Well I agree that dating apps suck but that is how I've met some very interesting women including my current girlfriend. It can be quite discouraging to use them at times, that's for sure. Whereabouts do you live? Big city?
@@sirpaddlesworthiii5933 Well if you work alone and don't have ample opportunities to meet women through your daily life, it seems like you might be stuck with the apps. All I can say is that I've given up on the apps at times then eventually crawled back to them and glad I did because I can't give up on romance at this point in my life. There's also always the idea of going out of your comfort zone and joining social events (Tokyo had these 'international parties' that were basically singles parties) through Facebook Groups, Meetup, or some other way. Even if you feel resistance, you'll probably have an interesting time and at least have the possibility of meeting someone.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival my man. Really wish we had three days off (yesterday, today, and tomorrow) like Korea does this week for Chuseok. And I see we have a comic fan with the Fin Fang Foom reference. Stuff like this is why I keep my guard up at all times on the job. I learned very early in my first year in Korea that rumors and stuff spread immediately at school. If it's not the teachers/staff, it's the kids. It's a shame things turned out the way they did at that school because you seemed really happy there. Raising a can of Suntory Horoyoi White for you this evening.
A happy belated Mid-Autumn Festival to you too my friend. It sounds like Korea knows how to do public holidays. Yes, I was a huge comic nerd when I was a kid, favorites being Adam Warlock, the Silver Surfer, and the incredible Hulk. You're a smarter man than I am when it comes to keeping your head down but I'm learning how to do that the hard way lol. Looking forward to clinking cans with you in the future.
Most of my Marvel collection is X-Men and Moon Knight. I have an issue of Moon Knight and one of She Hulk that I bought from my favorite shop in NYC last July when I was visiting Manhattan for the first time in 14 years. When I was doing my self-intro lesson this month the kids loved seeing those books.
@@PsychoGemini Super cool to relate to the kids with your own collection. I've never thought of doing that but just might take a look at what I have in mom's attic next time I'm home for the holidays. Hope they're still up there lol.
I'm big on realia for my classes. For any numbers/shopping related topics I have my mom send me flyers and circulars from supermarkets, Wal-Mart, Kohl's, etc. and have the kids pick out items to shop for using them.
Yep a good lesson here, in America you try date a person you work with and HR will often be contacted and you can be terminated. Glad to see things are more normal in that part of the world.
Life rules for work: 01. Don't date your co-workers! 02. Your boss is NOT your friend. 03. Your co-workers are NOT your friends during work hours. 04. Anything you say or do in or outside of work can be used against you. 05. Don't get comfortable with any level of misbehavior just because others do. 06. Do only what you're paid to do. 07. Report anything and everything that might come back to bite you. 08. Mind your own business! 09. clean up after yourself. 10. If you're working with women, nothing is ever clean enough!
Yes, dating in Taiwan is a bit more serious in some cases. Things are changing but if your girl is from a conservative family then you'll need to be more careful. Yes, you are correct.... don't date coworkers..... it always ends badly, then someone generally needs to leave. Glad to see you made it out of there alive and unscarred. Happy Moon Festival!!!!
Still alive and kicking! All part of the adventure but I do believe what you're saying is true. I've heard that dating someone from a conservative family can become quite serious, perhaps even involving violence if things go in the wrong direction. Thanks Mike and hope you're having a great week!
I definitely wouldn't disagree on that. In some ways I find the locals here to be quite open and honest in ways that would make some Americans uncomfortable but for the most part, they like to play it low key.
@@ryfree Really? What kinds of things would make Americans uncomfortable? . . . One of the things my wife (who is African) is still trying to teach me 7 years into me living in Africa, is to be discrete with personal information. She tells me that all the time . . . Although I will say that here you can ask someone's nationality/ethnicity the first time you meet them. You can't do that in the U.S. I don't think.
@@nameuse11 Well in China, people would ask me about my relationship status, age, and salary (often trying to dive into the details) that always took me back. I'd say that the Taiwanese are a lot less blunt than their cousins across the straits and more reserved in general but you do run across some that remind you of the inquisitive Chinese. For example, I recently joined a Judo club in the city I moved to and found myself answering a lot of questions about my local girlfriend and her family to the older black belts. BTW, thanks as always for sharing what it's like in your corner of Africa. Very interesting my friend.
It's ok to ask someone's salary in Taiwan? Wow. Although for us Americans, you can ask someone's job and have a pretty good idea, but pretend like you don't. 😂
Wow, I know you mentioned some of this drama, but I didn’t know it got so out of hand. I’m sorry your reputation was tarnished. I hope the principal understood where you were coming from. The Full Moon Festival sounds exciting. Have fun, bro 🌚
Yeah, I should have mentioned it but the whole thing ended up coming back to bite the other person in the butt and I was largely cleared in the eyes of most people. Took awhile though lol. Thanks so much for watching Sis and hope you're having a great week :)
@@ryfree Yeah, Karma eventually finds people. I’m happy things were resolved for the most part. Thanks bro :) I hope you have a good rest of your week!
Hahaha. Ryan, this video of yours made me laugh out loud and prompted to comment. From the deepest depair a couple of years ago to the current unbashful basking in the attention from opposite sex, you've come a long way! Really happy for you. Is Your "MY Mama who is 45yo amd interested in me" still Your Mama after you have left the school?
Thank you very much for recognizing the humor in my 'problems.' You're absolutely right, it's been an interesting shift over the past couple years! lol. To answer your question about my Kaohsiung 'mama,' our relationship suffered a heavy blow once I met my girlfriend and even more so when I left the school we worked at and moved cities. Our friendship has dwindled I'm afraid.
@@ryfree Keep the demons of self-sabotage at bay, everything will fall into place. Add oil ! Any sob stories in relation to the dragon lady who huffed and puffed? Do tell. Do tell.
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I have the same problem - no women in my hobbies but I also work alone, dating apps suck... no idea what to do.
Well I agree that dating apps suck but that is how I've met some very interesting women including my current girlfriend. It can be quite discouraging to use them at times, that's for sure. Whereabouts do you live? Big city?
@@ryfree about 1M people but fairly spread out so has a medium-city type vibe
@@sirpaddlesworthiii5933 Well if you work alone and don't have ample opportunities to meet women through your daily life, it seems like you might be stuck with the apps. All I can say is that I've given up on the apps at times then eventually crawled back to them and glad I did because I can't give up on romance at this point in my life. There's also always the idea of going out of your comfort zone and joining social events (Tokyo had these 'international parties' that were basically singles parties) through Facebook Groups, Meetup, or some other way. Even if you feel resistance, you'll probably have an interesting time and at least have the possibility of meeting someone.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival my man. Really wish we had three days off (yesterday, today, and tomorrow) like Korea does this week for Chuseok. And I see we have a comic fan with the Fin Fang Foom reference. Stuff like this is why I keep my guard up at all times on the job. I learned very early in my first year in Korea that rumors and stuff spread immediately at school. If it's not the teachers/staff, it's the kids. It's a shame things turned out the way they did at that school because you seemed really happy there. Raising a can of Suntory Horoyoi White for you this evening.
A happy belated Mid-Autumn Festival to you too my friend. It sounds like Korea knows how to do public holidays. Yes, I was a huge comic nerd when I was a kid, favorites being Adam Warlock, the Silver Surfer, and the incredible Hulk. You're a smarter man than I am when it comes to keeping your head down but I'm learning how to do that the hard way lol. Looking forward to clinking cans with you in the future.
Most of my Marvel collection is X-Men and Moon Knight. I have an issue of Moon Knight and one of She Hulk that I bought from my favorite shop in NYC last July when I was visiting Manhattan for the first time in 14 years. When I was doing my self-intro lesson this month the kids loved seeing those books.
@@PsychoGemini Super cool to relate to the kids with your own collection. I've never thought of doing that but just might take a look at what I have in mom's attic next time I'm home for the holidays. Hope they're still up there lol.
I'm big on realia for my classes. For any numbers/shopping related topics I have my mom send me flyers and circulars from supermarkets, Wal-Mart, Kohl's, etc. and have the kids pick out items to shop for using them.
@@PsychoGemini Great ideas, love them. Thanks for sharing George.
Yep a good lesson here, in America you try date a person you work with and HR will often be contacted and you can be terminated. Glad to see things are more normal in that part of the world.
I had no idea it was that strict stateside! Thanks for letting me know.
Life rules for work:
01. Don't date your co-workers!
02. Your boss is NOT your friend.
03. Your co-workers are NOT your friends during work hours.
04. Anything you say or do in or outside of work can be used against you.
05. Don't get comfortable with any level of misbehavior just because others do.
06. Do only what you're paid to do.
07. Report anything and everything that might come back to bite you.
08. Mind your own business!
09. clean up after yourself.
10. If you're working with women, nothing is ever clean enough!
All of these are concise and on point. Hard to argue with them but boys will be boys some times lol.
Thanks for sharing. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!!
And a happy Full Moon festival to you too D Man!
Yes, dating in Taiwan is a bit more serious in some cases. Things are changing but if your girl is from a conservative family then you'll need to be more careful. Yes, you are correct.... don't date coworkers..... it always ends badly, then someone generally needs to leave. Glad to see you made it out of there alive and unscarred. Happy Moon Festival!!!!
Still alive and kicking! All part of the adventure but I do believe what you're saying is true. I've heard that dating someone from a conservative family can become quite serious, perhaps even involving violence if things go in the wrong direction. Thanks Mike and hope you're having a great week!
Keep drama out of the workspace and intimate relationships can cause drama when its with the wrong person.
You're not wrong! But sometimes the body finds it hard to listen to conventional wisdom.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, my love.
Thank you for taking the time to visit me. You made this day truly something to celebrate my love.
I think on the transparacy/openness v guardedness/discretion spectrum, Americans are probably all the way on the transparency side.
I definitely wouldn't disagree on that. In some ways I find the locals here to be quite open and honest in ways that would make some Americans uncomfortable but for the most part, they like to play it low key.
@@ryfree Really? What kinds of things would make Americans uncomfortable? . . . One of the things my wife (who is African) is still trying to teach me 7 years into me living in Africa, is to be discrete with personal information. She tells me that all the time . . . Although I will say that here you can ask someone's nationality/ethnicity the first time you meet them. You can't do that in the U.S. I don't think.
@@nameuse11 Well in China, people would ask me about my relationship status, age, and salary (often trying to dive into the details) that always took me back. I'd say that the Taiwanese are a lot less blunt than their cousins across the straits and more reserved in general but you do run across some that remind you of the inquisitive Chinese. For example, I recently joined a Judo club in the city I moved to and found myself answering a lot of questions about my local girlfriend and her family to the older black belts. BTW, thanks as always for sharing what it's like in your corner of Africa. Very interesting my friend.
It's ok to ask someone's salary in Taiwan? Wow. Although for us Americans, you can ask someone's job and have a pretty good idea, but pretend like you don't. 😂
Shocked to hear the garbage truck back. Watching this at 23:23. LoL!
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Yeah no kidding lol
Some lessons you just have to experience to learn.
Absolutely. I knew it was a gamble with bad odds but I just had to do it.
Wow, I know you mentioned some of this drama, but I didn’t know it got so out of hand. I’m sorry your reputation was tarnished. I hope the principal understood where you were coming from.
The Full Moon Festival sounds exciting. Have fun, bro 🌚
Yeah, I should have mentioned it but the whole thing ended up coming back to bite the other person in the butt and I was largely cleared in the eyes of most people. Took awhile though lol. Thanks so much for watching Sis and hope you're having a great week :)
@@ryfree Yeah, Karma eventually finds people. I’m happy things were resolved for the most part.
Thanks bro :) I hope you have a good rest of your week!
Hahaha. Ryan, this video of yours made me laugh out loud and prompted to comment. From the deepest depair a couple of years ago to the current unbashful basking in the attention from opposite sex, you've come a long way! Really happy for you. Is Your "MY Mama who is 45yo amd interested in me" still Your Mama after you have left the school?
Thank you very much for recognizing the humor in my 'problems.' You're absolutely right, it's been an interesting shift over the past couple years! lol.
To answer your question about my Kaohsiung 'mama,' our relationship suffered a heavy blow once I met my girlfriend and even more so when I left the school we worked at and moved cities. Our friendship has dwindled I'm afraid.
@@ryfree Keep the demons of self-sabotage at bay, everything will fall into place. Add oil ! Any sob stories in relation to the dragon lady who huffed and puffed? Do tell. Do tell.
Let a player play!
Don't hate the playa!
On which app did you meet your gf?
Bumble! Tinder and OkCupid were also being used quite a bit when I was still playing the field.
Silly Ryan 😂
Indeed...🥲😁