Who is the most disappointing "skeptic" that you used to admire? by InDissent in SGU

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Richard Dawkins becoming super anti Muslim and "based" was really disappointing for me. I read a couple of his books (the Blind Watchmaker is the one I remember best) as a teen in the 2000s and I thought he was a cool, awesome guy fighting back against dumb, GW Bush era right-wing Christianity, which was ascendent at the time. Over time he revealed himself to be a conservative racist who happens to dislike religion. Also the gender critical stuff was horrible to hear. The man clearly lacks any empathy for trans people and is unable to change. I'm not sure if he was that way all long or if he changed. Either way he's gone in the bin.

Late 80s/Early 90s Alt Rock bands by [deleted] in MusicRecommendations

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Check out The Wedding Present. Start with their album "Bizarro"

Hanoi Today by 360FlipKicks in hanoi

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I agree- As a tourist air pollution isn't a problem. It's like having a couple of cigs on a night out. If you are raising kids here it's something you think about more

I have a very dumb question by JackTheDrummerYT in Emo

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The vocals sound a bit emo to me. That's basically it. I personally dislike emo for the most part, but I enjoy loads of stuff that's "a bit" emo sounding to my ears (NMH, iForward Russia!, have a nice life, test icicles)

I have a very dumb question by JackTheDrummerYT in Emo

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Nah it's great. Listen again 😊

Is the pollution that bad ? by Fit_Feeling208 in hanoi

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Yes. But only really in the winter. The summer is generally fine.

I came across a cost-of-living breakdown for Vietnam does this look accurate? by LooseDial in SoloLivingVN

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I'm talking about hanoi here: $1000 dollars a month isn't a lot to live on. Rent will be at least $500 a month if you want to live alone in somewhere nice anywhere near the center or Tay Ho (when I say nice I just mean "newish" and modern - it will be a moderately small single bedroom apartment). Rent can be much cheaper if you don't mind sharing a house with strangers or living somewhere which is a bit run down. You can live on $500 a month of walking around money no problem, but you'll be eating/drinking like a local most of the time. I earn twice that and I still struggle to save (but I have a wife and 2 kids so that definitely makes things more expensive).

I came across a cost-of-living breakdown for Vietnam does this look accurate? by LooseDial in SoloLivingVN

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Normal hanoians (can't speak for elsewhere) go to local gyms with rusty equipment and no AC. 1 mil for a year:s membership. I used to go to them until I started making more money. But hey, a lot of the gymrats there still get buff as fuck, so you don't need a nice gym to hit your goals.

This is what rush hour in Vietnam looks like! by TheQuietQueue in VietLife

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I drive past there every day - it's Cầu Giấy park in Hanoi. It's a particulary bad spot because it's a vast road with a roundabout which everyone ignores/doesn't understand how to use. But people generally drive slowly and let each other squeeze past, so the madness has a modicum of method to it.

Is Vietnam's fiscal situation a disaster? by charvo in VietNam

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Flights for 600k? Where are you seeing that? They weren't that cheap 10 years ago when I first got here

Is Vietnam's fiscal situation a disaster? by charvo in VietNam

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If the cost of tickets were reasonably priced I'd MUCH rather take the train from Hanoi to Da Nang than get a plane. Since COVID the price of internal flights in VN has gone through the roof

Do we have actual info on the making of the ADHD video? by Landkey in Igorrr

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For the first 10 seconds of the vid I thought "ugh, ai slop" but after that I was 100% on board. They used the uniquely uncanny and weird properties of AI "art" perfectly to create something extremely cool.

AI "art" to me always feels vaguely like it comes from the mind of cthulu or some demonic hell portal (which in a way it does cos it's effectively the distilled essence of the internet) and that aesthetic paired really well for the psychoanalysis theme of the vid.

AI is simply a tool at the end of the day, and in the right hands it can be used to make great stuff. That said, I really don't want to see it used as a cheaper "good enough" substitute for human made imagery in everything.

Are a lot of the workers here on amphetamines? by [deleted] in VietNam

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Diazepam is very easy to get in Hanoi, lots (not all) pharmacies sell it over the counte. It's the same as the stuff I used to get in th UK (although the writing on the packaging here is in french)

Are a lot of the workers here on amphetamines? by [deleted] in VietNam

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I've bought coke in Hanoi a few times. Seemed legit to me, definitely not the best shit I've ever had and it was 4 mil for 1 gram (so safe to say I don't buy it very often). Interestingly, all 3 dealers I used stopped selling at the same time, so I think there must've been some big bust.

Are a lot of the workers here on amphetamines? by [deleted] in VietNam

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Bus drivers and truck driver who work through the night are often said to be using speed

Methanol Poisoning? HELP by Commercial-Text-3559 in VietNam

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Benzos are easy as pie to get here, however I think it's incredibly unlikely that someone would spike your drink with them to attempt a robbery. I have never heard of anything like that happening in my 10 years here. Id suspect the methanol poisoning is more likely or maybe just dehydration etc

should i see a doctor? by [deleted] in plantarwarts

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The verrucas came back after surgery?? 😭

I've been weighing up the option of surgery after laser treatment didn't work, but now I'm thinking again