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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Seems feasible considering every attempt to discuss using more Fediverse just gets ignored. Like Peertube is sitting right there, but everyone that joined Mastodon instances is sharing YouTube links.

But people are like this in general, so it might be just predictable behaviour.

Friendi.ca is a Facebook alternative, but I don't want to leave anonymity again.

Pixelfed is a good Instagram alternative.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

A shaken open hand in Vietnam means it's all gone - empty. Like I rattled the can and it's definitely finished. But an American would think it's a basketball or globe spin thing going on.

If someone picks their nose slightly and flicks it it's just means get lost. It's not a drama to them because running noses and boogers aren't as common in a tropical country. They don't get plague vibes from everything booger related. Usually it just means your joke sucks.

An intro nodding forward is saying hello with respect, almost like a fist bump with Americans. Folding your arms for older people and slightly bowed nod is double or triple respect. But with most people just return the slight respect.

Use two hands to pass business cards and bow a little or else you're not really considering them as business clients of any renown. This is the same in all of Eastern Asia AFAIK.

Take your shoes off! Huge mistake in some houses.

Don't stick your tongue out or use middle finger. It's viewed as much worse than foreigners expect it to mean to locals. Like you're defaming them or something.

Don't pat people on the head in South East Asia unless you know it's okay with everyone including bystanders. The temple of the body or something to some people.

Some people don't like seeing kissing in public.

Girls with midriffs/exposed bellies used to piss old men off. Don't know if that's still a thing.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's a lot of Asian pride in telling me it's not msg, and doing studies to prove it's not msg. (Asian pride as described by Asian pride experts of that ethnicity).

However, the horrible fact remains that for some people MSG is proving to be the cause of reactions. The usual source is restaurants using MSG, but just to clarify the matter we find out the hard way when friends get too happy with MSG.

As much as I want to believe in rigorous science I still have to tell you that you're not considering the actual sufferers. It's a reaction akin to getting punched, and I definitely know about it.

It wounds the pride of the occasional restaurant that doesn't really want people to walk out because of a medical problem. I'm sorry about that. I'll look into possible solutions. It's my fault for really enjoying Asia and Asian food.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Cool and fun except for people that for whatever reason have a problem with msg, and you're busy telling them it's a made up problem. Being a sufferer I almost believed it until - who should appear - my kid outside the restaurant because of same said problem. We both sat there with our made up food processing problem. Tell yourself whatever - like I care.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I get that genetically msg is not a problem for a huge amount of the population, but what about someone like me that genuinely has msg reactions that require me to do a time out at restaurants because of body shock loading?

It's no different from Asians that don't process alcohol so well. Some want a time out because genetically they're in a group that might not like alcohol.

How is this hard to understand?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

What's the drama over using crypto? (Not about OP specifically). I can donate crypto to Lemmy because they don't see a drama, but other apps want my credit details. Honestly, I would rather take the crypto option than trust every business with my credit details.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Looks pretty representative to me. I checked in to see if it's alive and most popular posts are below 50k upvotes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I noticed this tumbling through the Fediverse yesterday: https://framasoft.org/en/

Scroll down and you'll see they have developed Google replacements.

De-Google-ify Internet

Edit: they also developed a GitHub replacement.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

I was happy with a handheld CB radio hoping to catch a conversation with passing truckies, so yeah, you're good with me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Not on topic, but I found this is helpful: https://browse.feddit.de/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I think it's worse from inside a house. It's like houses are constructed to amplify the dismal feelings about rain. When I get outside I usually find it's very light and intermittent. Like I can actually dodge clouds and peak rain.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

"Serious tho, Comic sans" four words I didn't expect today. Thanks for the heads up on legibility as a small font.

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