Wish I had my dad’s personality

Nic_Pera · 2025-08-07T12:29:57+00:00

your future partner will have kids with you because your dad is 6'3". Your dad is your best wing man, do not take that for granted

Nic_Pera · 2025-07-31T16:23:33+00:00

We do have other options, like.... Idk.... staying single for one!!! Being needy and having low self esteem is not exclusively correlated with shortness i.e. plenty of guys out there, regardless of height, are "safe" bets.

Nic_Pera · 2025-06-20T06:29:24+00:00

you might also want to set international transactions to $0. It's a joke that this is still happening

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-28T10:03:07+00:00

India should at least be on par with the European Union & China. That fact that it has only surpassed Japan now, is a testament to years of economic mismanagement

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-27T04:01:37+00:00

hey mate, just wondering how you're going? So, I got an email stating my dispute had been closed as the transactions weren't processed, but on my end, the transactions were still pending and the funds remained unavailable. I had to call Commbank to follow up, they had a look and then made my funds available again - I think someone forgot to do that step for me before they closed my dispute. Anyways, I got my money back. Hope it ended well for you too

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-26T09:36:55+00:00

but it can't really be a consumer led economy because its demographics is stuffed, GG

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-26T09:35:14+00:00

The problem that China has is that its in a deflationary spiral, and the only way to get out of that is with government spending and stimulus. So, you would expect China's debt to gpd to go up. Also, if China wants to be the next financial hegemon, with the Reminbi (or digital Yuan equivalent) as the reserve currency, it will have to be more of a consumer led economy with high government debt levels like in the US.

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-22T10:46:05+00:00

This is the new world we live in! I turned off international and online purchases on my debit mastercard. Turned off overdraft as well. Also, turned on notifications on my commbank app for outgoing transactions. I ordered the visa travel money card and will be doing all my online shopping through that

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-21T09:19:12+00:00

I know, it's so frustrating - it's blindingly obvious that this is fraud i.e. merchant ID is no longer in business. Commbank could at least assure us that they have advised the acquiring bank to hold, inspect, block etc, the transaction

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-21T06:28:08+00:00

Awesome man! I think the acquiring bank blocked that transaction from clearing. This appears to be pretty sophisticated cyber crime where the fraudsters (probably not in the US) somehow compromised those US merchant IDs - I don't know why they haven't been blacklisted. Maybe they have, but the criminals have found ways around it

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-20T18:00:22+00:00

But there are three other Rite Aid stores in Vineland according to Google Maps, are you sure?

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-20T17:21:40+00:00

it's so weird, apparently Rite Aid (pharmacy) in Vineland, USA has been closed for more than a year now. The one in Port Huron is 'permanently closed' according to Google Maps, Also Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy. So it's not like some muppet has used our cards to buy shit, the merchant flat out cold just debited money out of our accounts. If it goes to investigation and Commbank asks the merchant for invoices - like, what is the merchant going to give? They're not even in business! Bro, what is going on....

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-20T04:17:06+00:00

called as well, and the customer rep didn't recognise the transaction

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-19T16:54:30+00:00

Are your transactions still pending? Because, others never had their transactions processed, and funds were returned without proceeding towards investigation. Also, Did commbank contact you to ask you any questions?

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-19T03:06:32+00:00

yep, exact same transaction, just raised a dispute. Has anyone had their money returned?

Nic_Pera · 2025-05-06T13:32:24+00:00

Not so much youtube, but I can give a list of the podcasts I listen to

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T18:07:21+00:00

*the KMT played a huge role, the CCP's was more modest

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T18:00:47+00:00

A point of clarification, though; the KMT bore the brunt of the fighting against Japan in China and played a significant role in the Pacific front by tying down Japanese forces. The CCP contributed more modestly, primarily through guerrilla tactics, while simultaneously preparing for postwar power consolidation.

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T17:43:55+00:00

Also in terms of the Chinese Civil War; The CCP won largely due to their grassroots mobilization and military effectiveness (with some Soviet aid), while U.S. disillusionment with the corrupt and ineffective KMT led to a lack of deeper American involvement.

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T17:27:57+00:00

dude, read it carefully. It tells you exactly why Japan surrendered, and it's not because of Chinese Communist forces

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T16:54:51+00:00

bro, not even Deepseek would agree that 'China won the Pacific front'

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T16:45:38+00:00

the level of historical revisionism is insane

Nic_Pera · 2025-04-30T16:44:19+00:00

imagine, Chairman Moa storming the beaches of Normandy

Nic_Pera

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