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I was talking to a guy from China who's 25, he has no job and no skills. He has his parentsbuy his food, he sits around and plays video games all day. He won't go down to one of the cafeterias where restaurants send their excess food to eat for free, because "It will bring shame on my family"

I expect the usual suspects will be calling me one. Cue Bezos and Zuck's c*cksckers... now!

"If there was nothing but niceties and a Putin stonewall, then Mr. Trump will have to decide if he will follow through on the red lines he has drawn. On Wednesday he had promised "very severe consequences" if Mr. Putin didn't agree to end the war. Will he now move to impose sanctions on such buyers of Russian oil as China and Turkey as he has India"

Everyone has heard of these books. I was in third grade when I picked up "Journey to the Center of the Earth", before I even knew what a classic it was or who Jules Verne was, and OMG, that book blew my fucking mind! I'd never read anything like it before. When my teacher saw that I wasn't gonna finish it, he gifted it to me.

"Mysterious Island" was huge and like 700 fucking pages long and I read it.

"Around the World in 80 Days", oh my fucking God! Talk about a book that keeps you on the fucking edge of your sheet.

The only one I've read I couldn't get into was 20,000 Leagues, but I admire and respect it as a classic.

He fucking wrote a book about space travel in a time when people weren't even thinking about such a concept.

He was so ahead of his time! He wrote of technology and concepts that didn't exist yet, fuck! Absolutely amazing man! There are other classic novels and authors, but nothing compares to Verne. Maybe Polish author Alfred Szklarski.

Michael Palin did his own around the world in 80 days. I don't know of anyone trying to copy someone else's novels.

No disrespect to other iconic authors, but the guy's a fucking legend and icon! A fucking pioneer! No one will ever write books like that again.

A discussion recently occurred on r/Asianmasculinity, where an Asian male was talking about the complete double standards that Asian women have for Asian men and white men.

A snippet from OP discussion called "Different Dating Requirements for Asian vs. White Men"

"I’ve noticed that Asian women (ex. my female friends) hold Asian men to much higher standards—expecting them to have a car, a house, or a high income—while not requiring the same from white men. In addition, these women expect Asian men to pay for dates and experiences, but are fine to split with white men."

Many users were in the comment in agreement and even cited a Yale study that supported it

Yale sociologist Grace Kao: “In fact, we find that despite the higher education and income of Asian American men, there is evidence that they are systematically excluded from having romantic relationships during adolescence and young adulthood”

Some even explained why so many non-white women see white men as gods and chase after them in the west.

"Social status: white men in white circles gain immediate acceptance due to familiarity bias.

Pretty privilege: White men in Asian circles gain immediate acceptance due to pretty privilege (it is internalized that euro features are more handsome)

So in the eyes of a white worshipper, the white man already brings those values to the table by virtue of being white."

". Being with a white partner gives prestige that being with an Asian cannot. So Asian guys are required to compensate with material success.

Just stay away from these types of women and find someone who’s actually ride or die. I’m not saying don’t strive for success of course. But give it to someone who isn’t fucked in the head by internalized racism."