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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
> Lots of people use 哥, 弟弟, 妹妹, 姐姐 (literally older brother, younger brother, younger sister, older sister) to mean their friendship group, although this is probably a result of the impact of the one child policy. Use of kinship terms to
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
Considering the article doesn’t link to the post in question, or even show a screenshot, I hardly find this to be a compelling anecdote. This portion of the article loses even more credibility since the author clearly doesn’t understand the
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
The only thing that Temu subsidizes is shipping, the pricing itself is normal. Temu is essentially a window for US consumers to see what the average Chinese consumer is used to. You can directly compare products and prices between Taobao an
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
The arrest of the Michaels may or may not have been justified, but they were hardly average Canadian tourists. To put this into context: Michael Kovrig is a former diplomat who at the time of his arrest worked for International Crisis Group
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
For fans of action films, I recommend this series on YouTube called “Stuntmen React” where they bring on stunt professionals to react to and break down famous action scenes. It’s an entertaining watch, and I enjoy hearing the industry persp
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
Assuming you’re using “overpopulation” to refer to California’s housing shortage, this is not a “too many people” issue or a “not enough land issue”, but rather a “land isn’t being used efficiently” issue. Efficiently housing and moving lar
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
Admissions data at UC Berkeley shows that nonresident students have historically been ~35% of admits, with 2022 at 28%. UCLA historically has had ~40% nonresident admits, with 2022 at 34%[0]. UCLA’s freshman profile shows that GPA and SAT&#
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
Kudos to the K&P writers for choosing such a representative dish then, it adds another level to the sketch that I’ll wager the average American audience member missed. To me, the two recipes the cafe owner describes sound exactly the sa
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
This would be more interesting for discussion if the comment described an actual threat scenario instead of a vague hypothetical. Even in the hypothetical, there’s no actual described consequence, only that China gains some undefined level
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
This is nitpicking, but part of what makes the Key & Peele sketch funny is that the two recipes the cafe owner describes appear to be the exact same. I read it as poking fun at extreme nationalism creating artificial differences when th
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
This would be a valid point if it wasn’t for the fact that you can go to China and ride on a high speed train to see for yourself. Failing that, you can watch one of the many vlogs in which people take HSR to get around the country, or just
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
“Indian food” itself is a major generalization given its variety of regional cuisines. You can say the same thing about Italian food. In this case, people’s preconceptions are typically just ill-informed.
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by czDRZ-akk 3y ago
Chinese regulation around generative AI isn’t yet formalized, including provisions for censorship. The Cyberspace Administration of China published a set of draft measures[0] for public comment, but it doesn’t seem like a revised version ha