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Social network | SEO - Social network / Literally every day an incel may ascend if this happens (Popularity-juice)

« on: June 06, 2022, 04:44:55 AM »

Literally every day an incel may ascend if this happens or what is the "popularity-juice"

By Geser Kurultaev (philosopher, incelologist)

  For those who're not familiar with the terminology I'd explain that "incel" is everyone who can't have a wife or a girl-friend, lover, etc. "Ascend" is to stop being an incel somehow.
 Here comes a very important point that I'd like to send to all of the incels around the world because it's a kind of lifefuel (something that gives you hope) and can be used as a good cope. I want to see as many as possible incels who're living in hope and who're escaping the inceldom. So, I'll never stop trying to help them with my researches and my ideas.
 The good news: this thing already happened and it's proven as a ~90% escaping the inceldom success for almost all the incels who are lucky enough to get it (except for some categories like locationcels for example)!
 So this is the thing: an incel just need to be lucky enough to look like some new incelish movie star or singer, or another very popular person.
 Examples? Check these out: 1. Michael Cera . I think that he looks nice and cute but I can bet that most of the females will never call the men who look like him "handsome" or "very attractive". Yes, but it was before. Now there are many females who think that he's attractive, he is at least a bit handsome, he is charming. They like him. That's is how, all of the incels who really look like him, are going to find at least 2-3 girls around them who'll like them just because they look like Michael Cera.
 2. The J-pop, K-pop, Q-pop and other similar boy bands. . Years ago males with this kind of look will be perceived like feminine, childish and sometimes -- homosexual. There are even nowadays some elder people in Asia who think that this type of males are looking like females. For me, sometimes, is also not easy to say (if I don't know the certain J-pop, K-pop or Q-pop male star and I see this star's photograph for the first time) if it's a male or a female. Many of them just haven't enough male secondary sexual characteristics (no offense because I'm a person who likes the Asian cultures and whose forefathers are from Asia). And what's going on nowadays? There are millions of girls and young women who are dreaming for a man like this. If you're lucky enough to look like some of these stars, it's a granted deincelisation for you! (There is also a new type of -maxx, called "K-popmaxx" which means an incel person, usually Asian, to make efforts to look like a K-pop star. It's a kind of looksmaxxing.)
 3. Some vintage examples -- Chaplin, Danny DeVito, etc. After they become popular everyone who looks like them receives attention and interest from the females around him.
 

As a conclusion

 Try not only to keep away from suicidal and criminal ideas, non-stop do your best to -maxx yourself, not to -minn yourself! And keep in mind that literally every day there can appear some incelish popular star who looks like you, and then, his popularitymaxx will help you to ascend and to forget about the inceldom for a long time or, I wish you, forever! You can call it "popularity-juice".

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Social network | SEO - Social network / Re: Trying to find a job or start a business in Cambodia

« on: June 05, 2022, 05:49:56 AM »

 Not a good administrator for sure. She allows so many rude comments, useless offtopics, etc. and when someone decides just to safe her some trouble and to answer in his forum... oh, no, "viagra link", ban. Abnormal behaviour.

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Social network | SEO - Social network / The Alexandra administrator of khmer440.com is not very clever, is she?

« on: June 05, 2022, 04:04:37 AM »

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A ban has been issued on your IP address.

Oh, exactly as I supposed -- that's why I backup everything here because you never know when some unstable administrator like Alexandra is going to ban you. Because I said I'll save her some headache and not answering there (and gave them link to read the answers here, if they wish), she with her not very developed logic and knowledge decided that I use the link in order to "spam with viagra" and to earn money from the clicks. (She is so ignorant that even can't see that currently we don't have ads here! Can you see any ads right now?!)
 Looks like it was really a good decision to stop dealing with them. Of course, I'll answer them here. If they want, they'll find their answers (probably).

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Social network | SEO - Social network / "I'm already losing hope but here comes my last try..."

« on: June 05, 2022, 03:51:19 AM »

"I'm already losing hope but here comes my last try: how about to open a restaurant?"

 This was really my last try there because I noticed that probably it's not very optimistic (according to many or most of them). By the way right now a person said something very interesting there!!!

I’ve lived in 6 countries across 3 continents, and out of all of them Cambodia’s expat community is the worst for crab mentality. Not just on this site but Facebook, TOS etc. Everyone seems to really hate the idea of anyone succeeding here.

said a person with nickname "nerdlinger".
 I plan to answer this ("I also started to feel something like this. Not everyone but here are really expats who're not helpful and who just want to joke or insult you just because you're trying politely to find your happiness there too. If most of them are like that, no wonder why some of the Khmers are getting xenophobic and don't want more foreigners in Cambodia. So, I'll just finish to read the answers and I'll answer them each and everyone in my forum (My answers and comments in the Omnilogy forum.). I'm not going to continue here because it's nothing but a problem for the admins and mods of this forum."
Well, let me start first with the posts and answers I already posted and received there:

 I started with this: "Well, already twice I got mostly pessimistic and discouraging answers about becoming a teacher in Cambodia or starting to work there in some casino. Because I'm just an east-European philosopher who speaks several foreign languages and owns TEFL, Master's at philosophy and 3 sports diplomas, the last thing that I got in mind (after which I'll lose hope about Cambodia) is may I open a restaurant? The problems is that if I sell my apartment in China and some other stuff like a computer, all my money will be around $39 000, I suppose. Is that enough to rent a house there for a year and to start a restaurant (I mean in some provincial town like Kep or Koh-Kong; I'm not a fan of the big cities like capitals or travel resorts)."
 
 1. Someone nicknamed " Rizla" answered that he/she sees me being fleeced. Does it mean that Cambodians are so dangerous? Or it means that my background looks too naive? I don't know but this kind of answer is not helpful and it's not backed by proof.

 2. The well-known violet (which I already gave answers and comments in this thread above) said that If I would be content to lose the money I spend to set up a restaurant, "go for it". She is not saying I will fail, but in any business a person is advised to have enough to cover costs for at least twelve months and to be prepared to fail. (Which I know very well, because the economics is my hobby and one of the basic things to learn there is that every business is a risky activity.) She also added,
Do I know how to navigate business ownership as a foreigner in Cambodia on a weekly basis - how to develop and maintain relationships with the local officials, etc. in order to be largely left to do my thing.

 3. "Alexandra" (administrator) comment that I must forget what I like, to stand a chance I need to be where people are. People in Koh Kong and Kep eat in places I probably can’t afford to rent. (I said that I like those places because I meant that I am not focusing on the capital or the biggest cities, i. e. I hoped that to choose a smaller town means it will be cheaper to rent, but... maybe she is right that there is expensive too, because they're beach towns.)
 Also she asked: What do I have to offer that will make people visit me frequently? Do I know how to cook and do I have prior experience running a restaurant. She said "When I go to a restaurant I only care about if the food and service is good. If the owner has 10 different sports and philosophy degrees that’s great but I don’t care." too. This means that she didn't get that what I mean is that as an educated person, for sure, I'll have enough knowledge to do something so simple as a restaurant.
 She thinks that $39,000 would last me longer in those towns if I don't open a restaurant. She thinks that I've chosen the most competitive industry… and asked ironically "What next, a hotel?" (When I just choose something ordinary like teaching or working in casino - no way. If a choose something like selling new food -- too competitive... Not helpful at all.)
 So here I expressed my sincere disappointment:

I think I am starting to get it: if I'd like to work a normal job (a teacher or even an ordinary servant) there, you guys are thinking it's a bad choice. If I want to develop my own business (like a restaurant that is possible even for people without any education; the world is full of restaurant owners who even didn't graduated in their high school and if you compare their economics with my economics knowledge their is close to zero), then again it's not a good idea.
May I ask you: if Cambodia is such a terrible place to make business and/or even to work as an ordinary worker, how and why are you people still there?!


a) You're stuck there and can't leave it and to find your better place?

b) You're discouraging every expat who is coming there because you're afraid of some more competirion?

c) You're local xenophobic people who strongly believe that Khmers can go everywhere, but the foreigners have to stay away from Cambodia?

d) You're just having fun discouraging people like me, who're trying to find a better life in there?

4. After this Alexandra answered at once that those people have something that I don’t: the knowledge of how to run a restaurant. (She still didn't get it that I'm educated enough to know how to run a simple thing like a restaurant.) "It’s a critical component, don’t you think?" (Feels like she is perceiving me as a kid or just an ordinary person without any degree.) She thinks that the restaurant owners have spent a big chunk of their lives working in restaurants. (Which is not true in many cases.) She understood that I'm an English teacher with a philosophy and sports degree. Then, I don't know why, she suggested that "If you are good at economics then that’s what you should work with." (Probably she doesn't know that if the economics is just a hobby and you have no this kind of certificate/diploma, there is no company that will invite you to be an economist there.) And something partly true: "Having a PhD in physics doesn't make you a good swimmer."How do you know? Exactly a swimmer who knows better physics has more chances to use the laws of physic to develop better swimming skills. And when it comes to swimming -- it's a perfect example of something simple -- most of the people can learn how to swim the same as most of the people can learn how to run a restaurant.
 And here comes more: "Yeah, that must be it." she said (i. e. she disagrees that they're blocking me and discouraging me from start my life in Cambodia). And a new irony: "We don’t want you to open a restaurant because your economics knowledge will help you sell beer for $0.50 and fried rice for $1 faster than anyone of us can count." Which means that she even can't imagine how innovative I am. I just plan to open a restaurant with new and unique food. She imagines me really like an ordinary guy. Well, it's okay. Let it be.

And the last one -- "It’s not that you can’t cook, or that you've never worked a day in a restaurant, or that nearly everybody with the same idea as you has failed." Wow... she is even sure that I didn't work in a restaurant. Like knows my past. I was a waiter-translator in Sanya, in an international restaurant. But even without this experience, I can make simple things like dealing with a restaurant.
 I also didn't get it -- why she thinks that I have to be an owner + a cook in the restaurant?! Every owner is the chef of his/her restaurant? Strange logic.
 And this was my answer to them:

Alexandra, let me answer you friendly, because I do respect your time and I hope you're not joking around.

1) As a philosopher who wrote several books and who is reading non-stop economics, psychology and so on, I really do much more about the restaurants than people around me who even don't keep clean in their restaurants, who are even not trying to make ads and who even don't give any discounts... (the list is long). Believe me, in China there are so many low quality restaurants that it is just a proof that a bit more educated person could make it better.

2) I have a partner who is a good cook. Also, I'm going to hire at least 1 manager with experience in the restaurant. So, it's not like one man show, where I'll be the cook, the manager and the waiter.

3) Yes, there are some people who worked long time in restaurants, but also there are people who just set up one without previous experience. And many times it's okay, because they do hire other people who already did the job. So, it's not a necessary condition the owner to be an ex-cook or an ex-waiter in order to own a successful restaurant. Especially if it's something like new fast food thing.

4) I really think that a restaurant (fast food type like sushi, pizza, hot-dog, manty, baozi and so on) is one of the simplest businesses especially if you have the stuff and you're not trying to cook by yourself. Well, if it's so expensive to hire a waiter, I can be the waiter, but surely I'll have a pro cook, so where is the problem?

5) "What do you have to offer that will make people visit you frequently?" -- It's easy. Just something that there is still lacking. For example, long time ago a Chinese opened the first flower shop in Cambodia (at least this is what we know here) and it was a hit. So, imagine that there is still no sushi restaurant in some Cambodian town. The travelers usually like sushi... and you're the first one.

OK. I hope I showed enough of my points and with all due respect. Sorry, if I sound nervous or something but recently the life of the foreigners in China isn't easy -- even after nearly 20 years here I can't get Chinese citizenship and even a Green card! Also, nearly impossible to find a legal job anymore! And as far as so many (not that educated and knowledgeable expats) DO live in Cambodia, I believe that I can do it too, at least as good as they do.

 5. The person with the nickname spitthedog said that his wife has mentioned about opening a takeaway in Oi'land. (I don't know what's that place or it's just a nickname for a real place.) and explained that this is even after the Gypsies sometimes came to the restaurant where she worked and complained about pubes in the takeaways, so they didn't have to pay. (This is also interesting because I don't know if there are real Gypsies in Cambodia or he uses this as a word to call some another minority or group of people.)

He said "They can't be my hairs, as mine aren't ginger. Or they'd just walk out without paying." Which is terrible. I wonder where is the police in these cases or if the police is not there, at least the bodyguards of the restaurant, the owner at least, to stop it. It's illegal (a theft) to eat and not to pay. Well, that's why the rule should be "Pay first!"
 I think that he's right that most restaurants only do a good trade at the weekends. I think this is like this almost everywhere.
 He said that he can't help but think they'd be better off using the money to get a mortgage, whilst renting out the house. That would be very low risk, compared to a restaurant, he thinks. Well, if that region is really so criminal, maybe he's right.


 Starting to answer them one by one now, here. (I hope I can finish my answers these days!)

 6. ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ comment with these:
"It’s not a bad idea, it’s just not a particularly good or original idea." At least the food will be original. And if the idea is really not bad, then why not to try?
"You might be successful for a while, but when locals see you being successful your business will be copied." The same thing told me a Chinese about China. Okay, let them copy, but once you're already successful, a little loyal competition is not a problem. In some cases it's even useful.
"I’m sure you know the informal rules of business ‘be first’ - nope you aren't that," Why?! I can be exactly that. For example there are 1000 food ideas that are still not realized in Cambodia. At least 1 of these 1000 can my "being first".
" ‘be smarter’ - well you think you are that, but wait until you arrive and you’ll see smart or ‘cheat’ there will be locals able to do things in business that you cannot hence lowering their overheads significantly." Okay, let's say that some of the local people are with more advantages.
 It's a positive idea: "You really should be looking at your current USP, what do you have that others don’t?
Perhaps your connections in China?
There are people here running businesses which help consumers order stuff from China, they organise payment and delivery. These are decent little businesses for now but some are informal and the other ones seem a little chaotic. Perhaps that could be an option." but the problem is that this is something that I already tried and the Chinese answer was that if we haven't a company, we can't do it. And to register this type of company is very expensive. And also, this is something that really needs some experience because it's not that easy as the restaurants.
"But you have this whole thing arse-about-face.
Just come here and spend 6 months, get a job teaching in person or online to fund yourself then research yourself." -- Well, not at all. I also think that I have to spend some months or even a year first. That's why I am checking first online. That's why I at first started to ask about jobs not about business, but the answers are not very encouraging.
"There will be opportunities, but whilst you may be academic you aren't being particularly creative. Teaching, casinos or restaurants… you need to come, look, think, and move your thoughts outside the obvious." I can't be more creative than this, because there are some jobs and businesses that I can't do. For example farming or electronics. I'm just creative around my field of abilities.
 7. A person nicknamed "Phuket2006" said that he/she sees restaurants going for under $8,000 in Kampot, Kep under $6,000, rents under $500/month, but the problem is they are usually being resold 6 months down the line. Which sounds bad. Well, it doesn't mean that I'll also have to do that but if it's a usual thing... depressing indeed.
 Also, this person added that in Kampot it seems there are more restaurants (counting those in western run gh's) than could possible be needed. It shows that some people are making business without good economics research and/or knowledge.
For me it was a good to see that the person shows what maybe a good idea: "I'd love to see a well run western restaurant (other than Italian or seafood) in Kep." But he or she said that there are not enough westerns living there or western tourists that you would make a profit. He added that very few ones there, he/she doubts, work under the principal that a successful restaurant food costs are under 35%, he'd/she'd say they are closer to 60%!

At the end -- "your education, degrees and speaking multiple languages means jack shit" + "have you ever run a successful restaurant is all that matters". He/she can't realize the thing that if a person is really well educated with different degrees and knows many languages (which means many cultures and many sources of info as well) he can make a successful restaurant much better than those who're lacking of knowledge and even can't do basic things like -- keep clean your restaurant, advertise your restaurant, etc.

8. A person nicknamed "Tootsfriend" posted a very nice, useful comment, which I do appreciate a lot:

May I suggest you start a ''spaghetti '' restaurant or even a sidewalk stall / takeaway selling it. Because its very filling
just like rice Cambodians do like spaghetti especially kids. It's easy and quick to cook and no special kitchen equipment is needed. The kids in my family make a very good spaghetti with a hot chilli sauce, sometimes with a chicken meat other times using pork.. For the first few months you need to be able to hand out free samples to teenage kids , probably outside a school area, to the ones that set the trend and tell everyone on Facebook, they were given some spaghetti and it was so yummy. Consider this as advertising money spent so don't expect any monetary returns.
I have already claimed and registered the trade name GeorgeR Spaghetti, in Cambodia but when you have a successful, profitable spaghetti shop in every town I will sell you the trade name.

This is something really cool to know.

9. Someone nicknamed "Stokely" posted something like an anecdote, I don't know -- "What's the difference between a philosopher and a cook in Cambodia?

About US$ 12k a year." What I can say is that many philosophers around the world can't find philosophy related job and they really have to search for something else, including cook, language teacher, journalist, etc.

10. Another one, with a nick "Dylan Quint" added that restaurants struggle even in the best of times. + "That said, when there's a threat of a credit freeze, you can always freeze the creditor instead." What I know is to avoid credits. And yes, I know that especially now, with this terrible COVIDisation the restaurant business isn't very low risky.

 11. Someone nicknamed "fapsara" posted that if the restaurant in Kep fails "you could make a living teaching semi-literate barangs how to spell and use punctuation." I do agree that many foreigners really can't spell well and can't use the basic punctuation. Well, my English punctuation isn't very good too. But, at least, I do spell mostly correctly. The problem is that most of the people do not want to learn and to study. The knowledge isn't their value.

 To be continued...

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Social network | SEO - Social network / Re: Trying to find a job or start a business in Cambodia

« on: June 04, 2022, 11:45:01 PM »

 Continuing with these:

 Some person with the name (nickname?) "Anthony's Wiener" wrote: "Have you looked into telemarketing? A number of investment firms have first class offices in the KOW and are actively seeking foreigners to join their ranks. My understanding is meals and lodging is provided in gated communities." I didn't get it because I couldn't find what is that KOW thing -- all I see is the Chinese "kowtow" (short form -- "kow") and the octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow). Then the well-known (already) here violet opposed it with "Please ignore this post." She said that it is to be avoided at all costs and that it is not even funny to suggest it to a person who may be completely unaware of what has been happening to people taking up jobs like this and then finding themselves in a hell they can barely free themselves from. Sounds like lifesaving post. Responsible indeed. Thanks, really! Because when you're in a new country you really have to be very careful.
 Then that Anthony guy answered: "A bit if a leap that the poster is unaware of what has been happening. Perhaps we should warn the poster that hanging out with Pieman is also a threat to his wellbeing, taking children home to play video games is unadvisable, that casinos are magnets to low life Chinese and Pov at the #MeToo bar doesn't really love long time and her drinks are overpriced and watered down. " Can't continue to think that all these kind of opinions are discouraging. Well, she asked him why would they (people like me) be aware? Then he answered that It has been reported there, TOF, Cambodian, Thai , Japanese, Chinese, Malaysian TV and newspaper; A number of casino trade newspaper have reported on it; Aljazeera did a worldwide story on it. And asked her why would she thinks the poster (me) to be so naive? And she answered (very right, by the way) that it's nothing to do with naivety. Not everybody devours every news article, even when it relates to a country they may move to in future. That's true. The information nowadays is too much! And, even a person who reads news everyday, mostly will see news about USA, Russia, European countries, China and sometimes -- African countries... very rare there is something about Cambodia. So, I do agree with her here.
 And at the end of that topic, a person nicknamed "logos" posted a fresh ad from a FB forum. It's helpful, because I have no idea what's on FB, because it's blocked in China and I don't spend money on VPNs. Really, not bad for a casino ad, as he/she said but violet rightly noticed that that says it’s for Cambodians with language skills. Also, I suppose it's a reasonable sense of humor -- "That’s really good - must include ugly city boredom money - Bavet is on a par with Poipet." I don't care if the city is ugly or not, as far as it's winterless, warm, without air pollution and, ideally, if it's near the sea/ocean or at least a very big lake.
 When I have more time and better Internet connection I'll post about the last topic which I started there and which looks very popular now. Already 5 pages! Wow! I still didn't read it to the end after my last post there.

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Social network | SEO - Social network / "Anyone works in a Cambodian casino? How is the casino job over there?"

« on: June 04, 2022, 05:13:25 AM »

 So, another idea that I've got is to make some research about the jobs in the Cambodian casinos. So, I started the topic "Anyone works in a Cambodian casino? How is the casino job over there?" (Fri May 20, 2022 2:42 am) and I posted
"Well, at first I planned to be a teacher in Cambodia after nearly 20 years of teaching foreign languages abroad but then I received some opinions that it''s not a very good choice.

So, because I can deal well with Chinese, Russian, English (and to communicate good enough in other 5-6 languages) I wondered isn't it better for me to start working in a casino. I suppose they need polyglots like me who are able to explain important things like "how to play this", "where is the toilet", "how much is the free whiskey" :grin: and so on (I spent enough time in casinos in East Europe and Macao, so I know what is the level of the communication and I feel pretty sure I can do it).
So, somebody knows how is the job there? Payment, stress, problems of any kind, opportunities?
If not, at least, those of you who ever visited these places, tell me, please, how do you think of the Cambodian casinos? Your impressions?
Thanks in advance! :cheers2:"

 1/ ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ at once noticed that I'm not very familiar with the Cambodian casinos. ("You ain’t from round here are you?"  ) and added that there are plenty of cheap, locals who have sufficient Chinese/English to tell patrons "where to go pee". Then he also asked (reasonably) why would they want to employ an expensive foreigner when a local can do the same job for 20% of the cost?
 (if the situation is really like this "We do prefer local labour force." then it's really a no chance situation similar to that in China now.)

 2/ Another person (nicknamed Spigzy) said that the payment is even lower -- "5%-10% I'd argue."

 3/ A person nicknamed "rektj00" asked "Shouldn't you be finishing that novel series that you started?" which I didn't get. Maybe he/she is asking somebody else (an offtopic) or maybe he/she knows me as a writer who is writing different things? Whatever.

 4/ The next answer, from a person with nickname "Sonic1" said that а large casino like Naga already has thousands of employees, many of which speak multiple languages relevant to this region (it means Thai, Malay, Vietnamese, Mandarin, etc.) So he/she thinks that they have no need of said "polyglot". (Maybe my number is not enough to call myself a polyglot? )
He/she made an interesting point, that what they always have need of is casino hosts; a casino host that has an extensive list of clients or "whales" who will follow said host to whichever casino property employs him and then "plunk down sizable wagers". It is, according to him/her, actually not a bad job as they accompany clients to VIP events, golf courses and dinners; they may also receive "a nice chunk of change" depending on how much each whale loses per visit.
 Cool, really. The pity is that I don't know so many "whales" who are going to gamble and if so, they'll go exactly to gamble in Cambodia.
 5/ A "guest" posted that the chances of a foreigner coming to Cambodia and finding a decent job that pays a decent salary - way above teachers’ subsistence rates - is negligible. He/she states that most foreigners in good jobs were sent there by their employer; a tiny handful build networks which help them get the tiny number of decent jobs; every other foreigner who is doing okay is either retired or has created a business. (And this supported my idea to try some business in Cambodia, like a restaurant, which received some criticism, but we'll talk about it later.) The person also added that he/she doesn’t want to be discouraging but "Cambodia as a place to build or sustain your career is not a good choice."
 If that's true, I feel very sad, because I really do like Asia and especially the winterless, warm south-east Asia. There are not many countries over there to choose.

 6/ Someone nicknamed " Tootsfriend" suggested this: "May I suggest you lower your sights on the job application. I need a painter who can climb a 20 foot ladder and I can pay $10 per day." and because I'm not sure if it's a true offer or just a joke (and I don't like to paint, because I do avoid chemical products like paints which may hurt my health), I just don't want to answer it there.

 7/ A person nicknamed "PSD_Kiwi" gave obviously more informed and concrete answer -- he/she said that knows a few foreigners ("Westerners") who are/have been employed in the casino industry in Cambodia and they all had years of experience working in casinos in other countries, and are/were making bank in Cambodia... He/she thinks that If I have no experience, then not a chance, maybe a 3-rd country nationals (like Filipinos) wage if you're lucky, with "shit working conditions"... if I could even secure a casino job, which is highly unlikely.
 Well...
 
 8/ A person nicknamed " Lucky Lucan" answered that working in a casino in a border town in Cambodia sounds like hell on earth to him "but what would I know?"
 Sigh... makes me feel really uneasy about this casino job in Cambodia idea.

 9/  ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wisely added that he’d hope that anyone considering working in a particular sector in another country would do a little due diligence, rather than just jumping on board after reading a forum comment. (And this is what I think too. The forums should be just a part of our research.) Also he added that "But in this world now we seem to have to cater for the absolutely lowest common denominator. Do we really have to assume that everyone is as thick as shit?" which is a sort of confusing, isn't it?

 To be continued...

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Social network | SEO - Social network / Answers to violet from khmer440.com

« on: June 04, 2022, 01:01:36 AM »

 So, here, as I promised, will give my special (concrete) answers to violet from khmer440.com.
  1.

You got two positive responses and two negative. In your latest thread you said replies were mostly negative/pessimistic regarding teaching.

Well, let's see how many and how positive/optimistic (encouraging) are the comments above then. I don't mind to recount them because as a philosopher, I do value the truth.
 

• "Your teaching history might be your best bet, at a university." Positive.
• "I think you will be highly sought after.
  Pay rates are generally shit here..." Negative.
• "75% chance of being dead before 60.
  12% chance of being homeless for an undefined period of time in next 5 years.
  36% chance of shitting yourself in public and it being reported online.
  ..." Highly depressing and negative.
• "The rates schools are paying are less than they were 10 years ago. Teaching online is the way to go these days, 10 dollars an hour is the norm, no prep work nor homework, no having to navigate the traffic jams, nor having to deal with stupid Khmer management or power tripping westerners, no exams to mark without pay, ..." Negative about the teaching in Cambodia. Also didn't answer if a non-native English speaker can find that dremful teaching Japanese online job.

So, for me it's 1:3. Read them again carefully and think by yourself if they give any hope and/or help about starting to be a language teacher in Cambodia?
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 Surprisingly, violet also added a new, direct question to me:

What would equal a good life, OP?

Well, there was, are and will be different definitions about it, but nowadays, most of the people will imagine something like:
- able to buy a house or at least an apartment.
- able to have enough money for clothes, food, drinks, electricity, water, internet, TV (maybe books, too).
- able to save at least some money every month or at least every year.
- able to find affordable health care.
- able to satisfy the childrens' needs (but it's out of my counting because I'm a child-free person).

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Social network | SEO - Social network / "What are my chances to live a good life in Cambodia with this background?"

« on: June 03, 2022, 05:56:09 PM »

At first I started my research with the topic "What are my chances to live a good life in Cambodia with this background?" (Thu May 19, 2022 4:44 pm): "What are my chances to live a good life in Cambodia with this background: master's degree (Philosophy), 5 foreign languages (Chinese, English, Russian, Korean, Tatar), east European passport holder, Caucasian (white, if it matters for someone. No racism!) with around 19 years teaching experience in China. No smoker, no heavy drinker. Healthy and sporty person with interests in science and culture. Not rich, so can't make investments.
Is it possible to find at least a decent job in Cambodia now? Just a job for the beginning is alright too. I just wonder may I start living there at all?
I hope I can receive some positive answers! Best wishes!"

 Then I've got some answers which I'll show you over here:

 1) Someone "guesty11" said that my teaching history might be my best bet, at a university. And asked me what did you teach in China? I answered him/her that "Mostly languages: English, sometimes Russian and simple Korean. But never in a university. Only in private schools, kindergartens and face-to-face tutoring (home teaching)."

 2) Another " Guest" said that he/she thinks that I will be "highly sought after". And added that the pay rates are "generally shit" there, so better in Vietnam. (Yes, but I'm avoiding Vietnam because of some problems over there.)

 3) Then came another answer from someone with nickname "ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ" which was not very clear is it a joke or is it some social criticism of the Cambodian reality. Here it is:

75% chance of being dead before 60. (I don't know why, once I stated that I do not smoke, do not drink hard alcohol and do sports.)
12% chance of being homeless for an undefined period of time in next 5 years. (Okay, let's say it's a good reminder because I'm poor.)
36% chance of shitting yourself in public and it being reported online. (Why?! Bad food? Viruses?! What is the meaning of this statement?)
82% chance of saving a dog/cat from certain death. (Didn't get it at all. I am even avoiding to have pets because I'm dealing well with the high hygiene levels at home.)
92% chance of pronouncing it cum-eye (Is that another useless joke or just a statement that Cambodian language is not easy to learn?)
 In a word, it was a confusing answer, which is not helping at all.
 
 4) Another "Guest" comment that there the rates schools are paying are less than they were ten years ago. He/she also said that teaching online is the way to go these days, because 10 dollars (an hour) is the norm; no prep work nor homework; no having to navigate the traffic jams; nor having to deal with "stupid Khmer management" or "power tripping westerners"; no exams to mark without pay. Just work the hours you want from home when you want. Plus, he/she added, that the Japanese adult students are a dream come true for a teacher.
 Well, I decided to believe it and asked "Thanks a lot for the informed opinion! Well said. But is it possible for a non-native English speaker to teache those Japanese adult students? A link to the source/website where one can teach like that, please?"
 And he/she didn't answer after that at all.
 
 5) A person nicknamed "spitthedog" said that washing dishes in Europe pays better than teaching in Cambodia, and that "it's without the annoying screaming kids who can't really be arsed to learn engrish." (The problem is that I don't like Europe so much and I don't think that an educated person like me has to go to be a washdisher once he can be at least a teacher.)
 Also "6 months washing dishes in Barangland, then 6 months on the piss on holiday in the KOW....

Vs teaching english full time.

If someone had a gun to my head..." -- Well, I don't like to travel so much and I prefer to live only in the warm South-East China or South-East Asia. It's what I will choose with or without  gun to my head. 

 No matter what, but the person obviously tries to help.

 At the same time, I'm not very sure how much tries to help someone nicknamed "violet". I'll post special answers to him/her in the next post over here.

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Social network | SEO - Social network / Trying to find a job or start a business in Cambodia

« on: June 03, 2022, 04:22:20 PM »

About trying to find a job or start a business in Cambodia

 Trying to find a job or make business in Cambodia... well, in the recent years it's more and more difficult for a foreigner to find work (with a legal, working visa) in China. It's nearly impossible to receive a Chinese citizenship too. The Chinese green card -- if no legal job, enough money in your bank account and own flat/house -- also no way to get it.
 At the beginning, when I was still a student in East Europe, I went even to the Chinese embassy, because I loved China very much, and I asked there for Chinese citizenship. They refused me and one person -- Chen Lan -- told me that at first I have to live 5 years in China before I get it. Well, I'm living in China already 18+ years and still can't even apply for a Chinese green card. I already tried twice in 2 different Chinese public security bureaus (one in Dalian and one in Haikou) to apply for a citizenship, but it wasn't successful. Later some people told me that first I have to receive a Chinese green card, but as long as I can't find a working visa, I'm not able to apply for it.
 So, I started to give up to become a Chinese citizen. I feel, at this moment, it's even not easy to live in China (where, if the country is not giving you enough opportunities to work, will be easy? Nowhere! You see, at least, in many other countries foreigners can work legally as waiters, cleaners or something like this. But in China a foreigner can't work these jobs. Most of the companies do not want or can't hire foreigners in China.)
 I decided to try to find a similar, Eastern and warm country (where also I can communicate with many Chinese, because since my childhood I am a fan of the Chinese culture) and so I decided it to be Cambodia.
 Till now, I got some helpful and positive answers from a Cambodia related forum (in English) but also some not very positive and even not good. I'll tell you about it later.
 (To be continued...)

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Other topics / Re: And again ultranationalism (极端民族主义), xenophobia (仇外) and so on

« on: June 03, 2022, 04:25:02 AM »

 Again something like an apology:
十鬼蛇王马 6/1/2022 5:18:31 AM
不好意思我的表达有误

十鬼蛇王马 6/1/2022 5:18:58 AM
我指的是那些大部分的西方人，你可以理解成西方的肮脏之人

My answer is objective:

"事实上，有数百个西方国家确实支持中国并帮助中国——匈牙利、塞尔维亚、巴西、南非、俄罗斯、白俄罗斯等。只有美国及其一些卫星国试图与中国发生问题。事实上，中国与日本、越南、不丹、菲律宾等东方国家的问题要多得多."

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Social network | SEO - Social network / Re: Not every incel is a bad person. Answers to the incels who are behaving badly

« on: June 03, 2022, 03:16:24 AM »

The only thing in common of the incels is that they're incels. And that's all. It's like the poor people or the rich people. You can't just say he or she is poor, hence he or she is good (or bad, or clever, or stupid, etc.) You can't say he/she is rich, hence he/she is X or Y... The incels are coming from different backgrounds, societies, nationalities, families... and of course, there are some mentally disordered and/or not enough developed like the ones mentioned above. There are also many fakecels (fake incels), trolls or even incelophobes who pretend to be incels just to make the incels to suffer more. So these 2 may be everything. Don't take them too seriously. Most probably, they're some badly mannered and low educated teens who still have no socialization and have no idea how to communicate normally.

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Social network | SEO - Social network / Zendaya

« on: June 02, 2022, 05:09:52 AM »

 I think that Zendaya (an actress) is one of the most pretty females nowadays. So in my eyes she is a GigaStacy (it means one of the most pretty females in the incels' jargon), but I wonder how do you think? If she wasn't famous and you just meet her on the street what you'll think about her?
 Some incels think that she is just a "Becky" (it means an ordinary girl in the incels' jargon).

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Other languages / "Паспорт за ваксинирани?"

« on: June 01, 2022, 04:17:35 AM »

Паспорт за ваксинирани?

Петко Т. Хинов

Засега не. Ключова дума — „все още“.

Но да се замислим: когато ни задължават да приемаме какъвто и да е продукт, всъщност ни задължават да послужим на производителя му, в материален план (защото потребителят е средство за реализация на печалбите на производителя и баснята за „клиента-цар“ е празнословие). А в духовен — да приемем идеологията, която стои зад даденото производство. Невъзможно е да си потребител, без да се обвържеш с концепцията на потреблението (в случая, ваксината). Умът и волята ни — независимо дали го осъзнаваме — са печат на всеки наш избор!

Началото на дискриминацията, уви, е положено. Винаги се започва с големи думи за всеобщо спасение и евтини обещания да ти върнат скъпото, което набързо — тези неща винаги се вършат набързо, в мъгла, под сурдинка — са ти отнели. Ако не беше станало, не бих повярвал — да се срути огромното здание на цял един свободен начин на живот до невъзможност да пътуваш, невъзможност да носиш лицето си открито, невъзможност да общуваш с многолико множество от хора без страх. Във „велика“ Британия вече „не се изключва въвеждането на ваксинационни паспорти“ (по изявлението на Борис Дж.). „Не се изключва“ е един много особен начин на изразяване, или по-скоро изрязване на същественото от мислите. Апофатична теология на мрака. Ваксинационният паспорт би се оказал един от най-лошите прецеденти за приключване с човешката свобода. Защото чрез задължителната инвазия в тялото пада и последната граница между личното пространство и „държавата“. С прости думи: легитимира се властта над тялото ти. Е, можеш да откажеш. Но ще ти откажат основни човешки права. Това именно е и дискриминация — условие да се ползваш от онова, което ти принадлежи по право. Последиците?

1) Поставят те пред избора: роб с права или свободен без права.

2) Унижава се умът чрез отказ от правото му на избор — отнемането на възможността да избереш, без да бъдеш дискриминиран заради избора си, означава и унижение — защото единият избор се награждава, а другият наказва.

3) Криминализира се здравето (нека припомним, че здравето не е полезно за производителите на лекарства). На тези, които мислят, че това е пресилено, предлагам да си сложат ваксина срещу всички заболявания. Ваксината е патерица. Задължителната патерица е криминализация на здравите крайници.

Но тези размисли са не за и против ваксините, те са за и заради дискриминацията, защото тя засяга и моята област — словото, думите, езика.

Докато дискриминацията не е въведена, думите все още имат свобода да назовават същностите. След „узаконяването“ ѝ и думите ще престанат да са думи. Ще бъдат маркери на избор, роби на идеология, вериги на зависимост.

Това, което се целѝ, не е законност. Не е сигурност (поне в размерите на „мерките“ не може да бъде сигурност, освен с допускането, че всички сме заразни, че всички сме опасни, че всички сме престъпници и сме виновни до доказване на противното, което доказване изобщо не е цел). Изисква се коленопреклонност. Маската е първият знак. Именно знак. Чисто функционално, нейната стерилност дори не играе роля при ритуалната ѝ употреба пред обществото. Скритата употреба не е от значение. Видимата — да. Затова тя е именно ритуална: ритуалът не е ритуал, ако е скрит в сърцето на човека. Там той е истина и същност.

Всъщност, огромното срутване бе причинено от всички, които поеха върху ума си „наратива“ и му повярваха. Мотивацията беше възможно най-унизителната: страхът за собствената кожа. Не, това не е укор към съвестната борба на медицината и благородните лекари срещу тази и която и да е друга болест. Това е в упор именно към „наратива“, към официално-монополната интерпретация, превърната в непрестанен обстрел на обсадени (locked down) човеци.

Гнилотата на света в случая бе във възможността реалността да изчезне и на нейно място да застане „интерпретираната реалност“. И мигом тя се раздвои на „официална, следователно истинна“, и „неофициална, следователно конспиративна, следователно фалшива“. Това е типична фразеология на „наратив“. За да бъде мощен, наративът трябва да притежава две качества: а) монопол и б) максимална простота. Сложното не върши работа в епохата на Туйто-р.

Срутването се състоя през интернет. То не би било възможно без интернет. Но интернет е нищо без нашия ум „вътре в интернет“. Дори да звучи невероятно, но интернет може да бъде преодолян също като тютюнопушенето. Интернет е необходимост само до един предел. Оттам нататък навлизаме в разкола на ума.

Животът в умствен разкол с реалността подари на ония, чието име и същност не бива да назоваваме, възможността за great reset. Но и сега тая власт е не в техните ръце, а в нашия щепсъл. Линията на търпимостта си има граница и тя се нарича offline. Тези които вървят по начертаната линия (toe the line), са on(the)line. Границите ще върнат нормалността — но не затворените „под карантина“ граници, а онези, които ние сами поставяме вътре в себе си.

Експериментът продължава. Докъде може да издържи човешкото търпение и безкрайна ли е глупостта, която работи срещу собствената свобода и разум? Ще видим.

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Other languages / Неща от Петко Хинов (и в негова памет)

« on: June 01, 2022, 04:13:09 AM »

 Преди месеци с тъга се простихме с Петко Хинов, който беше, цитирам "Литературен редактор, преводач, писател, поет, говорител, издател на аудиокниги, преподавател по езици (китайски, английски, румънски,църковнославянски, руски), певец.

Автор на статии, пътеписи, очерци и есета в областта на християнската философия и богословие, езикознанието и литературознанието, детска литература, поезия, богослужебна поезия и християнска литература и други.

Преводач от китайски , старокитайски, английски,  румънски, сръбски, руски, църковнославянски и български.

Художествен и богословски редактор на християнска литература.

Публикува преводи и авторски статии и книги в САЩ, Англия, Китай, Русия и Румъния."

 Предвид, че неведнъж вече се е случвало да се изгубват сайтове с ценно съдържание, които никога повече не виждат бял свят и предвид, че не знам след кончината му докога ще съществува сайта му, реших да споделям тук неща, които смятам за ценни, писани от него, за да останат по-дълго и да са по-разпространени онлайн, в негова памет.

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Other languages / За "празноскитници"-те

« on: June 01, 2022, 04:04:06 AM »

 

Празноскитници

 Днес ми попадна тази стара дума - "празноскитници". Ясно, че е в множествено число. В единствено ще е "празноскитник" ("празноскитничка", "празноскитниче"). Да добавя и останалите форми, като съм почнал - "празноскитнички", "празноскитничета".
 Примери с тази дума и сходната дума "празноскитане":

• "религиозни празноскитници" (по Достоевски)
• На 8 август 1946 г. е приет специален Закон за трудовото мобилизиране на безделниците и празноскитниците. Неговият член първи е: "Чл. 1. Всички работоспособни български поданици от двата пола, навършили 16-годишна възраст и не по-стари от 50, а за жените 45 години, които са се отдали на безделие, празноскитане или прекарват голяма част от времето си в питейни заведения, кафенета, барове, сладкарници и др. подобни, се мобилизират за задължителен обществен труд."