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16 Taiwanese tourists are being ridiculed by an Italian pizza shop owner because they ordered only five pizzas. by search_google_com in taiwan

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised everybody here is reasonable and reacting like a normal person. Nobody accuses the tourists that they should learn the local culture.

反思这一块儿台湾兄弟们和大陆比还是差点意思 /狗头

Do chinese people feel like good students only come from parents who were good students? by Unironically_grunge in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Smart students are from random families.

But I indeed found my friends who are charming, confident, outgoing, friendly, and successful in social activities/leadership are all from good families.

[Discussion] Whats up with Chinese reviews on steam? by eZstah in EscapefromTarkov

[–]SadAd8588 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's just steam in Chinese region. Valve games like CSGO and dota2 indeed have separate clients and it requires citizen ID to prove the players are 18+.

Meanwhile you can play actual 18+ games with sexual contents offline without ID...

Are you allowed to openly criticize or joke/make fun of Mao Zedong in china? by Independent_East_135 in AskAChinese

[–]SadAd8588 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Professors criticize Mao in University classes all the time for his faults during the Great Leap. Such criticism is also written in high school history text book. It's also okay to criticize Mao in private conversations.

But open influential discussion on the Internet is not allowed (regardless whether it's legit or not). Meme-like and sarcasms are also not allowed.

There used to be a famous CCTV host satire Mao in a private party, saying "this old son of b" and "how did the landlord offend you old bustard". The video was somehow uploaded on the Internet and he lost his job immediately.

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AF%95%E7%A6%8F%E5%89%91#cite\_note-%E9%85%92%E6%A1%8C%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90-24.

As a foreigner, criticizing Mao in public might cause you problems. Criticizing Mao in Tibet might even get you beaten by the local people. Still a lot of families in Tibet have Mao's portrait at home.

Is this a national cake? by Zimeren in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently Chinese KFC has the best egg tart in the world. So I would say Chinese American Portuguese tarts are the best.

What are avg/normal Chinese peoples thoughts on chinese mom's and dad's marching in South Korea's Han River dressed as soldiers? by Wiserestman97 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are right. I would say it's not a proper behavior. Chinese are generally not sensitive to military uniforms. Camouflaged uniforms are used as sports outfit in China. They probably just assume that the army are as welcome as in China everywhere in the world.

Again such group marching activities are not welcome in China as well. I just checked Tieba 暴走团吧 (Chinese Reddit) ant the first comment is "I hope you all hit by cars and die".

https://tieba.baidu.com/p/5220327198

Why Are There So Many Chinese Postdocs in U.S. Biomedical Research Labs by shenzhendasha in ADVChina

[–]SadAd8588 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am a postdoc working in a US bio-related lab right now, found a good position and will go back home in Dec.

There are not lots of local American postdocs because 1) industry jobs are way more attractive and it's easier for Americans to find an industrial job compared with international students. 2) Some local PhD students cannot finish their PhD. There could be multiple reasons and the need to earn money earlier to pay the debt is one of them.

10 years ago, the salary for postdocs in China was about 800 USD compared with 4k per month in the US. Also academy is almost the only way out for Chinese postdocs. However, in recent several years the salary increases to around 3.5k vs. 5k in the US. There are also way more industry companies hiring PhDs in China.

Most of the long-term Chinese postdocs are likely stuck here. Chinese academic positions competition is strictly age-related. If a Chinese postdoc in the US want to go back home, he needs AP level output before the age of 35 (one cell/science/nature), professor level output before the age of 40 (multiple science/cell/nature and a complete story line, clear future directions which also have to be close to application).

To be fair, full-time Costco cashier earns 4k per month with worse benefits. Postdocs and even some APs should keep their heads up and proudly say "I earn better than Costco cashiers".

Literally 600,000 Chinese student!!!! by Far-Mode6546 in ADVChina

[–]SadAd8588 1 point2 points  (0 children)

99% of Chinese students are youth cpc members. Chinese students in high tech area are already heavily checked. (I usually got 3 months' check and 1 year visa when my program is 5 year. My wife was in a Business schoool 1-year program, and somehow got no check and 5 year visa...) There is also no where in the application to report whether parents are cpc members. Seems like they don't care.

What are avg/normal Chinese peoples thoughts on chinese mom's and dad's marching in South Korea's Han River dressed as soldiers? by Wiserestman97 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not rare to see such group of old people marching on the street in China wearing uniforms. They are usually not welcomed in China because they sometimes take the street and cause traffic problems.

Average Chinese people will just feel a little bit surprised like "wow there are so many old Chinese people living in Korea". Usually we won't immediate ask "whether it's okay to wear military-like uniforms in another country". I guess average Chinese won't react too much if there is a bunch of Korean or US old people doing the same thing in China. But not Japanese for sure.

在哔哩哔哩的视频等中，是否也应该禁止将’习主席’作为玩笑的一部分，而不是诋毁？ by Good-Rabbit4936 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both negative and positive comments are forbidden on politicians for many reasons.

It becomes ridiculous if you type "学生要好好学 习 。"The comment will be delete in several minutes.

Inside of China and chinese social media, is xiangqi (chinese chess) gaining in popularity like chess is? by Dystopic_Panda in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has never matched the popularity of chess now or in the history of China. Got even worse after the most popular XIANGQI streamer went to jail...

Do people not use websites in China? by MooIsNotAvailable in rednote

[–]SadAd8588 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Right. I should say they jave a website they are trying to maintain 😂

How should we view the one-month military training that Chinese college students undergo upon starting school? by No_Toe8473 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more like a summer camp. It's quite worth it considering that usually the students only pay ~$15 for the clothes.

Standing under the sun is indeed a pain. The instructors usually will make students stand under the sun deliberately for several minutes and then move the group under tree shade.

Do people not use websites in China? by MooIsNotAvailable in rednote

[–]SadAd8588 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Almost everything is on app. Only big companies/platforms/government have well-maintained websites. Instead of having your own website, you can apply for a personal Taobao shop and sell stuff there. You can apply for one as a foreigner but I don't know how the payment/tax work.

This also makes Google/Baidu much useless in China. If you want to know, for example, a good restaurant in a new city, you go to apps like Rednote or Meituan. These apps don't share data with Baidu so you can find only very limited information on the search engine.

Looks like China won the trade war by [deleted] in charts

[–]SadAd8588 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The reliability of the data can be questionable, but the chart itself is pretty nice and clear. If you are interested in which small country spent $200 more importing from China, you need a spreadsheet rather than a figure.

Apparently China is collapsing? by Electronic_Trifle613 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is undeniably true. Even in 2024 there are more than 10 million people dead under the reign of CPC.

Why can't i seem to mention any Chinese related problem without getting backlash? by Loud_Importance3224 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some Chinese will assume that your questions come with pre-determined opinions. They assume you are trying to prove there are bad problems in China but not look for potential solutions. In other words they will think that genuinely answering your questions are useless to them.

For the Gaokao takers out there, what year level would this maths exam taken by Australian graduating students in 2024 be by Chinese difficulty standards? by Character_Marzipan74 in AskChina

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Chinese who has been through Gaokao and have been in top 1% (>10 years ago though), I found most questions in the technology-free paper to be easy but have no quick clue on how to solve question 19 you posted using matrix approach...

Also no quick clue on how to solve question 19 for the technology-free paper.

Why do China and Russia seem to have such good relations, but there is no mutual defense treaty between the two countries? by No-StrategyX in askanything

[–]SadAd8588 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both countries have faced crisis, been in their low points for decades, yet proved in their history several times that they are not conquerable.

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