🇪🇺 Europe | Why Europeans Think Asia is Poor and Backwards

[afterspivak]

@DKaoshuing

Japanese tend to think Brasil to Poor and Backwards, quite a few Japanese went there a long time ago some has moved back to Japan.

When the dekasegi (mostly Japanese Brazilians) moved to Japan to work, the ones I met in the 1990s found Japan to be an utterly miserable place (coldness and work culture were very unpleasant to them). So back to Brasil!

Guy

[BiggusDickus]

@Dr_Milker

Seemed like the thread needed a little shaking up, as so far it’s managed to be both contentious and boring.

I know. It’s quite an achievement.

[Dr_Milker]

@BiggusDickus

I know. It’s quite an achievement.

@OysterOmelet, the hero we didn’t know we needed.

[TT]

@BiggusDickus

@Dr_Milker

Seemed like the thread needed a little shaking up, as so far it’s managed to be both contentious and boring.

I know. It’s quite an achievement

There should be a badge

[OysterOmelet]

@Dr_Milker

contentious

If you notice in the older thread, the same idea went unchallenged. For some reason, everyone got their panties in a wad over this one.

[Dr_Milker]

@OysterOmelet

If you notice in the older thread

After slogging through the current thread, I just don’t have the stamina…

[OysterOmelet]

@Noper

Yes, a nation boasting of having a good public health system is exactly like an individual bragging about being on food stamps.

@Noper

@OysterOmelet

@Noper

Do you consider things like good public education, fire departments and other emergency responders, police and military who protect law-abiding citizens from those who would want to harm them or their property, clean water, working roads, etc. to be “free stuff” that no one should never brag about doing a good job of providing? Or do you consider these to be things that any wealthy nation with a well-functioning government strives to provide as part of the greater good? Most countries outside of the US put healthcare in this category, as well. I’m personally very thankful Taiwan does.

I’m not against public goods. Would you brag about being on food stamps?

Yes, a nation boasting of having a good public health system is exactly like an individual bragging about being on food stamps. Your logic is truly flawless in this thread. Got anything else for us?

Food stamps are a public good as well. We all benefit from living in an egalitarian society. People who starve will go rioting in the streets.

[OysterOmelet]

@DKaoshuing

Japanese tend to think Brasil to Poor and Backwards, quite a few Japanese went there a long time ago some has moved back to Japan.

Yes I know. I have a Japanese-Brazilian friend who worked in Japan a couple of years. People asked him whether he lived in a jungle because, you know, Amazon.

@DKaoshuing

How do you like it there, did you just arrive there?

I arrive tomorrow night, but I’ve been to São Paulo before. Women are gorgeous.

It’s actually a big financial city with a lot of high net worth individuals. It has one of the world’s biggest wealth gaps.

[Mataiou]

now in town (Milan). Wandering on my streets, looking at the beauty and peace you can find at parks at night, it moves me.

Then I think again about the very reasons I left, and I cry inside.

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

Taiwanese thinks everywhere is better than Taiwan for some reason.

You don’t see favelas in Taiwan.

[Membrillo]

@Taiwan_Luthiers

You don’t see favelas in Taiwan.

Plenty of buildings in Taiwan have favela vibes.

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

There aren’t crushing poverty, high crime drug deals, and stuff that plague actual favelas.

[hannes]

Hey, while you are there, could you ask them Europeans what they think of Asia? Thanks!

[hannes]

Hey, while you are there, could you ask them Europeans what they think of Asia? Thanks!

[afterspivak]

I’m anticipating @OysterOmelet 's new thread on “Why Brazilians Think [Fill in the Blank] is [Fill in the Blank].”

Anxiously awaiting the results,
afterspivak

[TT]

Can’t we just shortcut and pick a few posts that support what we want the answer to be?

[afterspivak]

Sorry, I don’t need any methodology advice from you, sir.

Forumosa: Who needs any stinking methodology!

Guy

[TT]

To be fair, that last bit was terrible advice

[lostinasia]

@TT

Can’t we just shortcut and pick a few posts that support what we want the answer to be?

Why people with training in education always look for shortcuts?

[Mataiou]

haha, they have no clue. TW is Thailand for most or China.