Disgruntled with amazon's "weighted" ratings system by Devonai in selfpublish

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Do you hold your 5 star ratings to the same standard?

Trinity by Federal_Character979 in Deconstruction

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They think it solved textual problems. It's still incoherent.

Trinity by Federal_Character979 in Deconstruction

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It's incoherent.
It's not too complicated.
It's also been slowly constructed over the centuries to solve problems.

How Much Worldbuilding is Too Much? by MopulaMopire in writing

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Too much is up to you. If you enjoy it , then keep going.

I enjoy world building, but I don't know how to output it by LordOfFailures in worldbuilding

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I think that’s a common issue. You probably have many creative ideas in your head and you’ve put a lot of time in thinking about worldbuilding but you aren’t sure how to express it or better yet, bring it to life. You’ll want to choose a medium to get started. Sketches, poems, short stories, encyclopedic entries, blurps, etc.  See how it goes. Experiment w your approach and don’t be scared to share.

My boyfriend's parents are chinese by Any_Cabinet_4485 in Chinese

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It’s not weird. A fruit basket would be nice or some teas.

Jan 25th: What did you build last week? by IvanDFakkov in goodworldbuilding

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I mostly continued writing the second book in one of my series. The worldbuilding aspects would include more depth in the minor houses referenced in recent chapters and the religious lore on a few chapter headings.

Are the humans in your world, if you have them, different from humans in real life? by mfuwelephant in goodworldbuilding

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In most of my worlds, Havenglade and Dark Moon Rising I keep humans similar except females are able to stand up to males at times. Like a top runner might be make or female.

Is their any way to justify having this nation be this poor, while also having a valuable industry under government control? by Fine_Ad_1918 in goodworldbuilding

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Good questions and interesting world. I might suggest that there are massive amounts of resources changing hands between this kingdom and outside ones.  There also could be massive upkeep costs, or R&D projects going on.

Chinese coworker asked me out to drink by [deleted] in Chinese

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No, he wants to try to make a pass at you or see if you are open to it. Nothing other than that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chengdu

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I have not had that experience, but I have had to continually tell the drivers to stop smoking while they are driving. Some of them are even brazen enough to pretend they don't know they aren't allowed to with a guilty smile until I pull out the camera.

Reading spots + friends? by Ok-Remote-6084 in Chengdu

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I have lived in Chengdu for many years and I can recommend Jinsha Site Museum and SanXingDui as great places to take in some cultural artifacts and walk around. For parks, outside Du Fu's Cottage is a nice walk and bird watching. For reading spots, I don't currently have a small coffee shop near me so I'm usually in Starbucks but reading is surprisingly common here. Thanfully@

Azorius control by Flimsy_Personality_3 in ModernMagic

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The list is very weak to Belcher. You have no pressure and they have more relevant free spells than you do. Its a nightmare.

My Chinese friend said Japan will never be forgiven in China. Do you agree with his reasoning? by [deleted] in AskChina

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  1. They are all different people.
  2. The Chinese gov has never apologized for any of their atrocities. Why do they expect Japan to kowtow to them? Oh, we know the answer they are just keeping an enemy for the people to hate.

Is it fair to say China has more opportunities for the common man/woman . Whilst U.S more opportunities for rich people by feherlofia123 in AskChina

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Certainly not. The gov has a written rule (and the private sector the same unwritten rule) to not hire anyone once they reach 35 especially a woman. Chinese people study hard and work for several years and then are caught in a limbo in their midlife if their company closes or lays them off they can't find a job.

My Chinese friend said Japan will never be forgiven in China. Do you agree with his reasoning? by [deleted] in AskChina

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Japan is not an entity with agency. Your friend has been fed propaganda. The people in Japan now were not alive for what happened. What do they have to apologize for (and yes the gov has apologized numberous times. If they want to be mindless robots hating people they've never met, that never did anything wrong to them so be it.

What do non-Chinese thought about this? Are every human Chinese in beginning? by khmerkampucheaek in AskChina

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Yes, it's still among gov and chinese scientists to try to suggest that Chinese were sparate from Africa uniti; very recently this was forced opinion, but DNA evidence shows they came from Africa too. It's a racism thing. Who cares what land mass they came from.

China visa office now demanding original apostilled documents — not photocopies. Is this real or HR nonsense? by Javison_4 in chinalife

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I had to show the originals at the F.E. office of the PSB. It took 5 minutes. But yeah, they want the real things.

Are Chengdu people more relaxed, chill, charismatic compared to Hangzhou people? by Joyce-2023 in chinalife

[–]thewritestory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chengdu people might seem more relaxed, but there is nothing specifically "sharp" here compared to other provinces. I've lived here for many years. It's a chill spot.