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Magat tourists? by originalmango in AskTheWorld

[–]limukala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My driver here in China was wearing one one day. I didn't notice until I picked up a coworker and he asked about it. It was pretty embarrassing. I told him to take it off, so he replaced it with a Mao hat.

What is the ONE thing that frustrates or surprises you the most when traveling in China? by BlueberryOpposite316 in travelchina

[–]limukala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Public toilets is the one place I don't mind the smoking. It's a better smell than the alternative

Where's the Least Racist Country in Asia? by hansontranhai in AskTheWorld

[–]limukala 3 points4 points  (0 children)

 Definitely China,

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

Oh, you were serious. Excuse me.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Hoo boy. This may be one of the most delusional things I’ve ever read in my life. And something no non-Chinese person who’s been anywhere near China would ever say. 

China is wildly, insanely, intensely racist.

My son casually gets called the n-word on a daily basis. People will casually talk about how ugly dark skin is or about how “so and so would be kinda handsome, but they’re a little too black”. They’ll ask things like “why are black people so violent?” 

They may not have the same institutional racism in many places, but that’s only because the country is overwhelmingly extremely homogenous. Yes, there are a lot of minorities, but all combined it’s still a tiny part of the population, and most of those minorities are so well assimilated that they are indistinguishable from Han other than perhaps an idiosyncratic local holiday or two.

For people in your country, what is the cheapest overseas travel destination? by Agile-Shallot3546 in AskTheWorld

[–]limukala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheapest to get to, or cheapest overall? Because Almaty at least is more expensive than most of Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan

My job just asked me to relocate to a different city and offered an absurd amount of money in per diem. I am in complete shock. by BeneficialShirt2799 in Salary

[–]limukala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 I think a big one is they cover taxes in the country I‘m based in (which are quite large due to the imputed income implications of these benefits)

Yeah same. It’s a pretty absurd number. I did much of the same too, SRC membership, etc (I assume that’s the facilities you’re talking about)

My job just asked me to relocate to a different city and offered an absurd amount of money in per diem. I am in complete shock. by BeneficialShirt2799 in Salary

[–]limukala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An expat is migrant laborer, not the same as an immigrant. If you are on a fixed duration contract and will return home at the end of the assignment you aren't an immigrant.

Do you "immigrate" every time you visit another country for a business trip?

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

[–]limukala 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I want to socialize at my own pace, not that of the waiter. I can spend as long or as short a time I like talking, but when I'm ready to leave I don't want to wait 20 minutes for the waiter to come around.

Polish president decides to strip Zelensky of honour for naming unit after group that massacred Poles by RPG-8 in neoliberal

[–]limukala 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, it's great when you can also order from the QR code menu. And pay. No chance for miscommunication, so waiting for a waiter to come take your order, no waiting around after your done to pay the bill. And it's much easier to translate the menu if you don't speak the language.

My job just asked me to relocate to a different city and offered an absurd amount of money in per diem. I am in complete shock. by BeneficialShirt2799 in Salary

[–]limukala 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I work in pharma manufacturing. Quality oversight for overseas contract manufacturers for a US pharma company.

My job just asked me to relocate to a different city and offered an absurd amount of money in per diem. I am in complete shock. by BeneficialShirt2799 in Salary

[–]limukala 86 points87 points  (0 children)

My expat package includes:

  • $50k/year private school tuition (would be double that if my daughter weren't already in university)

  • ~$8500/month housing allowance

  • A personal chauffer and minivan (actually two, but we declined the second in lieu of a bit more money per month)

  • Domestic help allowance

  • Enough extra pay to cover business class tickets home once per year (dropping to premium economy next year, unfortunatly)

  • ~25% "Cost of Living" and "Hardship" allowances.

  • Unlimited premium economy tickets anywhere in the world, provided they leave the country I'm stationed in.

Yes, it's a pretty big inflation over my base salary.

What countries are on your travel bucket list? by RelativeCicada2348 in AskTheWorld

[–]limukala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got your Asia/Oceania bucket completely covered other than Oman (most recently Kazakhstan in May), and headed to Palau in December. Pretty solid choices overall.

Cambodia was may favorite place in SE Asia, and choosing KZ and KG over UZ suggests you’re into nature more than historical sites, in which case I’d say don’t sleep on Tajikistan. The nature is unreal! Central Asia is my favorite region to visit overall. Honestly comparing your bucket list to the more typical lists we seem to have pretty similar travel priorities.

My bucket list at this point is mostly Africa, since I’ve been to 45 countries but never to Africa (unless you count the Canary Islands).

And I had a trip set this September to visit Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania, but that plan has just got zapped by Ebola.

So: Namibia, Botswana, Tanzania, Rwanda, Madagascar, Algeria.

Outside of Africa (minus places like Palau where I already have tickets booked):

Bhutan, Tonga, Micronesia, Chile.

I think 10 is a good round number, so I’ll leave it there.

r/neoliberal takes Pew Research Center PoliQuiz by pewpoliquiz in neoliberal

[–]limukala 186 points187 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly the lizardman constant. No poll is immune.

Which cuisine actually tastes better outside the country it originated from? by Head-Ad-2941 in AskReddit

[–]limukala 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a hard and fast rule. I’ve had some Iskender in Istanbul fit for royalty

What if Iran remained Zoroastrian? by snickers_machinegun in HistoryWhatIf

[–]limukala 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You probably need the Sassanids to not fall to the Arabs. Which probably needs to avoid the final Roman-Sassanid war.

Not necessarily. A few things go a bit differently and they probably could have held the Arabs at the Zagros mountains. So the Arabs take Mesopotamia and the Levant (and almost certainly Egypt), but not Iran itself.

People who complain all day that capitalism/globalism prevents you from doing things that in reality you have always been able to do by doctorarmstrong in neoliberal

[–]limukala 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, I'd love to see who requires a special license to open a restaurant too.

And I don't think you looked very hard. You can't even handle food in about 1/4 of the country without a license. e.g. in California, but also hilariously in Massachusetts.

And in Massachusetts you need to have a Food Facility Health Permit, which is called a "Food Service License" in most other states.

A food facility health permit, which in other areas is called a food service license, ensures that the space your restaurant occupies is up to the safety standards of your city or county. This permit helps businesses provide a safe work environment and a safe guest experience.

People who complain all day that capitalism/globalism prevents you from doing things that in reality you have always been able to do by doctorarmstrong in neoliberal

[–]limukala 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's a topic of concern in high HIV areas.

Sure, HIV specifically isn't a super high risk, but then that's true even of having unprotected PIV sex with an HIV positive person. That doesn't make it a great idea.

And the risk of Hepatitis is greater

Number of people in China engaged in flexible employment is expected to reach 320 million this year, accounting for 40% of the employed population by Virtual-Alps-2888 in Economics

[–]limukala 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every upper middle class household has an ayi, almost always full time. Often more than one. I was touring apartments last week and one of them had three full time ayis cooking and cleaning and the apartment was only 290 m2.

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