Fuck, right after I paid to get a 10 year visa last year. Can I get a refund pweeese?

I will inquire with Lord Xi about your refund.

Hurry up! I'm currently in the process of applying for my China visa for a trip in March... guess I'll wait for a bit.

Buncha Guangdongers!

Who gives a shit ? Why you simping for this nerd ? You wanna lick his little dumbo ears and fondle his hair or something ?

Same here, I'm going in Nov. and I'll use the money saved on the visa for a bunch of Luckin Coffee's

I have yet to try Luckin Coffee. Curious how it is!

I know they're in NYC but I ain't going there. :fuckthatshit: Then again, China is not welcoming me anymore. :suspicious:

Maybe Carney can negotiate your return to the mainland? You just have to pledge your allegiance to my lord and saviour Xi Jinping.


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Which one of you cucks is a CCP agent? :fuckthatshit:

we are all... there's a billion of us. POCKETS RUN DEEEEEEPPPPPP

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We are everywhere and we are nowhere :hi:

You have to admit, he's got that gentle grandpa look. Maybe he's not so bad.

It's basically Starbucks but with different special flavours. In China if you use WeChat or whatever, there are basically unlimited coupons to get them for $1-3

In a sign of changing times, many of the American coffee chain locations here (Starbucks, Pacific Coffee) are being replaced by Chinese brands. But they sell it for Starbucks prices here, so there's not much point.

Looks like America is losing its corporate grip in Asia, the most powerful way they could influence culture around the world, after entertainment went to shit in the past decade.

This is a redundant question given that it's like Starbucks, but is their coffee any good?

Unrelated question: Any auditors here on the forum? I have a question for a non-profit organization. Thanks! :)

I only tried it twice, both flavored ice coffee, so I couldn't really say. I wouldn't ever consider going there for a decent drip coffee, but the coconut milk latte or whatever it was, was quite tasty. My wife loves it, especially for the price compared to HK

My cousins in HK like Manner and Pacific Coffee over Luckin. I guess I'll have to see for myself when I get there. They also have Tim Hortons in China so I'll have to try that and compare it with the shit Timmies we have here. When I had Tim Hortons in Thailand the quality seemed to be much better than ones here.

I've seen some Asian supermarkets (I think T&T?) sell the packaged single-brew Luckin Coffee packs but I haven't tried them myself. I'm willing t give it a shot.

There's also a Cottee Coffee (spelling???) here nearby where we live and one Downtown Toronto. They have a coconut milk coffee/latte drink and it's not bad for the price, assuming you have their app-based coupons.

I don't recall trying Pacific Coffee but recall seeing them everywhere in HK. Never heard of or had seen Manner, so I'll keep an eye out next time. Too many good coffee options in HK, so it's hard to try a local chain. :D

I'm curious if Tim Horton's coffee overseas tastes different. My assumption is that it should not, but rather, they may modify their flavours and taste preference to meet local palates.

Cotti Coffee has opened a new location in Richmond. I've seen some videos about Luckin opening locations in the US. Haven't seen any plans for them to open anything here in Canada (yet).

Seems like their business model includes spamming coupons via their apps to undercut the competition.

I should have clarified that my cousins live in HK but go to the mainland all the time. Pacific and Manner are chains in China.

Cotti in Lougheed as well. Their coconut latte thing is pretty decent. Especially cheap with the app coupons.

i think 1st purchase is like $1 via app. i guess that's cost of acquisition or to get ppl to d/l the app. queue was too big for me to try but my friend said it's like starbucks quality coffee that is normally starbucks prices. so without the heavy discount not sure i'd be using them.

He has the same look as a certain silly old bear, but pointing that out is illegal in China lol.

This is very interesting.

Can you give us the basic premise? The title alone isn't enticing me to click play

Lab grown diamonds increasing in popularity.

But pricing is all over the map.

Blue Nile sold a lab grown diamond for $2k or something.

Alibaba sold essentially the same diamond for $200.

Independent appraisers and certified people looked at both diamonds and said they were near identical in quality. The certificates that came with both were legit.