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AnswerwrittenPsychologyofEverydayLife6h

WhatscaresIndianmen?

Wherehaveyoulived?

AyushBajpai,surfing,searching..

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There'sajokeinhindi,Ireadsomewhere,
Jabbhipapakehtehainkibetaidharaao,baatkrnihai,bhagwankasamsaare
paapankhonkesaamnedaudjaatehain.

ADDTOPICSABOVE

Quoraiscollapsingtheanswer,sodeliberatelyaddingtheEnglishtranslation.
There'salimerickinHindi,
Whenfather'ssayweneedtotalktoyou,sweartogod,allthesinsofpastyear
runbeforeeyes.:)
EDIT:It'sokwhentheycallyou"beta",butthemomenttheycallyoubyyour
name,shitgetsreal.
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Whataresomeofthemostwellmaintainedhostelroomsin
IITs?
ManishHans,2Yearsofgoodsleep...
27.2kViewsUpvotedbyPrateekR.Srivastava,MScinPhysics

PlaceHostel13IITBombay.Roomnumberidontremeber.
(MindyouthisisnotanyposhRestaurant/BarinMumbai.)
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Pic6:ThemostamazingviewLakeside&Renaissance (Powai).

Welldontimpresswithmeasthisisnotmyroom(iwishitcouldbemine),but
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mysenior'sShashankKhanna(IDC,IITB2010Batch).
Butatleastihaveuseditfullyinhisabsence)...
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What'sthemostmysteriousphotoevertaken?
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TimeTraveller?
Scientist,EttoreMajoranawasborninItalyin1906.Hefamouslywentmissing,
presumeddeadon27March1938,aged32.Itwasclaimedhedisappeared,or
vanished,suddenlyunderverymysteriouscircumstanceswhilegoingbyship
fromPalermotoNaples.
Almost20yearslaterhewasphotographedinArgentina,stilllookingthesame
ageashewasin1938.

*thetimetravellerandthewitness
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OnMarch,2011,TheRomeAttorneysofficeannouncedaninquiryintoa
strangestatementmadebyawitnessaboutameetingwithMajoranainBuenos
AiresintheyearsafterWorldWarII,inwhichheclaimsMajoranadiscloseda
numberofamajorscientificdiscoveries.Thewitnessalsoclaimedthatwhenhe
wentbacktomeetMajoranaasecondtime,hehaddisappeared,andcould
thereforenotprovidemoredetailsonthescientificdiscoveries.

RepartiInvestigazioniScientifiche(RIS)hadanalyzedaphotographofaman
takeninArgentinain1955,findingtenpointsofsimilaritywithMajoranas
face.TheystatedthepicturewasalmostcertainlyMajorana,whomhas
vanishedalmost20yearsbeforethepicturewastaken.
Majoranawasabrilliantscientist,engineerandmathematician,aswellasa
theoreticalphysicist(whoworkedonneutrinomasses).TheMajoranaequation
andMajoranafermionsarenamedafterhim.
In1937,Majoranapredictedthatastableparticlecouldexistinnaturethat
wasbothmatterandantimatter.Inoureverydayexperience,thereismatter
(whichisabundantinourknownuniverse)andantimatter(whichisvery
rare).Shouldmatterandantimattermeet,theybothannihilate,disappearing
inaflashofenergy.
Didhetrysomestrangeexperimentthathadhimdisappearinginaflashof
energy,onlytoreappear,instantlyinaflash,20yearslater?
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WhatisthebiggestcultureshockforIndians,whenthey
arriveintheEurope/NorthAmericaandotherfirstworld
countries?
AdwinLorance,SoftwareEngineer,PhotographyEnthusiast
53kViewsUpvotedbyPoorvishaRavi

HerearealistofthingswhichIthinkcanbeclassifiedasa"cultureshock"that
happenedtome.

GymlockernudityOk,soIgotothegym,workoutandthengotothe
lockerroomtogetmystuffandIseeafewmentalkingtherecompletely
naked.Iwasinstantlyembarrassedbuttheyseemedtonotcare.Ilatergot
usedtothisbutstilltrytoavoidlookingatthedanglingjewels.
PDAPublicDisplayofAffectionhasawholenewmeaningherethanin
India.Youcanseepeoplefromholdinghandstomakingoutandmoreon
thestreetswithoutacare.Thisshockheightenswhenthecouplein
questionareofthesamesex.
ObesityisinverselyproportionaltomoneyInIndia,wehavefat
richpeopleandskinnypoorpeopleforthemostpart.InUS,mostpoor
peoplearefatandittakesmoneytostaylean.Thisismostlyduetothe
cheapfastfoodandinsaneamountofpop(soda)thatpeopleconsume.In
mostplacesthesodaisunlimited.
NoHornPleaseInmy2yearsinUS,numberoftimesIhavehonked
mycariszero.Honkingisconsideredrudehereandpeoplearevery
carefulwhentouseit.InmostcitiesinIndia,itfeelslikethehornis
constantlyon,andyouneedtopressthehornbuttontostopit.
BigCountryIssuesUSissobigthatitsverydifficulttohavecheap
publictransportationacrossthecountry.Peopleherecaneitherdrivefor
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daystoreachafaroffstate,ortaketheexpensiveflights.Thisresultsin
manyAmericansneverhavinglefttheirstateorevenhometowns.Leaving
thecountryissomethingmostpeoplewillneverthinkaboutanditsnormal
tonothaveapassportforthisreason.Thisalsomakesthemunawareof
manythingsoutsidetheUS.
HealthyoldpeopleIwashikingonaverydifficultandsteeptrailonce
andsawmanyoldpeople(ofage70andabove)whocouldmatchupmy
speedandIamonly29.Peopleatmyagewouldeasilyovertakeme.This
showsthegeneralleveloffitnessismuchhigherthaninIndia(andthatI
needtogetmyacttogetherandbemorefit).

WilladdmoreifIremember.:)
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AnswerwrittenPsychologyofEverydayLife14Sep

Whatdoesitfeelliketobelatetoanappointmentin
GermanyorSwitzerland?
IndraneelPole,DetainedinDeutschlandforquitesometimenow
506.7kViewsUpvotedbyMayankJain,MentorforIITaspirants,Experton
learningtechniques,Ho

Incident1:SoIwasgoingtoajobinterviewinGermany,andImiscalculated
mytraintimings.SoIwassupposedtobethereat10AM,andat9:55Igot
downfrommytrain,fromtherethecompanywas5minuteswalk,andI
thoughtokaysoIwouldreachthereat10:0110:02atmax.Thatwasstillokay
inmybooks.(YeahIknow,Ineedtorewritesomechaptersofmybook
accordingtoGermanstandards).WhileIwasthinkingthis,Igotthecallfrom
HRpersonofthatcompanysaying"Hello,youhadanappointmentwithusat
10:00AM,iseverythingokay?Areyoucoming?"GettingconfusedIsaidof
courseIam,Iamjustonmyway.Theguyontheotherendsaid,"Ohokay,
becauseyouarenothereyet,andyoudidn'tsayanythingaboutgettinglate,so
wewerenotsurewhetheryouarecomingornot".Yes,allthisconversationat
9:55AM.IquicklyexplainedIamnotgettinglate,andwillbetherein2
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minutes,Iranlikeanythingandreachedatthecompanygate9:59AM.The
HRpersonwaswaitingatthereceptionformewithasmilingface.Heorthe
interviewerdidn'tsayanythingbutIstillfeltterriblyguilty,forarrivingat9:59
for10:00AMinterview!!!
Incident2:(Iwroteitasareplytoacommentfirst,andthendecidedtoadd
here)Astudent(nongerman)oncecametoaclass10minuteslate.My
professorstoppedtalkingandsaidtohim,youarelateforthelecture.The
studentsheepishlymurmured,yeahmytraingotlate.Theprofessorlookedat
himfortwosecondsbeforereplying,"SoyoumeanGermantrainsdon'trunon
timethesedays?"Thewholeclassburstoutlaughing.:DThestudentquickly
correctedhimselfsayingHeactuallymissedthefirsttrain.:D:D
Whilewritingthisanswer,Itriedreallyhardtothinkofasingleoccasionwhen
aGermangotlateforanappointmentthatIknowof,butIcan'tcomeacross
anymemory.Theyarequiteontimenotinmost,butallthecases.
UPDATE:ManypeoplearesayinginthecommentsthatGermantrainsrun
lateallthetime,andthatIdidn'tgettheProfessorandwhatnot.Guys,thereis
afamousstereotypeaboutGermantrainsbeingverypunctual.(Andwho
knows,theymightbeatsomepointintheirhistory:))Thatcommentbymy
Professorwasajokeonthisstereotype.
FunFact:Thisstereotypeisquitepopular,somuchsothatithasalso
appearedononeoftheepisodesofTheBigBangTheory.
"Leonard(toSheldon):Youokay?
Sheldon:AmIokay?Leonard,I'monalifelongtrajectorythatincludesa
Nobelprizeandcitiesnamedafterme,allfourwisdomteethfitcomfortablyin
mymouthwithoutneedofextraction,andmybowelmovementsrunlikea
Germantrainschedule.AmIokay?"
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IsBridgeentertainment,whichisauditioningforamovie
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named'Maksad',anauthenticentity?Isitoneofthebiggest
scaminthemaking?

ThiscompanyBridgeEntertainmentisconductinganonlineauditionforsinging,
dancing,andactingforaspiringcandidates.Mostofthe...(more)
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Whatisthestrangestthingyou'veseenatairportsecurity?
AurelioGermes,Livedintencountries.
30.8kViewsUpvotedbyRupertBaines,Travelledlots(63countriesand
counting),bothforwork&

ThestrangestthingI'veseenwastofindnobodynotevenpoliceorsecurityat
theairport,soItookaplaneandleftthecountrywithoutanyonenoticingit.It
wasattheinternationalairportinMalabo,islandofBiokoinEquatorial
Guinea.
IthappenedthatIhadmissedmyflightfromMalabotoMadriddepartingon
SundayandIdidn'twanttowaitawholeweekforthenextweeklyflight,soI
decidedtocallapilotinCameroonandcharterhisplanetocomeandpickme
upinMalaboandtakemetotheDoualaairportinCameroonwhereIcould
moreeasilycatchaplanetoParis.Wearrangeddateandhourofhisarrivalto
Malabo.
OnthedateagreedIwenttotheinternationalairportonlytofindoutthatit
wasclosedsincethatdaynoflights,neitherinternationalnordomestic,were
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scheduled.Therewasnobodytherenotevenaguardoraclerk,butitwas
alreadytoolatetocancelthetrip.Theonlywayoutwastojumpthewall
surroundingtheairportandwaitontherunwayuntilanaircraftarrived,and
that'swhatIdid.
Ididn'thavetowaitlong.AsmallplanewithaFrenchpilotarrivedandsoon
wewerereadytoflytoDoualawithmeinthecopilotseat.Wecouldnottake
offinourfirstattemptsinceadooroftheaircraftopenedunexpectedlywhen
wewereabouttotakeoff,butwesucceededinoursecondattempt.
Duetolackofsecurity,nobodynoticedthataplanehadarrivedatthe
internationalairportandleftwithapassanger.
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Whataresomesmartthingsthatlazypeopledo?
PatrickMathieson,VCatTobaCapital
49.6kViewsUpvotedbyMarcBodnick,CoFounder,ElevationPartners
Patrickhas4endorsementsinEntrepreneurship.

LazyMan'sFootwear

Toolazytotieyourshoeseveryday?Buysneakerswithoutlaces.Saves
timeeveryday(especiallyinJapan).
Toolazytopickoutyoursocks?Buylightgreysockstheygowith
everything.Iownabout35pairs.
(Bonus:Toolazytogothegymoreathealthy?Justwalkeverywhere.You
canuseyourlacelesssneakersandlightgreysockstoaccomplishthis.)

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Whydon'twehearanynewsfromAndamanandNicobarin
India?
KingshukBandyopadhyay,LivedinAndamanformanyyears
51.8kViews

Ispentthefirst18yearsofmylifethere,sofeelqualifiedtocomment.
Youdonothearanynewsfromtherebecausenewsworthythingshappenvery
rarelyinAndamanandNicobarislands
Itisfaraway(over1000km)frommainlandIndiaGoogleMaps

Itisanunionterritory(Unionterritory )withasmallpopulation(about
380,000)spreadovermanydistantislands.So,nostategovernmentandno
localpoliticalnewstoreport.IthasoneMPoutof543inparliamenthence
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noinfluencetopeddleandconsequentlynonewsfromthereeither.
DespiteitssizethepopulationisverydiversesubstantialnumberofBengali,
Tamil,Telugu,Hindi,MalayalamandNicoberesespeakerslivethere.Over20%
areChristians.Disputeoranysortofconflictwithinthispopulationisunheard
of.IreallymeanthiswhenIsaythatuntilIstartedlivinginmainlandIndia
(TrichyandlaterBangalore)Ihadnotrealizedhowbitterandviolentidentity
basedpoliticsusinglanguageorreligioncanget.Sononewsofcommunal
violencefromAndamaneither.
Possiblyduetothelowpopulationanddistancefrommainlandthereishardly
anyindustryworthtalkingabout.Newslike"Fiatinvestingsomuchmoney",
"Relianceopeningnewfactory"etcarenonexistent.Nonotablemoviestar,
singer,artist,author,poet,sportpersonoranyoneremotelyfamouslivethere.
ThefewtimesIrememberseeingAndaman&NicobarhittingDoordarshan
newswerewhen
1)Therewasavolcaniceruption(BarrenIslandvolcanonews&eruption
updates(IndianOcean/India>AndamanIslands)/30May200519Aug
2015 )
2)The2004tsunamistrucktheislands(2004IndianOceanearthquakeand
tsunami )
3)RajivGandhivisitedussometimeinthe80s.We,theschoolchildrenstood
bythesideoftheroadalldayforhiscartopassbyandshouted"RajivGandhi
Zindabad!!"whenfinallytheentouragecame:)
4)Whenthelocaltribalpopulationweregettingexploitedbytouristcompanies
and(thankfully)iteventuallycameoutinthenews(Jarawa(Andaman
Islands) )
That'sit.Thereisnothingelsetoreport.
Inotherwords,thisisaperfectplacetogrowup.
Iamincreasinglyoftheopinionthatthisisaperfectplacetospendtherestof
mylifetoo:)
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Whatisitlikebeingexceptionallytall?
JoseGeraldoGouvea,1,92mor6ft3in
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I'm1,92m(that's6ft3in)tall.Therearemanygoodthingsaboutit,andafew
bothersomeones.
Goodones
1. Youdon'tgetlostinthecrowd.Peoplefindyou.
2. Youdon'tgetlostinthecrowd.Youfindpeople.
3. Youcanstayinthecheaperbackseatsandenjoythefilmnonetheless.
4. Womenliketallmen.
5. Yougetfastertoplaceswhenyoumustwalktogetthere.
6. It'seasiertorunawayfromtrouble.
7. Cyclingisfunnier.
8. Youbecomegoodatsomesportsalmostautomatically.
9. Itiseasiertofordrivers(ifyoueverhaveto).
10. Youdon'treallyneedtolearntoswim.Youcan'tdrowninmostplaces...
11. Youprobablyhavegoodhumour,youstandabovethemeannessofthe
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12. Youdon'tneedaladdertochangealightbulb.
13. Youcanwalkfrombedtobathroominthedarkofthenightduringa
blackoutspreadingyourarmsandtouchingthewallsofthecorridor,
whichsavesyoumuchshame.
14. Youdon'tbecomefattooeasilywhenyouputonweight,becausepeople
say"butyouaretall".
Badones.
1. Youdon'tgetlostinthecrowd.Peoplefindyou.
2. Mostcarsareatightfitforyou.
3. Youdon'tchooseshoes.Shoeschooseyou.
4. Peopleoftencallyou"thebigonethere".
5. "Thebamboothat'stoolongbendsinthemiddle"(Brazilianprover).You
getspineproblemsearlyifyoudon'texercisecorrectlyandhaveahealthy
lifestyle.
6. It'sdifficulttodosomethingsinsexthatwomenreallylikeyoutodo.
Unlessyoufindawomanatleastastallasyou.
7. There'sthemythofthe"gentlegiant"andthe"viciousdwarf".Brazilians
believetallmenarestupidandthatshortmeanarecunning.
8. Yourmealsaremoreexpensive.
9. YoumustordercustombedsorfeellikeyouaresleepingonProcust'sbed.
10. Peoplejokethatyougetthecoldtoooftenbecauseofthetemperature
differencebetweenyourfeetandyourhead,andyoustartafightfor
suggestingtheysaidsobecausetheirmouthsareclosertotheirintestines.
11. Yourshirtsdon'tfitwellintomostwardrobesandclosets.
12. Sometimesyourwifejokesthatsheneedsaladdertoreachyou.
13. Butthatcanbeashameifyouhavetowalkbacktobedinthedarkofthe
night...
14. Thenonedaytheystartsayingthatyounowwidetoo.
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15. YouhateRobinHoodbecausethechildrennicknamedyou"LittleJohn"
whenyouwereakid.

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Whichisthecorrectsentence?'IamanIndian'or'Iam
Indian'.
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Whataresomeofthegreatestexamplesofabsenceofmind?
AnkitaKulkarni,Engineerworkinginsales,Tomboy,Sarcastic,over
thinker
16.2kViewsUpvotedbyPoorvishaRavi

Place:Nashik
Me,age910yearsold.Mebadgeringdadforachocolate.Ibadgeredhimfor
anhourtogetmeachocolate.Himandmomgotintoafightduetome.Mom
wasaskinghimnottobuymeachocolateandIwouldn'tstopharassinghim.
Soafteranhourofrelentlessbadgering,hetookmetotheshopdownstairs
andboughtmeachocolate.
SoIwasstrollingbacktomyhousewithdadandtookthechocolateoutofthe
wrapper,putthewrapperinmymouthandthrewthechocolateaway.
Dad:*Deathstare*
Me:*Puppyface*
Alsogotasoundbashingfrommymomafterwereachedhome.Anddidn'tget
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anotherchocolateeither.
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WhichisyourfavoritestillfromShahrukhKhanmovies?
MathaviShanmugam,MadlyinlovewithBollywoodmovies:)
596Views

IloveSRKandhismoviesdefinitelymademecry.Ican'tevenimaginehedid
filmslikeChennaiexpressandhappynewyear.ButstillIlovehimforthese
moviesandespeciallythesescenes.
Dilse!
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WhatdidyoulearnfromQuora?
NachiketBhatt,CopingwithineffableAbyssofLife.Notapessimist,But
afirmRealist.
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1)NeverUnderestimateIndianpublic.
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2)Almosteveryoneiswriter.(Hopetheyhaveanactualjob))
3)World'sSmartest/Dumbestpeoplecanbefoundhere.
4)EachandEveryonehastheirownstorythatyoudon'tknowabout.Stop
judging.
5)FlipkartSucks,AmazonRocks!
6)Nomatterhowfuckedupyouthinkyourlifeis,Rememberyou'renotthe
onlyone.
7)There'salwaysAnonymouswhohasmorethan1kUpvotes.
8)IndianGirlsareawesomeatgivingdatingtips.(Atleastthat'swhatthey
think)
9)SomuchbetterthanFacebook.
10)Peoplearegenerous.Believemeyou'llgetthebestadvicehereonQuora.
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WhatisthebestreplywhensomeonecorrectsyourEnglish?
GreeshmaGirish,Iknowtheperksofbeingawallflower
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Smile.Acknowledgeit.Andusethecorrectedsentenceinthatpersons
presenceatsomeotherpointintime.Bothbenefitthiswayyou
learn/improveyourEnglishandhe/shegetstheegoboost.
It'snotnecessarytohaveasnidecomebackeverytimesomeonedoes
something.Sometimes,asmileworksjustfine.
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Howcansomeonewhoisaddictedtoattentionstopattention
seekingbehaviorfromstrangers?
Isthesolutiontoremovetemptationoraddresstheaddictionitself,orboth?Are
thereanyhelpfulbooksthatareaddictionunspecific?
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Whatshouldapersonchoosebetweenloveandcareer?
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Truestory.Awomanwhowasreportingtomecameintomyofficetoaskfor
help."Dushka"shesays."Thereisanopeningforsomeonewithmy
qualificationsinourofficeinChina.Canyouplease...(more)
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HowcanIacceleratemypersonalgrowth?

AurenHoffman,LiveRampCEO.Started&sold5companies(andmany
morethatfailed)
189.7kViewsUpvotedbyKeithRaboisLeonidS.Knyshov
Aurenhas10answersinSelfImprovement.

OriginallyAnswered:HowdoIcreateasuccessfulpersonalgrowthstrategy?

Mostreallysmartpeoplerightoutofcollegegrowonly10%/year.ThatisWAY
TOOSLOWfora22yearold.Ifyouareoldlikeme(andpresumablyhavea
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Mostpeoplegrowwaytooslowlybecausetheirrateoffailureistoolow.
Ifyouweretryingtoimproveyourtennisgame,youshouldnotbeplaying
againstmy13montholdson.Youaregoingtocreamhimeverytime.And
whilethatmightmakeyoufeelgoodtemporarily,itwillnotimproveyour
game.
Yougrowthemostwhenyouhavea3366%chanceoffailure.Toimprove,
youwanttobeinapositionwheresuccessisnotguaranteed.Whensuccessis
difficulttoattain,peoplepushthemselvesmuchharder.Toooften,people
(especiallyrecentgrads)areputintojobsthattheywilldefinitelysucceedat.If
youareplayingchess,youlllearnthemostplayingpeoplewithin100pointsof
yourscore(inthechessEloranking,a100pointdifferencemeansa2to1
advantage).
Foryourjob,youshouldfindanorganizationthatwillgiveyouprojectswhere
thereisahighchanceoffailure.
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InChina,whydosomanyrestaurantsmakeyoupayforyour
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Wow...placesthatmakeyoupaybeforeyoueat?
Whatkindofdirtychinamantrickisthis?!
NodecentChristianAngloSaxonestablishmentwouldever...ohwait...

Well,fine,butthe"good"Asians,theJapanesewouldneverstooptothatkind
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Ohyeah,theJapanesedoittoo,theyevenhaveamachinethatdoesitinfact...
I'veneverbeentoa"slowfood"ChineserestaurantinChinawhere
theymakeyoupayfirst.You'retalkingaboutChinesefastfood
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Whatarethetop10thingsAmericansdon'tknowaboutthe
restoftheworld?
ThomasJohnson,We'retheoneswithCanadianflagsonourbackpacks.
160.9kViewsUpvotedbyShaneRyoo,anAmerican

I'mthatAmericanwhospendsseveralmonthseachyearoutsideoftheUSA
andI'vehadtolearnathingortwo:

Refillsarenotautomatic.Youpayforthem.Everywhere.
Ketchupisnotalwaysfree,evenatMcDonalds.
ThereisnothingspecialaboutaU.S.Dollarandnobodyfeelsflatteredto
getitasatip.
Nobodyelselikestheideaoftipping20%orhavingsalestaxaddedasan
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Nobodyelseeveraskswhereyougotochurchorwhetheryougoto
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Footballistheworld'smostpopularsportanditisnotplayedbysteroid
bloatedgiantswearinghugehelmets.
NobodyintheworldwishestheytoohadaSecondAmendmenttoallow
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Noteverybodyintheworldliveswiththefearthatamedicalproblemwill
sendthemintopoverty.
Thatpeoplefromothercountriesactuallytakelongfamilyvacations
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ThatnoteverybodyintheworldspeaksEnglish.

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FEMINISM!
YesFeminism!
Insteadofbecomingacauseithasnowbecomeafadamongtheyoungsters.
ItisbecauseofthisfadthatpeoplelikeSarabjitSinghandtheboysfrom
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Itwasn'tthefaultoftherohtaksistersorJasleenKaurthatweinstantaneously
madethemaheroandtaggedthoseboysasadisgracetooursociety,butitis
themindsetoftheyouthwhowithoutanyknowledgewantstosatifyitsinner
egoofbeingnobleandsupporta"cause".
TheywantedtobecomeachampionofFEMINISMbutinsteaddestroyedthe
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ItisbecauseofthisfadthatthePRofDeepikaPadukonecameupwiththat
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FeminismwouldjustendupbeingtherightofhavingSEX(alot)andtowear
shortclothesbecausethatiswhattheyshowinevery"feminism"promoting
video.Whenfeminismismuchmorethanthesepitythings(isaypitybecause
inIndiawehavewaymoreseriousissuesconcerningtherightsofwomen).
Becauseitstrueessenceehasstillnotspreadbutthesetrivialandabusive
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Peoplehavealreadystartedtoabusethecausebecauseofthisfadbeforeit
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Simple10points.
1.READbooksfromanygenre(fictionornonfiction),newspapersandprint
mediadailyforatleast20minutes.
2.Sleepearly,foranoptimumdurationandwakeearly.
3.Run,workoutandStayfit.
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person.
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7.Interactmorewithpeoplewhoinspire,whomyouthinkyoucanlearna
greatdealfrom,findoutwhatmakesthemspecial.
8.Learnfromyourmistakes,infact,beonestepaheadandlearnfromother
people'smistakes.
9.Avoidjudgingapersonorsituationbyfacevalue.Stoppointingoutflaws
orcriticisingjustbecauseitiseasytodo.
10.Thinkwithyourownmind.It'snotalwayswisetofollowthecrowd
mentality.
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8. Obesedriversare78%morelikelytodieinacarcrash.

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