08/04/25 - If you’re a foreigner, then please use English next time, thanks!
A discussion on squatting in Hong Kong:
“I stood here all day and no bus ever came, and apparently you’re not allowed to squat in Hong Kong?”
“When I went to Hong Kong, I squatted. I have bad circulation so I have to squat. When I squat down, someone came by to tell me to stand up. Once she left, I squat down again. And then she reminded me again, and as soon as she left, I squat down again.”
“Just remember to speak English while you’re squatting.”
“When I squat down, I go, “Yoshi~” And when someone tells me to stand up, I also go, “Yoshi~””
“Do they actually fine you? If yes, then just sit. If they warn you that they’ll fine you if you keep sitting or squatting, then stand up again.”
“They’ll insult you, say that you’re unhealthy or something. I’ve seen videos of interviews of this. You can check it out too.”
“The first time I went to Hong Kong’s New Kennedy Square, I squat down because I had gotten tired walking, and someone came by immediately to warn me.”
“I don’t know if it’s a cultural difference or not, because there was a scene in God of Gamblers where Chow Yun-Fat did this. And this is an authentic made-in-Hong-Kong movie. So if they filmed this scene, it must’ve been pretty common at one point.”
“Definitely squat. My rebellious spirit is getting riled.”
“Can you not sit on the ground either?”
“No, as soon as you sit down, someone will come by to tell you to get up.”
“What if you need to tie your shoelaces?”
“Then you can squat for that.”
“I can take an hour to tie my shoelaces.”
“Why don’t they let you squat? Is it against the law or something? Will they arrest you or fine you?”
“They think it’s rude, like making slurping noises while eating. A lot of people hate it.”
“I squatted in the Wynn Macao for less than ten seconds, and the security guard told me to get up. Okay, fine, I went someone else to squat down and he immediately came over. I got up, went somewhere else, and he immediately came over again, and I had to get up again. What the hell.”
“The moment I squat down, hundreds of eyes turned to me XD It’s not my fault, though. I was clocking tens of thousands of steps a day, and there’s nowhere to sit down. I can only be comfortable if I squat down. What’s so weird about that? Nobody would say anything even if I lied down in the street in Chongqing.”
“Every time I go to Hong Kong, my feet get sore just looking for a place to rest a little. There are so few seats in restaurants, limited seating in cafes, and nowhere to rest in malls.”
“Saw this in my comment section. Just amazing…”
The comment reads, “Crazy thing a couple of days ago. Someone couldn’t make their credit card payments and the bank was going to take him to court. He got a call that promised they can solve this problem for him and told him to go to this office across the street from the court house. He went and they immediately confiscated his phone and forced him to take out an internet loan to pay his credit card debt. He didn’t want to sign, so they wouldn’t let him leave, and he eventually had to sign. He got out of the office and went to a lawyer to sue these people. I’m still waiting for the followup. My lawyer friend gossiped about this to me, but it’s so recent that it hasn’t went to court yet. I didn’t think there would be people so reckless as to falsely imprison and force someone to do this right in the middle of a busy business district. It’s no different from a scam.”
Comments say, “No way, credit cards come from proper banks, and they don’t use the same methods as internet loan companies. If an internet loan did this as a part of the collections process, I might believe it, but they’re a lot more low-key these days too. They’ve forced too many people to death.”
“All that effort to fight against fraud, freezing people’s cards and accounts, but they always have more options up their sleeve.”
“It’s shady enough for someone to promise to take care of your credit card for you. Credit cards are already one of the most proper loans you can take. Anything that can solve your credit card debt is going to be much shadier than a credit card.”
#Woman inherits uncle’s estate and is sued by his daughter. “His daughter abandoned him and his niece took care of him for 28 years. When the old man passed away, who should his house go to? 90-year-old Wang Da lost his wife early on. He has a house in Pudong, Shanghai, registered in 2001 under his name and his granddaughter, Gao Meimei’s name, each owning 50% of it. But in actuality, Wang Da lived in this house with his niece, Zhou Xiaodong. Zhou Xiaodong came to Shanghai 28 years ago from out of state to help her uncle with business, and has been taking care of him until he passed away. The neighbours and HOA both confirmed that Wang Da was taken care of by his niece, Zhou Xiaodong. Wang Da has expressed many times in his old age that his daughter ignores him.
In 2009, Wang Da made a notarised will leaving his share of the house to Zhou Xiaodong. In 2020, Wag Da passed away, and his daughter Wang Xiaoxiao and granddaughter Gao Meimei sued Zhou Xiaodong, doubting the authenticity of the will, claiming that not accepting the inheritance in 60 days counts as forfeiture.
The initial court hearing believed that Zhou Xiaodong was unable to provide sufficient evidence and ruled that the property should be inherited by Wang Xiaoxiao. But since Zhou Xiaodong has taken care of him for so many years, she should receive half of Wang Da’s share of the house. Both parties were unsatisfied and appealed the decision. The second court hearing, Shanghai First Court believed that Zhou Xiaodong took ownership of the deed, and has spoken to her family and the neighbours about accepting the inheritance, and thus did not forfeit her rights, and ruled that Wang Da’s share of the house will all be inherited by Zhou Xiaodong.”
“My hukou got cancelled and my national ID is about to expire too.
Last year, I visited China for a bit, and as soon as I came back home, my family received a notice from the police to cancel my hukou, so they had to. I have to go back to China soon to take care of some business, and I noticed that my national ID is about to expire by the end of this year too. What should I do? When I went back last year, I didn’t think to renew my ID at all, and now I’m screwed. My procrastination has ended in a huge hassle. Anyone who’s lost their hukou and has an expired ID, can you open a new account at the bank with your passport and transfer the money out of your old account into the new one? Do I need to prove that I’m myself? My head hurts so bad.
I didn’t make it clear. I’ve switched passports ages ago. I’ve gotten a family visitation visa to go back to China before and nothing’s happened. Nobody demanded I cancel my hukou. So I got careless. I thought I could just use my hukou and national ID forever. Last year, when I went back, the embassy notified my hometown’s hukou department, so it got cancelled. I know technically, according to policy, it should be cancelled. If only I renewed my national ID last year, even if I lost my hukou, I would still have my ID. It would be more convenient to get a train, stay at hotels, get bank cards, etc. Now I have to use my passport. There’s a whole bunch of money stuck in my Chinese bank account too, that I have to prove I am myself to get out again. I’m worried it’s gonna be a pain in the ass.”
Comments say, “If you’re a foreigner visiting China, of course you have to use your passport.”
“You’ve emigrated for that long, and you still wanna get the benefits on both ends? If you’re a foreigner occasionally coming back to visit family and take care of business, then you can use the same process as all other foreigners and use your passport and visa to book flights and trains and stay at hotels. If you have a phone app for your Chinese bank, you can transfer your funds out or close out the account too.”
“If you’re a foreigner, then please use English next time, thanks!”
“Nice guy looking for a wife:
Chengdu local, government official, 176cm, working at military hospital, come from educated family (grandma and grandpa are all teachers during Kuomintang days, nine teachers in the family with one in the Department of Education). I don’t smoke, drink, or gamble. I like learning knowledge I don’t get yet. I have the hardest license to acquire in China. I like to volunteer in my free time. I exercise and get paid to write articles. My parents have multiple real estate properties, one commercial property, and seven digits in savings. I’m healthy, emotionally stable, and loyal. If you don’t believe me, I will let you look through my phone to look at my personal taxes.”
Comments say, “Didn’t say anything about his age.”
“He’s over 40 and looking for a 20-year-old.”
OP: “Look at the dating corner in People’s Park, there are people born in 1963 looking for 18-year-olds.”
“You want a 20-year-old??”
OP: “I want someone born after 1988, the younger the better, who’s over 165cm, the taller the better.”
“He is fucking wild.”
OP: “Age is relative. Some people will live to 60, some people will live to 120. The key is whether they’re healthy. My grandma is 101-years-old and she’s still healthy. I retired from special forces, don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t gamble, and don’t stay up at night. I’m very healthy. An older man has more financial stability and mature thinking. I’m more stable, and I will take care of you after marriage. Isn’t that nice? Men only reach their peak at 40. And they can have smarter, healthier babies with a 20-year-old young girl. In 1943, 44-year-old Zhang Daqian saw his daughter’s best friend, a 12-year-old Yu Wenbo, and Zhang Daqian felt something for Yu Wenbo and made a ?plan”. Six years later, Yu Wenbo became pregnant with Zhang Daqian’s child. Confucius’ father was older than his mother by 44 years. Sun Zhongchan pursued a middle school girl in Japan when he was in his 40s or 50s. Prince Charles fell in love with Princess Diana at first sight and she was only 16-years-old. There are countless examples of these. If women don’t have a boyfriend, they’ll age like crazy starting from 25, but so long as men take care of themselves, they’ll only get hotter from 40 on. And that’s when their career reaches a peak. I have a lot of retired friends around me who still look to be in their 20s. There are a lot of 14-15 year old girls in Japan who dress up all pretty and sexy to seduce 40-year-old men. It’s not that all men want 20-30 year old girls. It’s that when men reach 30-40 years old, women their age are all married with children. And women their age have different bone structure than men. Their skin, the loss of blood as they ovulate, they’re going to look older than men the same age. And there’s more of a gap between men and women’s careers. Either they didn’t take care of themselves, or they didn’t study hard to improve themselves. They’re leaving the opportunity for the next generation. They’re letting 20-year-old girls win on skin, looks, and cuteness. They’re letting the next generation of girls steal their happiness and husbands and wealth. Age doesn’t matter for men at all. Men should be older for a stable marriage. I’m from the special forces. I’m super healthy!”