Chinathread: Reinventing Licentiousness

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StrangersInTheNight: Dec 31, 2007; ABSOLUTE FUCKING GUDGEON

Yeh, I get that we want to stay away from Otherizing people, and it is always a good reminder to be aware of it. But, culture is pretty much the main way we align ourselves as people nowadays, it's how we tribalize, and differences in expectations and behaviors do happen that cause culture shocks. Otherwise this thread wouldn't exist.

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Dandywalken posted:

Why do Swedes not offer food to guests?

They're just being careful not to invoke guest right so that they can kill their not-guest freely at their leisure.

# ? Jan 26, 2023 17:27

Mr. Fix It: Oct 26, 2000; 💀ayyy💀

StrangersInTheNight posted:

Yeh, I get that we want to stay away from Otherizing people, and it is always a good reminder to be aware of it. But, culture is pretty much the main way we align ourselves as people nowadays, it's how we tribalize, and differences in expectations and behaviors do happen that cause culture shocks. Otherwise this thread wouldn't exist.

i think it's fine to talk about cultural differences and one's experiences with them. i do think it's important to incorporate some humility into those stories and not paint with too broad a brush, tho.

# ? Jan 27, 2023 00:46

Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

StrangersInTheNight posted:

Yeh, I get that we want to stay away from Otherizing people, and it is always a good reminder to be aware of it.

I don't know man try saying this to goons talking about the chuds and see what happens

# ? Jan 27, 2023 06:42

WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

'Chud' always struck me as a weakling word. Y'know, as in "Oh yeah? Well you're a... a... uuuuh... uuuuuuh... a... uh... (gently caress).... well, you're not a chad! You're a... uh... chud!"

# ? Jan 27, 2023 07:10

yaffle: Sep 15, 2002; Flapdoodle

WarpedNaba posted:

'Chud' always struck me as a weakling word. Y'know, as in "Oh yeah? Well you're a... a... uuuuh... uuuuuuh... a... uh... (gently caress).... well, you're not a chad! You're a... uh... chud!"

It's an acronym: Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers, from the schlocky 80's horror movies of the same name, basically the mindless flesh eating undead who live in a sewer. (I recall the movie C.H.U.D.s were fat as well).

# ? Jan 27, 2023 07:19

TrashMammal: Nov 10, 2022

Dandywalken posted:

Why do Swedes not offer food to guests?

Just in case they�re secret elves. Want some snacks? Prove you�re not an elf.

# ? Jan 27, 2023 07:23

Mr. Sunshine: May 15, 2008; This is a scrunt that has been in space too long and become a Lunt (Long Scrunt); Fun Shoe

Dandywalken posted:

Why do Swedes not offer food to guests?

If you didn't bring anything for the sm�rg�sbord, then you don't get to take anything from the sm�rg�sbord.

# ? Jan 27, 2023 08:15

Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

Dandywalken posted:

Why do Swedes not offer food to guests?

Its such a weird meme

# ? Jan 27, 2023 09:47

goblin week: Jan 26, 2019; Absolute clown.

Dandywalken posted:

Why do Swedes not offer food to guests?

They feel like they'd impinge on another parent's role by feeding them.

Ups_rail posted:

I don't know man try saying this to goons talking about the chuds and see what happens

he said "people" though

# ? Jan 27, 2023 10:42

Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

goblin week posted:

They feel like they'd impinge on another parent's role by feeding them.

Is that really the case? I have memories growing up and the weird boy down the street did try to muscle in on getting breakfast at my house during the summer.

I also remember it was lunch time one summer and my mom tried to send him home to feed me lunch. (we d fed him before I think she was trying to put her foot down it become an obligation)

I just remember I ate my spaghetti he gave me dirty looks and then spent weeks yelling at me for how rude I was.

goblin week posted:

he said "people" though

look musk fans, people who want bodily autonomy, and fans of joe rogan are people....unlike those evil south paws.

# ? Jan 27, 2023 11:01

ronya: Nov 8, 2010; I'm the normal one.

You hate ridden fucks will regret your words when you eventually grow up.

Peace.

quote:

Take the case of an American firm I worked with two years ago. I�ll call it Chill Factor, as it delivers innovative cooling solutions to consumers and small businesses. For the previous 15 years, Chill Factor had been training its employees in the latest egalitarian leadership methods, encouraging low-level workers to show initiative, while teaching the bosses to leave their doors open, accept 360-degree feedback, and set objectives rather than issue edicts. Additionally, the business had set up the flattest organizational structure possible. This progressive culture helped the company attract talent and keep employees inspired and engaged. The entire workforce was humming with creativity and innovation.

After decades of success in the U.S., Chill Factor took a big jump and negotiated a joint venture with a company in Hangzhou, China. But within weeks the Chill Factor managers were complaining about the lack of initiative shown by their Chinese staff. As one manager related to me:

My Chinese employees don�t see it as their job to have ideas or make suggestions to their leaders. They just follow instructions. Subordinates do not volunteer solutions but simply present problems. Their measure of success is to do what they are told, when they are told, and to do it well. But I expect them to produce new ideas and to give the bosses information so that we can make the best decisions for the benefit of the business.

In a session with a group of American executives and a dozen of their Chinese colleagues, I asked the Chinese managers to work as a small group and give advice to the Americans about how to handle their Chinese staff more effectively. They huddled and then presented their recommendations:

Because Chill Factor now wants to succeed in China, we hope our American colleagues could kindly make some changes:

Before attending a meeting with your staff, prepare more ideas for yourself.

Be more specific with directions to your employees.

Have your own plan before allocating work to your subordinates.

The American managers were dumbfounded and asked for elaboration. �The most surprising comment from our Chinese colleagues,� one Chill Factor executive later explained, �was that we were perceived not just as incompetent but as arrogant, because we didn�t take the time to explain to our staff carefully and in detail what we wanted them to do and how.� It was a valuable learning moment for this firm, which began to pull back on some of the egalitarian practices that it had so long taken for granted as the best approach.

https://hbr.org/2017/07/being-the-boss-in-brussels-boston-and-beijing

this kind of business anthropology is interesting, but it's also the case that countries are big and contain a lot of variation, and economic pressures can rapidly amplify or erode the importance of cohesive leadership ("stop holding endless consensus-building meetings and just write a set of well-defined user requirements" is a frequent complaint out of software engineering, for e.g.)

ronya fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Jan 27, 2023

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bamhand: Apr 15, 2010

So how's covid doing in China after the holiday?

# ? Jan 27, 2023 20:59

ninjoatse.cx: Apr 9, 2005; Fun Shoe

https://twitter.com/i/status/1614189566554181633
e: works better on loop

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Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

huh I thought it was year of the CAT

# ? Feb 2, 2023 07:38

GoutPatrol: Oct 17, 2009; *Stupid Babby*

Cat is Vietnam, Rabbit is China.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 07:49

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# ? Feb 2, 2023 10:09

vanity slug: Jul 20, 2010

ninjoatse.cx posted:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1614189566554181633
e: works better on loop

carl zha is a landlord tankie

# ? Feb 2, 2023 10:22

ninjoatse.cx: Apr 9, 2005; Fun Shoe

Jeoh posted:

carl zha is a landlord tankie

I have no idea, just saw the image linked elsewhere.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 14:27

ulmont: Sep 15, 2010; IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

Jeoh posted:

a landlord tankie

I have questions.

# ? Feb 2, 2023 14:37

Dandywalken: Feb 11, 2014

jiggles a mean rabbit, tho

# ? Feb 2, 2023 14:50

NoiseAnnoys: May 17, 2010

ulmont posted:

I have questions.

i don't. lots of them abound.

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peanut: Sep 9, 2007

my question is please provide a looping gif of jiggle bunny

# ? Feb 2, 2023 15:17

goblin week: Jan 26, 2019; Absolute clown.

ulmont posted:

I have questions.

Fascism does not require consistency of positions held

# ? Feb 2, 2023 16:39

Dandywalken: Feb 11, 2014

hmm

# ? Feb 2, 2023 16:43

Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

goblin week posted:

Fascism does not require consistency of positions held

But why?

# ? Feb 2, 2023 18:04

ninjoatse.cx: Apr 9, 2005; Fun Shoe

peanut posted:

my question is please provide a looping gif of jiggle bunny

twitter made this really difficult

Only registered members can see post attachments!

# ? Feb 2, 2023 18:13

Cool Kids Club Soda: Aug 20, 2010; 😎❄️🌃🥤🧋🍹👌💯

goblin week posted:

Fascism does not require consistency of positions held

So what you're saying is that the jiggling rabbit booty is fascist

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Strategic Tea: Sep 1, 2012

This requires urgent and delicious threat analysis

# ? Feb 2, 2023 21:58

ninjoatse.cx: Apr 9, 2005; Fun Shoe

Strategic Tea posted:

This requires urgent and delicious threat analysis

It�s already being punished

# ? Feb 2, 2023 22:33

Cool Kids Club Soda: Aug 20, 2010; 😎❄️🌃🥤🧋🍹👌💯

ninjoatse.cx posted:

It’s already being punished

# ? Feb 2, 2023 22:48

The Lone Badger: Sep 24, 2007

ninjoatse.cx posted:

It�s already being bunished

# ? Feb 2, 2023 22:59

BrigadierSensible: Feb 16, 2012; I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

Cool Kids Club Soda posted:

So what you're saying is that the jiggling rabbit booty is fascist

A rabbit that does not waste it's time jiggling it's booty can spend it's energy on furthering the socialist agenda and fighting for equality.

I think there is a lesson in there for all of us.

# ? Feb 3, 2023 03:39

Tupperwarez: Apr 4, 2004; "phphphphphphpht"? this is what you're going with?

you sure?

Cool Kids Club Soda posted:

So what you're saying is that the jiggling rabbit booty is fascist

Netizens love the Jelly Rabbit, a sweet bunny with a jiggly rear!

*5 seconds later*

We regret to inform you the rabbit is fascist. No why.

# ? Feb 3, 2023 03:58

Ups_rail: Dec 8, 2006; by Fluffdaddy

BrigadierSensible posted:

A rabbit that does not waste it's time jiggling it's booty can spend it's energy on furthering the socialist agenda and fighting for equality.

I think there is a lesson in there for all of us.

The wolf eats the rabbit!

# ? Feb 3, 2023 03:59

BrainDance: May 8, 2007; Disco all night long!

I think rabbits are super socialist. I saw this thing on the internet which I assume is 100% true and it basically said rabbits are just hares except worse in every way but more communal.

Also baby rabbits die real easy that's not related to the rest of it it's just another rabbit fact.

# ? Feb 3, 2023 04:15

WAR CRIME GIGOLO: Oct 3, 2012; The Hague
tryna get me
for these glutes

Rabbits live a life of barrack communism

# ? Feb 3, 2023 04:16

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