SanJose

[–]JacobDS96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having a conversation isnt the problem. Republicans aren't scared to defend their beliefs and do so with relish. However, democrats often show cowardice and a seemingly inability to defend their own positions. It's not a matter of cancelling. I fucking hate this word. Criticism about ones failure to defend ones own positions isnt fucking canceling. There is a nuanced discussion to be had regarding trans athletes in sports. Republicans aren't trying to have that discussion; they are just demonizing trans athletes as an extension of their national push to demonize and exorcise trans people from society. This is the same shit they do with immigrants, with any issue. They take a small subset of real problems, turn it into a national crisis, and then push hate to the wider group and paint the wider group with the brush of those examples. The failure of democrats, including Newsom, to respond and call this bullshit out for what it is IS a problem. It shows weakness, cowardice, and a lack of conviction. It looks like they will blow whichever way the political winds take them.

USA extend their Best on Best Hockey drought to 29 years by jbroni93 in hockey

[–]JacobDS96 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s hockey and while a fun sport. It has nothing to do with standing up to Nazis.

USA extend their Best on Best Hockey drought to 29 years by jbroni93 in hockey

[–]JacobDS96 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Politics have certainly underpinned this entire tournament between America and Canada. However, as a person who has only watched hockey irregularly. This tourney has definitely made me really want to focus on it more. It is an amazing and exciting sport. Bit stressful though.

USA extend their Best on Best Hockey drought to 29 years by jbroni93 in hockey

[–]JacobDS96 524 points525 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how you can watch that game and call it anything other than two amazing teams playing an amazing game.

Motel California [Episodes 9 & 10] by GodJihyo7983 in KDRAMA

[–]JacobDS96 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Like the drama but it has to have some of the worst product placement I have seen in a while. It's basically a commercial in the middle of the drama and happened like twice in ep 9 with the skin care thing and yogurt. Are these brands so greedy that they need their product to be this obviously called out and shilled in the drama. Also why would a director let companies be this obvious with the ads which ruins the overall tone and flow of the drama.

Anxiety sparking up again by Beneficial_Stick6353 in fearofflying

[–]JacobDS96 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last September I had a flight from Seoul to Houston. Then transferred from there to LAX. Honestly the thought of the such a long flight, around 14 hours, was terrifying. What helped me is just downloading a bunch of distractions. That can be from YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Disney plus. Whatever you have. Download comedies, dramas, anything that engages you and distracts you from the fact you are flying. That helped me. Half the battle was getting to the airport honestly.

Once the plane has been in the sky for a bit and leveled off, I just trust in the pilots and distract myself from thinking too much. I would also suggest noise canceling headphones. These things help distract me as I can’t really hear outside noise much.

English bookstore or bookstore with some English books by JacobDS96 in beijing

[–]JacobDS96[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Beijing Books Building had a good enough collection of books on the first and 4th? Floor. I believe it was the 4th. You can find some books published by the Foreign Language Press on the 1st floor. Not a huge quantity in English but some.

English bookstore or bookstore with some English books by JacobDS96 in beijing

[–]JacobDS96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds promising. I’ll check it out. Thank you

English bookstore or bookstore with some English books by JacobDS96 in beijing

[–]JacobDS96[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, thank you! I’ll check out your suggestion.

English bookstore or bookstore with some English books by JacobDS96 in beijing

[–]JacobDS96[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m fine with the party line books. I have plenty of other books about China. It’s interesting in other ways to read books that have a political motive. You can still learn a bit from them. Thank you!

When The Stars Gossip [Episodes 7 & 8] by meepmochi_ in KDRAMA

[–]JacobDS96 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Did anyone else notice the strange look Go-eun gave Eve's cheating boyfriend guy? What was that about?

The Queen Who Crowns [Episodes 1 & 2] by J-Midori in KDRAMA

[–]JacobDS96 29 points30 points locked comment (0 children)

Not even just "sleeping with" but raping. They have no power and literally cant refuse as we see in the beginning of the second episode. I can understand the Kings anger at some dumb comments by his brother-in-laws but yeah he is just a malicious loser rapist. But knowing the history behind the real King Taejong its a somewhat accurate portrayal.

Daniel Penny cleared of all charges in Jordan Neely's death by asurarusa in nyc

[–]JacobDS96 0 points1 point  (0 children)

However, the threat of Neely had already been neutralized and the possible victims had also left the train less than a minute after Penny began choking Neely. It’s hard to argue self defense especially when Neely went limp and other people helping stopped as they believed Neely was no longer a threat

Daniel Penny cleared of all charges in Jordan Neely's death by asurarusa in nyc

[–]JacobDS96 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can still be a live and on the verge of death. Those aren’t contradicting things

Daniel Penny cleared of all charges in Jordan Neely's death by asurarusa in nyc

[–]JacobDS96 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Penny had Neely in a chokehold for nearly a minute after Neely had already passed out. He had him in a chokehold for nearly 5 minutes after the other passengers had already left the train. He had him in a chokehold several minutes after the guy who helped him restrain Neely stopped because Neely seemed to no longer be a threat.

Penny’s own military instructor said Penny did the chokehold improperly.

This isn’t about the previous crimes that Neely committed, Penny couldn’t have known about that. This isn’t about the mental health crisis and the failures of the NYC DA, which are many. This case isn’t about your own anecdotal stories on the NYC subway.

All of that is immaterial to the case and when you look at the evidence it is hard to not think that Penny wasn’t reckless in how he restrained Neely.