Umechan

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[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I've seen people use it in a context that has nothing to do with meditation or calm. The example I saw was about bartending. Maybe it's not always orientalist, but I think it can often be. For example, I once saw some place describe the Japanese word "genki", which means to be well or in good health, as being a zen-like state of mind. At that point, you may as well call it a "seventh day adventism-like state of mind", because both terms are meaningless in this context.

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is that not a common topping in other countries? It's pretty much standard among Chinese Malaysians.

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I always liked it with some crispy youtiao/chak-way whenever I had it in Malaysia.

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 7 points 5 months ago

I know, but that's the number I'd assume if I did the work for them and labelled their axis properly.

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

This guy is so insufferable. From the videos I've seen of him summarizing his book, he thinks people who are struggling pass bad financial habits onto their children whenever they say they can't afford something, while a rich person would ask "how can I afford this?". He claims statements close off the mind while questions open it. Clearly the question he was asking himself was "why am I under any obligation to pay back my creditors?"

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

Maybe 8 since that's how many divisions there are on the left, but that would mean that it rose from 0 to around 0.2 cases from 2000 to 2020, so I don't know how that would work.

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago

The antichrist is the real christ.

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

How do you think conservatives would react to that? Do you think they'd call it baby murder, or will they claim it's not a real fetus?

[–] Umechan@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I live in Japan, and it's insane here. I get judged both for changing jobs and spending too much time in deadend ESL jobs with no hope of a promotion. I once got caught off-guard at an interview because it was my first one in 2 years and I'd forgotten that they'd want a reason for why I left a job more than 15 years ago.

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