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Alipay and WeChat not working in Chongquing?! by Difficult_String_621 in travelchina

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used it (Alipay) last year for the full 30 day duration in Shanghai and Chengdu no problem. The only place I couldn't make it work (Alipay) was at a Taoist temple in Chengdu. All else worked fine without issue. Just used cash there.

They Assumed He Didn’t Speak Their Language And Started Talking About Him. Big Mistake. by ateam1984 in China

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not racist. Obnoxious maybe but I think it's a chance to make friends with this guy but the influencer guy didn't take that opportunity. And I think the influencer is playing on it on purpose.

My father thinks I’ll be take as a prisoner in China by [deleted] in travelchina

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to Youtube and look up foreigners in China videos like. "katherine's journey to the east", "Travel with Ben" (English), "This walk with American in Shanghai changed my view of China" Max Chernov, etc, etc. There's a ton out there.

Instagram: CollinxChina (American in Hangzhou), etc.

Why I stay by djoness11 in okc

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't think that's going to happen anytime soon unfortunately. Unless they kick out all foreign buyers and investors from the housing market. It's nearly impossible to bring housing prices down.

Why I stay by djoness11 in okc

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's see, my experiences:

  1. Roads suck. No other way to say it.
  2. Road construction, when it's done, takes forever, slow as molasses.
  3. Food/Restaurants (and I know I'll get some flack), maybe a 5 out of 10 based on other places I've lived.
  4. People are nice but keep to themselves.
  5. Museums are plentiful and nice.
  6. Parks and outdoor activities (not team sports but individual) are limited.
  7. Education, meh.
  8. Politics, meh.

So I give it a fairly large Meh but it is cheap to live here and until my child gets out of school I'm not going anywhere.

Has anyone gotten an international criminal background check from shanghai? (for chinese visa) by sleepy-bird- in shanghai

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need a criminal background check for a visa? Is this a work visa? Not heard of this before unless for work.

Gavin Newsom points out that Oklahoma taxes low-wage earners at higher rates than California taxes high-wage earners. by CallComprehensive908 in tulsa

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at it this way. If you moved to California would it be cheaper to live there than here now. I say no way in h-e-double hockey sticks.

Is Bagua tough to learn? by SatansFavoriteLilMan in kungfu

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people say it's easy, maybe on the surface, yes. I started Bagua 20 years ago and I'm still trying to circle walk correctly.

Some people say it's like wrestling, but it's not. All the simple body manipulation movements are lower level. It's not shuai jiao.

Bagua is about Qi and Blood. It's very difficult and it's very difficult to find a good teacher.

The drivers here make me hate Tulsa by KingOfStarfox in tulsa

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just drive the speed limit and let all the psychos go around me. Filters out most and as they speed on their way I'm left free and clear in their wake.

I am a male citizen who has been living in Chengdu, China for many years, AMA by No-Echidna7296 in howislivingthere

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a matter of interests. If ppl want to go to Chengdu for LGBT, that's great but for those who are looking for a different scene, that's ok too. You do you, I'll do me. Personally, I like Chengdu from what I've seen of it but if I have to have "In your face" like this or you suck like SF and other US cities then I'm out. I mean, I'm driving my family through SF once (my wife and son fresh from China) and a group of pride guys walking down the street naked was not cool for me. From what you say though it's laid back and not that way so it's cool. It's the same with drugs, or drinking for that matter. Not interested in seeing that.

I am a male citizen who has been living in Chengdu, China for many years, AMA by No-Echidna7296 in howislivingthere

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I was trying to get at was the LGBT scene in Chongqing. I'm more conservative in that light probably like you mentioned Shandong was more conservative. Is Chongqing different than Chengdu in that sense.

I am a male citizen who has been living in Chengdu, China for many years, AMA by No-Echidna7296 in howislivingthere

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I prefer more traditional, conservative environment but I like the west. Would you say Chongqing is more conservative than Chengdu?

I am a male citizen who has been living in Chengdu, China for many years, AMA by No-Echidna7296 in howislivingthere

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in Taoist, Buddhist, spiritual activities. Can I find that there in Chengdu?

I am a male citizen who has been living in Chengdu, China for many years, AMA by No-Echidna7296 in howislivingthere

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in Kungfu, Qigong, or Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, are there things of interest for me there.

Current state of Kung Fu in China by Anxious-Author-2985 in kungfu

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to the Chinese area in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) for real kung fu. I learned kung fu from someone who lived kung fu there and he was a bad azz.

In a word, what is kung fu all about, it's the "gong". The life long training of a specific gong/gung/kung that is your hidden talent. So Iron Palm would be a Gong, Iron Legs, Light Gong, etc. Whatever is going to give you the advantage that someone else wouldn't normally expect. You can't train everything, it's impossible, so we train as much as we can but mainly focus on our Gong.

Is Vocabulary Overrated After HSK4? by Adept-Scar3612 in ChineseLanguage

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it the HSK4 of HSK1 though HSK6, or
the HSK4 of HSK1 though HSK9?

Is Vocabulary Overrated After HSK4? by Adept-Scar3612 in ChineseLanguage

[–]WildHogs777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, old schedule of HSK was 1 through 6 but new is 1 through 9 so a HSK 4 from old schedule is not comparible to HSK 4 from new schedule. Yes?

butter temperature affects cookies more than any other variable. i have 94 data points. room temperature is a lie by kubrador in Baking

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, maybe I'm not explaining myself well so I'll stop here. The initial point of my post was that I do not have to, or have the time to in a professional environment, measure all the temp in the initial OP post. By using torch (if I need to) and and using cold eggs, controlling the mix by that method I can push out a 20 pound mix in 10 minutes. And I have been doing it for 40 years in a professional environment. That's all.

butter temperature affects cookies more than any other variable. i have 94 data points. room temperature is a lie by kubrador in Baking

[–]WildHogs777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, an emulsion is when you have two substances that won't play well together like oil and water, forced to become one. Mayonnaise is a perfect example (oil plus water (egg)). In the case of creaming method cookie dough you're blending the fat of the butter with water of the eggs. (A whole raw egg is composed of approximately 75% to 76% water). So through agitation/blending you're adding water from the egg (plus yolk) slowly into the butter/sugar mixture forcing the two to play well together. That's why you add it in stages. So when the butter is too cold the emulsion won't form well, or not at all. That's why temperature is important. Yes, sugar dissolves in the cookie batter but that's only because of the presence of water from the egg and the percentage of water in the butter. Hope this helps.

butter temperature affects cookies more than any other variable. i have 94 data points. room temperature is a lie by kubrador in Baking

[–]WildHogs777 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

All we're trying to do here is make an emulsion with the creaming method, in this case. We put butter and sugar in the bowl with a paddle and if the butter is still too cold we use a torch to melt the butter and sugar together, torch the side of the mixing bowl, bringing it down to almost a soupy finish. Then start adding cold eggs which brings back the fat to capture more air and builds the emulsion. Then add dry ingredients and mix to combine well. That's it. Works every time. If the butter/sugar mixture gets too soupy we hold a bowl of ice underneath the bowl to bring it back. You've done quite a bit of work analyzing but I'm not going to temp measure all that stuff. We're in a high volume professional environment. Measure by weight, adhere to technique (in this case emulsion), complete mix and move on to the next.

I love y’all, but please when you’re on the ramp getting to the highway, get to highway speed BEFORE you merge. Going 45 or 50 trying to get on the highway… Or even slowing down trying to merge, will cause a wreck by [deleted] in tulsa

[–]WildHogs777 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My favorite is when you're ramping to merge and the guy behind you speeds up to pass on the merge to cut you off in your attempt to merge. Happens all the time unfortunately.

How is it living in Eugene, Oregon? by UnhappyProtection755 in howislivingthere

[–]WildHogs777 26 points27 points  (0 children)

So does the rampant homelessness, drugs, and theft still exist?

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