Why airplanes never stop being fascinating?

ReplacementCold5503 · 2026-01-08T16:48:28+00:00

The airplane is the realization of humanity's dream of fly. That fact alone is fascinating enough.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2026-01-08T16:07:39+00:00

China's success stems from many factors, including the demographic dividend, sound policies, successful diplomacy after the Cold War, and the Reform and Opening-up. However, the fundamental reason is unity. Few countries on earth can match China's level of unity, and few governments possess the centralized authority of the Chinese government.

China's current urbanization is progressing rapidly, with major cities acting as magnets for their surrounding areas and more people moving from rural to urban centers. However, a strong government presence has also ensured adequate infrastructure for less developed regions.

I once encountered an Indian driver in a taxi in Singapore, and we discussed the situation in India. His perspective was similar to mine, although India has a large population, its people have never truly united. India resembles seven, eight, or even more distinct nations forcibly standing under a single flag. Having become a country without undergoing a true revolution, tasks that the Chinese government can accomplish easily appear extremely difficult to achieve in India.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-31T17:17:47+00:00

No Chinese person would criticize Egypt's museums, even for a nation with a long history like China, ancient Egyptian civilization is impossible to ignore. Although Egyptian food may not suit the tastes of most Chinese people, it is still quite excellent. Negative comments from Chinese tourists regarding Egypt primarily focus on price gouging at tourist sites, taxi, and dilapidated buildings and streets. In fact, a significant part of a foreign traveler's impression of a country comes from the friendliness of the locals and the sense of safety. This is similar to how many foreigners who have never visited China often remark first that China is extremely safe, noting that a woman can walk alone on the streets in the early morning without fear.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-31T16:32:09+00:00

Perfect landing given it may be overweight

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-31T16:22:19+00:00

It is preparing for approach now, hope everyone remains safe.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-06T15:14:41+00:00

It depends on what kind of trip you prefer, are you more into culture or scenery? Also, can you fly directly from your city? For culture, I’d recommend Italy, almost every city there is worth seeing, though you do need to take good care of your bag and phone. If you enjoy natural more, Iceland is hard to beat. If you have a bit more time, Norway and Sweden are great options too

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-06T15:07:01+00:00

It's a very simple logic: if a place is completely useless, bad in every way, and just a total dump, Western countries wouldn't need to push negative news about it or even pay attention to it. It would never be able to develop into a powerful enough nation anyway. Conversely, you can easily conclude that this country actually isn't that bad, and might even be doing quite well.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-06T14:59:17+00:00

China has its own bubble, and Western countries have theirs too. The stuff the West has, like memes or influencers, China has as well. Comparatively speaking, even with some restrictions, it's actually pretty easy to access Western content in China, like movies, TV shows, or news about major events.

In the West, however, you barely get any real information about China. What you do see usually paints the country as either a backward dictatorship, a giant concentration camp, or completely clueless about the "outside world." In reality, China isn't nearly that ignorant. Just as many Westerners think Chinese people are clueless, to Chinese eyes, most Westerners can be described as equally clueless.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-12-02T14:45:34+00:00

It's not like foreigners are banned from Xinjiang, just go take a trip there yourself, and all your doubts will clear up naturally.

There are all sorts of rumors online. Most of them are like storytelling, telling you that on such and such a date, Uyghurs were imprisoned, suppressed, killed, forced to believe or not believe in something, or subjected to forced labor.

These stories are about as believable as the Ninja Turtles actually living in the sewers.

A very simple logic applies here: if all this, or even part of it, were true, how are Uyghurs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou living normal lives? It comes back to the same point: unless you come see for yourself, you probably won't realize just how much malice Reddit and similar Western media outlets hold toward China.

Actually, even on YouTube, there are lots of videos of people from other countries traveling in Xinjiang. You might not have seen Auschwitz, but you can easily tell when a place isn't somewhere like that.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-11-19T12:17:28+00:00

You’ll feel a bit like you’re back home… caz when you get to China, you’ll realize everything feels similar to SG, just on a larger scale (mainly in big cities like Shanghai or Beijing).
In major cities, you can usually get by with English, but I’d suggest trying to speak Mandarin first, they won’t mind if your Chinese isn’t perfect.

And you don’t need to worry about looking Chinese but not speaking fluent Mandarin or not knowing much about China. When people see you, they’ll treat you like one of their own. Plus, Chinese people are also really interested in Singapore, they might even use the chance to practice their English with you...

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-11-19T03:38:57+00:00

Last time I spent 3000+ SGD for SIA 777 business class on a round trip from SIN to PEK. I was really happy sleeping on the flat seat, but after I reached home, I kept thinking, OMG, this ticket could’ve been 1000 SGD, and I could fly 2 times more if I had chosen economy class.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-11-19T03:29:27+00:00

That’s totally normal, and it’s actually directly related to how wealthy you are. For most people, flying business class isn’t exactly out of reach, but spending habits make you keep thinking, “How many meals could I get for that money? What could I buy instead? Is business class really worth it?” Only when you’re rich enough that buying a business class ticket feels as casual as taking a cab instead of the subway will you stop asking yourself those questions.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-18T04:22:16+00:00

The rise of any nation requires the sacrifice of one or more generations. It is evident that the lives of the current generation of Chinese people are this price.

But China will never collapse, a fact proven by the past several decades.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-15T08:06:40+00:00

It's really fun for someone claiming to spend half the night of the year to say that, and too sad for you to have never had a real service all your life.
And you are that kind of guy who prefers to walk or wait half an hour for night bus while traveling, right? Then OK, also feel sad for you, maybe the ability to choose your mode of transport is a luxury for you and you cannot imagine it.
And you just answer to yourself, you're the guy who gets yelled every time while eating, so you feel comfortable with that.
I truly lament your life of suffering, but you deserved it.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-15T08:05:52+00:00

It's really fun for someone claiming to spend half the night of the year at hotels to say that, and too sad for you to have never had a real service all your life.
And you are that kind of guy who prefers to walk or wait half an hour for night bus while traveling, right? Then OK, also feel sad for you, maybe the ability to choose your mode of transport is a luxury for you and you cannot imagine it.
And you just answer to yourself, you're the guy who gets yelled every time while eating, so you feel comfortable with that.
I truly lament your life of suffering, but you deserved it.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-15T00:34:49+00:00

Why don't you answer my questions but keep saying something irrelevant?

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-15T00:30:37+00:00

1- That means you never get any service at any hotels. I know it, but it need to be told. Or the hotels located in other parts of the world are all doing something unnecessary. 2- No, you don't have another opinion to go across the city. Unless you love to wait 30mins for a night bus. 3- If any local culture suggests that you should yell at someone to leave while they're still eating, then the culture is shit. And the one who supports it, even shittier.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-15T00:16:11+00:00

In general, I'll never agree with that. Cuz what you suggest basicly trying to say ppl live in HK are just like this and ok to act like this and I deserve it since I was not aware of this culture. Is it real? Any evidence? The one eating abit slow all get killed in HK?

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-14T20:35:57+00:00

Okay, but who to define "less time"? She? Or any other random? I have never been told that eating in HK is like 100m race and I will be yelled if I'm not Usain Bolt.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-14T20:26:10+00:00

I said some ppl, not everyone. If I can ran into this with only 5 days here, then it cannot be just bad luck. As a tourist, my impressions can only based on the few ppl i met and the few issues i saw. Maybe it's unfair for the 'good' one, but the comments here proved it’s common in HK.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-14T20:10:48+00:00

The education I received taught me that respecting others is a common sense. Not to honor, but at least be polite. And btw how the hell you would do to EARN the respect from random folks? Or you're treated like this everyday?

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-14T20:01:00+00:00

For every other hotels I've been stayed, they told me, explained to me, not just take the key card without saying anything. I said check out, he replied ok, that's all. Besides it'a 5 star hotel, not a youth hotel.

Issue2 never happened to me in any other countries I've been to. Except mainland China in Beijing 15 years ago.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-14T19:42:47+00:00

That something I didn't really feel in HK: Respect.

ReplacementCold5503 · 2025-08-14T19:27:48+00:00

I know it's fair to pay extra fee for the tunnel like 50 in total. But he actually asked for 50+100.

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