2010-08-02, 08:45 | Link #4043 |
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Might be better in one of the gaming threads, but oh well:
Do UMDs of Platinum Editions have a different cover than the normal ones? I lost many of my UMDs and want to replace them (I cried ... lots), among them are special editions too so I'd like UMDs that look the same. Aaaand I wanna buy something from the US PSN store. I have access to an US account, but I can't register my credit card to it. So I wondered: Can I use the german network cards to load some money on the US account? |
2010-08-04, 01:15 | Link #4044 | |
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Can't answer your second question since I don't own any Sony consoles other than a PSP. Question : Can 白栗 (white chestnut) read as hakuri? Been trying to consult a few people who know Japanese and they all give me different ways of reading.
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2010-08-04, 22:08 | Link #4045 |
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Question, in many south east asian, and east asian countries, why is it that prostitution is very prevalent in places, where, laws are otherwise extremely strict? for example, you get caught with a couple of grams of marijuana in japan, and as a foreigner you're as good as gone from the country. Cultural differences isn't what I'm looking for, perhaps a more fleshed out answer than that . Is it the prostitution that is looked upon more leniently, or the drugs and other things that are looked upon more harshly? and any idea why?
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2010-08-05, 00:08 | Link #4046 | |
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To a certain extent in developing nations prostitution isn't looked down upon as in more developed nations outside the Asian sphere despite having laws against it. People will do what it takes to survive even if it means selling their bodies and their dignity. People will defy these laws if it means survival and putting food on the table. As a poverty minded region many people here have come to accept that indeed, with so many poor people, people are a bit more... understanding of the problems of mere survival the poor face on a daily basis. It's not that people accept prostitution per se, but people accept that this is one of the last resort the dire and destitute have in order to live.
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2010-08-05, 04:29 | Link #4047 | |
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There ARE girls in Asia who are willing to sell themselves to earn quick bucks - it is a byproduct of the materialism Asians tend to see as "pragmatism" and "reality". It is often a reflection of screwed-up and narrow thought processes put forward by a misjudged mentality of "hard work pwns all else". Of course, it could also be a misconception of female social escorts : not all of them are willing to take a large spindle and spin gold thread between their legs (multiple entendres and 12th Night pun intended).
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2010-08-05, 06:19 | Link #4048 |
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Prostitution exists everywhere, no matter your creed or race.
The thing about prostitution is that it sells the one thing that all living things are programmed to want to do. Sex. While some rings are illegal, legal prostitution is also commonplace (the Netherlands being one example), and street walkers can be found all around the world. Some do it for quick money, easy money, desperate money, etc... ... So yeah...
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2010-08-05, 06:22 | Link #4049 |
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Still doesn't answer my question. Japan and China are hardly underdeveloped. Moreover, compare it to say South Asia, where prostitution is relevant but much more looked down upon. Also, if poverty leads to prostitution, shouldn't the same go for drugs and other illegal activities? But its not; there's plenty of prostitution in China or Japan for example, but getting caught or doing drugs is a whole other story. why is that?
Maybe I should rephrase the question, I'm not asking why prostitution is relevant. I'm asking why prostitution is relevant where other forms of illegal activities, mainly illicit substances, are not. I know for example in Indonesia, getting amphetamines is supposed to be the easiest thing, but what about China? Japan? Why does the contrast exist? |
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Is it supposed to be an open secret of sex trade or is it really legal?
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2010-08-05, 06:59 | Link #4052 | |
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2010-08-05, 11:31 | Link #4053 | |
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As a result, we see a lot of poverty in China as a whole. There are many prostitutes from rural China. They may be shipped to various parts of China. Also, remember, China is still relatively poor. Sure they maybe be one of the top economies in the world, but the workers there, even middle income, are paid abysmal salaries by US standards. which is also part of the reason that everything is being outsourced to China or India.
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2010-08-05, 20:45 | Link #4054 |
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I just watched House, the episode with the bratty jerk kid who beat some other kid when he won a chess match. Why do chess players always bang on the timer every time they make a move? I thought it would be to see how fast they can think what to do on their turn, but they don't even look at the clock when they bang it, they just keep at the game.
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2010-08-05, 21:42 | Link #4055 | |
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Understand?
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2010-08-05, 21:45 | Link #4056 |
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The clock counts down from a preset time. Actually there are 2 clocks on the device, one for each player. That preset time is the allotted about of time each player has to finish all of his moves. At any given moment at most one clock should be ticking. By hitting the button on the clock, it switches which clock starts counting down. If one of the clocks runs out of time, that player must take each turn within a minute, which, when in a pressure situation, is not that much time to think. Presumably, they bang the clock because the hand will hit it sooner than a tap. Seconds shaved from banging adds up.
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2010-08-06, 05:03 | Link #4057 | |
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2010-08-06, 12:58 | Link #4060 |
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As I recall you can change your username to anything (minimum 1 letter I think) but when you register the minimum is 4 letters or more.
And regarding addressing its either @O_O or you don't. Typically people don't. Its just so troublesome unless I can quote the person or really have something to say I might never ever talk to them. In games, when they do this, its simpler since you can ask them for their real life name.
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