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Top stories for Long   How do Chinese restaurants make such a large variety of food so fast? Is it all pre made and then heated or different sauces mixed in with different meats and veg? Paul Cuadrado, I lived in China for years and have many insights to it. • Updated October 30, 2019 I worked in two different Chinese restaurants throughout university, and they taught me how to cook several dishes. The chefs and cooks showed up between 8:00 and 9:00 every... Read more » 1.8M 7.3K 100   I am 26, I have no military training or experience, but I would love to help in Ukraine, could I be useful? I don't mind taking up arms also. Roland Bartetzko, lives in Ukraine (2022-present) • Updated April 10 I have several friends who are serving in Ukraine's foreign volunteer Legion. There is a lot of misinformation around when it comes to this unit which I'll try to correct: If... Read more » 456.8K 3.2K 197   Where are Europeans not welcome? Chris Ebbert, fluffy-slippered civilian • Answered October 31, 2021 In my experience, being unwelcome as such is not very common anywhere in the world for Europeans, but there are places and mindsets that don't like us, or only grudgingly. F... Read more » 598.9K 631 49   Can a modern Chinese person understand and read Chinese from the Tang Dynasty? If not, how far back in time can you understand? Yugan Talovich, Live in Taiwan, teach Chinese lit and history. • Answered April 21 Yes, an educated person can read Chinese from the Tang dynasty, even the handwritten manuscripts. Of course, there is some difficult terminology. For example, 大家 now means ... Read more » 41.5K 512 35   Why isn't garlic used in Japanese cuisine? Hantani Sadahiko, lives in Japan (1967-present) • Updated March 21 Garlic was introduced to Japan via China around the eighth century. In Japan, "Sake and strong-smelling vegetables (Garlic, Chinese chives, scallions, etc.) do not go throu... Read more » 936.3K 1.5K 61   In Star Trek, why was the gardener at Starfleet Academy so important? Matthew Gagnon, Star Trek fanatic of long standing • Answered March 31, 2021 God, do I absolutely hate what they did with this character. Hate hate hate hate hate. And what they did is such a Star Trek thing to do, too. Basically what happened with Bo... Read more » 175.8K 1.3K 93   If Russia's military is as weak as the war in the Ukraine indicates, could China succeed with invasion to seize Russia's oil and gas resources? Scott Welch, Cofounder (2010-present) • Updated April 17 Lots to unpack here. First, yes, Russia's military has been exposed as shambolic at best, especially when used offensively. Plus, it appears that Putin will not surrender un... Read more » 61.5K 1.6K 265   Why are intelligent people not confident? Chris Wojcik, writer, martial artist, thinker • Answered March 11 This is Georges St-Pierre. He's arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all time. Apart from being an all-around bad mother fucker, Georges is also known for being one of the m... Read more » 1.9M 2.2K 48   Which chemical is the most dangerous on Earth? Emil Kiurpekov, Engineering Informatics & Computer Science, University of Economics - Varna (2025) • Answered April 1 When someone says "dangerous chemical" people offer think of chemicals like cyanide, arsenic, or tetrodotoxin. And yes, those are pretty poisonous but they aren`t even close... Read more » 521.1K 835 97   Did Sun Yat-Sen ever express any "doubts" about Chiang Kai-shek succeeding him as head of the KMT? Would the KMT under Sun have been anywhere near as "brutal" if he lived much longer? CaiLei, lives in China (1975-present) • Updated October 31, 2021 Sun Yat Sen had no intention of letting Chiang Kai Shek take over as leader at all. Li Rong(李荣), Sun Yat Sen's bodyguard, recalled that on his deathbed, Sun Yat-sen mentione... Read more » 28.2K 188 21   What is the most dangerous mispronunciation you can make in Japanese? Russell Watson, knows Japanese • Updated July 16, 2021 Over thirty years ago, I was at an izakaya (Japanese style pub) with one of my students. She ordered some fried flat fish which we were eating. The tail was quite large. I ... Read more » 272.8K 2.2K 39   What was the downfall of the "popular kid" in your school? Rosa Walker, former Legal Assistant at Law Firms (2003-2018) • Answered January 10 Our homecoming queen was the sweetest person, and I really liked her. So, when Facebook came around, I friended her, and was happy to see that she still looked great. But th... Read more » 988.1K 1.9K 78 Read more in your feed

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