i added plastic wrap to mine

because it's good for shitting in

if that need ever arises

also if nobody's ever told you this uh

next time a quake hits turn off the gas

and open your main door

as in, entrance door

yep

felt big

it just hit like 30 seconds ago for me

dunno, maybe smaller

significant swaying on my end

CWB's website is getting hammered, seems like

mag 5.7, it says

it loaded for me a few minutes ago

not depressive, just too laid back

"this is good enough"

etc.

i am too but i mean, that's just how it is

some of the best in the world if what i've been told is correct

but yeah, that too

i just wonder if you even felt anything

it's the firewall protecting the pure PRC citizens from immoral western influences

such as recipes

`was only joke`

someone should tell them that the lower you turn a fridge the less efficient it is

if you insulate your house correctly it wouldn't matter nearly as much

good luck finding double-glazed windows though i guess

i barely even see those in taiwan

it's still a savings in terms of your heating and cooling

coal burn equals carbon monoxide

plus enclosed space

they probably didn't know that you actually have to make sure the smoke vents and the heat is used to heat clean air

i think if you buy coal/charcoal in the US it comes with warnings about never using it indoors

speak simplified chinese?

if you mean write, it's not really a big deal, some people here use a few simplified characters when hand-writing notes

it's just quicker

for anything formal though it'd be weird if you're not a mainlander but understandable since that's what's being taught around the world

might be a selection bias towards mainlanders who come to taiwan, but mainlanders i've met say something similar

"original chinese culture is dead in the mainland and the island is where it's still left"

oh, gearbest changed the shipping name of "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China"

wonder what brought that on

I find any of what was just stated hard to believe

assuming whatever random ambiguous prejudice and abuse you just mentioned happened on a regular basis, which i doubt, just because someone begs to be back in line (for what, exactly?) doesn't mean they are actually needed or wanted or have the necessary skills

i've got a bottle of it, yeah

just use it as sauce in whatever

not as often as normal soy sauce

then again i don't really think about it too much

and when i buy from breakfast shops they usually include their own sauce

yeah, i don't see anything wrong with that

just use it how you like

i prefer mixing my own sauce for dipping though

i dunno i just mix soy, vinegar, sasame oil as the necessary sauces and then add shacha or spicy stuff if i'm feeling up to it

this stuff's good as a spicy thing to put in

either the OG or vegetarian option works fine

nice

as for the sauce it's completely up to preference the mix, but i usually just heavily eyeball it and do mostly soy, some vinegar, and a bit of sesame oil

just mix how you like for dipping

i honestly dunno, i think it's rice vinegar?

it's been years since i made sushi

so i can't answer that

yeah i dunno the bottles i have are just labeled "white vinegar"

i assume whatever the equivalent would work fine

they do have a yellow tint to them though

well, the translations i'm being given for 白醋 is rice vinegar despite it being literally "white vinegar"

it's also translated into "white vinegar" according to another dictionary

seems to be a mystery as to exactly what it is, but i think i'd assume rice vinegar just based off how my google of western "white vinegar" shows vinegar that is clear instead of yellow-tinted

i felt that in america merely *having* a car wasn't seen as a status symbol

anyone could buy a car

but having two or more cars and a nice suburban home was the "dream"

the brand wasn't necessarily indicative of wealth, people with money would happily drive a toyota because it just worked

and it was totally possible to get a used BMW for cheap

though it'd be putting on the years

unlike the rest of the world, having a car in america is often a matter of survival, since it's so big and public transportation often very lacking outside of the biggest metropolitan areas

the folk with money or the ability to refurbish cars would have a beater car for daily driving, from what i saw usually a honda/toyota/asian brand, and then they'd have a nicer car that they'd baby and take out less often

compare to here, where just being able to afford *one* car as well as a space to park it in

on top of luxury brands being even more expensive due to heavy taxes

I'll have to ask about that.

I've heard that license plates that start with an R are supposedly registered under a company

and are usually there to dodge the taxes associated with importing a luxury car

I haven't independently verified that though

And, unfortunately, no, I have not noticed.

That'll be something to ask a co-worker.

I have a feeling that your guess might be correct

From a Taiwanese perspective, that would feel pretty cool

Ahahaha

That's a unique plate if I've ever seen one

Can't say I know, but I don't think I've seen one.

I googled your question

according to a taiwanese forum, it seems like it's just for looks

https://forum.u-car.com.tw/thread/49063

I dunno if it's allowed. You can't vandalize your plate or render it unreadable, but something like this is just, like

well, it doesn't seem to hinder identification

so who really cares

now, if it interferes with automatic plate recognition

that might be a different story

ha

with how un-security-conscious things in taiwan are, they probably just don't check the input

yeah but like