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    Quote Originally Posted by Emil Miller View Post
    No, she needed the coach because he was a former champion skater whose expertise was essential to her development, in exactly the same way that Yuja Wang needed Gary Graffman, a former famous concert pianist, to develop her skills. Orientals know that the best education in a particular sphere is in the West but, when they have learned it, they will eventually use it to overtake the West.
    Yes, that last sentence is exactly what my brother says. Here's one I got from my brother:


    Tip #220 - Enjoy today because tomorrow we're Chinese.

    I mean Chinese citizens.
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    If you cannot move your ears, you are concentrating on the wrong part of the body.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vonny View Post


    Tip #220 - Enjoy today because tomorrow we're Chinese.

    I mean Chinese citizens.
    And we are supposed to "enjoy today" because we are all American, I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scheherazade View Post
    And we are supposed to "enjoy today" because we are all American, I guess.

    If you're British or Canadian, you can be American today. Just keep racking up the debt. Buy the latest techy device for $500 on your credit card and keep your head stuck in video games 24/7.

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    Tip 221: Pay no heed to prejudice and patriotism
    Before sunlight can shine through a window, the blinds must be raised - American Proverb

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    Tip #222 - The way to end discrimination is not to reverse it.

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    # 223- When a woman screams at you, think of all the ones she probably met before you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cafolini View Post
    # 223- When a woman screams at you, think of all the ones she probably met before you.
    Tip #224 - It stops with the individual.

    They say that an abused person will become an abuser, so where does the cycle stop? It stops with the individual.

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    Tip 225: don't read up on diseases you think your kids might have just before you go to bed.

    Tip 226: keep ear plugs handy (for those nights when the hubby's snoring just gets too much, or you're sick of listening to the stupid bloody wind wafting around like it's lunchtime or something outside).

    Tip 227: if all else fails, there's always vodka.

    Tip 228: tip 225 revised - never look up illnesses, diseases, syndromes or medical conditions of any type on the Internet. It'll only make you crazy (which you should also avoid researching).
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    #229 - Trust the media. They indeed do a bad job many a time.

    # 230- If it looks really stupid as poetry, put music to it and sing it.

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    Tip 231- Shouting loudly does not usually make people who do not speak your language understand you any better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silas Thorne View Post
    Tip 231- Shouting loudly does not usually make people who do not speak your language understand you any better.
    Sorry?

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    Tip 232- If someone you don't know comes up to you and greets you like a close friend, chances are they want you to give them money to buy alcohol, want to convert you to their religion, or want to sell you insurance.

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    Tip 233 - Don't get too riled up when you read the opinions of old British men concerning women; they don't seem to be aware of how irritating and insulting they're being.

    Quote Originally Posted by Vonny View Post
    Tip #220 - Enjoy today because tomorrow we're Chinese.

    I mean Chinese citizens.
    Yeeees... the Chinese have no concept of joy. *sarcasm*
    Last edited by JuniperWoolf; 10-10-2011 at 08:26 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf View Post
    Tip 233 - Don't get too riled up when you read the opinions of old British men concerning women; they don't seem to be aware of how irritating and insulting they're being.

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