There is a certain point where the woman is taking too much testosterone and starting to look like a man.

Arg, my Synology servers are down. Thanks.

Those jeans make you look like you’re wearing your parents’ pants.

I don’t know. Wuxi is significantly smaller than Shenzhen. I think it was around 2 million people at that time.

They didn’t give my parents much of an option. When they did finally take the land away, they did offer to relocate us to another location, but at that time, my family was already struggling from the 2nd loss, my parents just ended up closing the business all together.

Lies. My family had a factory in Wuxi, China. 2 buildings that were dedicated to dormitories. 4 buildings dedicated to manufacturing promotional products.

We were able to lease the land for 50 years with a 50-year option at the end of the term.

Around year 5, the government decided to turn the main dirt road into a proper road. They took back 1/4 of the land. They just used our area for staging.

About a year after the road was made, they decided to expand the road. They took back now 1/2 of the original land and buildings.

Less than a year after the expansion, they turned the 4 lane road i to a highway. They took the entire land back. My family invested millions of dollars in buildings and infrastructure. We got back pennies on the dollar spent on the investment on compensation.

My family never fully recovered financially.

I live in Taipei. It is one of the most dense cities in the world.

We have an amazing subway system, but I still own a car. I also own a bicycle and a stand-up electric scooter.

I take whatever transportation is the most convenient. Sometimes it’s the bus. Sometimes, it’s the subway. Sometimes it’s by car. My point is it’s a city infrastructure, not the mode of transportation. If you vote for a government that cares about infrastructure, you will live in the city you want.

I mean, some countries, parents can sell their daughters as wives. Like, that is currently happening now. It’s not a stretch that it can happen here.

Went to HS in the late 90s. I didn’t “dress up” but I didn’t want to look grundge or a homeless person. My classmates used to call me Metro or a yuppie.

Every girl wore sweats, and every guy dressed like a hobo in the 90s.

Honestly, my fear is that if it does get released, the government will try and normalize it and the public going along with it. I fear for all the daughters and women out there.

In Taiwan, we do roundabouts all wrong. We add traffic lights in the middle of them.

So did Japan before they became an independent country.

Wha-ha-ha? If you mean their archaic dead Chinese variant that was mostly used for poetry and feudal prestigious stuff, it may not be a good comparison to mandarin as the main language. Actually many of the kanji pronunciations are how it would sound, or even whole phrases. I speak neither of the three (third being Japanese), just repeating what my sister would say (she studied lost of languages).

No, Chinese Characters was written language of Japan before Japan even had a written language. Chinese was first written and used in Japan from the 4th AD up till the 9th AD when Japan officially created their own written language. As a matter of fact, most of China wasn’t even a united country during that time.

So did South Korea.

I think the situation is similar to Japan, except much of their vocabulary is Chinese in origin. But, ahem, the variant is too a very specific dead idiom.

Once again, you’re wrong. Korea also used Chinese characters from the 4th Century till the middle of the 1400s. Fun fact, the Chinese language was used for 1100+ years and modern korean was used for around 500 years.

So your argument is flawed.

My argument is fine

First of all, thank you for having a civil conversation with me.

I disagree with you on the semiconductors. China doesn’t need Taiwan for that. They are capable at either making it or at the very least, stealing it from Taiwan. They already can’t have anything smaller than 5nm. They are still doing well.

Unfortunately, the CCP built a large country, not because of you. It is benefiting the CCP and if you benefit indirectly, its purely by accident. If one day life isn’t very good for you, you have zero recourse except for accepting your fate. A society functions when everyone has a voice at the table.

In Taiwan, we too were colonized by multiple countries. The Dutch, Spain, and most recently Japan. Our current government that we voted for, at least for now, the benefits are all for the people. We actively prosecute sitting majors and government officials. The major of Taipei is in jail right now because of corruption.

If you’re Chinese, you can stop it. You didn’t pick your government. Fight for your right to vote for your government.

Do what you did in 1949 when your people fought CKS. But fight for freedom.

We are currently in a recall election right now, outing a handful of KMT lawmakers, to replace the DPP.

I’m sure the semiconductor industry is important for the global economy, but it’s not just that. The Western world government was voted in and picked by the people of their countries. Just like Taiwan, our democracy picked the type of government we want.

I want to ask you fellow brother. Outside of the blind pride, what has the CCP done for you lately?

The Chinese people are great. We have no problems with the Chinese people.

The problem is the CCP. Fight for your right to pick your own government that works for you.

We speak Mandarin. So did Japan before they became an independent country. So did South Korea. So your argument is flawed. In 1997, we voted in our first president. Something Sichuan didn’t do. Since then, the people of Taiwan decided the type of government we wanted. Something Sichuan didn’t do. We created a healthcare system that is for the people. Something Sichuan didn’t do.

In 2024, there was a 72% voter turn out. We are currently recalling a handful of KMT lawmakers to switch them into the DPP.

The Taiwanese government is the original China. The PRC is just a bunch of rebels that took over the land where China used to occupy and didn’t change the name. You guys went from one dictator (Chiang Kai-shek,) to another director (Xi Ping).

Most of these talent shows, esp the international ones, want to be able to broadcast into China. So for them to do so, they have to abide by the PRC rules. The talent that are singing are not famous enough in Taiwan and is willing to give up their country for a 1 min of fam.

Currently live in Taiwan. Can confirm. We are not China.

Is it still worth a pirate?