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In reply to the discussion: I can understand going to North Korea for shits and giggles [View all]China is spooky enough, and it's infinitely more open.
There's this really bizarre feature of the Beijing subway system. The automated ticket machines operate just like a lot of farecard machines elsewhere - you punch in your destination, it shows the fare, you pay, and get your ticket. The weird thing is that there's only one fare for any trip in the system, and its the same fare for every destination. There's really no point in selecting a destination, since it's going to be the same fare.
Maybe it's designed to accommodate possible future fare changes, but it made me curious. Since the fare was the same, what would happen if I punched in a destination, got the card, but then got off at another destination? But following on the heels of that curiosity, I thought "Fuck if I want to find out."
Hey, do you REALLY think they'd arrest you for badmouthing the king in Thailand? Go find out for us.
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What's the issue -- the connection to drugs, or some prohibition in Islamic dietary law? (n/t)
Jim Lane
Mar 2016
#13
It would be easier to go to Siberia and get banners, North Korean Logging camps in Russia
snooper2
Mar 2016
#9
"(A) magic kingdom of illusion ruled by an exploitative and despotic rodent"
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2016
#15