what's it like to live in Hong Kong as an international college student?

what's it like to live in Hong Kong as an international college student?

I'm a girl from Poland but I've always had a fascination with Southeastern Asian places. I'm planning to get my bachelor's degree in Poland and then go get my master's in a different country, and I thought, why not Hong Kong? It's gonna be a huge change, of course, but in Poland we say that the world belongs to the brave. So here I am, what's it like to live there as an international college student? Is it safe? Can I get around only speaking English? What's the student life like?

u/lesarine — 3 hours ago

my mood is instantly ruined when i see a group of teenagers hanging out

yeah cool i know i'm a friendless boyfriendless loser thanks for reminding me

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u/lesarine — 7 hours ago

i hate how being "the weird kid" is portrayed in media

whenever there's a "weird", "shy" or "outcast" girl in a movie or a show, she's always gorgeous, and yet she's bullied/mistreated. then moids watch that and say that they want a nerdy girl, but what they really mean is a quiet Stacy, and make fun of actual shy, nerdy girls, who aren't attractive. being the weird kid is not fun in any way

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u/lesarine — 7 hours ago

my friends

they don't have to do anything, they just exist, and there are always a bunch of guys texting them, asking them out, approaching her in public. and i'm over there sliding into so many guys' dms, approaching them in public, making the first move all the time and nobody's agreed to go out with me yet. i'm so sick of it

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u/lesarine — 12 hours ago

my little sister's living the life i wish i had

don't get me wrong, i love her with all of my heart and all, but i'm just so jealous. i graduated hs this year and for the past four years, i had little friends, obviously no boyfriend, mental health was shit and i barely left the house. my sister just finished up her freshman year and she's got all i never had - she's popular, she's got boys pursuing her, she's going to parties and going out almost everyday. i love her and i'm happy to see her living her best life, but it just sucks sometimes knowing i don't have that and i doubt i ever will.

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u/lesarine — 2 days ago

"have expectations", "never settle", "keep the bar higher"

BRO NOT EVERYBODY HAS HUNDREDS OF MEN TO CHOOSE FROM. some of us have NONE. it's so surreal to me to think that there are girls out there that get to have serious expectations towards a potential partner and reject men who don't meet those expectations. it's insane because had one man wanted me i would settle immediately but even this seems like too much to want.

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u/lesarine — 6 days ago

any afab asexuals incredibly scared of tampons?

like, i don't want to put ANYTHING up there. tampon, finger, penis, anything, it's not going anywhere near my vag. i'm pushing 20, never tried tampons, never will.

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u/lesarine — 6 days ago

i sometimes wish some creepy shit would happen to me

like idk being followed in public. getting catcalled. getting asked out by creepy dudes. have someone be so obsessed with me i have to report it. every time a girl complains about something creepy happening to her she's always gorgeous. i can literally go around at night in a short skirt and nothing will happen.

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u/lesarine — 8 days ago

my mom, everyone

i just found out my sister, who's a freshman in high school, is somehow very popular and has upperclassmen friends. i complained to my mom about the fact that i had barely any friends when i was in high school, and she, i kid you not, went "well, you had many friends when you were in kindergarten". thanks mom.

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u/lesarine — 9 days ago

i love my lifeeee

too ugly for love, too stupid for school, too antisocial for friends, too boring for a hobby, too lazy for a job. just enough to waste my life away scrolling.

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u/lesarine — 11 days ago

ultimate loser guide

4/10. 19 but my parents hardly ever let me out of the house. if they do, i'm too lazy to do anything. too lazy to get a hobby or a job. scrolling is my main hobby. had a 16 hour screen time the other day. never had a boyfriend. nobody gives a shit about me. like 3 friends but hanging out with them feels like a chore. everything feels like a chore as a matter of fact. i just wanna stay in bed and not do anything. people my age are having the time of their lives while i'm wasting my life away but i'm too lazy to do anything about it. i'm on ssri for ocd and anxiety but i feel like they don't work as well as they used to. i don't wanna do ANYTHING.

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u/lesarine — 11 days ago

the jokes about "father hating the idea of their daughters dating"

bro i think my parents have given up on me ever having a boyfriend. my mom's begging me to bring a guy home but i think even she's losing hope. my 16-year-old sister has more going on in her love life right now than i ever have and they're focused on her now while i'm rotting away in my bedroom.

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u/lesarine — 11 days ago

the "being pretty is hard too" people wouldn't survive a day in our shoes

one browse through r/ prettyprivilege and my day is ruined already

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u/lesarine — 11 days ago

Isabelle V. and Lois L. case

For those who don't know, Isabelle and Lois are two teen girls from Florida who got arrested back in January after an anonymous tip was submitted to the police. The tipster said that the two girls were planning to murder a classmate the next day. After getting detained, the girls confessed that they wanted to do so because the classmate reminded them of a school shooter that Isabelle was obsessed with, and they believed that murdering him would bring him back to life somehow. The case went viral after back in March, a recording was published of the girls in the back of the police car, talking and giggling on the way to the police station.

What I wanted to talk about though is the treatment both girls received after the case went viral. While Isabelle is visibly overweight and not conventionally attractive, Lois is generally considered a pretty girl, and people found her account on twitter where she openly discussed her eating disorder. This difference alone is a very widely discussed topic when this case is brought up. On the true crime community side of social media, people are making fanarts and edits of Lois, finding her old pictures and gushing over her, while Isabelle is mostly being made fun of. People are even discussing how the two girls could be friends if they look so different, especially comparing the two's weight. Of course, there are people who make fun of both of them, talk about how idiotic their plan was and comment on their stupid behavior in the back of the cop car, but generally, it's so annoying to see how they're treated so differently by many people just because of their looks.

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u/lesarine — 13 days ago

notice how there's a ton of beautiful girls with ugly boyfriends but no hot guys with ugly girlfriends?

and yet, moids will still go around saying all women, pretty or ugly, want Chad.

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u/lesarine — 18 days ago

what's it living like near the Mexican border? (50 miles or closer) Especially in smaller towns

what's it like living* bruuuh

not in a political way!! just now it affects the everyday life of normal US citizens

u/lesarine — 18 days ago

"what are your hobbies?" my screen time is 16 hours, take a wild guess

people my age are out there making memories, trying new things, having hobbies, living their lives to the fullest, and i'm in my bed, too lazy to get up and take a shower. and people are telling me these are the best years of my life

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u/lesarine — 18 days ago