Why?

The true cost of running the system has skyrocketed. The fare used to cover the total cost of the system. Now the fare covers about 1/3 the cost of a ride(pre covid). Probably less now that the ridership is down.

> Some of you bitter racist people need to stop with the racist comments

Unfortunately some terrible people never let a crisis go to waste…

Nonetheless, the fact that a) this restaurant has a history of questionable food safety practices, and b) DOH’s follow up inspection found evidence of live rodents in the restaurant, it’s better to be safe than sorry and shutting the place down was the right move.

A couple of years ago my GF and I went a popular Pho place in Flushing. My GF was eating and all of a sudden she started screaming “there’s a roach in my Pho”. The couple next to us casually turns to us and say “ First time here?” And turns back to their food and kept on eating.

That's true. Rice is always in a separate container. It's like they noticed the mouse mid meal

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I know the history of why it was created (or reintroduced). I know all of the reasons why you need one, how to get one, what is for, etc. It doesn't change the fact that you were wrong about a hukou being given for purchasing property.

We're digressing from the point though. The point being that with similar amounts of money, ridership, and size, Shanghai has a far superior metro system for a plethora of reasons. Even if we were to adjust spending to match cost of living, instead of looking at gross numbers, the MTA severely underperforms. Almost at a criminal level, if you ask me

I lived in China for much longer than that, have a degree from a Chinese university (taught in Chinese) and ran a small business for several years.

In any case, a hukou is a household registration system created after the Chinese Civil War to prevent farmers from leaving the countryside and flooding into cities. Everyone has one.

You can work and rent in other areas, but you are denied access to certain municipal services, like local health insurance, retirement funds, and high schools for your children if you live in a different area. Working in that area will give you certain benefits, but less than a bonafide resident You also cannot get married in a different city unless you are working there.

That being said, local governments raise money for public works through land sales and taxes on real estate.

Yo its hard to get shut down by the DOH. Have you seen what violations a C warrants but they still open? The inspectors musta seen some egregious shit to close it down.

A travesty to kimchi jiggae everywhere.

Move to Queens or Southern Brooklyn. Having a backyard in Queens is great.

Move to Queens

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Unless you pick it up yourself at the pharmacy, you never know what you're getting.

Gammeok posted one video of a man putting soup in a container. There’s no proof that it is this particular soup. I find it very hard to believe the couple went to trouble of finding a rat, cooking it just to swindle some cash from a restaurant.

I used to sing the same tune. Now I sing the tune of twinkle twinkle little star. 🐘

Believe me, it's worth it. Rice cooked without a rice cooker is ass in comparison.

It appears that this trend is becoming increasingly popular, as many landlords are trying to avoid the hassle of dealing with tenants who are only in town for a short period of time. I had a similar experience when I moved to NYC; my landlord initially refused to lease to me because the rental wasn't for a full year. But luckily, I was able to work with the landlord and find a solution that worked for both of us!

hmm heartbreaking

How do these rich and famous people manage to not get legit pharmaceuticals? Seems crazy to me

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No joke, both Prince and Tom Petty died from fentanyl laced pharmaceutical copies. They were sure they were safe.

Skip the powders and the pills and keep the booze and weed to max 2 of each at a time

I didn’t realize how much counter-space it would take up and how many carbs rice has

if you listen to the dude in the video in a very subbuded tone "We found a rat in out soup" ?
if that happened to me I'd be screaming! sounds like a money scam.

I think the couple could be lying. Until there is evidence, let's not slander or partake in defamation. They have a cat that could've brought in dead rodents and planted it there to sue for money. The lied about the restaurant not giving them chopsticks when camera footage shows that they did. The woman also threw out the EVIDENCE (the rodent). Why throw out the evidence? They can send the rodent to a lab because if it were in the soup for a long time, they would find the soup inside the rodent. Social media is fake people!!!! No evidence no case.They transferred the soup in the takeout containers to their own bowls. There's no way they didn't look when pouring and a dark rodent would have stood right out. Instead they "discovered" it when nearly finished. Weird because when you eat with chopsticks or other utensils, you are poking around/touching/stirring your food. At least I do when I eat with chopsticks lol. I don't really believe them.

edit: Some of you bitter racist people need to stop with the racist comments!!!! This can happen in any other restaurant not just a Korean one.

Literally my first thought. People thought I was crazy for defending the restaurant in the Instagram comments but they literally transferred the contents of the takeout container to their own bowls. Like do yall not see the dark ass rodent as you poured??