Asian Culture Discussion Thread

[W)taps]

^ one of my favorite movies.

Damn cuh where are you from?

the dmv.

 

[shogun]

I kinda always wanted to wear jackets like that with the matching pants. Looked way more comfy than suits.

 

[Kimchi Papi]

Dave Chang posted on IG that his wife's name is Grace & when his mother send her cards or letters, she prints the name Glace. He asked everyone to post funny stories like this about their Asian parents...

For yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeears, my mom called the steak sauce as "Steaky AL". AL as in short for Albert or Allen. My brother & I thought it was possibly some Korean thing that held over from the war so we never questioned it.

Fast forward 15-20 years & one day while at dinner out, we asked her why she called it AL... She pointed to the bottle & said that's an A & that's an L...

When we told her it was a 1 & not an L, the look on her face was priceless. Better than the Wee-Bey gif.

Another one is that whenever my brother would go to get tacos, she would complain, "Why you go to cheap hotel? They're food tastes bad..." What she meant was Chipotle...

 

[DadNboujee]

 

[Xennial]

1 of the white girls I dated before loved kimonos and would wear them, nothing wrong with wearing the dress, the poses for that whole group pic is another story tho

 

[sfc415]

Coming back from a vacation in Asia to the US is always one of the WORST feelings ever for so many reasons. No wonder younger people overseas don't want to move here anymore

 

[equality]

Coming back from a vacation in Asia to the US is always one of the WORST feelings ever for so many reasons. No wonder younger people overseas don't want to move here anymore

There's really no place like home. The only place I feel accepted and can totally be myself is in Taiwan, even though I only lived there from birth to 5 years old. This is a feeling a lot of white people don't and will never understand, to no fault of their own of course.

 

[Xennial]

Realistically, how many Asian cities do you think you'd enjoy living in long term tho?

Coming back from a vacation in Asia to the US is always one of the WORST feelings ever for so many reasons. No wonder younger people overseas don't want to move here anymore

 

[sfc415]

Realistically, how many Asian cities do you think you'd enjoy living in long term tho?

I could easily live in any of the major cities in Asia due to my career (Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Jakarta, Bangkok, etc.) I used to spend 4-5 months a year in different places until I started my first real job in 2014. I'm just obligated to stay here because I need to help out with my dad's health for the time being.

I highly dislike obnoxious/ignorant behavior, crackheads, hipsters, terrible public transportation, human feces/urination all over, which are all hallmarks of major American cities.

 

[whatscomplex]

There's really no place like home. The only place I feel accepted and can totally be myself is in Taiwan, even though I only lived there from birth to 5 years old. This is a feeling a lot of white people don't and will never understand, to no fault of their own of course.

Coming back from a vacation in Asia to the US is always one of the WORST feelings ever for so many reasons. No wonder younger people overseas don't want to move here anymore

I grew up in the DMV, which apparently has a decent Asian American population I guess, but I didn't see any growing up until university. Lightweight I always thought you guys in California kind of experience that in terms of "feeling more at home" cause of the large AA population.

 

[wuchi01]

I grew up in the DMV, which apparently has a decent Asian American population I guess, but I didn't see any growing up until university. Lightweight I always thought you guys in California kind of experience that in terms of "feeling more at home" cause of the large AA population.

The People's Republic of Kaliforneeia is not all that's cracked up to be. See sfc415's above post for SF. Even worse now that when I worked/lived there. Shame.
Another thing too is this feeling of a Balkanized Community. You know you are different. If that makes sense (I'm from the Midwest).

 

[sfc415]

I grew up in the DMV, which apparently has a decent Asian American population I guess, but I didn't see any growing up until university. Lightweight I always thought you guys in California kind of experience that in terms of "feeling more at home" cause of the large AA population.

True, we definitely have it better than most in that sense. It's just general American things like the violence, crime, and griminess that upset me whenever I get back here.

I mean I've been in poor neighborhoods throughout Asia as well, and I have never felt like I was in danger. The worst that has ever happened to me throughout my 28 years of traveling throughout the region was someone stealing some bags I stupidly left unattended for a minute. "Developing" cities like Jakarta have some really run down areas, but there's no fiends shooting up or taking a @#$@ on public streets. Meanwhile cities like SF and NYC smell like piss and feces 24/7. LA/Socal has it slightly better due to how spread out it is, but even then, the Downtown LA is disgusting.

Comparable cities blow us away in that sense. I recently stayed in what's known as the "roughest district in Tokyo" (my friend didn't do his research when he booked our hotel rooms), and even at 4 AM it was still safer and cleaner than majority of city districts here. There were obvious yakuza posted up on every other block, but they didn't harass me at all (other than giving me flyers for their hostess bars)

Pretty much everyone I know that has moved to the US recently has told me that "Yeah, it sucks here compared to back home, but the general workforce is dumber, so there's less competition here for high paying jobs"

I moved to the suburbs of SF, which is where all the Asian Americans live now, and it's much cleaner, safer, and advanced, but there's also not much to do compared to actual city life. It's better than dealing with the filth, hipsters, and crazy people though.

 

[frink85]

You guys are talking about the nice Asian countries I lived in Manila for 7 years and for sure I’m glad I’m back home.

Singapore was dope though that’s one I’d live in for awhile.

 

[sfc415]

You guys are talking about the nice Asian countries I lived in Manila for 7 years and for sure I’m glad I’m back home.

Singapore was dope though that’s one I’d live in for awhile.

I haven't been to the PI before, but from what I've heard from my friends there, it's amazing if you're well off, and terrible if you're not. My friends don't want to move here, but then again, they live in the Makati and BGC areas of Manila, so they have no reason to. From what I've seen and heard, it would be a huge downgrade for them. Those are the areas where the rich politicians' and businessmen's kids go to party and do drugs all night while Duterte terrorizes poorer neighborhoods

I think you've mentioned this before too, but my Filipino American friends have zero desire to go back, while my Filipino friends have zero desire to leave their neighborhoods . My American born friends are descendants of poorer families while the native friends are all sheltered upper middle class, so there's a huge divide in how they perceive the country.

Yeah Singapore is I go there almost every year to visit friends/cousins, so it's in my top 3 choices of countries to move to when/if my dad gets better. Cleanliness and a lack of ignorant behavior in public is huge to me, and Singapore is the GOAT in that sense Not much to see for tourism, but a great place to live.

 

[Nawzlew]

If I had to pick 3 places.

1. Taiwan
2. Singapore
3. HK

 

[equality]

Much as I love Taiwan and Australia, after living in 4 countries I have to say there’s nowhere I’d rather be than the US

 

[sfc415]

If I had to pick 3 places.

1. Taiwan
2. Singapore
3. HK

Taipei is another choice of mine. It's one of the few major cities that you can get high quality everything without paying the ridiculous costs that you have to deal with in HK and Singapore. Only drawback is that I'd be obese within a couple weeks if I'm not careful, due to how good and cheap the food is

 

[3900stabler]

How many of the single Asian men in here are checking for Issa Rae?

 

[Nawzlew]

Taipei is another choice of mine. It's one of the few major cities that you can get high quality everything without paying the ridiculous costs that you have to deal with in HK and Singapore. Only drawback is that I'd be obese within a couple weeks if I'm not careful, due to how good and cheap the food is

I was there for New Years. I walked maybe like 5 miles a day and I still gained 5 lbs.

 

[whatscomplex]

How many of the single Asian men in here are checking for Issa Rae?

Where is this even coming from? lol

I vaguely know who she is.

 

[sfc415]

I was there for New Years. I walked maybe like 5 miles a day and I still gained 5 lbs.

The prices are what fooled me. When I saw dishes and desserts going for 1/2 or 1/3 the price they do here, I thought "Ok, this is probably a personal sized dish" It always ended up being for 2-4 people, and of course I ate all of it anyway like a savage The looks people were giving me at Ice Monster I damn near died after killing one of those desserts by myself.

 

[Xennial]

Isn't HK and Singapore cheap when it comes to food as well? Or are you talking about other things?

 

[sfc415]

Isn't HK and Singapore cheap when it comes to food as well? Or are you talking about other things?

Depends. Singapore has amazing food courts that are relatively cheap, and HK has a lot of authentic cuisine that are also affordable. Transportation is cheap in both as well.

But overall , food and drinks are much more expensive once you start going to sit down restaurants, nice bars, etc. It's similar prices to Bay Area/LA/NYC, but pricier than most Asian cities. That's why when I travel to those countries, I'm usually on the same budget/lifestyle I follow back home.

Also, Singapore and Hong Kong are often at the #1 rental/property prices in the world. If you think SF and NYC apartments are small...I've seen HK apartments that are just slightly bigger than my walk in closet. You HAVE to have a well paying job or a family home you can stay at in order to enjoy life there

Taipei is much better balanced IMO. My Taiwanese friends that moved here recently are only here for a new adventure before returning home in a few years, not because they had better opportunities here.

 

[3900stabler]

Where is this even coming from? lol

I vaguely know who she is.

She is black actress that has been campaigning for black women to start dating Asian men.

 

[shogun]

You guys are talking about the nice Asian countries I lived in Manila for 7 years and for sure I’m glad I’m back home.

Singapore was dope though that’s one I’d live in for awhile.

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The traffic alone would make me not want to move there. The humidity and rainy seasons would make me miserable.