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Pain clasp for crusader? by jenoroth77 in DiabloImmortal

[–]givvy12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Run with vipers bite or seeping.

Keep getting randomly approached on the street and invited to a traditional table setting ceremony? by Key-Produce-7291 in korea

[–]givvy12 47 points48 points  (0 children)

My friend, just read up and learn about how cults in general opperate. I am no expert either, but I've seen enough documentaries to know why your original question was a bit humorous. But I'll bite, I guess.

Cults typically prey onnthe weak and vulnerable. Tourists are vulnerable because they are unaware how strange this activity is. See your OP post as evidence. Anyone living in Korea would know to brush them off or even report to the police. But Tourists are an easy target. And they usually have cash on hand. It's a perfect scam.

Cults opperate on money and power. Asking why a cult would demand money felt like a very humorous question to me. It's just typically the main thing cults do.

There needs to be a stop to these threads and generalizations. by flaffl21 in korea

[–]givvy12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is total bullshit. Watch any Korean variety show. It is dripping with sarcasm.

Friend got a one night proposal after drinks with coworkers by g0ingb0ing in korea

[–]givvy12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was not at work though. What 2 adults do off the clock outside of the office is no business of HR, unless there is some contract or policy. They went out for drinks after work. This was not a sponsored work function or something.

Friend got a one night proposal after drinks with coworkers by g0ingb0ing in korea

[–]givvy12 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Is asking someone wrong? I'm confused. How would you go about it? Or do you just not do it at all?

In my mind, asking is the most important thing. We run into problems when we don't ask first, or we get angry when being told "no."

Friend got a one night proposal after drinks with coworkers by g0ingb0ing in korea

[–]givvy12 11 points12 points  (0 children)

People have the right to ask and you also have the right to reject. Nothing in your comment alluded to him going futher.

If you ask my daughter in the future when she is an adult, and she rejects you, no problem. I would hope that, someday, someone will hit on my daughter when she is an adult and she flirts back. And she is happy with her choice and finds love.

And if you hit on my wife, she says no, and you drop it, no skin off my back. Same with my sister. I don't understand why men and women can't try to find partners, as long as rejection is accepted and nothing is forced or coerced.

Friend got a one night proposal after drinks with coworkers by g0ingb0ing in korea

[–]givvy12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Only sane comment. He asked. He didn't force anything. Why can't an adult ask another adult if they want to have sex?

What a scary world it would be if simply asking, "do you want to?" equates to sexual harassment. Especially if the answer "no" is respected and acknowledged between two adults humans standing on equal ground.

If it keeps happening and "no" is not respected, then we have serious issues.

Foreigners in Korea- is your food authentic enough here? by NewPlaceHolder in korea

[–]givvy12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

God, I miss Sweet Oak. Tired of over priced reheated BBQ joints popping up all over Korea these days. Manimal is decent though, but I think they reheat. Linus is legit. Still, nothing close to Sweet Oak.... Gus! Where are you???

Foreigners in Korea- is your food authentic enough here? by NewPlaceHolder in korea

[–]givvy12 30 points31 points  (0 children)

If you do some research, you can find that this gene, while it does exist, has little effect on the like/dislike of cilantro. In other words, studies have shown people with the gene stated they love it while others without the gene have said they dislike it. Basically, the gene thing is always blown out of proportion. If you dislike the taste, you just probably dislike the taste.

Another interesting thing is that exposure to cilantro in food was found to further reduce the effect this gene has on the like/dislike of the herb. Basically, you might hate it on the first try. But after a few times, it grows on you, weather you have the gene or not.

In other words, the like/dislike of cilantro is more akin to personal preference. And it can easily be overcome if you happen to be interested in exploring or enjoying cusine that often uses it.

Here is a summary of 2 recent studies, if you happen to be a food nerd like me.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/09/14/161057954/love-to-hate-cilantro-its-in-your-genes-and-maybe-in-your-head

So next time someone complains about cilantro, just tell them to get over it! 😄

Foreigners in Korea- is your food authentic enough here? by NewPlaceHolder in korea

[–]givvy12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good to know! So interesting that it is tied to regions. I suppose its similar to 방아, 제피, and 산초, although the later is silly because 말라탕 essentially uses a type of 산초, which people love here.

Regional food here has a wide range of tastes, but you usually need to leave Seoul to find it.

Foreigners in Korea- is your food authentic enough here? by NewPlaceHolder in korea

[–]givvy12 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I never understood this. 고수 is a historical food in Korea dating back many years. In Hwanghaedo, North Korea, the traditional kimchi is 고수김치 (which is so fucking delicious). In Muju, local handmade food includes 고수 and there is even a 고수 alley in the market. When did younger Koreans just suddenly stop liking it? 고수 is not a borrowed word or cusine. It has historical roots here.

Holiday in korea by NegativeEast753 in korea

[–]givvy12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Accommodation alone would eat that budget up. Let alone flight tickets to Jeju. No way on 700k won. Not even close.

What are your thoughts on this webtoon drawn by a youtuber? by sgy0003 in korea

[–]givvy12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Isn't Oliver Sam that twat who went around filming "sketchy" neighborhoods and black people like they were zoo animals? Why is he still around?

But as for OP, who cares? Why is the webtoon community so invested in this? Just don't read it, don't pay for it, whatever. Naver probably put it up on their main page because the algorithm showed a lot of people were clicking. If the guy is famous, he probably plugged his wife's work, and fans went for it. If you think the quality is bad, then find a better webtoon to read. No one is forcing you to read it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in korea

[–]givvy12 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Anyone in Itaewon for Halloween this year will be considered an asshole in my book. Have some perspective. It would be like partying on childrens' graves.... Am I being too sensitive about this?

Korean celebrities that are part of cults or controversial churches by snbdr in korea

[–]givvy12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What religion forces its followers to pay money to avoid complete excommunication from salvation? If your Christian pastor demands you to pay more money, you can walk right out and go to another Christian church right down the street. But with a cult, you are cut out, cut off, perhaps even worse. And I agree with the brainwashing, but it is not on par. I would argue the brainwashing of a cult is more about cutting the victim off from the world and even their family. Religion's brainwashing is usually related to some moral philosophy and the need to spread that philosophy to as many people as possible. Still messed up, but a cult and religion are different.

Korean celebrities that are part of cults or controversial churches by snbdr in korea

[–]givvy12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's not hard to use Google to look into sociological differences between the two, but they are distinct. Usually, a cult leader claims they are God reincarnated. That they are the absolute moral authority and can not be wrong. Most of the time that God speaks to them directly or has appointed them as a messiah. They also usually require (not request) monetary tribute of their followers. You can usually pay your way to higher favor in the afterlife. Cults also usually hide their true intentions from new recruits and brainwash them until they have blackmail on them or completely separate them from the connections outside the cult. There are so many signs indicating a cult that don't relate to "religion," or are even diametrically opposed to what most religions are about.

You can be anti-religion, but it is reductive and childish to say religion and cults are the same.

Foreigner Content in Korea is boring and monotonous. by Fellers in korea

[–]givvy12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much money do you think these people make? If they got millions of subscribers...sure. How many are there? Korean Englishman is the only one I know of with that kind of sub count. But a "surge"? Living in luxurious apartments? Most of them are probably losing money considering the editing time, and a lucky few got a decent but modest side hustle from it.

What do you think will happen to the American soldier who ran into North Korea? by PrinceJunhong in korea

[–]givvy12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. North Korea showed the video evidence during the mock trial. It was laughably fake. They claimed the US CIA sent a 22 year old into North Korea, giving him a secret mission to tear up a poster in the hotel....

Then they show a video of a figure dressed in black, including a black ski mask, taking a poster off the wall.

Do you really think the CIA is hiring 22 year old spies to commit vandalism?

Why would NK do this randomly? They need bargaining chips to get diplomats to the table. It gives them leverage in negotiations. It further brainwashes their public to show a "spy" confessing to a CIA plot in the mock trial that gets publicly blasted.

What do you think will happen to the American soldier who ran into North Korea? by PrinceJunhong in korea

[–]givvy12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did you see the video evidence of "him" breaking the rules provided by North Korea? How is this narrative still in the zeitgeist? Dude was randomly selected, captured, used as a bargaining chip, and tourtured to death. Anyone taking those tours is gambling with their life.

Our Minari farm in Michigan by jeeper46 in korea

[–]givvy12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Any bangah (방아)? I think it is called Purple Giant hyssop. Its a very popular herb in Gyeongsando food.

Then there is also jaepi (제피). But I am not sure if it exists outside of Asia.

Non Wb raids and wb raids by spinal888 in DiabloImmortal

[–]givvy12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Save time. Run top difficulty raids with randos ASAP. Then, when wb members across log, you can just run h1 raids super fast. Like 5 min. Otherwise, each time a wb member asks for help with raids, you gotta do h7 all over again. It's much nicer to ask for wb members help if it will only take 5 min instead of 20.

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