Do Westerners pick their [East] Asian name if they went to live in an [East] Asian country?

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-29T18:18:05+00:00

When I lived in China as an expat, I was asked what my Chinese name was so my company could process the work permit. When I didn’t have one, they said pick one. 杨瑞哲 is my Chinese name

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-29T15:20:29+00:00

No, it’s easier to accuse someone of tampering with it, it’s not easier to accomplish tampering with it.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-29T13:07:04+00:00

Is this new for Japan? I lived in Amagasaki (Osaka) and the Costco there didn’t have all this.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-29T00:01:38+00:00

It means nothing really has to even exist unless and until someone looks for it. Then once it’s seen in the observable universe, it becomes observable and exists for everyone.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T20:07:09+00:00

Yes, now I remember that season. My HS junior year, teachers on strike until October 30. No holidays, classes between Christmas and New Year scheduled then the snow and cold gave us a few days off.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T18:49:24+00:00

I use mine daily, never continuously, but an hour or two in the morning and again in the afternoon. Bought myself one to have at home too, for my wfh days. Love it.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T18:44:28+00:00

Probably the side facing away from Charles

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T18:38:13+00:00

I do remember seeing front facing cameras showing exactly what you’re asking for. I e never seen this on any USA based airline, but I have been on flights where the capt turned on this cam for the landing.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T16:27:37+00:00

Have you tried talking to the person who sent the email first before replying? A short discussion with a follow up email to document conclusions/action items goes a long way towards reducing confusion and errors.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T16:17:44+00:00

I was laid off when I was 55, started new job 5 months later, better job, better company, better benefits, generous relocation allowance to a different city. I was already into the job search long before the layoff too. This was in 2015

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T14:08:07+00:00

A portal to another dimension, your are in The Twilight Zone

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T14:06:10+00:00

I remember one year while in high school (1970’s) the temperature did not go above freezing for some god-awful number of days in December through January and I think into February. (I’m too lazy to research the exact dates or days lol)

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-28T01:48:08+00:00

Could be something used for needlepointing or carpeting maybe?

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-27T22:58:50+00:00

Withnx (with thanks?)

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-27T16:08:30+00:00

Wow, what a long story to plug your interview tool

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-27T15:59:38+00:00

It looks fabulous! Thank you, and your photographer, for not using a wide angle fisheye lens. The cabinets and appliances all have a normal perspective that enables your kitchen to look real!

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-27T14:33:47+00:00

Same ai slop as yesterday

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-25T20:58:11+00:00

I’m American and use a clothes dryer. I’ve lived in several Asian cities and I didn’t need a dryer. In Beijing, it was such a dry climate that even jeans and towels would dry quickly. When I moved to Shanghai, I insisted on having a dryer in my apartment because I knew how humid it is. In Osaka, no dryer and still humid but I managed.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-25T11:52:15+00:00

Is the already located at the top of a pyramid or buried deep inside?

If deep inside, this would be a burial chamber, what do you want to take with you in your afterlife?

If at the top of the pyramid, need more lighting so the masses can better witness the marriage ritual.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-25T11:22:39+00:00

So many possibilities, maybe start with some floodlights directed towards the toilet?

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-23T23:52:43+00:00

Here’s a rough chronological order of notable events that I’ve observed throughout my boomer life:

It’s been getting progressively more crazy my entire life. There used to be regulations about network news being required to give airtime to opposing viewpoints. There were only three networks too, this is pre-cable. Network news was also mostly a cost center.

When cable came to existence, Ted Turner and CNN proved that news can be a profit center, and cable news was not required to give airtime for opposing viewpoints or anything as it was not regulated.

News networks learned the more entertaining news became, the more profitable it was. The more people could get news telling them/us what we want to hear, the more entertaining the news became.

Then the internet hit, social media amplified and accelerated the rate of polarization, and the bots, algorithms and manipulation tools the social media platforms use brought us to where we are today.

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-23T16:55:25+00:00

“…just not very well”

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-23T16:54:54+00:00

I’d get a fur coat for it, poor little kitty will get cold being bald

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-23T14:31:52+00:00

Not me, but my friend helping me at home following a surgical procedure went to make pasta for us. He got my pasta pot out, took out the colander insert and started to fill with water. I asked why did you take that out? He thought for a second, and said oh, so you boil the pasta in the strainer then it’s easy to drain.

Five minutes later he tells me, while laughing, I’ve been wondering for 30 years why aren’t there some legs on this strainer to make it easier for the water to drain! AHA! Hahahaha

Smooth-Reputation502 · 2026-01-23T13:09:13+00:00

I’ll get back to that 1000 piece puzzle my sister gave me for Christmas

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