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I remember watching a documentary on drug cartels and was really floored at the intricacy and complexity of their business apparatuses, supply chain and distribution management, and creative problem solving. Granted, they operate outside of the law so they don't have to jump through… Read More

Number 5 is a textbook description of a psychopath. They may not actually FEEL genuine emotions, but they recognize them in others and can mimic their outward expression to 'pass as normal. They also have a behavioral pattern of using and discarding people once they get what they… Read More

I feel extremely fortunate to have grown up knowing people who have been in long term committed relationships without being married. My aunt with was with her partner (my uncle) for decades before they married and the ONLY reason they did was because they wanted to be able to make… Read More

The women making these comments were probably the mean girls at school who put down other girls for sport. Or they were the ones who were teased for how they looked. Either way, now it makes them look like jealous old cows. Do better ladies.

This carried over to Hong Kong. I had been living directly across the border in Mainland China and hopped over to Hong Kong for the day. I saw a taxi waiting at the curb and went to open the door to hop in and the driver yelled at me and pointed to the huge long line at the taxi stand… Read More

Used to live in China. This one is really unfortunate but will save you a lot of hassle: if you see a car accident or an injured person, even if they're on the ground bleeding to death DO NOT intervene and try to help. It is very likely that you will be accused of being somehow involved… Read More

Bostonian here: there's a popular pastry shop in the city's North End (historically Italian neighborhood). It's always extremely crowded and you can always tell who the tourists are because they will stand in 'line'. If you "line up" and wait your turn to get to the counter you will… Read More

I had to change my running route around my own neighborhood 3 times to avoid being followed, harassed, and actually stalked (3 different men, one on each different route). It got so bad that I bought myself a treadmill so I could exercise in peace. Now that I've started venturing… Read More

Justin Timberlake accidentally backed into me and pushed me off a sidewalk once when I was 10 and walking by him and a bunch of his friends. He apologized profusely and I think I just gave him a weird look and walked away. I had no idea who he was until we had walked further up the… Read More

Chris Rock. One of my mom's clients was an elderly woman who lived right next to where they filmed Grownups. One day my mom's client was sitting having coffee at a local coffee shop and a bunch of kids ran up to a guy and asked for pictures and autographs which he gave graciously.… Read More