bosstrabs Cheers, got it.

The divorcee market is probably a better match for me (I’m 37) but most are significantly younger than that here - the majority are students in their early/mid 20s, although as I understand it there’s been a fair amount of older immigrants (predominantly from Hong Kong) too.

That said, my last English bird was 23 and I only got her because I like to think I’m in decent nick for my age with a few quid in my pocket. Would the 9s/10s be put off by an age gap like that?

Dining wise, I’m struggling to find an online presence for a lot of the places that have popped up - quite a lot seem to be on this site though, ever heard of it? The below is the best place I’ve tried to date:

http://en.feinfood.com/restaurant/ff80808177728ed4017e1f54ece33c65.xhtml

    I love how secure Dave is in his total and utter unassailability as board SME on anything remotely pertaining to Asia or the Orient.

    You could literally ask him anything about it and he’d provide some extensive lived experience example like some sort of omniscient AI chatbot. And no matter what he said it would be taken as empirical truth.

      C_J Like some goober Colonel Kurtz, only he’s surrounded by prostitutes and steamed chicken feet.

        bosstrabs Infrastructure aside, which is without a doubt a shit show here, there are quite a few similarities with China and India.

        Unified Payments Interface (UPI)/QR codes have taken over payments. And the enormous population allows for cheap labor, leading to a ton of start-ups centered around convenient and easy logistics across all industries. Friend sending me pics of the Trader Joes close to his home if SF, as if that’s the future. Had to tell him I haven’t set foot in a supermarket in three years because there are multiple apps which will deliver my groceries within 15 mins of placing the order.

        Always thought I’d move to Canada/Dubai/Singapore eventually, but with a child, I have absolutely no desire to leave India (at least until she’s in middle school).

            China doesn’t shit in a hole in the floor then fight it down with a pair of tongues. = Win

            I vaguely recall an incident with Dave and a Chinese toilets… either way, first image when you google “Chinese toilets”:

            Dear dave,

            I have 2 jars of uncle ben’s sweet and sour sauce, one with extra pineaapple, the other has a chilli kick.

            With your extensive knowledge of all things oriental, which one should i eat with my oven chips before paying for a wank from a chinese hooker?

            Thank you.

            seanc80

            Are you still not over the work clothing rinsing you got, sean?

            Was just a joke, m8!

              No idea what you are on about Si but Im sure i got a good pasting from you

              Happy days, sean, sounds believable.

              Dave and roy cropper giving your post the sympathy thumbs up too! What a combo!

              Si took a big step forward recently but unfortunately it has been two steps back since then.

                bosstrabs However, in some ways, the CBDs of places like Beijing seem more advanced in some ways than Western cities - they don’t have the stench of urban decay, failing infrastructure (because it’s all new, rather than it being well-maintained) and rising crime

                But they do have the stench of much worse air pollution than the vast majority of cities in the west. Beijing has been improving, but its concentration of PM2.5 is still typically at least treble that of London for example - which already doesn’t have that good air - and is waaay above WHO guidelines.

                rhouses Infrastructure aside, which is without a doubt a shit show here, there are quite a few similarities with China and India.

                Following on from my message above, the rankings of the worst cities in the world for air quality are consistently topped by cities in India and China, together with Pakistan, Bangladesh and others in the vicinity spreading from the middle east e.g. in Bahrain and Saudia Arabia across to Mongolia and Nepal.

                Albeit, India’s air pollution does seem slightly worse overall - it’s about the 5th worst country in the world for air pollution while China is at about 11.

                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-polluted_cities_by_particulate_matter_concentration
                https://www.iqair.com/world-most-polluted-cities/world-air-quality-report-2019-en.pdf

                      hugopal Beijing has been improving, but its concentration of PM2.5 is still typically at least treble that of London for example - which already doesn’t have that good air - and is waaay above WHO guidelines

                      Lol, textbook.

                        bosstrabs Si took a big step forward recently but unfortunately it has been two steps back since then

                        And then some. He’s in reverse.