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I made a new post to change SBS NEWS VIDEO to the video that provides English audio.

TLDR;

Thefts by Chinese people are increasing a lot in Jeju Island, so Police decided to form the deicated teams at each district police stations in order to stop the thefts by Chinese people

Police say that you need to watch your belongings in Jeju Island.

English Article Link

Jeju Police Target Chinese Tourist Thefts

u/Automech4 — 11 days ago

Do people often fetishize women from your country?

Yeah, that happens a lot with Russian girls. I recently saw comments saying that Russian and Ukrainian women are very beautiful and make excellent wives, and that they’d be easy to get since there’s a war going on in their countries.

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u/Queasy_Barracuda6338 — 10 days ago

What are some kitchen hacks in your country?

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Not sure if other countries do this as well. For those confused: it's a hack preventing ants from infesting food that's on the table. You put the food over a cup or any surface then make sure it's surrounded by water. It's 99% ant proof.

"why dont you just put it in the fridge?" Sometimes the fridge is too full or the container is too big. Also, ants are fast motherfuckers here. You buy donuts and leave it on the table for 10 mins, you see an entire ant colony invading it.

u/strange_omelet — 11 days ago

If I gave you a large potato, how would you cook it/make it a meal in your country?

The idea being that the potato itself is the main course.

u/gothamwithoutbias — 10 days ago

What home-cooked dishes are considered a basic test of someone's cooking skills in your country?

In China, some classic examples would be braised pork belly, stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried leafy greens with garlic, hot-and-sour shredded potatoes, and tomato and egg stir-fry. They’re all simple everyday dishes, but making them really well still takes some basic cooking skills.

Braised Pork Belly — The pork should be tender and flavorful, with a rich, glossy sauce.

Stir-Fried Pork with Green Peppers — The pork should stay tender, while the green peppers should remain slightly crisp.

Stir-Fried Leafy Greens with Garlic — The greens should stay bright green and crisp, not soggy or watery.

Hot-and-Sour Shredded Potatoes — The potato strips should be evenly cut and remain crisp, with a good balance of sour and spicy flavors.

Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry — The eggs should be soft and tender, while the tomatoes should be juicy, with a good balance of savory, sweet, and tangy flavors.

But these are probably the most common ones. Regional cuisines vary a lot, and every region has its own dishes you’re expected to know how to make well.

u/No-Meaning6058 — 10 days ago

How rampant is negative exceptionalism in your country?

Negative exceptionalism means that you are basically attributing every bad thing as an "my own people thing" or an "my own nationality thing" when it's really not.

They are arguably the opposite spectrum of nationalists, who will always shout all the negative things about a country, without acknowledging the slightest amount of positivity.

u/Icantlive_withnorice — 11 days ago

Who is one of your country's villains who is not hated because they were especially evil but is hated because they were incompetent?

The dipshit in the photo above is George McClellan. He was the leading general of the Union army during the early stages of the American Civil War. He was an infamously risk-averse general, and he likely prolonged the war by a couple years with his inaction.

Thankfully, Lincoln eventually fired his dumb ass, and the Union started performing much better in the war with army under the control of generals who were willing to actually do their job, like Grant, Sherman, Meade, etc.

u/bowl_of_scrotmeal — 11 days ago

What is the food in your country that is mid in your opinion, but actually have pretty solid fandom of itself?

For me, it would be Maroon sweet potaotoes, (밤고구마), which are also known as Asian sweet potatoes in English speaking countries. I don't think it is terrible, but I also think it is way too bland to consider the fact that it is one of the most famous fall traditonal treats in korea. A lot of people claim that its flavor have 'comforting' vive, that cannot be replaced with other sweet potatoes. I always never liked its greyish yellow flesh, dry texture and boring flavor... (Especially to consider that my grandma continuously fed it with milk even though I was not a fan of it..) If there are ocasions that I can have sweet potatoes, I would rather have golden, rich, creamy ones rather than this souless fleshy pale yellow chunk.

u/Cold-Whereas-4329 — 10 days ago

What is one thing your country makes you're proud of?

I'm proud of Brazilian voting system. We're not millions of voters: we're in the hundreds of millions. We have general elections for congresists, governors, president, etc, all in a single day. And we have the official results in the end of the very same day. All safe, secret, auditable. I doubt any other similar system exists in the world!

u/fernandodandrea — 11 days ago

Where does your baby sléep?

My baby sleeps in a big basket called a Moisés with a mosquito net over it. In El Salvador it's also pretty normal for babies to sleep in bed with the mom or in the hammock.

u/pancakecel — 10 days ago