Ummm no sorry dude. Ghost is not a stranger to me. I know what he looks like. I know his real name and seen his photos. He is part of some of my WeChat groups in China. Remember that a lot of my friends are on this forum that I know in person. Not everyone here is a stranger to me.yick wrote:Thank you gsjackson - much appreciated.![]()
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And if you were a real man, you would be back in the Philippines, looking after your only son, you have a good father - that I do know, but happy to deny your son the same privilege, so let's just agree you are no arbiter on what behaviour constitutes a real man.Plus I don't know you. So anything is possible. I never accused you of being Tapiato. I merely asked if you were. Don't take offense to that. If you were a real man, you would not take offense so easily but be understanding that on a forum of strangers, such things are possible.
You haven't seen Ghosts name or face on here - or many of the posters now I think of it, I actually work, I don't actually have the luxury to be putting up my name and face on here. You have the luxury of banning my account and you are free to do so anytime.Remember, I don't know you. You haven't shown your photo or name here.
And it is the same for everyone else, if we have a thread where all your posters put their real name and photo up then I will. But you know my real name anyway so I don't see why it needs to be put up on here.So we can assume anything. You can't expect everyone to assume that an anonymous unnamed person like you must be credible and honest, just because he says he is. Every man claims to be honest, even the biggest con man does, but it doesn't make it true. Evidence is what counts, not words. Be realistic man.
You are called Winston - you are an American of Chinese ethnicity? Why are you called Winston?So if you're a Brit, then why do you have a Mexican name in your email to me? Can you explain?
Why why why? I demand an explanation.
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Are you serious? You are meant to have a high IQ - act like it.
I have a Spanish name because my mum is from that particular linguistic culture. Nothing hard about it - Brits have all kinds of weird and wonderful names, not everyone in the UK is called Peter, John and Joseph - those fantastic (non) British names.
Well I've known real men. They aren't offended by little questions such as "Maybe Yick and Tapatio are the same person". Do you think Chuck Norris would be offended by trivial questions like that? He's a real man.
Why should I ban you? I'm not the type of guy who bans everyone he gets into a scuffle with or dislikes. I'm fair. Everyone here knows that. You gotta break the rules to be banned. Do you think I'd sink to your level and ban everyone who disagrees with you? lol. Everyone here knows I'm above that.
My name is Winston because it sounds like my Chinese name. But I think it's also because I was British in some of my past lives, since I have memories and impressions of being British and coming from the aristocracy there.
Truly confident men aren't unnerved by innocent questions such as "Why do you have a Spanish name if you're British" etc.
Look man. I just asked you to be more tactful and consider the victim or complainer's point of view. Like I said, this isn't army boot camp, so your "tough love" antics are INAPPROPRIATE for this setting. We are more like a support group of guys. But hey, maybe that's how you were raised. If so, fine, but don't bring your parent's military style upbringing here. It won't work, is inappropriate and will only make things worse.
Why don't you start by giving Ghost some constructive advice that is realistic and will work? Just telling him to "make it work" is useless. Any dumbass can say that. Doesn't mean anything. Next time put some THOUGHT and DETAIL into your advice, not just spout random cliches like "Make it work" etc which are useless. Give him a step by step realistic solution.
My advice is for him to try Dongguan first. Zboy1 has a good English school there and he can set Ghost up with a job.
Otherwise, if he wants to go to the Philippines, then he can do it. There are dirt cheap apartments for 3000 pesos per month, he can get, which is like 75 dollars a month. They consist of a small room and fan. Not nice, but better than nothing and livable. From there, he can work online as a freelancer and make a few hundred a month. Most Filipinos earn less than 200 dollars a month, and many more earn nothing at all, yet they still manage to live there. So why can't Ghost do the same? I have even heard of expats in Filipino villages paying 50 dollars a month for rent.
Btw, why is Ghost talking about a breakup with a new girl? I thought she was just a language exchange partner? Not a girlfriend? Did I miss something?