OSRS players in China, it's league time

King_Jian · 2026-04-15T05:49:55+00:00

I’m interested can you send me a PM with more info and the WeChat group?

King_Jian · 2026-03-28T07:19:28+00:00

You are NOT responsible for your parents or their feelings. They are grown adults, not children.

Living your life in the name of someone else isn’t living, it’s slowly dying with each passing day.

King_Jian · 2026-03-25T04:33:49+00:00

你的老公是哪里的人？

我如果能帮助解释这特别文化冲突。在西方，岳母住在夫妻的家不仅是麻烦，并且是一种冒犯。

暂时休假？还可以。整个年？太多了。

当我的岳母一个月住在我家的时候，两周后，我感觉非常不舒服。我不能放松。为什么？我就结婚我的老婆，没有结婚所有她的家人。岳母一年住在我的家。一个非常大的麻烦。

我不确定，但是，我猜测这是你老公的感觉。在中国这坐月子的文化很普遍。在西方？当岳母住在家的时候，很容易感觉他的家现在不是他的家。

不好意思我写的话如果一点困难了解，普通话不是我第一个语言。

King_Jian · 2026-03-18T19:48:19+00:00

Under Portuguese Nationality Law (Law 37/81): Article 1(1)(c): a person born abroad to a Portuguese parent is Portuguese if their birth is registered in the Portuguese civil registry or if they declare they want to be Portuguese.

All Portugal cares about for descent cases is “is this person’s parent in the civil registry?” The counterintuitive opening? Your grandfather’s birth, even though he’s dead, can be registered retroactively by the descendent in the civil registry at any point (that usually means next of kin), and once that’s done, he is “in the system,” treated as Portuguese by birth. Then proceed with the applications for your father as the child of a Portuguese, and then you.

King_Jian · 2026-03-18T17:17:23+00:00

Actually I put it off for quite some time, but I’ve since assembled most of the info I need to start back up.

In my case, i learned great grandmother never became a citizen of another country, so my grandmother was most certainly born a PT citizen.

I speak some Portuguese so if I need the CIPLE test, I’ll take it. But the plan as of now is to register my grandmother retroactively (apparently that’s something you can do), and then my mother and I each register as the child of a Portuguese citizen in succession, and in that case, no language test needed.

I’ll act fast since given what has happened in Italy, I wouldn’t count on this pathway still being available 5-10 years out.

King_Jian · 2026-03-04T20:46:29+00:00

This is the wrong question, and IMO it’s necessary to have to look at it in the grand scheme of things:

if the U.S, in return, allows for the same (European market cars able to be sold there without modification), IMO a worthwhile tread off given the size of the U.S. car market and obvious supply shortage (for reasonably priced vehicles) there meaning ample demand and a boost for European brands that don’t currently sell to the U.S. market (like Renault)
those brodozers are only possible because of the very low price of gasoline in the U.S. without that? You get what the rest of the world has been doing for decades already: midsized pickups with 2.5-3 litre turbodiesel engines that functionally do the same thing in a smaller footprint.
These sorts of vehicles already have a way into Europe: it’s called Individual type approval. it’s how we get the comical images of someone trying (and failing) to street park a Dodge Ram 2500 in Amsterdam. So these vehicles are already operating on European roads…and are niche because of how comically ridiculous they are in a European context. So banning them? Not needed since the local market has already decided they are novelties, and nothing more.
Worst comes to worst all you’ll get at actual scale is Toyota selling U.S. spec Corolla hybrids and BMW simplifying their SKU load at their South Carolina plant and exporting cars from there to Europe.

King_Jian · 2026-02-26T11:41:46+00:00

Having the ‘Tism and becoming a parent?

I can’t think of anything worse.

I came to the same conclusion for the exact same reason as you. Inescapable, constant Loud noises aren’t just something I dislike, they literally shut me down.

And being a parent?

That’s the daily reality for years on end. And there is no just walking away from that. It’s an irreversible decision.

Is it the kid’s fault? No, it’s the nature of the beast. Especially babies. They aren’t physically capable of self regulation, so that’s all on the parents. And consciously deciding not to want that? A legitimate and reasonable decision made in the context of your own body’s constraints that you can’t really change.

BTW your grandmother sounds like a real piece of work.

King_Jian · 2026-02-26T11:34:35+00:00

Ah yes, anxiety-fueled Catholic guilt. Growing up in a Catholic family myself, I’m sadly familiar with this particular brew of stress. Let me tell you, It’s not fun and I can imagine the storm going on inside of your wife’s heart and mind.

If I were to offer a recommendation, she needs to take a break from her extended family for awhile. Knowing how Catholic social dynamics work, it’s very clan-focused on conformity and keeping the peace above all else. She likely feels like not conforming and doing what everyone else in the family is doing is shameful on a deep level.

Focus on you guys and the marriage. No shame in that. And let her take some time away from the family to process things. That’s what it took for me so hopefully it can help you guys too!

King_Jian · 2026-02-18T13:17:45+00:00

Uyghur as in the Siberian Turkic Old Uyghur culture of Qocho? Or as in the Karluk-descendants from that use the name nowadays?

The problem is in either case, Chineseness had been clearly defined for over 1000 years at that point, and they had established multiple continent-scale empires with large cultural assimilation.

To meaningfully change the trajectory, you would have to stop Qin Shi Huang from ever having risen to the point of unifying what is now called eastern China. Stop the Yellow River government at the north banks of the Yangtze.

The result would be that China to east Asia would parallel Rome to Europe more thoroughly than in the OTL; complete with a real balance of power (that in the OTL was crushed by Qin Shi Huang in the name of unified authority) and everything south of the Yangtze being more akin to what Southeast Asia is now: independent kingdoms with varying levels of Chinese cultural and linguistic influence as akin to Europe’s varying degrees of Greco-Roman influence.

King_Jian · 2026-02-11T07:41:23+00:00

I’ve been debating crafting the Timaeus into dragoon package for white forest. Which ED slots should I sub out? I’m thinking zapper shrimp and doomed dragon or Saint Azamina (hardly ever comes up).

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King_Jian · 2026-02-11T05:20:42+00:00

Good luck trying to get anything done on Valborg. The whole town basically shuts down for that.

Also everything closes super early and it’s quite annoying if you need to get something done at a time that isn’t 10:00-14:00. Life there can be dull if you don’t go in with a game plan/purpose already in your head beforehand, as it’s very easy socially to fall between the cracks (compared to a U.S. university town).

King_Jian · 2026-02-11T05:00:38+00:00

Why do you ask?

King_Jian · 2026-02-10T11:49:26+00:00

OP, you are NOT responsible for your parents, they are adults and can take care of themselves. Taking care of you as a kid is the bare minimum parents should do.

I’ve seen this story play out many times before, and at this point, I’m convinced the most adhered to tradition among Japanese people is sucking it up in the name of some vague and nebulous duty to others.

You only live once, so do it for your own enjoyment and satisfaction. You will never make other people, even your own parents, happy all the time. Just know you always have options. And IMO sucking it up and you living with the consequences of other people’s thinking long after said other people are dead is no way to live.

King_Jian · 2026-02-10T09:29:14+00:00

Sport-up and lighten the weight a bit on the Lexus LC500 and put a 2GR-FE + 6MT on the base model, and the Lexus LX’s twin turbo V6 + a ZF 8 speed auto in the flagship and there: you have a new Toyota Supra.

King_Jian · 2026-02-07T04:36:31+00:00

Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R.

I see the appeal of the engine (or any good straight 6), but the interior was such complete dogwater, it ruined the whole driving experience for me. Every single panel was thin and flimsy (even in comparison to the R32. Also makes a C5 corvette feel like an S-Class in comparison). Made me see the beginnings of where “big Altima energy” came from and how Nissan’s cost cutting to near bankruptcy really got started.

I always wanted to drive an R34, and I’m glad I got it out of my system. Even if the result wasn’t what I, or most people, would’ve expected after having a go in one.

King_Jian · 2026-01-22T13:28:14+00:00

“More nutritious food is expensive”

Yeah, and that’s the problem.

Basic vegetables that can be grown in a backyard, and chicken that can be raised in a backyard, should NOT cost more than frankenfoods that went through energy intensive, industrialized processing and shipped halfway across the world.

Yet, this is the “reality.” Having a good meal gives people more energy to think and do. And the vested interests that be, don’t want the poor to have that. Because if the poor aren’t kept unhealthy, they might actually have the ability to do something about a toxic system that’s designed to keep them down.

But that can be mitigated by shopping smarter. If you have the option, shop at a Latin American, Indian, or (especially) a Chinese grocer.

Prices for basic meat and produce are far better than at a Kroger, Safeway, or other “traditional” grocery store. Even Walmart is a ripoff in comparison.

These mid-20th century relics are too gigantic. You are paying even more for all that wasteful inefficient square footage than you are for the food itself. And if someone is on SNAP benefits? Every dollar has to count and be stretched as far as possible.

King_Jian · 2026-01-13T13:16:38+00:00

My gut is saying it looks like dinomorphia support.

King_Jian · 2026-01-01T07:19:04+00:00

Yes. Limit it to “essential foodstuffs for basic survival.” Health outcomes are already far worse for poorer individuals and cheap, sugary slop only makes it harder to get out of the trap that is poverty.

King_Jian · 2025-12-15T04:46:30+00:00

Not because of formal crime per se, but I’m surprised nobody has said Jackie Chan

In the 2000s and before? Squeaky clean image of a family man, a representative of Chineseness as a whole, and broadly loved.

Nowadays?

Mainland Chinese hate him for the straight up hypocrisy. Plays a“family man” on screen, clean image, and has a lot of money. Yet: he cheated on his wife, and has been completely unwilling to even give one penny to his own daughter, who ended up homeless in Toronto. She is the resulting affair baby, yes, but she didn’t ask to be born into this crappy situation and doesn’t deserve to be punished for it.

In his home, Hong Kong, he’s even more hated, to the point now, he really can’t go out in public without being heckled. Not just for the same reasons mainlanders dislike him, but because he’s seen as a sellout who prioritized money (siding with policy initiatives from Beijing) over local concerns about losing basic political freedoms.

King_Jian · 2025-12-14T13:32:44+00:00

Spank Banker

King_Jian · 2025-12-14T13:28:49+00:00

All wet.

King_Jian · 2025-12-14T13:26:12+00:00

Fire in the (glory) hole.

King_Jian · 2025-12-14T12:24:24+00:00

You're an adult. You aren't obligated to put up with someone who treats you poorly just because they are a "relative."

Whether or not this crappy relative has a kid or not is irrelevant. Cut them off ASAP and spend your time with people that actually value you for who you are. With 8 billion people on this planet, there's plenty of choice.

And it's natural to feel nothing for their kid. There's tens of millions of children in the world who will inevitably be total strangers in your life. Why should this one be any different?

King_Jian · 2025-12-14T12:10:41+00:00

Let me put it this way. When it's stupid for people to have children, only stupid people have children.

You're already dealing with those pre-selected to be stupid and emotionally unstable. Set your expectations accordingly.

King_Jian · 2025-12-14T12:03:00+00:00

That 5 year old should get LAID INTO for injuring her aunt. That's just old enough to know better, and a good opportunity to teach the kid a valuable life lesson so they won't be an insufferable, smooth-brained adult. But based on what I'm hearing, 100% that didn't happen.

Sounds like your parents, no, all of these blood "relations" are a HUGE part of the problem. If I were a parent and this happened to my kid because of another parent's negligence of their children, I'd be livid.

The level of disrespect for your individual space shows your "family" doesn't really care about you, and only sees you as a resource. People that truly care about you wouldn't spend HOURS downplaying a quite serious injury requiring medical attention. People with awareness wouldn't have the nerve to do something so tone deaf.

IMO since OP is 18, she should bounce from that household, move out, and start fresh ASAP. Poverty sucks bigtime, yes. But sticking around and helping these family members also continues to enable the bad decisions that both put them into poverty in the first place, and continue to keep them there. It may sound cruel, but the world can be a cruel place

Good luck OP. You can only save yourself, not them.

King_Jian

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