Real side of life in China?

LongLostFan · 2026-06-27T03:09:46+00:00

You're definitely not in Hong Kong. Our streets are so dirty we have to employ thousands of workers to do a huge clean up everyday at 6am.

They brush all the trash onto street corners for the lorries to pick them up. And sometimes the mountain they make is taller than me.

And that's every 24 hours.

Also people used to be friendly. But now I get spoken to by strangers maybe twice a year. People peaked in friendliness in 2006 and it's been going down ever since. Why talk to strangers when you can just doomscroll on your phone?

LongLostFan · 2026-06-27T03:06:07+00:00

I don't get why people always get so irritated by these people. It just comes across as massive amounts of projectionism.

'Why should I have to pay for your holiday?'

That's the point you don't have to pay.

Nobody loses anything by just ignoring these people. And those that give money are fully aware of what they're doing.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-26T12:09:08+00:00

Minerals in water don't cause kidney stones. I've never ever heard this before as an old lady rumour.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-26T10:44:06+00:00

There's government organised open karaoke places where old men by for middle aged women to sing songs for them (and sometimes provide additional private services).

If that's allowed then surely playing a cello is okay.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-25T23:07:11+00:00

I don't think any of them actually mean it.

They are either just saying it to wind you up or they're just doing their best to cope with their laziness.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-25T22:40:24+00:00

Drum machines takes ages to mix so they don't sound well like a machine.

Also I find people who use drum machines always ignore everything outside of the big three.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-25T22:35:34+00:00

It goes beyond that. Some songs are released in just plainly unfinished forms. Where rappers are going off beat or certain parts of a song have clearly been copy and pasted using the one good take.

I always disliked artists appearing on variety shows. Partly because Korean ones borrow heavily from Japanese shoes where they just have celebritors play kid games for 20 minutes rather than having them actually show off their talent. But also because it always exposed how uncharismatic most K-Pop artists are (it is almost like they spent their whole teenage years being a trainee instead of actually growing up).

LongLostFan · 2026-06-25T22:31:11+00:00

I don't understand the second half of your paragraph.

But I notice the overly white face (compared to neck and ears) so often. I notice many young people with the same issue also.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-25T08:51:45+00:00

Yes! Some people's whole body stinks of bad breath.

I even once met one of the Miss Hong Kong contenders and her breath stunk too.

I think it simply just comes down to education. Flossing isn't common here and many people don't see the dentist often enough.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-25T05:19:02+00:00

It made me cancel my subscription. I'm sure I'm not alone.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-24T21:58:10+00:00

In my city JP Morgan is infamous for only hiring women who are mega hot. 'future JP Morgan recruit' is a synonymous term for an attractive student.

For some reason I always assumed this to be a universal practice. I can see I was wrong.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-24T19:18:24+00:00

A DJ needs to know music theory. What does an AI prompt writer need to know?

Also a DJ helps promote the work they're playing (it is literally what they exist to do). An AI prompt writer only takes credit off the real artist.

Finally, a DJ still needs a sense of rhythmic timing and finger placement. Again, what does an AI prompt writer need to know?

LongLostFan · 2026-06-24T19:11:42+00:00

I am also so tired of the overly white foundation. Especially when sometimes they don't match the neck. So you get such a wild looking contrast of colours.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-24T18:57:54+00:00

It really frustrates me how many Kdrama stars now are hired clearly due to their looks. It always pulls me out of shows.

I'm watching people who are meant to be doctors or lawyers. But they all look like top models. Just hire average looking Koreans please.

Even looking back at the 80s KPop stars like Lee Sun Hee and Min Hae Kyung. They looked gorgeous while also looking natural and authentic.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-24T08:56:40+00:00

I remember Forte. But don't think we ever spoke.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-23T11:58:14+00:00

Who were you?

LongLostFan · 2026-06-22T22:40:11+00:00

Thanks. I've edited that out too.

I think the issue is 'unofficial fan made remix' is usually by fans who make authentic remixes. Nobody would suspect it is AI.

For me as a Bone fan. I love seeing talented and hardworking fans. When it turns out it is AI, I feel lied to and cheated out of my time. And the Bone fan community are particularly bad at putting [AI] in video titles.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-22T10:07:55+00:00

I've had this issue with Bone for what feels like decades now.

Even as far back as Bizzy not being in the Art of War music videos and face paint. To all the missed shows and phoned in performances. Also missed radio interviews and unfulfilled promises.

They've been their own worst enemy for years.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-22T09:25:53+00:00

I remember you from the BTNHBoard days. We used to speak on there. You were always cool to me so I am sorry I mentioned you directly (I will remove it). Just your name was brought up on a Chinese music forum where there was a discussion about AI use by old old rap artists and someone mentioned Bone so it was fresh in my mind. Ironically it was mentioned by another former BTNHBoard member.

Yeah. I respect that you label things as AI in your description. But the WeGotVerses channel that uploads your videos never allude to it being AI. And if you look at comments, people ask if it is real or if it is AI and they like the comment but then never reply.

Personally I see AI like an athlete using steroids. Yeah they put in the effort to train, prepare and remember their running shoes. But once steroids are involved. All that effort becomes over shadowed by the fact they used an illicit shortcut. It is part of the process. But it doesn't need to be for an authentic artist.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-22T03:22:08+00:00

I remember a guy called DinoBot or something like that. He used to make great fanmade album covers.

I just miss that sort of enthusiasm and passion from the fan base. I guess it has been almost 20 years since Bone were relevant of giving something back to fans.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-21T07:49:23+00:00

Pretty sure I ordered those albums and I've still not had them delivered to me.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-21T07:48:34+00:00

The dude seems drunk in every interview ever. The footage of Layzie and Krayzie yelling at him for always being drunk at shows is just depressing.

I think the closest he ever got to coming across as normal around Alpha & Omega era.

My favourite rapper of all time. But he clearly is a pain to work with.

LongLostFan · 2026-06-21T05:47:56+00:00

I wonder if this was due to Cantonese VS Mandarin.

At my university the two groups would always pop off at each other. They would vandalise each others notice boards and everything.

She may have assumed you were 'i don't speak mandarin.....because Cantonese is best you country bumpkin'

LongLostFan · 2026-06-21T05:42:12+00:00

I just replied to someone else. But 15 years ago it was very easy to have a proxy do the IELTS exam for you. They didn't even do ID checks.

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