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Title: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 May 2021, 13:58:18
There is great than 0% chance that Tp4 may be sent to either Malaysia or China in the next 8 months.

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Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: phinix on Sat, 08 May 2021, 15:13:45
There is great than 0% chance that Tp4 may be sent to either Malaysia or China in the next 8 months.

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From work?
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 08 May 2021, 16:47:52
From work?

The very same.

White collar work in these countries is basically, here you have to drink 100-400ml of alcohol every other day..


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Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: Kavik on Sun, 09 May 2021, 01:18:18
Can TP4 quit instead? Early retirement? New career as veggie spokesman and motivational speaker?
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 May 2021, 02:51:14
Can TP4 quit instead? Early retirement? New career as veggie spokesman and motivational speaker?

If only Tp4 can find a way to get payed a nickle for every time he says veggie.
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 09 May 2021, 03:59:21
you have to drink 100-400ml of alcohol every other day..
Assuming that's 100ml of 40% spirits that's not too bad, 400ml would be.  You'll be new in town so could you claim allergies or say alcohol makes you violent without being rude?
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 May 2021, 04:18:59
you have to drink 100-400ml of alcohol every other day..
Assuming that's 100ml of 40% spirits that's not too bad, 400ml would be.  You'll be new in town so could you claim allergies or say alcohol makes you violent without being rude?

The drinking is just part of the job. It's a terrible system. There is no way around it. As it turns out most adults are too shy/ timid/ and stressed without alcohol. 
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 09 May 2021, 04:38:28
Sounds crazy, do they supply a chauffeur to get you home too?

I'll have to remember to never go to Asia on business, alcohol = honesty and that's probably not a good thing when you're as critical as I am, would scare the clients away no doubt (https://cdn.geekhack.org/Smileys/solosmileys/laugh.gif)
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 May 2021, 05:00:05
Sounds crazy, do they supply a chauffeur to get you home too?

I'll have to remember to never go to Asia on business, alcohol = honesty and that's probably not a good thing when you're as critical as I am, would scare the clients away no doubt
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I'm assigned a driver full time because I am not good enough to work their extremely tight city parking spaces.

Cars are the worst part, and you're never where you want to be, at home, on the computer, eating veggies.
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: Ranger_Trivette on Sun, 09 May 2021, 05:17:18
From work?

The very same.

White collar work in these countries is basically, here you have to drink 100-400ml of alcohol every other day..


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100-400ml of alcool... is like a beer!
you can do it :)
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 09 May 2021, 08:27:42

100-400ml of alcohol .... is like a beer!


I think that he is referring to actual alcohol, so multiple liter bottles of liquor per week.
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: jamster on Sun, 09 May 2021, 08:37:42
You'll be new in town so could you claim allergies or say alcohol makes you violent without being rude?

Hmm... so TP could be a politely violent drunk? Like some kind of 1800s gentleman bareknuckle boxer?
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 May 2021, 09:29:46
You'll be new in town so could you claim allergies or say alcohol makes you violent without being rude?

Hmm... so TP could be a politely violent drunk? Like some kind of 1800s gentleman bareknuckle boxer?

Who did you guys imagine Tp4 would fight, LOLOL.. This is all talk stuff, nod your head like what they're saying is interesting.
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 09 May 2021, 09:58:16
You'll be new in town so could you claim allergies or say alcohol makes you violent without being rude?

Hmm... so TP could be a politely violent drunk? Like some kind of 1800s gentleman bareknuckle boxer?
Haha!  That's not quite what I meant...

If you say you'll get violent people are less likely to insist you drink even if it's usually rude to refuse.
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: phinix on Sun, 09 May 2021, 17:23:33
you have to drink 100-400ml of alcohol every other day..
Assuming that's 100ml of 40% spirits that's not too bad, 400ml would be.  You'll be new in town so could you claim allergies or say alcohol makes you violent without being rude?

The drinking is just part of the job. It's a terrible system. There is no way around it. As it turns out most adults are too shy/ timid/ and stressed without alcohol. 


Sounds like Poland :D
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: Kelseer on Sun, 09 May 2021, 19:09:11
From work?

The very same.

White collar work in these countries is basically, here you have to drink 100-400ml of alcohol every other day..


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I don't know much about China, though I won't be surprised if there are a lot of similarities, but I lived in Malaysia for 4 years. Can confirm, depending on which group you associate with, drinking can a large part of the work culture. Crazy expensive as well. A bottle of single malt cost around 80-100 USD from a restaurant or pub, maybe half that in a supermarket. But other than that, I loved those 4 years in that country.
Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 09 May 2021, 19:38:23
I don't know much about China, though I won't be surprised if there are a lot of similarities, but I lived in Malaysia for 4 years. Can confirm, depending on which group you associate with, drinking can a large part of the work culture. Crazy expensive as well. A bottle of single malt cost around 80-100 USD from a restaurant or pub, maybe half that in a supermarket. But other than that, I loved those 4 years in that country.


Yea, if you drink on your own dime it's stupid expensive, because import is considered Cool, and Paying for irrational Premium is a status symbol power move. The larger corp I represent, we can contract with restaurants and clubs, that way we'd pay in bulk and could have slight micromanagement. For example I'd wave the hostess for fake knockoff liquor on the cheap clients, or if I presume the client isn't terribly aware. They came in indistinguisable boxes, but the trick is,  I would PRETEND to check its authenticity and berate the hostess for potentially scamming us, but she's in on it, and would go to the backroom and bring back the exact same thing, but then congratulate the team on how we're sharp customers.


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Title: Re: Oh god no
Post by: Kelseer on Sun, 09 May 2021, 20:21:39
I don't know much about China, though I won't be surprised if there are a lot of similarities, but I lived in Malaysia for 4 years. Can confirm, depending on which group you associate with, drinking can a large part of the work culture. Crazy expensive as well. A bottle of single malt cost around 80-100 USD from a restaurant or pub, maybe half that in a supermarket. But other than that, I loved those 4 years in that country.


Yea, if you drink on your own dime it's stupid expensive, because import is considered Cool, and Paying for irrational Premium is a status symbol power move. The larger corp I represent, we can contract with restaurants and clubs, that way we'd pay in bulk and could have slight micromanagement. For example I'd wave the hostess for fake knockoff liquor on the cheap clients, or if I presume the client isn't terribly aware. They came in indistinguisable boxes, but the trick is,  I would PRETEND to check its authenticity and berate the hostess for potentially scamming us, but she's in on it, and would go to the backroom and bring back the exact same thing, but then congratulate the team on how we're sharp customers.


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This. I think its the concept of face. Its fascinating. I've never seen folks more in love with status symbols like Rolex watches (Submariner, but folks loved the Daytona), cars, LV and designer stuff & expensive single malt liquor. Money = Respect. That was when I let go off material stuff like that, but still kept a few close local friends. It's culturally totally different to where I live now, in Manila.