Rants and WTF are you talking about and Coronavirus!

[QUOTE=ExpatLover;2514252]Sorry but you have countries were you can go everywhere, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Korea, China, Japan, Hungary. There the police and the justice are doing their job. Every one has is own taste, I am half French and really I don't know what is French cuisine, the habits are so different from north to south but they are common points, very expensive and bad service. That is why I like Italian cuisine or Chinese or Japanese before you enter you know which kind of food you will get.[/QUOTE]I probably ought to stand corrected regarding safety issues in countries. Of the countries you listed I have been to Switzerland, Austria and China. I walked everywhere at night in these three countries and had no problems except that I almost got into a fight with some drunk blokes in Vienna way back in 1973.

My father's mother was from France so I guess that makes me quarter French but I never really liked so called French cuisine. I absolutely do not like Eastern cuisine. I suffer for food in China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, India, Malaysia, etc. In most of those countries especially India and Thailand you are consuming spices with food intermingled. I don't like the taste. I like good old American food, steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, mushrooms and veggies, pot roast, NYC pizza, Jambalaya, ham, wild salmon, baked beans, meatloaf, apple pie, barbecue ribs, lobster thermidor, etc. I also like Caribbean and Latin American cuisine.

[QUOTE=Gino02;2514472]This is becoming funnier by the day. Of course it is too little too late. The whole world should have banned the Asians, particularly the Chinese travelers, back in January 2020 or before, even before I suggested that on this board. But hey, the smart people said that would have been Xenophobic, some of you in USA even voted for a guy just last month who was saying that. Enjoy your isolated life forever, while I try to salvage my normal life with FKK girls from the mess of lockdowns that many of you still support. Wake up if you want to lead a normal life before you die in your basement.

NYT: Can Travel Bans Really Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Variants? Experts Are Skeptical ([URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/world/europe/travel-bans-coronavirus-variants.html[/URL]).[/QUOTE]Nice bro. Oddly enough, the most cogent of your thoughts. Hyperbolic and chronologically flawed, but oddly the most cogent nonetheless.

Hope everyone realizes that racism will get worse before it gets better. Buckle up Buckeroos.

[QUOTE=BigBuddy69;2514507]We don't really say 'par excellence' in French, maybe you could say 'la creme de la creme'. I forgot Amsterdam in the list of the most beautiful cities in Europe but I think that right now my favourite one would be Krakow. I have to see Prague this year. Dubrovnik is beautiful too but technically it's a small city.[/QUOTE]And you don't consider Krakow to be small? Because I do. It's a lovely place, but really not in the same league as some of the other cities you have mentioned in terms of size. It's overall weak for mongering too, but I did get me some hehehe!

The guy is half French, half Chinese, half German, a former pro athlete. He's been a lot of things, he fucks so many women for free, yet he finds the time to come and write ad nauseam 'over fucked prostitutes blablabla'.

I wonder what's happening.

The historic center of Krakow is rather small but I don't think that the whole city is so small compared to the other ones. And the history of Krakow is fascinating.

[QUOTE=Gino02;2514472]This is becoming funnier by the day. Of course it is too little too late. The whole world should have banned the Asians, particularly the Chinese travelers, back in January 2020 or before, even before I suggested that on this board. But hey, the smart people said that would have been Xenophobic, some of you in USA even voted for a guy just last month who was saying that. Enjoy your isolated life forever, while I try to salvage my normal life with FKK girls from the mess of lockdowns that many of you still support. Wake up if you want to lead a normal life before you die in your basement.

NYT: Can Travel Bans Really Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Variants? Experts Are Skeptical ([URL]https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/world/europe/travel-bans-coronavirus-variants.html[/URL]).[/QUOTE]Quit crying day after day in a monger forum and go live your "normal life. " If you are in an area with "restrictions" then come here to Florida. In my city all the strip clubs are cranking better than ever by all reports (I don't go in them), the booze is flowing, no masks inside, lap dances are full contact and plenty of strippers are selling sex on the side. Or, fly down to Colombia. No Covid tests or insurance are required for entry. It's essentially business as usual, Facebook girls are working, brothels are all open, as are the strip clubs which have rooms on site. There are plenty of people like you who aren't concerned about catching Covid and likewise aren't concerned about spreading it to others. Quit crying all over your keyboard and go join them!

We have a worldwide pandemic going on. These happen periodically, and have since the beginning of recorded history. They often last a couple of years or so. When considering a lifetime, that's a short period of time. And one can follow some reasonable guidelines, mask and social distance while having some quality of life, and all without living as a shut in. It all requires some patience though and concern for the well being of others. But you have options.

[QUOTE=ExpatLover;2514425]Chinese buffet in Europe have nothing to do with Chinese cuisine, usually in the different China towns you get real Chinese food, like in NY or Budapest, but it is not true for Chinatown in Paris where mostly Vietnamese and Cambodia people live. Easy for me to test I just need to speak mandarin usually they don t understand. Chines cuisine has a big diversity from the North in Harbin to the South in Guangdong or in the West with Sichuan.[/QUOTE]Okay, I will phrase the question more clearly. On a scale of 1-10, what was your impression of Chinese food when you lived in France? And what was your rating for Chinese food after living there for 5 years?

I have spoken with a lot of White-American and White-Europeans who have worked or studied in China. As far as food goes, it was culture shock for them. Some of these expats never liked Chinese food at all before living in China. Or some were initially terrified to find out that their favourite Westernized versions of Chinese food back home do not exist at all in China. No "Orange Chicken" and no "Arroz Chaufa". But most just eventually adapted to and started to really appreciate authentic Chinese food. For students, it was an economic necessity because Western food is considerably more expensive than local Chinese street food. In general, millennials are more adventurous with foods because (1) they want to get an Instagram shot, and (2) there is social pressure especially amongst educated, "liberal snowflake" millennials to be more "worldly". So they try the food and slowly over time begin to like it.

[QUOTE=Turgid;2514604]I absolutely do not like Eastern cuisine. I suffer for food in China, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, India, Malaysia, etc. In most of those countries especially India and Thailand you are consuming spices with food intermingled. I don't like the taste. I like good old American food, steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, mushrooms and veggies, pot roast, NYC pizza, Jambalaya, ham, wild salmon, baked beans, meatloaf, apple pie, barbecue ribs, lobster thermidor, etc. I also like Caribbean and Latin American cuisine.[/QUOTE]Most people give up on a cuisine after only sampling a subset of that cuisine's dishes. As an American, it is normal for you to like your own cuisine. But I am guessing you don't like 100 percent of your country's cuisine. For instance, somebody from Iowa might not necessarily appreciate a Maine lobster roll. Even when you start to sample a fuller range of dishes from a particular cuisine, sometimes you still have to try a dish at multiple restaurants before you start to appreciate it. I could go to twenty different burger places, or I can try NYC slices from twenty different pizza shops. They are not all created equal. Chances are, I will like 2-3 spot significantly more than the rest. And the best one, may not necessarily be the one with the most reviews on TripAdvisor. Or the place that a famous celebrity chef visited.

Certain foods just take longer to get used to. You have a distaste for Eastern cuisine. Well for 3 billion of the world's population that is their favourite cuisine. On the opposite end of the world, most Chinese have a distaste for cheese. It is completely foreign to them. And many Chinese who try cheese for the first time will literally spit it out, which is illogical because most of the rest of the world has a love affair with cheese. In fact, Chinese tourists are notorious for travelling everywhere as a group by bus. So on a trip to USA, they might try one burger place and one BBQ place, and then eat nothing but Chinese food the for rest of their meals. And then they would dismiss American food as disgusting after only trying two dishes from two different restaurants. That said, millennial Chinese are starting to warm up to the taste of cheese but 50-year old Chinese who grew up before globalisation and Instagram not so much.

Even Chinese government lie and many Chinese are scared about their own government, but just a shame to say they should be forbidden to travel, even I think their production is low level for cheap rate.

[QUOTE=ExpatLover;2514252]Sorry but you have countries were you can go everywhere, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovenia, Korea, China, Japan, Hungary. There the police and the justice are doing their job. Every one has is own taste, I am half French and really I don't know what is French cuisine, the habits are so different from north to south but they are common points, very expensive and bad service. That is why I like Italian cuisine or Chinese or Japanese before you enter you know which kind of food you will get.[/QUOTE]Part French? Really? As 100 % French, I feel safe in my country, much more safe than in Switzerland where they don't respect your rights, where polizei and administration steal you. Did you walk at night around Mainhattan Frankfurt?

[QUOTE=Sirioja;2514706]Even Chinese government lie and many Chinese are scared about their own government, but just a shame to say they should be forbidden to travel, even I think their production is low level for cheap rate.[/QUOTE]May be like me you should live several decades in China, having a Chinese driving license, speaking some Chinese to have a better understanding. You like cars, the biggest Bosch factory is in China Wuxi. Mostly all the Apple products are manufactured in China, mostly all the batteries, wind mills. Because you think the French government is not lying when just today ago they try to pass a new law just before Christmas to oblige people to be vaccine about covid.

[QUOTE=McAdonis;2514663]Most people give up on a cuisine after only sampling a subset of that cuisine's dishes. As an American, it is normal for you to like your own cuisine. But I am guessing you don't like 100 percent of your country's cuisine. For instance, somebody from Iowa might not necessarily appreciate a Maine lobster roll. Even when you start to sample a fuller range of dishes from a particular cuisine, sometimes you still have to try a dish at multiple restaurants before you start to appreciate it. I could go to twenty different burger places, or I can try NYC slices from twenty different pizza shops. They are not all created equal. Chances are, I will like 2-3 spot significantly more than the rest. And the best one, may not necessarily be the one with the most reviews on TripAdvisor. Or the place that a famous celebrity chef visited.

Certain foods just take longer to get used to. You have a distaste for Eastern cuisine. Well for 3 billion of the world's population that is their favourite cuisine. On the opposite end of the world, most Chinese have a distaste for cheese. It is completely foreign to them. And many Chinese who try cheese for the first time will literally spit it out, which is illogical because most of the rest of the world has a love affair with cheese. In fact, Chinese tourists are notorious for travelling everywhere as a group by bus. So on a trip to USA, they might try one burger place and one BBQ place, and then eat nothing but Chinese food the for rest of their meals. And then they would dismiss American food as disgusting after only trying two dishes from two different restaurants. That said, millennial Chinese are starting to warm up to the taste of cheese but 50-year old Chinese who grew up before globalisation and Instagram not so much.[/QUOTE]Good advice maybe for a 16 year old or maybe even a 26 year old but not for a 66 year old who has travelled the length and breadth of the US for many decades and all over Europe, from Canada to Argentina, throughout the Caribbean and all over Asia while sampling cuisines from all over the world for over fifty years.

[QUOTE=Gino02;2514472]...The whole world should have banned the Asians, particularly the Chinese travelers, back in January 2020 or before, even before I suggested that on this board.....[/QUOTE]It is said that hindsight is 20 20, for good reason. Back in January, 2020 news came out of a new coronavirus from which one man in China died. At the time did you think that all Asians should be banned from travelling? The news was so innocuous that I booked my trip to Germany for 3 months. I travelled in the middle of January but had to beat a hasty retreat in the middle of March. In any event it is said that covid 19 was already in Europe way back in October, 2019.

[QUOTE=ExpatLover;2514784]May be like me you should live several decades in China, having a Chinese driving license, speaking some Chinese to have a better understanding. You like cars, the biggest Bosch factory is in China Wuxi. Mostly all the Apple products are manufactured in China, mostly all the batteries, wind mills. Because you think the French government is not lying when just today ago they try to pass a new law just before Christmas to oblige people to be vaccine about covid.[/QUOTE]Real French like me would only be scared about LE Pen or other extremes or integrists, but thinking is one thing, when making is different, and no compulsory vaccine in France, even many old don t want to play cobaye. I m sure China is a interesting country for past culture, but now, production is just made there because cheap, not for quality, with US culture to change very often. Yes I love cars, I bought for first car a H3 E21 for my 21 and improved it with some Alpina pieces when I was still studying, not working yet, but working more than 16 hours per day on most of my Summer holidays to spend on her. I got a legendary RS500 Cosworth for nearly 25 years. I met a guy few months ago for job, after 15 years, and he asked me: You still have? He didn't forget the waste gate 1,8 bars noise and fire behind the car. For both, my girlfriends were jealous about my love for my creations. So, with such culture and still, fighting with Audi, can t drive Chinese, not my quality. Cars batteries are built in China with big pollution when China don't care and also about their citizens, electric cars are just big hypocrisy, just moving pollution in China, but on our earth.

[QUOTE=Turgid;2514881]Good advice maybe for a 16 year old or maybe even a 26 year old but not for a 66 year old who has travelled the length and breadth of the US for many decades and all over Europe, from Canada to Argentina, throughout the Caribbean and all over Asia while sampling cuisines from all over the world for over fifty years.[/QUOTE]Number of years lived does not equate to quality of years lived.

Merry Christmas to everyone.