General Questions Thread

[Azuma Denton]

Originally Posted by GenjiChan

Question: Would Barter Trade be better than Cash?. Well... this due to the economy of today.

Depends on...

One bad thing about barter is that the quality of the barter items can be different. Especially on daily life products.
Example:
One cow can be bartered to 5 chickens. But does the quality of each cows and chickens the same? The quality of meat differs, the weight differs, and many other aspects can affect it. And expect long negotiation time to get the best offer...


But, for electronic, it is supposed to be relatively safe, as the price is relatively fixed.

So it has it advantages and disadvantages...

[Ledgem]

Originally Posted by GenjiChan

Question: Would Barter Trade be better than Cash?. Well... this due to the economy of today.

Barter would be unable to support modern society. Part of the reason why we're able to have jobs that are highly specialized, and why society has been able to expand beyond agricultural centers, is because we have money instead of bartering.

[NoemiChan]

Originally Posted by Ledgem

Barter would be unable to support modern society. Part of the reason why we're able to have jobs that are highly specialized, and why society has been able to expand beyond agricultural centers, is because we have money instead of bartering.

Hmmm... make since.... also I don't know what to trade for an US Aircraft carrier... an island?

tnx!!!

[Skane]

If I want to start a discussion thread about a particular Facebook game, where should it go?

Cheers.

[HasuMasu]

^ The Games sub-forum.

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by Skane

If I want to start a discussion thread about a particular Facebook game, where should it go?

Cheers.

Can you send me a PM with more details about this? I would prefer to have more info before giving you an answer.

[HasuMasu]

My PSP suddenly lost its sound, what happened?

[dragon4dudes]

It's possible that the connection to the speakers was cut off, or the magnet and electromagnet failed. Otherwise, it could be a sound driver issue or the sound card (if PSPs have that) died.

[sunset]

Hey, guys, I´ve got something that got me curious:

I´m halfway through watching the 2001 movie GO with the lovely Kou "Mitsuko" Shibasaki of Battle Royale fame and I´ve noticed something peculiar.
So, the protagonist goes to a restaurant where his mom is working as a waitress, kimono uniform and all.
And so she sits and eats with her kid.
That struck me as a bit weird, I mean, would the manager be okay with an employee eating with the customers?
But then it is his mom and maybe she´s off duty, what do I know...

Later on, however, the other female employee in a kimono also sits and eats with the protagonist and his buddy.
And it got me thinking... is that a thing?
Is it some tradition for the waitresses to eat with the customers?
i mean, I´ve seen geishas at the table drinking with clients and I think it´s part of a tradition, but..... what do i know, right? ^^

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by sunset

Hey, guys, I´ve got something that got me curious:

I´m halfway through watching the 2001 movie GO with the lovely Kou "Mitsuko" Shibasaki of Battle Royale fame and I´ve noticed something peculiar.
So, the protagonist goes to a restaurant where his mom is working as a waitress, kimono uniform and all.
And so she sits and eats with her kid.
That struck me as a bit weird, I mean, would the manager be okay with an employee eating with the customers?
But then it is his mom and maybe she´s off duty, what do I know...

Later on, however, the other female employee in a kimono also sits and eats with the protagonist and his buddy.
And it got me thinking... is that a thing?
Is it some tradition for the waitresses to eat with the customers?
i mean, I´ve seen geishas at the table drinking with clients and I think it´s part of a tradition, but..... what do i know, right? ^^

You've... never been to a family-owned restaurant, have you? In any country? o.O

[sunset]

Originally Posted by Vexx

You've... never been to a family-owned restaurant, have you? In any country? o.O

I don´t even know what that is. ^^

[MUAHAHAHAHAHA]

Perhaps the restaurant is owned and operated by a family. If that is the case, there is no reason for the atmosphere to be "formal", as in the mother in waitress costume not allowed to join her son.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by sunset

I don´t even know what that is. ^^

Pardon me whilst I recover my jaw off the floor...

It is an independently owned restaurant - owned by a family. They dot the landscape across the planet. I have a personal example. My wife's father owned a combination hamburger stand and family restaurant when I was a teenager. Her whole family and a few of my wife's cousins worked there. I worked there in the summers when I was dating my future wife. Friends would come in and if it wasn't busy we'd sit down with them and chat. Sometimes manager/owner/dad would join in. The local telephone company workers, the county deputies, the little league teams - it was a hang out for everyone in the area.

Today, my wife and I and most of our friends try to spend our "eating out" money at such eateries and avoid the corporate chains. If nothing else, the food simply tastes better in most cases because the people there care about what they do.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Today, my wife and I and most of our friends try to spend our "eating out" money at such eateries and avoid the corporate chains. If nothing else, the food simply tastes better in most cases because the people there care about what they do.

At the very least, non-corporate chains restaurants foods is less standardised ( the food taste the same at every place) and is more likely to be fully prepared on place.

[DonQuigleone]

Family owned restaurants are often some of the best restaurants.

Though Vexx, a lot of chain restaurants are also family owned places too, they're just franchised. It's like when your local general store decides to become a seven-eleven or Kmart.

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by DonQuigleone

Family owned restaurants are often some of the best restaurants.

Though Vexx, a lot of chain restaurants are also family owned places too, they're just franchised. It's like when your local general store decides to become a seven-eleven or Kmart.

Agreed... the franchise concept means one has to study a bit harder

But I'll still tend to favor independents in the prioritization queue. Sometimes you stop in a small town and the local options have been completely wiped out or they've resorted to a franchise branding to survive.

[sunset]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Pardon me whilst I recover my jaw off the floor...

It is an independently owned restaurant - owned by a family. They dot the landscape across the planet. I have a personal example. My wife's father owned a combination hamburger stand and family restaurant when I was a teenager. Her whole family and a few of my wife's cousins worked there. I worked there in the summers when I was dating my future wife. Friends would come in and if it wasn't busy we'd sit down with them and chat. Sometimes manager/owner/dad would join in. The local telephone company workers, the county deputies, the little league teams - it was a hang out for everyone in the area.

Today, my wife and I and most of our friends try to spend our "eating out" money at such eateries and avoid the corporate chains. If nothing else, the food simply tastes better in most cases because the people there care about what they do.

LOL
Thanks, Vexx, I actually knew that it is - naturally - .^_^

I just figured you were referring to some new trend out there I don´t know of where the employees routinelly mingle and socialise with the customers - I keep thinking about geishas drinking with cusstomers -.

[MUAHAHAHAHAHA]

It seems like this place is in Japan. I would just like someone to confirm if it is true.

[HasuMasu]

Originally Posted by dragon4dudes

It's possible that the connection to the speakers was cut off, or the magnet and electromagnet failed. Otherwise, it could be a sound driver issue or the sound card (if PSPs have that) died.

I guess it's finally time to retire the old thing, gone but not forgotten.

[Dextro]

Originally Posted by Hasumi

I guess it's finally time to retire the old thing, gone but not forgotten.

Have you tried plugging in headphones? Maybe it's just the speakers that have given out.