Comments for Asianliving.me https://asianliving.me Asian Travel and Lifestyle Blog by Ben Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.9 Comment on The Oily Chinese Food Debate: Healthy or Not? by Jay Allenby https://asianliving.me/2010/06/06/oily-chinese-food/#comment-202 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:22:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=772#comment-202 The main problem is the the oils they usually use are cheap and oxidize easily. Oxidized oils are virtually poison and are what causes plaque. If we could know that they were using peanut oil then all would be well. They usually use unhealthy oils like canola, cottonseed or corn oil. Most vegetable oils oxidize easily, especially at high heat. Peanut oil does not and lard does not. Lard is actually a very healthy oil and does not oxidize easily. ]]> Comment on Fibs are for Friends: Dishonesty a Virtue in China by meecepeece https://asianliving.me/2012/07/24/fibs-are-for-friends/#comment-178 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 09:26:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=1832#comment-178 I hate liars and I wouldn’t care about the Chinese persons ” saving face”, a lie is a lie and you don’t lie ESPECIALLY to friends or family. This stupid idea of its ok to lie to loved ones but NOT strangers is backward crap. You lie to someone abt a business or job deal, you deserve to be embarrassed like hell if caught or called out on it! ]]> Comment on Fibs are for Friends: Dishonesty a Virtue in China by Go Vegan. https://asianliving.me/2012/07/24/fibs-are-for-friends/#comment-177 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:31:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=1832#comment-177 Uhm what?? The moral of this article is to quietly accept the lie in order to prevent an awkward situation???

As an author, you’re small-minded. I will subtly let a person know they’re lieing so it WILL create an awkward situation. So that they WON’T feel as inclined to lie to the next person.

Personally, I’m tired of Chinese sellers I deal with online lieing. It’s a waste of time. And lieing is rewarded with my lost business off upwards of hundreds of dollars every year. When it comes to business BE HONEST. That’s that.

]]> Comment on Back in America, one month on by benpiscopo https://asianliving.me/2013/10/30/back-in-america-one-month-on/#comment-193 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:52:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=2645#comment-193 Wow, I hadn’t seen this until now! How are you doing Arrietty? Back in HK, right? Hope all is well. ]]> Comment on Asian Secret #2: Geo Arbitrage by D.R. Fideler https://asianliving.me/2010/06/30/geo-arbitrage/#comment-201 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:05:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=838#comment-201 Here’s an in-depth case study of how I used geoarbitrage to create a wonderful life — not in Asia, but in Sarajevo: http://www.brainstormeveryday.com/the-secret-of-geoarbitrage/ ]]> Comment on Healthy Alcohol: Drink to your health! by disqus_PYqC7l0ysU https://asianliving.me/2012/12/09/healthy-alcohol-drink/#comment-200 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:47:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=385#comment-200 best alchool in the world. just be carefull with this because ur liver will explode. ]]> Comment on Pictures of Life in North Korea by lqlw https://asianliving.me/2011/04/18/pictures-of-nk/#comment-142 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 17:36:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=1399#comment-142 it says in one of the captions that a french photographer took these photos, doesn’t say his name though… ]]> Comment on What you didn’t know about Chinese Food in America… by guest https://asianliving.me/2013/12/02/what-you-didnt-know-about-chinese-food-in-america/#comment-194 Sat, 25 Apr 2015 17:03:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=2770#comment-194 the thing though about “american chinese food” is that it is opened by a bunch of chinese immigrants from the poorest parts of the country. They come to America not because they are iron chefs or franchises trying to expand their business, they come for better standards of living. So you really can’t expect these people to cook good food :p it’s like if you took someone living out of a trailer park and ask them to open American restaurants. These labels might seem harsh but it is the reality of things. My family comes from a big city in China, and in a way look down on these Chinese immigrants b/c the Chinese food they make here are simply trash. and I can’t believe it’s so hard for some Americans to grasp the simple logic of why american style chinese food is different. Sure it’s somewhat catered to American taste, but some of the one’s i’ve tried are disgusting( too much msg/ gutter oil) left me feeling nauseous… much more dangerous than the chinese food in china. well enough of the rant. cheers ]]> Comment on Will Students still come to America after PISA 2012? by benpiscopo https://asianliving.me/2013/12/17/will-students-still-come-to-america-after-pisa-2012/#comment-198 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:18:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=2831#comment-198 Good point Deesl,
Cheating is extremely pervasive across China. The challenge, especially for international ranking systems, is to find some common ground. Having said that, the international community can’t just paint the whole country with one brush; otherwise we’ll be reduced to name calling and a breakdown in cross-cultural ties.

Ways to work around this? The increase in standards-based, non-local tests (like IELTS and iTeps) would provide a stronger measurement, for language rating at least. As long as those proctoring and processing exams do not feel obligated to help people cheat (or are incentivized to help cheaters), then a reliable testing outcome is possible. (In my opinion of course)

Thanks for commenting. 🙂

]]> Comment on Will Students still come to America after PISA 2012? by deesl https://asianliving.me/2013/12/17/will-students-still-come-to-america-after-pisa-2012/#comment-197 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:19:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=2831#comment-197 Um, You missed ONE GIANT POINT. The test scores that are reported on these tests and others are skewed in China. I listened to the US consulate general describe the exact same thing during one of his speeches about education. He was so far out of touch with what actually goes on. Grades, test scores, rankings, all of that stuff, (no matter how independent the source) are BOUGHT and PAID FOR in China. I briefly had the opportunity as a veteran teacher in China to speak with him briefly afterward. I told him a story about being in the teacher’s office and witnessing the school administrator allow the students to blatantly cheat on one of their tests in order to boost their application status to US universities. Chinese students and their parents go as far as hiring foreigners to write their samples submitted to the admissions departments of US universities. The point is, you can’t trust any statistic that comes out of China, because somewhere along the way, the results of those statistics have been paid for. You can google the above mentioned by typing, “cheating in and out of the classroom.” Or try, “dangerously easy esl blog” ]]>