When I lived in Beijing 13 years ago, most of the scams involved little kids who would swarm you and try to get money from you and then give the money to their den mother. A friend of mine was always their target, and they would run up to him and just wrap their arms and legs around his legs so he couldn't move. They…

I've had the music CD thing happen a few times in NYC, but never had anyone threaten me. I think once you give it back they pester you, but it's not unlike the Children International people.

I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't get into it. I think the fighting system was just so new and different for me that it was hard to adjust.

Where: Ravenswood, Chicago, IL.

Yeah, getting work visas is really difficult. I'm lucky since I'm a dual citizen of the US and Italy, so I'm allowed to exercise my treaty rights and move to the UK.

The position is for someone who is licensed in the US because it involves US law. In all but one of the 51 jurisdictions in the US, nonlawyers are prohibited from owning a law firm, and lawyers are also prohibited from fee-sharing with nonlawyers. This is not the case in DC, the UK, or Australia, which have all seen…

Yeah, thanks. It just sucks since I really want to move to Europe and to do so for a job would be great. I don't have enough money to just up and move without anything secure waiting for me.

They've had no money from me, and the job requires someone who is licensed to practice law in the US, so that's all fine. It just seems a bit shady for my taste. Would have loved to have discovered this beforehand. Anyway, I've sent the employer a long email with questions. We'll see if they answer them or decide not…

Not that I know of. It's a legitimate company with a comprehensive website, etc. It just seems a bit sketchy that they would wait until two-three days before making the decision (which has been put off several times already) to tell me of this potentially big ethical issue. I've sent a pretty long email addressing…

I've been interviewing for this one position. It's definitely not a scam, but I've had to deal with a recruiter, and there's just been some really weird shit. Plus, on Friday, the person I've interviewed with emailed me directly and asked to speak on the phone. In that conversation, she mentioned that since I'm an…

胡座, eh? Doesn't that kind of mean that foreigners/barbarians sit that way? In Chinese, at least, 胡 usually means foreign.

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The info about China is a bit odd. First, "wei/喂" does mean "hello", but only when answering the phone. After you say "wei/喂", the other person will usually say who they are and then you both say "hello"/"ni hao/你好" for about thirty times until you establish that you are indeed talking to one another.

I was just going to say that. I mean, sure, when pitching a business opportunity or trying to garner interest in a product, you make somewhat exaggerated claims. But still, assuming this Kris guy was someone that they had only really "met", they did not do a good job vetting his credentials.

Seems to me like they don't really think much at all.

I'm not familiar with this area of the law, but how can you become legally liable for debt you are not legally liable for if you don't respond to a creditor? It doesn't make sense that by not responding to a creditor trying to trick you into signing some installment/payment plan that the debt for which you already are…

The only two people in my family who are colorblind are my uncle and my (now deceased) step-grandmother. I guess I asked them all my stupid questions when I was a kid, because now whenever I meet anyone who informs me that they are colorblind, I usually just shrug. When it comes to people, I'm colorblind-blind. ;)

I can't believe people ask that shit. If someone says they're colorblind, I'll either be like, "Ok." or "In what capacity?" Not sure if the latter one makes sense, but since there are varying degrees, it is interesting to discover which colors are confusing. I would never think to test someone's ability to…

I'm glad someone else noticed that. Maybe it's actually a porn store masquerading as a coffee store. If so, well done!

What exactly is the plot? I had no idea there was one since it's just a machine with a crappy image etched onto it.