Sounds like my parents.

Because the common cold keeps mutating. There's not *one* common cold virus; it's more like a whole evolving category.

Like the Kardashians?

But it sure as hell helps.

Nowadays dorms are way more expensive than living off-campus... And $250/month for a studio is terribly shitty for 20 years ago. My parents got a 2bdr apartment for that price around the same time. My studio two years ago was $350.

Never heard Wu, but as someone who only speaks Mando, I can understand a good chunk of Taiwanese and some Canto if they speak slowly, avoid colloquialisms, and stick to simple phrases. Dialects do vary greatly, and it takes me roughly a week to get used to the one used in my dad's hometown, but it's still doable,…

Most dialects are similar enough that if they speak really slowly, you can understand. Mandarin has 4 official tones, but there's at least 2 more that are used in speaking. If you only used the 4 tones, you'd end up sounding stiff and robotic. Not to mention that chances are, if the word the number is supposed to…

There are a lot of dialects, but everyone is required to use Mandarin in schools. The different dialects aren't as different as you'd think, and since the numbers aren't perfect homophones in the first place, it's not a big deal.

Those parents are the worst. And probably used to be bullies themselves.

I am occasionally one of them. Only in the summer, for the first few hours after I washed my face tho.

And from my female friends' experience, yes, definitely male friends they'd hook up with if circumstances allow. But from what I hear, it has more to do with discretion than physical attraction; a guy who won't blab is always better hook-up material than a hottie with a big mouth.

Urmm, not now that I'm married.

There's "like", and then there's "like".

I think your definition of "endgame" might be a bit askew...

Not a male thing. I can switch it off and on.

No matter where it comes from, the behavior is pretty wrong tho. While feelings are indeed hurt, I don't think anger often comes from hurt feelings so much as a disconnect between what is expected and what actually happens. It's still a sense of entitlement, though you're right that it's far more complicated than just…

Hmmm well I never dated him, so maybe there's that?

*whoosh*

It depends on how much you valued the relationship in the first place. With my best friend, the concept of not seeing him anymore was way worse than having to get over him.

I think people do go overboard a bit and become overly harsh on these guys.