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Q: If you could travel back in time and give yourself advice about China what advice would you give?

I would have warned myself not to ask old people what their given names are (I put a few noses out of joint with that one when I first got here) and lectured myself on the perils of fake alchohol. 

 

 

9 years 42 weeks ago in  General  - China

 
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Go home after one year no matter how good things looked at the time.

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look both ways before you cross the street and look down to see what you are about to step in

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I'd tell my 1990ies McJob-self that I should invest all the money I earned in property in Zhuhai. Prices are 150-200 times higher today. 

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Stay in Isan.

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Stay insane ?

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lol...   yeah,,, they kinda go hand-in-hand....

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Don't spend so much money, I start out fine, but can't be bored, even so I spend double in places like Philippines. I'll never learn.

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-Don't go out with [list of a few females names].

-Don't make friends with [list of quite a few names].

-Those 60 yuan PC games are fake, learn to use torrents one year earlier than you did, dumbass.

-Leave after high school.

-Never try Mc Donald's Spicy Chicken Filet Burger, you future lard-ass.

-You will always think Sanlitun sucks, stop hoping.

-Don't start smoking.

-Beer is good. Beer is your friend. Cheap fake liquor isn't tasty, and won't make you look cool.

-I would give myself a list of awesome places I wish I had been to earlier.

 

I would then go back in time again with my past until I accumulate 10 versions of me, and do an epic DotA LAN party.

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* Avoid a list of girls, that won't go anywhere and it will make them and you unhappy
* Don't travel to a couple of place, it will suck

* Don't eat to that list of places, it will hurt

* Stop smoking *right now*, the air is polluted enough like that

* Less procrastination, you are just being insecure, you can do it, just give it a go

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Nothing, I dont want to create a time traveler's paradox.

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Never go through the agent I had. That one is going to make a lot of money based on how she does business. Well, no hard feelings anyway. Past is past.

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Dont order chiken curry...

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Nothing. 

 

People just have to learn the hard way... I probably wouldn't listen to myself anyway...

 

And I am betting you guys wouldn't either... lol

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I would tell myself to stay at home where things make sense. At the very least, where I come from the power and water are reliable.

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Don't go to China

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Don't let Biff challenge you to a drag race, just because he calls you chicken.

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go home after one year,the longer you stay here and the older you get the harder it is to go home.

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It's not going to change.

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update your security questions for all accounts..

had to make a new facebook and gmail account

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Continue playing with the band and touring around. Never listen to the discouraging comment.

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Don't drink as much as you did

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lottery numbers, outcomes of sporting events. Kind of like back to the future 2.

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When i go back, my advice is dont go to china

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Pick a large city. Small city in China doesn't mean less chaos.

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