Comments by "Cottidae" (@CottidaeSEA) on "Asian Boss" channel.

  1. I really like this man, he seems like a reasonable person.
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  2. The problem with tattooing in South Korea is that the medical law simply does not make any exceptions, which means you need a license to do it. However, that's a license for medicine. It would therefore be good if laws were changed and they created a license specifically for tattooing. It's something which would benefit both tattoo artists and customers.
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  3. From what I've gathered, they don't like indecisive men. However, from what I understand, indecisive is pretty much the one word that could describe many Japanese women.
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  4. I'd be screwed if I got this challenge in my home country. It's like walking in a minefield where 99% of the ground are mines.
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  5. Eh, I have no particular skills, but if I wanted to kill somebody, that wouldn't exactly be a problem, most if not all people are capable of killing. For him to have actually trained these kinds of things, that should be a given. No matter how invincible we might believe we are, our bodies are frail.
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  6. There's just so much misinformation and lack of knowledge regarding our genitalia. It's pretty sad, honestly.
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  7. I can understand the muslim thing, associating the muslims they see with extremists. When you pretty much only hear about the extremists and never meet muslims yourself, you will obviously get that impression of people. It's not intentional, it just happens. To some extent it happens to me as well, even though I meet muslims almost daily. Even one of my childhood friends is from a muslim family. Basically, they are just regular people.
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  8. I totally get why it'd be banned. If there's pseudo-porn being made and they have a ban on porn, of course the pseudo-porn will get banned as well. Of course, that doesn't mean I think it's right to just straight up ban ASMR, but if they don't have content regulation like that one guy mentioned, then it makes way more sense to just ban ASMR for the sake of simplicity.
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  9. I really don't get the whole politeness thing. If you're 5 years older or younger, I might start treating you differently, but before that, I honestly think experiences are quite similar. As for workplaces, just because someone starts working somewhere a week before me doesn't mean that person will somehow automatically be better than me a few months later. It's similar with age. As long as your age is similar enough, one can assume that your experiences are similar as well.
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  10. I'd wear it for fun... but I'm a guy, so for me it'd be more of a joke than anything else.
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  11. Family pressure, and in a rural society, family is more important.
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  12. Asian women tend to have less curvy bodies, so they are usually lighter naturally, but 38 kg is too little. I mean, they need some muscles to support their bodies.
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  13.  @binimbap  Yeah, I feel like there's a lot of misinformation being thrown around regarding the legality of it. I wrote a comment about it to spread awareness, but it didn't really get any attention. Nevermind, it got 200+ likes now.
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  14. Nothing wrong with being stressed. Just because others have it worse doesn't mean you don't have the right to feel anything.
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  15. The thing about men should pay for things and so on, I think that makes perfect sense in a society where men earn more than women. If you earn more, you should pay more. Here in Sweden, if I decide to pay for dinner, that's for one of three possible reasons. 1. I'm generous. 2. The other person can't pay. 3. The other person will pay the next time. There's really nothing more to it. Men and women earn about the same these days in Sweden, so there's little reason to not split the bill.
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  16.  @racheldavey4052  As far as I'm aware they are ironically not illegal to do. I believe part of the reason why tattooing is still illegal is due to the stigma regarding it. It is similar to Japan in that generally only unlawful people had them.
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  17. I wonder how many people took advantage of the "TOUCH FREE" sign.
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  18.  @kadenyungkwok3653  The movie being spoiled or the guy being beaten up severely? Because he was pretty much asking for it, telling spoilers to people waiting to watch the movie...
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  19. About your own kid coming out as gay, I'd probably dislike it quite a bit, but I'd accept it. After all, I should make sure my kid is happy, even if I don't agree with everything. I believe parenting is kind of like walking a dog. You have the dog on a leash, but make sure it can move around freely for the most part. The leash should be a guide, not a shackle.
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  20. Because it's taboo to talk about. Heck, talking about your own opinions in public is uncommon in general, so imagine how uncomfortable it'd be in that situation to be asked about drugs.
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  21. Because dental care is expensive, and it's not considered as important to have straight teeth there for whatever reason.
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  22. I feel like the problem with sexual harassment is that it's both vague and difficult to prove. In the case of rape, even if it can be proven that sexual intercourse happened, proving that it was rape can be quite difficult in many cases. Then there's the things people say, and while I get it, I've experienced some even as a guy, I don't think it's bad enough to report someone for it most of the time. If someone is really vicious and maybe even threatens or poses a threat in general, then it's much more relevant, but that's more a case of crime prevention rather than anything else. Basically, there are no right answers a lot of the time. While you can trust that the offended is right the majority of the time, you still can't blindly trust someone. That'd cause more false reports to pop up, and as a result, even more cases would be questionable, effectively hurting the real victims.
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  23. Language is a tool to understand each other better as you say. Pronunciation is important, but speaking clearly is even more so. Even if I am 100% fluent in English, I don't understand some people who have it as a native language because they don't speak clearly. I've got a question though. Let's say I try to speak English with somebody from Korea, what should I say if I want to say "take it easy" meaning that I don't want them to feel rushed or stressed out? I know how to say "it's okay" at least.
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  24. That is one of the reasons why that woman said that she'll only meet the client/customer in public places.
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  25. Beautiful might be a bit too strong of a word, but they certainly weren't bad looking.
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  26. Okay, this has very little to do with the video, but the Indian accent is lovely. It's easy to listen to.
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  27.  @kadenyungkwok3653  Violence is effective when used properly. In this case, it was quite severely misused since he was beat up really badly, but somebody using violence to restrain him, preferrably a guard, that's not excessive.
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  28. Regarding the "gold digger" stuff, I can say that money absolutely makes a difference. Women will go for those with more money most of the time, and why wouldn't they? Money is one of the biggest privileges we have in society, so if you have more money there is also more security. I think it makes sense. As long as there is love involved as well, I don't see any problem with it.
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  29.  @西村昌-l1e  Not sure how that has anything to do with what was said here, but I watch anime legally and I pay for it, so my conscience is clean. However, the illegal anime sites are a very small part of the problem. The larger studios could easily increase the salaries. As for illegally downloaded/streamed anime, chances are that the people who do that don't have any other option, or can't afford the option. In which case, it's not a monetary loss to the company as that person couldn't pay for it regardless.
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  30. BS San Yeah. Why wouldn't she? At least a proportionate amount. I think it's the same no matter the gender. If women earn more, they pay more. If men earn more, they pay more. If they earn an equal amount, they pay equally. Seems fair to me.
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  31. James Chan Just trying to be a decent person. I fail more often than not, so I don't think I deserve a medal, even figuratively speaking. Thanks for the compliment though!
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  32. Now here's the problem. There are people who don't mind doing porn, and some who even enjoy it. If you think porn is disgusting, that's your choice, I'm personally not a huge fan of porn either, but I don't think it's a disgusting business if nobody is dissatisfied. If people are forced into it, then that can be considered disgusting business, but what is disgusting about it isn't the porn, but forcing somebody into doing things.
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  33. In terms of varied cast, I think it's about as varied as the actual population in USA, possibly even favoring minorities. However, considering the global market, they are still lacking Asian people. I don't think it's that bad, but I do wish they'd pick Asian cast for Asian characters, black cast for black characters and so on. Even looking at history, I don't think that things have been that unfair from a business standpoint. White characters have been popular because white people have been the main market. You don't see many white people in Chinese fiction, which makes sense. There haven't been many white people in China throughout history after all. The thing is, Chinese fiction has in general not become globally popular while the "whitewashed" stuff has. Why? Probably marketing and through English becoming more used through colonization and such, making the products easier to sell in other countries. The people behind Hollywood are businessmen, they do it for the money. Therefore they'll obviously move to where the money is. If Asian countries become a bigger market, then they'll have more Asian characters when possible. People might be hurt by their decisions, but there's no racism involved there at the very least. Only cold and objective business.
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  34. Their action/inaction is a threat to national security, so I'd say it's quite fair to arrest them.
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  35.  @Sporkie  It's not limited to them, but yes. Even America and Europe had the same stigma around it, and it can be noticed in the oldest generation, but they began getting tattoos purely for cosmetic reasons earlier. This means they simply have a headstart in the progress of removing that stigma. Unlike what a lot of people would like, these things take many generations to change. That's the case with all cultural changes.
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  36. I think that reunification is a bit of a far-fetched idea at this point as well, speaking as a total outsider. While I think it can be an ultimate goal, having them as separate countries while opening up the borders would be a better option in the short term, while making the long term goal more easily achievable as well. As far as I know, living conditions are poor, and lack of food is a problem. Therefore the agriculture would be the most important thing. Frankly, reunification isn't impossible, but needs careful planning. Just unifying straight away is idiotic at best. Open up trade routes first.
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  37. The girl blaming it on patriarchy... no. It's just perverts being perverts. They objectify people, not because there's a patriarchy, but because they are simply perverts. Of course, whether or not there's a patriarchy is a different story, but basically, this issue isn't because of it.
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  38.  @JH-bb8in  I've been bullied during most of my time in school. I've been assaulted and received death threats. I gravitate toward the "get help" stance, but mostly the "help yourself" stance. I also think it's cowardly of these victims to wait for so long, then just publish what is equivalent to slander. Once they do that, they are no better than the bullies. Mistrust is weakness of the heart, and not facing that weakness is cowardly. If they can't do that, they need to get help. Otherwise they'll forever be the weaklings that they imagine themselves to be.
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  39. It's quite clear that heterosexuality is bound to our instinct to reproduce. Anything else is either a deviation or extension from that instinct. In a way, we do acquire our sexualities, but unless you're really stupid, you know exactly what they mean. There's no reason to be upset about it.
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  40. I agree with this. Having it tell your schedule for the day, things like weather reports and so on would be nice. As a girlfriend, no. Honestly, I can't even consider this a girlfriend, because wouldn't that imply that you have romantic feelings for an AI? So yeah, the practical things about it are nice, but it's certainly no replacement for a relationship.
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  41. It's not like somebody else signed the contract for them. Never sign a contract if you don't know what that means. Of course, I wouldn't say that they are the only ones at fault, but to say that they aren't is ridiculous.
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  42. Not only that, but there are influences from other languages as well, such as Spanish. I'm used to multiple languages as I'm from Sweden. We have 5 minority languages and our main language obviously being Swedish. However, loads of people can speak English as well, to the point where it's quite difficult to find someone who doesn't. So if they decided to make English a national language, it wouldn't make much of a difference. We learn English as soon as we start going to school, and the exposure to English is big even before that, so it's not uncommon for kids to know simple words even before that. Besides, I just read the subtitles and didn't really care much for anything else. I don't speak Tagalog, so it's not like it'd matter to me whether they switch between languages. As you say, it's common in multilingual countries.
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  43. It's a fairly common opinion, doesn't make it any better, but puts things into perspective. One of the only things that matter to women when it comes to appearance is height.
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  44. nandorblue They just don't do it in public. A lot of them are pretty much habitual liars, and I mean that in the nicest way possible. Their culture more or less force them to lie, otherwise they might be shunned. Of course, this is only when in public or if you aren't very close.
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  45.  @gg.youlubeatube6249  This isn't self harm though. Tattooing doesn't cause issues as long as there's no malpractice.
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  46. Honestly, preferring white skin to black skin is kind of obvious. Even if you aren't racist, you tend to look for similarities, and white people have more in common with them than black people do. Even animals do that. As you say though, the racism is more widespread toward black people, which is a shame. To some extent, I think you should expect there to be racism, but when you can't function as normal people in society, that's when I think racism becomes a real issue. As Sam mentioned, being on the subway or trying to get a ride in a taxi, when you're being discriminated in such circumstances, then the racism is problematic. Just some person being rude once in a while isn't an issue.
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  47. cmq23 what you're saying is not wrong, but the thing is, age is kind of irrelevant once you get to a certain point. Anyone who is within 3-5 years of your own age is basically the same as you once you've reached 25 or so. Politeness is one thing, but I don't get why it's such a big deal. You'd generally use formalities with strangers either way, and when it comes to people who are close to you, you kind of relax a bit more. That stays true no matter where in the world you get. Yet South Korea has this seemingly forced system. That's what I don't understand. Why is it such a big deal to treat someone who is just a few years older than you like someone who is the same age as you? Why is that so wrong? Based on what they are saying, it's about experience, skills, etc. It makes sense. However, you'll find that a lot of people have different experiences. Not many people can say they've received death threats, I can. That's an experience that others might not have. How should we value that? Can we value it? Some people have worked at 10 jobs at the age of 25, some have worked at 1 job, some are still looking for a job. Which of these are of the highest value? Technically, the one who has worked at 10 jobs has the most varied experiences, but the one who has worked at 1 job might be the most skilled, while the one who hasn't found a job might be studying something extremely important for the society. Who do we value highest? It's a system based on arbitrary factors. I can accept the system and use the system, but that does not mean I agree with it. Something like superiority at a workplace, that makes more sense, because there you actually have somewhat defined borders. Age though? Unless there's a large gap, it makes little to no difference. Oh, and another thing regarding age, since they count it based on the year, there can be a really large difference, simply because of that.
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  48. The Weirdo, technically this is escorting as well. Escorting never had anything to do with sex, that has always been more of a side-business. I think it's quite unfair to make one synonymous with the other when they aren't the same.
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  49. It is true though. They aren't the only ones, so why should they alone be painted as bad guys? He admitted that they did bad things, he just feels like the treatment is unfair. Why not treat Sweden the same way? Feel free to do that, I can say that as someone from Sweden. We surely used sex slaves back in the days when it was one of the biggest countries in Europe. Do people think about that when they think of Sweden? Hell no, they think of IKEA most likely. That's basically his attitude. Why paint one black when they are all the same? It's not like they can change history.
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  50. Considering that he still owns 51% of the company, he can still do pretty much whatever he wants.
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