It is somewhat usual for Chinese Chinese people (as opposed to American born Chinese) to have an 'English name' that they use for business purposes. Usually this is a name that is somewhat close in pronunciation to their actual name. Maybe that's the case here too? (Or, alternatively, they'll find a Chinese name sounding like Jimmy if/when they get back)
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It is somewhat usual for Chinese Chinese people (as opposed to American born Chinese) to have an 'English name' that they use for business purposes. Usually this is a name that is somewhat close in pronunciation to their actual name. Maybe that's the case here too? (Or, alternatively, they'll find a Chinese name sounding like Jimmy if/when they get back)
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Yeah I had that. There names aren't that hard to pronounce but they choose an English name, so I know some Chinese called Jonjoe and the other elizabeth. Seems legit.
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Yes I know. However both of his parents use their given Chinese names and not english versions of them. They also named their son Jimmy, that is his actual name, it is not the english version of something else. Don't know what they named their daughter though.
Edit: I realize the name is at best circumstantial evidence for their immigration intentions. I do find the fact that they had 2 children to be more substantial in the regaurd.
Oh and they are actually Chinese, not Taiwanese, so I assume the 1 child policy applies.
As far as I know, the 1 child policy is not some uniform Chinese policy, it does not apply to minorities, people living in certain agricultural regions that are losing population, people who were single childs themselves etc. Your mileage may vary greatly here. So I don't know if/how it applies to people living abroad, but I wouldn't be surprised if the consequences were not dramatic. I also believe that the policy has been and is being softened over the course of the decades.
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What is the best way to get a stubborn stain out of a carpet from when I was sick and didn't make it to the toilet in time? The rest stains came out just fine but this one wont.
The best you can usually do is to spray on some cleaner and then scrub the area with a brush of some sort. Depending on the types of stains different cleaners may work better than others. But it is also true that some things which stain a carpet actually change the color of it, and not just be dirt on the top of it. In those cases there is little to nothing you can do.
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Well I'm more worried about the germs and stuff that were in it than the color itself.
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In that case I'd just hit it with some rubbing alcohol to sterilize the area.
Germs don't actually live that well outside living things. But you could spray it with some Lysol, or use some antibacterial dish-washing soap. But really, if you have washed the area fairly well, germs shouldn't be an issue.
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Can someone propose a cultural background for the belief that having sex with a virgin cures AIDS? I really can't see where that comes from. By background, I mean circumstances that may have led to such a belief or custom. For example, the need for an escort for a Muslim woman traveling relatively large distances could be explained by the danger and lawlessness of the Arabia desert in times past. Obviously, with government institutions and modern forms of travel that is now obsolete.
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Yeah, it's a good one! Not. And quite common in certain parts of Africa, I am told.
I'm not so sure it relates to a specific cultural background, though. Isn't it just a kind of quasi magical belief?
Is the thinking behind it something along the lines of: You have a disease, so some kind of corruption, therefore you cleanse it by applying some kind of uncorrupted/clean influence? So, basically, allopathy. edit: No, that's not right. Allopathy is treatment using something that provokes symptoms opposite to what you suffer from.
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Didn't people in say, England, believe that sex with a virgin would cure things like syphilis? I go with Mr. B. on his assessment of it being some form of superstition.
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Really? I wouldn't mind other examples from around the globe.
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Well, I found this, but it merely reinforced the European example I had in mind. I'm sure more depth is out there should you want to dig.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_cleansing_myth
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What are the chances that it was British colonization that caused said belief to be imprinted on the populace?
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I missed most of what happened in the dead babies thread today. Did I miss anything good that's worth looking into besides the usual Ron Paul Fun Bux/Hitler-Lincoln tripe? I only ask because Adjica was posting in the thread today and his posts are very read-worthy, but given the subject and debate opponents, I'm not sure anything is sticking. I don't want to have to read the same five responses 10 billion times to dig out a good nugget or too by Adjica.
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