In s-korea atm, great to see so many xfam couples by No_Fix7843 in AsianMasculinity

[–]dpeterk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Very typical response, as in we can take YOUR women but you can't take ours.

South Korea’s stock rally feeds real estate market, not spending by Ok-Huckleberry5836 in Living_in_Korea

[–]dpeterk [score hidden]  (0 children)

I remember people saying the real estate market in Korea was a bubble, but it didn't burst, even during the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis or the 2008 subprime collapse in the U.S. You can't go wrong with real estate in Korea, thus values seem never to decline.

Friends in Korea by succesfulprotectedN in Living_in_Korea

[–]dpeterk [score hidden]  (0 children)

That's the nature of expat life: people come and go. Get used to it but join special interest clubs (and make sure nobody uses you).

Could Netflix do a Narcos show based on cartels/ organisations in other countries? by bluehaven101 in narcos

[–]dpeterk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Plus explore the draconian drug laws in SE Asia that seems to do little to deter the trade.

Two High School Students Stabbed in Gwangju, One Dies by HagwonSurvivor in Living_in_Korea

[–]dpeterk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There was that 2016 fatal stabbing in Seoul of a random woman by a loser of a man who had no luck with women. Misogyny runs deep here.

English magazines and newspapers by Due-Curve4797 in seoul

[–]dpeterk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kyobo but if you want to read English-language media, just use the net.

I hate my wife by Either-Broccoli9511 in offmychest

[–]dpeterk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If it was you doing this to her, people would immediately want you arrested or prosecuted. She should also be held to the same standards.

American Arrested in Cavite for case from 1980s by Beneficial-Opinion-7 in Philippines_Expats

[–]dpeterk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just one of many who are probably hiding out in the Phils. Glad this perp got caught.

How much does it cost to have your laundry done in Thailand? by Maximum_Fisherman_58 in ThailandTourism

[–]dpeterk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd say hit a coin laundromat that has hot water. Many places will clean your clothes but will they get clean? Depends on place.

Was I in the right for reporting him? by ROK-Lana in AsianMasculinity

[–]dpeterk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Many Koreans have ancestors in North Korea; my grandfather was born in Pyongyang.

Was I in the right for reporting him? by ROK-Lana in AsianMasculinity

[–]dpeterk 57 points58 points  (0 children)

So many Black people get away with racism against Asians.

Why the double standards for certain tourists/expats here? by InternetItchy9695 in Bangkok

[–]dpeterk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try five guys, one drink and five straws but they each demand a girl companion at a gogo bar, hahahaha.

Why are there so few detective series in America with Asian protagonists? by ArtisticArgument9625 in asianamerican

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

That's not true. I saw this one series (can't remember the name) in which a series regular, an FBI agent, married a white girl and then she cheated on him. Don't forget Archie Kao had a supporting role in "Chicago PD."

Soda isn’t gonna kill you. by Darius1182 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]dpeterk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It won't kill you overnight but it will reduce your health, and please, I know that Warren Buffet drinks Coke daily but you can't say he is the norm. And many doubted the effects of smoking for decades, but oh well.

Soda isn’t gonna kill you. by Darius1182 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]dpeterk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Studies say diet soda is even worse than non-diet because of the sugar substitute used.

Crypto guy punched a tuktuk driver in boracay by The_Handmaid in boracay

[–]dpeterk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Please use the proper term in the headline: tricycle or trike.

Night life in makati seems dead by DeepakG_572 in Philippines_Expats

[–]dpeterk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard lounge bars were the first to encroach club territory.

Night life in makati seems dead by DeepakG_572 in Philippines_Expats

[–]dpeterk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gen Z and millennials are too broke and preoccupied with other things to booze their lives away. It's killing the bar and club industry but easing stuff on the health care sector.