A little more
I stayed up late last night having a debate about China with Jet. It was interesting what he knew, and what he didn't know. He had no idea that the Chinese government routinely seals off rural areas during uprises, and keeps out reporters. I had to prove it to him with multiple news reports. He'd also never seen the classic "student standing in front of a tank" picture from Tianamen Square. The funniest part was whenever he got too upset, he'd lash out at Elliot (America), who was just sitting there saying nothing. In the end Elliot and Jet agreed that they could be friends as long as they were making lots of money together, while myself and the Spanish girl agreed true happiness was a cottage on the sea and a never-ending ganja supply. Then we all made up by watching some of Jet's rather creepy asian porn.
A couple more terms to learn:
Skinned, green = Broke
Shattered = Tired + Drunk/Hungover
There's an insane drinking game played here called Slaps. The premise is that everyone stands in a circle, and by slapping either shoulder you send the game in that direction. There are various rules about different motions to be performed at 7, 10, 14 and 20. Whoever screws up has to drink for as many seconds as the number the game had reached. For example, if you forgot to do the correct motion at 10, you'd drink for 10 seconds. The game can only go up to 20 (it rarely does), at which point the person who is #20 gets to pick someone to drink for 20 seconds. Various chants and a lot of enthusiasm are required to really get a game going, but the end result is always a lot of drunken bastards. It's bad enough if you're drinking beer, but if you happen to be holding hard liquor when a game of Slaps is called you're really fucked.
A couple more terms to learn:
Skinned, green = Broke
Shattered = Tired + Drunk/Hungover
There's an insane drinking game played here called Slaps. The premise is that everyone stands in a circle, and by slapping either shoulder you send the game in that direction. There are various rules about different motions to be performed at 7, 10, 14 and 20. Whoever screws up has to drink for as many seconds as the number the game had reached. For example, if you forgot to do the correct motion at 10, you'd drink for 10 seconds. The game can only go up to 20 (it rarely does), at which point the person who is #20 gets to pick someone to drink for 20 seconds. Various chants and a lot of enthusiasm are required to really get a game going, but the end result is always a lot of drunken bastards. It's bad enough if you're drinking beer, but if you happen to be holding hard liquor when a game of Slaps is called you're really fucked.