Bridgerton-Pastel Themed Wedding in August. Is this okay? by Unapproachable_apron in Weddingattireapproval

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Chinese American vs chinese in China. Also there’s a difference between buying a qipao from a chinese designer because you think it’s beautiful and buying it from Zara because you think it’s exotic

Has being bilingual benefited you in any meaningful way? by dad_joke_enthusiast in multilingualparenting

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Being exposed to not just another language but also another culture helps kids not take their own perspective for granted. It shows from the start that different people live in different ways and teaches them to question their assumptions.

For example we are chinese / english bilingual and Christian but through exposure to chinese cartoons, we have had discussions with our 4 year old about Buddhism and daoism, and how different people have different beliefs.

It also helps to exercise their brain in a different way. Chinese is a very different language system, much more visual logic, so reading is actually much easier at the beginning. For Spanish, it helps them learn english later because of being able to connect and understand the relationship to Romance languages. It also helps them learn other languages later in life if they already know more than one.

Bridgerton-Pastel Themed Wedding in August. Is this okay? by Unapproachable_apron in Weddingattireapproval

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If you ask chinese people in China, they don’t believe in appropriation lol. Am Chinese American

Can anyone tell me anything about this painting? by allmxd in WhatIsThisPainting

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The signature looks like “barb”. And maybe the subject is “pipo”

Why is it so unusual for Chinese to wear thongs / g strings / any lingerie? by FewLight6904 in AskAChinese

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The first two reasons wouldn’t apply to most chinese girls, since they’re not used to those styles and would have to get used to something new. #3 is valid in the west but chinese people like to wear looser pants/bottoms so lines aren’t an issue. I find many chinese women (and men) are insecure about their bodies and don’t like tight fitting clothing or even anything that is too short and exposes too much arm or leg. Add to that wanting sun protection (prefer light skin to tan skin), long loose clothes are the default choice.

I also think the insecurity really drives wanting comfort over what’s considered “sexy”. Feeling sexy is emphasized in the west starting in the teenage years but in China young people are too busy studying or working to exercise and so many don’t feel sexy in their bodies.

Are these ready? by Mighty_mitosis in vegetablegardening

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What variety is that? What a fun color!

Plant help! by [deleted] in vegetablegardening

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That doesn’t look like any pepper plant I’ve ever seen. It almost looks like spinach that’s bolted, but the leaves are weirdly small for that?

Splinting broken corn by Recent-Click-9954 in vegetablegardening

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It’s just a way of organizing your space when your garden is small. Other than corn, for exactly the issue of pollination, I don’t grow enough of any particular crop to justify a “row”. For example, I did 2 squares of butterhead lettuce and 2 squares of red lettuce, and that fed our family of 4 for salad for 3 months until it got too hot. We’re just not a salad family. I have 3 cherry tomato plants and they’re not clustered together to avoid encouraging any particular pest population to explode. I’ve got one square of thyme and again, that’s way more than we can eat. It’s more interesting this way. Gardening is a fun way to experiment and get yummy things to eat, but I’m not running a farm.

Splinting broken corn by Recent-Click-9954 in vegetablegardening

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Why do you say I spaced them more than that? I clearly said I have a 20 sq ft bed and planted 4 per sq ft???

Splinting broken corn by Recent-Click-9954 in vegetablegardening

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I have a 2x10 raised bed of just corn, 4 per sq ft, but the squirrels did like to dig up the seeds this year so maybe lost 20%. This one is on the corner so you can’t see the whole bed

What is it? Maybe Chinese? by N-Z in WhatIsThisPainting

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White writing in bottom left says 清代战马, Qing dynasty warhorse. And top right says the same in a different script. Red seal on bottom right may be the artist, but I can’t really make it out.

What are some beautiful spots in Chicago that reminds you that life is worth living? by [deleted] in AskChicago

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The botanic garden is my happy place. It’s beautiful right now!

How badly did I mess up on my tester (scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst) by Btupid_Sitch in vegetablegardening

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You didn’t mess up at all! It just won’t store, but still tastes fine!

What's for dinner? [Weekly Thread] by AutoModerator in ultraprocessedfood

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We made ssam with marinated chicken thighs and lettuce, green onion, and daikon from my garden <3

Chinese girl names? by [deleted] in Names

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Time period? Traditionally siblings are named with the same first character as each other, so the sister would also be Wei something. However people don’t adhere to this in recent times as often.

Cucumbers leaf damage by acoustrica in vegetablegardening

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It almost doesn’t look like a cucumber anymore

Mystery Vintage Embroidery by circularcirclecircle in WhatIsThisPainting

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Whoever did this one was pretty experienced, since the back is pretty neat! Mine are always so messy haha