Locke would have left. I've fallen for this trap, you stick to the egg rolls and dumplings and just hammer the booze instead of the food.
Your stomach, your toilet and your intestinal tract will thank you! Your liver? Not so much. But in my experience as long as you're drinking then customs are well served.
If you end up in a Chinese business drinking situation, if you try and match them in drinking room temp bai jiu, you might die before you catch up with them. They'll drink that stuff like fishes and barely be fazed.
Ask to drink cold beer and/or everyone to drink bai jiu that has been chilled and you might have a chance to survive. Somehow, they're not used to how fast cold liquor kicks in. It also makes it easier to make that request as a "cold blooded Canadian". It's also a good delay to use to slow down the rate of consumption, but requesting ice cold and then waiting for it. Of course, you have to consume it when it arrives.
Some of my friends who worked in Korean reported Koreans are seemingly similar with room temp soju, but at least soju is closer to the BAC of wine vs BAC of cask strength scotch for bai jiu. I don't believe cold beer will faze Korean business people as it might Chinese business people.
I honestly don't know why it's a thing and why adding cold temperature to booze can help to destroy those guys that drink like fish. My aunt who frequently goes from HK to mainland for work said it was her method of survival for drinking with those types of people. I'm pretty sure she mentioned that after she watched me downed two ice cold Hoengaarden beers within an hour. Seemed standard to me as a Canadian, but apparently business guys in the mainland would not have been able to keep up with that rate of drinking of cold alcohol.
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I've only ever done it once, but oddly enough I can hang with the Chinese as far as drinking goes.
When the 'hot sauce doused' chicken feet come out? Thats when I get going.
I love Chinese food...LOVE IT! But again, I will caveat that with...'Western Adaptation' of Chinese food. I've never been to China so I dont really know whats 'authentic' or not.
My brother-in-law worked in India for 3 years and he is the whitest dude in every room, and for those years he basically ate buttered toast.
Whereas for me...if I'm going to be here? Lets go all-in!! Bring me all of the curries! Life is Suffering!
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I've only ever done it once, but oddly enough I can hang with the Chinese as far as drinking goes.
When the 'hot sauce doused' chicken feet come out? Thats when I get going.
I love Chinese food...LOVE IT! But again, I will caveat that with...'Western Adaptation' of Chinese food. I've never been to China so I dont really know whats 'authentic' or not.
My brother-in-law worked in India for 3 years and he is the whitest dude in every room, and for those years he basically ate buttered toast.
Whereas for me...if I'm going to be here? Lets go all-in!! Bring me all of the curries! Life is Suffering!
Even many Asians will not survive traditional level spicy or mala type spicy.
One day I want to try something like this. But I'm for sure booking the next day completely off for recovery purposes if I do. I'm a medium spicy for Mala food here and most people I know are mild only. Traditional level... man. I'm not used to it so that'd be a colon cleanse from hell if I could even make it through.
I am almost certain with a broth like, many of us could run outside in todays type weather and do the Wim Hoff's winter expedition.
On a side note... maybe that's a business idea. Instead of relying just on heat packs, ghost pepper/reaper sauce + pepto packets.
Metal strip isn't totally necessary. Just straight edge. Otherwise, it'll snag more easily/snow goes under the shovel.
You need a metal strip to be able to scrap a bit and keep an even edge. What really cheeses me off is that the blades are riveted on to the shovel, so when the metal inevitably wears down too far, you can't just replace the worn edge by popping on a new one like a skate blade, you have to replace the entire god damn shovel. Pretty sure Big Shovel has a hand in that.
I made the mistake of buying a Princess Auto shovel. Shaft too short, so it was hurting my back, the metal edge fell off, just sucks. But a few weeks ago I saw Costco had Garant for $30 with the curved handle and 26" blade. It's been so much better. Don't cheap out! It's this one, looks like not on Costco.ca anymore
I like Princess Auto, but generally avoid items where high quality is needed. For things that are needed infrequently or disposable then I'll buy their products.
I have a hard time buying something named 'Power Fist'. Like who came up with that name, and probably got approval from other people in order to proceed? It would have to be the owner surrounded by yes men/women.
Worst. Brand. Name. Ever.
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You need a metal strip to be able to scrap a bit and keep an even edge. What really cheeses me off is that the blades are riveted on to the shovel, so when the metal inevitably wears down too far, you can't just replace the worn edge by popping on a new one like a skate blade, you have to replace the entire god damn shovel. Pretty sure Big Shovel has a hand in that.
I used to think that, but I used a high quality snow pusher that made me realize that the metal isn't a necessity. A really damn good snow pusher still looks quite pristine after 4-5 years and it wasn't a slouch on compacted snow and certain types of ice. If anything, it was far more effective than a steel strip shovel at hitting the compacted snow and certain types of ice at the right angle to remove it with ease. Certain types of ice might need that strip, but the bad ones, I can just go around and then pull out an ice chipper.
This link of one brand's offerings below highlight snow pushers, snow shovels, ice chipper strips and snow breakers. There's multiple sub categories of tools that help do certain tasks more effectively than other. https://www.garant.com/en/collection...0DA9Corhg-H-Nn
But thanks for the reminder.
I just realized I'm kinda an idiot for not getting a proper snow pusher. Pusher is great for quickly pushing the snow to the side and well weighted/balanced for that vs a snow shovel which has a weight/balance that always tries to scoop/falls down. If I'm using an inefficient tool, it's probably adding strain to my rotator cuff for which I've been having some issues with.
I've tried the metal strip shovels and went back to higher quality plastic shovels. Once the metal strip starts to wear (doesn't take long) they become useless.
I've tried the metal strip shovels and went back to higher quality plastic shovels. Once the metal strip starts to wear (doesn't take long) they become useless.
I've tried the metal strip shovels and went back to higher quality plastic shovels. Once the metal strip starts to wear (doesn't take long) they become useless.
Not to mention, they are hard on exposed aggregate driveways and wooden decks.
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I've only ever done it once, but oddly enough I can hang with the Chinese as far as drinking goes.
When the 'hot sauce doused' chicken feet come out? Thats when I get going.
I love Chinese food...LOVE IT! But again, I will caveat that with...'Western Adaptation' of Chinese food. I've never been to China so I dont really know whats 'authentic' or not.
My brother-in-law worked in India for 3 years and he is the whitest dude in every room, and for those years he basically ate buttered toast.
Whereas for me...if I'm going to be here? Lets go all-in!! Bring me all of the curries! Life is Suffering!
Cantonese cuisine is the mildest stuff there is, right down there with boiled European vegetables.
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