| Movies playing outside of DVD shops. |  |
 Promotional videos in the windows of closed shops.  Product demonstrations on the street.  1) Abalone
2) Red bean dessert 3) Sweet potato 4) Fish balls, beef balls, etc 5) Hairy crabs** Generally in East Asia, people also seem to have a disproportionately high regard for these foods too: - Durian - Eggs that are either rotten or uncooked - Offal - Processed cheese - Soy Milk - Stinky tofu - Spam - Supermarket bread (ie: not fresh / bakery bread) - Tapioca * I don't mean "enthusiastic" about, I mean visibly thrilled at the mere mention. "Disproportionately", because of their bland taste / texture and their ubiquity. ** Perhaps this one is fair enough - it is a seasonal / traditional food.  The morning exercises at my school.  1) Two sheets, folded once on the perforation (making two layers)
2) Two sheets, folded into thirds (three layers)* 3) Three sheets, folded in half twice (four layers)* 4) Three sheets, folded inwards twice on the perforations (three layers) 5) Three sheets, folded twice on the perforations, concertina-style (ditto) 6) Unspecified amount, not ripped at the perforation, probably folded randomly** 7) Unspecified amount, scrunched** * My preferred methods ** Foolish methods Red Dwarf quote: "...he only ever used three pieces of toilet paper: one up, one down, and one to polish." 1) a fuck
2) a flying fuck 3) a shit 4) two shits 5) a crap 5) a damn 6) a goddamn 7) a tinker's damn 8) a rat's ass 9) a monkey's (toss) And some less profane ones: * a fig * a hang * a hoot * a jot * a rip (With thanks to Guy Browning)
1) aa-CHOO! 2) AA-choo! 3) ha-AA-choo! 4) aachooaachoo! 5) HAI-gng-neee! 6) heh-REH-hoo! 1) Little or no public transport information or maps
2) Small, scruffy supermarkets with few goods, or generally few convenience shops that are apparently for locals 3) Emphasis on family 4) Lecherous men 5) Little or no sense of personal space 6) Slowness 7) Mopeds and very relaxed traffic rules 8) Very explicit TV news coverage and/or pornography on TV 9) Poor quality toilet paper and inadequate plumbing 10) Undrinkable tap water 11) Facial hair, especially moustaches, and/or body odour 12) Very loud conversations, and shouted exchanges across long distances 13) Corruption 14) Contrived / unsophisticated / overly sentimental pop music 15) Writing-heavy / unattractive posters 16) Collective thinking / sentences that start "We [adjective of nationality] think / believe / say that..." / herd mentality 17) Aging celebrities 18) Dangerous electricity supplies / plug socket arrangements 19) Stray animals 20) Religion |
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