3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You are a true card.

H Pylori?

I am not worried about 2nd Gen Asian American youth being led astray by H. Pylori microbes.

I do NOT care about your GUT, as I already stated clearly...!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have something to say, then back it up with supporting evidence, and a link.

Can you or can you NOT do this?

And, please leave your guts and microbes out of this discussion.

Read everything and don't skim, as it's already done by a few here who have trouble comprehending all of what's written, so it's their go-to for arguing. I don't need to always post links as I, unlike you it seems, have actual experience in things you seem to not.

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

FALSE. This is completely false.

I just wonder.

Are you sure that you will be able to find your way back to Texas, once you leave Thailand?

I am talking about cognitive deficits here.

Try again genius, as from what you've always written here, seeing you dismiss what others have been saying, is that you have little life experience and seem to be a hermit in lifestyle. What you did in your past means little now, as you left America a long time ago. i didn't. Here's another link about private school drug use........https://www.vice.com/en/article/drug-use-private-school-uk-cocaine/

Edited June 27Jun 27 by fredwiggy

Another three https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/31/girls-go-private-schools-likely-have-problems-alcohol-drugs/for you https://www.medicaldaily.com/teens-who-attend-private-schools-higher-risk-drug-and-alcohol-abuse-adults-418482 GG....................https://www.christianpost.com/news/students-who-go-to-private-schools-are-more-likely-to-suffer-drug-and-alcohol-problems-according-to-study.html

Edited June 27Jun 27 by fredwiggy

6 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Another two https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/31/girls-go-private-schools-likely-have-problems-alcohol-drugs/for you GG....................https://www.christianpost.com/news/students-who-go-to-private-schools-are-more-likely-to-suffer-drug-and-alcohol-problems-according-to-study.html

As I stated, when choosing a school, do the required research.

Drug use on campus obviously varies.

Among the schools, the private schools, and I mean PREP SCHOOLS that I would choose for anyone I cared about, I would choose one having low drug-abuse on campus.

I would NOT choose a Catholic or a Religious School, because i would not wish them to live their lives being guided by BLIND FAITH.....

And so, I do not know much about drug abuse happening in these schools. And it might be very high, for all I know.

You seem to be obsessed by the Delusion of Christianity and The One True God, or gods, or....whatever.

If you wish to have your life and your future guided by Delusion, this is your choice.

Most Chinese, from what I have gleaned, are NOT Christians.

They prefer SCIENCE over BLIND-FAITH....

Note: Your link here is not the link to the study: https://www.christianpost.com/news/students-who-go-to-private-schools-are-more-likely-to-suffer-drug-and-alcohol-problems-according-to-study.html

Show the link to the study, so that members can actually evaluate it.

32 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

And, please leave your guts and microbes out of this discussion.

How is your microbiome doing, gamma?

Anyone's life can go 'to the dogs' no matter where you live.

You daughter can get in with the wrong crowd and get into drugs in the US.

Some women here end up with abusive / alcoholic guys.

Some girls do well in the US, some girls do well in Thailand.

There's no one size fits all.

And its partly luck, and partly good or bad decisions no matter where you live.

Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed

Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows

4 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Music Video about the Night-Scene for Asian-American Second Generation….?

Awesome evidence, Gamma! 😂

17 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

How is your microbiome doing, gamma?

My Guts are FINE, than you, Sir.

But, I try not to let my GUTS do me thinking for me.

Although, unfortunate to say, it now appears that our guts actually DO DO a percentage of our thinking for us.

There seems to be new research which demonstrates the role of the GUT in cognition, if you can believe it....and I guess the data seems compelling.

However, I refuse to debate with ANYONE the question of whether God exists, unless I can do so, TOTALLY using my GUTS, and not my brain.

Also, I do think that Chinese who send their children to the USA for school, must we wary that they might run into Religious Zealots, or something.

There are just TOO MANY in America, as we all know.

Blind-Faith, and all that Guts Thinking, is not healthy.

It might even give one a case of H. Pylori....

8 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Awesome evidence, Gamma! 😂

I love it.

I love supportive evidence like this.

Reminds me that Chinese girls need to be ultra careful who might be walking up behind them, in the dark.

35 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

As I stated, when choosing a school, do the required research.

Drug use on campus obviously varies.

Among the schools, the private schools, and I mean PREP SCHOOLS that I would choose for anyone I cared about, I would choose one having low drug-abuse on campus.

I would NOT choose a Catholic or a Religious School, because i would not wish them to live their lives being guided by BLIND FAITH.....

And so, I do not know much about drug abuse happening in these schools. And it might be very high, for all I know.

You seem to be obsessed by the Delusion of Christianity and The One True God, or gods, or....whatever.

If you wish to have your life and your future guided by Delusion, this is your choice.

Most Chinese, from what I have gleaned, are NOT Christians.

They prefer SCIENCE over BLIND-FAITH....

Note: Your link here is not the link to the study: https://www.christianpost.com/news/students-who-go-to-private-schools-are-more-likely-to-suffer-drug-and-alcohol-problems-according-to-study.html

Show the link to the study, so that members can actually evaluate it.

Do you actually think a school is going to advertise its level of drug use to potential students? Read the links, then come back and you'll understand where you went wrong. I posted links, and not just AI. Both said the same things.I have no delusions about God. If you don't believe, that's your deal, so best to keep it to yourself. Most Chinese believe in and pray to a man. Read all the links, not just one. There are many more you can find to know the truth.I also have relatives and friends who attended private schools and they said drug use was high.

Edited June 27Jun 27 by fredwiggy

My daughter, now 27, with three passports, a second-tier int'l school GCSE & IB, UBC grad first had an Azerbaijani b/f--father worked stealing timber in Russia, mother a psychiatrist in Iran. Back in Vancouver, she went through two live-in black b/fs.

Now she's settled with a Hoosier in LA.

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

If you don't believe, that's your deal, so best to keep it to yourself.

Just the obverse, Sir.

IF YOU BELIEVE, then PLEASE, just keep ti to yourself.

Doing so will create a FAR BETTER world, for the likes of the rest of us.

Can you do this, Please?

Or, are you one of those....

New-Jersey-Texas-Religious Zealots which I previously mentioned.

And, to reply to your question: No I do not live in Fear. I only fear Bird-Hunting Shotguns when pointing directly at me....held by, maybe, one of your neighbors.

2 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

My daughter, now 27, with three passports, a second-tier int'l school GCSE & IB, UBC grad first had an Azerbaijani b/f--father worked stealing timber in Russia, mother a psychiatrist in Iran. Back in Vancouver, she went through two live-in black b/fs.

Now she's settled with a Hoosier in LA.

You mean .....

Some guy who makes socks?

(Sounds like a step-down, and not up, to me...)

Edited June 27Jun 27 by GammaGlobulin

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Back in Vancouver, she went through two live-in black b/fs.

How many WHITE hairs did this give you?

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

Do you actually think a school is going to advertise its level of drug use to potential students?

I think the school will advertise the ABSENCE of illicit on-campus drug use.

But, one needs to do research to choose the best boarding school for one's children.

Visit the school, and meet the parents and the children.

I think the level of drug use among very goal-oriented Chinese families is super low.

I know of good boarding schools, and great Prep Schools, where drug use is low.

This does not mean that alcohol use will not always be a problem for private schools.

I realize that this is a challenge.

However, it is not as bad as in public schools, if comparing top Prep Schools to public schools, in any given area of the country.

And, this applies only to USA schools, which is the implied question of this glorious Topic, in the first place.

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

How is your microbiome doing, gamma?

Dear Sir,

I am super pleased that you asked this important question, since it seems to go to the heart of the matter, in several important ways:

a. First, let us examine the Microbiota-Gut_brain Axis, and how the gut microbiome influences Human cognition. This is quite new and important science.

b. Here is a short summary of the interconnections between the GUT and overall Cognition:

Recent empirical research establishes that the human microbiome influences cognitive function through a bidirectional communication network defined as the microbiota-gut-brain axis (mGBA). This axis integrates neural, immunological, and endocrine pathways. The gut microbiome regulates cognitive health through four primary mechanisms.

The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (mGBA)

1. Synthesis of Neuroactive Metabolites

Gut microbiota metabolize indigestible dietary fibers to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), primarily acetate, propionate, and butyrate.

• Mechanism: SCFAs enter the systemic circulation and traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

• Cognitive Impact: Within the central nervous system, SCFAs modulate synaptic plasticity, support neurotransmission, and supply metabolic energy to neuronal tissues. Reductions in SCFA production correlate directly with diminished memory consolidation and impaired executive function.

2. Immune Modulation and Neuroinflammation

A stable gut microbiome regulates mucosal immunity and suppresses systemic inflammatory responses. Dysbiosis, an imbalance in microbial composition, disrupts this homeostasis.

• Mechanism: Dysbiotic gut bacteria stimulate the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. These circulating cytokines cross the BBB and chronically activate microglia, the primary immune cells of the brain.

• Cognitive Impact: Chronic microglial activation induces sustained neuroinflammation, termed "inflammaging." This state accelerates neuronal degradation and is a defining physiological marker in cognitive disorders, including dementia and Parkinson's disease. Specific microbial metabolites, such as isoamylamine, can directly induce microglial apoptosis, further impairing neurological defense mechanisms.

3. Vagal Nerve Signaling and Neurotransmitter Production

Gut bacteria possess the biochemical capacity to synthesize neuromodulators and neurotransmitters that interact with the host nervous system.

• Mechanism: Microbial neurochemicals locally stimulate the enteric nervous system. These signals are transmitted directly to the brainstem via the vagus nerve, establishing a continuous neural feedback loop between intestinal activity and central cognitive centers.

• Cognitive Impact: Vagal afferent signals modulate brain regions associated with spatial memory, visual processing, and emotional regulation. Decreased microbial diversity disrupts these neural circuits, resulting in measurable declines in cognitive flexibility and attentional vigilance.

4. Barrier Integrity Maintenance

The functional integrity of the intestinal epithelium and the blood-brain barrier are interdependent.

• Mechanism: Severe dysbiosis increases intestinal permeability. This allows bacterial endotoxins and unregulated immune mediators to enter the bloodstream.

• Cognitive Impact: Systemic endotoxemia subsequently degrades the structural integrity of the BBB. A compromised BBB exposes the brain to peripheral neurotoxins, creating an inflammatory environment that actively suppresses optimal cognitive processing and accelerates age-related cognitive decline.

c. And now, back to some important implications hinted at, in this Topic:

1. Let's us first consider....SOUL FOOD

2. The traditional Black American Southern diet—often referred to as soul food—is a deeply rooted cuisine that originated during the era of American slavery. Enslaved Africans and their descendants used resourcefulness, seasoning, and West African traditions to transform the inexpensive or discarded food scraps provided to them into flavorful, nourishing meals.

3. Also, watermelon

4. Chitlins, and how Chitlins might influence the GUT, and the microbiome....

5. 

6. It is said, or it has been said for eons, that We are what we eat.

7. Do you see my point, here, Sir?

=====================

Most Chinese Parents NEVER expect that their fine young daughters, from China, will end up gorging on Soul Food....

And, by the time they realize what is happening.....

The Barn Door is already Wide Open, and there is no going back.

Edited June 27Jun 27 by GammaGlobulin

40 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I think the school will advertise the ABSENCE of illicit on-campus drug use.

But, one needs to do research to choose the best boarding school for one's children.

Visit the school, and meet the parents and the children.

I think the level of drug use among very goal-oriented Chinese families is super low.

I know of good boarding schools, and great Prep Schools, where drug use is low.

This does not mean that alcohol use will not always be a problem for private schools.

I realize that this is a challenge.

However, it is not as bad as in public schools, if comparing top Prep Schools to public schools, in any given area of the country.

And, this applies only to USA schools, which is the implied question of this glorious Topic, in the first place.

Guess you didn't read the links, and there are more. Higher costing schools means parents and kids with more money, which is sometimes spent on drugs and alcohol.

49 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You mean .....

Some guy who makes socks?

(Sounds like a step-down, and not up, to me...)

Nah, ya mean hoser, that's Canuck!

49 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Just the obverse, Sir.

IF YOU BELIEVE, then PLEASE, just keep ti to yourself.

Doing so will create a FAR BETTER world, for the likes of the rest of us.

Can you do this, Please?

Or, are you one of those....

New-Jersey-Texas-Religious Zealots which I previously mentioned.

And, to reply to your question: No I do not live in Fear. I only fear Bird-Hunting Shotguns when pointing directly at me....held by, maybe, one of your neighbors.

If you think your minority will have a far better world, then go for it. I also think you don't understand the definition of zealot, which I'm not. My neighbors aren't killers no matter where I've lived. I hunt with responsible hunters, who know the rules of gun ownership.

49 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

How many WHITE hairs did this give you?

One beat her and the other dropped her work computer off her 9th floor Gastown balcony.

16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Sir,

I am super pleased that you asked this important question, since it seems to go to the heart of the matter, in several important ways:

a. First, let us examine the Microbiota-Gut_brain Axis, and how the gut microbiome influences Human cognition. This is quite new and important science.

b. Here is a short summary of the interconnections between the GUT and overall Cognition:

Recent empirical research establishes that the human microbiome influences cognitive function through a bidirectional communication network defined as the microbiota-gut-brain axis (mGBA). This axis integrates neural, immunological, and endocrine pathways. The gut microbiome regulates cognitive health through four primary mechanisms.

The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis (mGBA)

1. Synthesis of Neuroactive Metabolites

Gut microbiota metabolize indigestible dietary fibers to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), primarily acetate, propionate, and butyrate.

• Mechanism: SCFAs enter the systemic circulation and traverse the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

• Cognitive Impact: Within the central nervous system, SCFAs modulate synaptic plasticity, support neurotransmission, and supply metabolic energy to neuronal tissues. Reductions in SCFA production correlate directly with diminished memory consolidation and impaired executive function.

2. Immune Modulation and Neuroinflammation

A stable gut microbiome regulates mucosal immunity and suppresses systemic inflammatory responses. Dysbiosis, an imbalance in microbial composition, disrupts this homeostasis.

• Mechanism: Dysbiotic gut bacteria stimulate the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. These circulating cytokines cross the BBB and chronically activate microglia, the primary immune cells of the brain.

• Cognitive Impact: Chronic microglial activation induces sustained neuroinflammation, termed "inflammaging." This state accelerates neuronal degradation and is a defining physiological marker in cognitive disorders, including dementia and Parkinson's disease. Specific microbial metabolites, such as isoamylamine, can directly induce microglial apoptosis, further impairing neurological defense mechanisms.

3. Vagal Nerve Signaling and Neurotransmitter Production

Gut bacteria possess the biochemical capacity to synthesize neuromodulators and neurotransmitters that interact with the host nervous system.

• Mechanism: Microbial neurochemicals locally stimulate the enteric nervous system. These signals are transmitted directly to the brainstem via the vagus nerve, establishing a continuous neural feedback loop between intestinal activity and central cognitive centers.

• Cognitive Impact: Vagal afferent signals modulate brain regions associated with spatial memory, visual processing, and emotional regulation. Decreased microbial diversity disrupts these neural circuits, resulting in measurable declines in cognitive flexibility and attentional vigilance.

4. Barrier Integrity Maintenance

The functional integrity of the intestinal epithelium and the blood-brain barrier are interdependent.

• Mechanism: Severe dysbiosis increases intestinal permeability. This allows bacterial endotoxins and unregulated immune mediators to enter the bloodstream.

• Cognitive Impact: Systemic endotoxemia subsequently degrades the structural integrity of the BBB. A compromised BBB exposes the brain to peripheral neurotoxins, creating an inflammatory environment that actively suppresses optimal cognitive processing and accelerates age-related cognitive decline.

c. And now, back to some important implications hinted at, in this Topic:

1. Let's us first consider....SOUL FOOD

2. The traditional Black American Southern diet—often referred to as soul food—is a deeply rooted cuisine that originated during the era of American slavery. Enslaved Africans and their descendants used resourcefulness, seasoning, and West African traditions to transform the inexpensive or discarded food scraps provided to them into flavorful, nourishing meals.

3. Also, watermelon

4. Chitlins, and how Chitlins might influence the GUT, and the microbiome....

5. 

6. It is said, or it has been said for eons, that We are what we eat.

7. Do you see my point, here, Sir?

=====================

Most Chinese Parents NEVER expect that their fine young daughters, from China, will end up gorging on Soul Food....

And, by the time they realize what is happening.....

The Barn Door is already Wide Open, and there is no going back.

Wait. If we eat soul food, we're black?

7 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Guess you didn't read the links, and there are more. Higher costing schools means parents and kids with more money, which is sometimes spent on drugs and alcohol.

No worries.

I am not illiterate.

I read through the glop links you posted.

But the links you posted did NOT link to the original articles, the original journal articles.

This is often a problem with the glop being posted in today's superficial and misleading media.

Why don't you just make the effort to actually track down the original science journal articles....?

Certainly, it CANNOT be because you are ..... "too busy" to do so.

There must be a different reason....right?

Either you cannot find the links.

Or, you prefer thinking with you GUT.

8 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Nah, ya mean hoser, that's Canuck!

Let me tell you a true story:

When I first came to Asia as a young and handsome man of means....

My mother was very disappointed.

She kept asking me:

Why CAN'T you just settle down with some nice Jewish girl, here in America?

I don't know, but maybe my mother might have been right.

Still, I think she was wrong.

Chinese girls, the good ones, are smarter, finer, more beautiful, and less full of angst, than Jewish Girls.

Also, most Chinese girls, if they have listened to their mothers, are able to make FAR BETTER CHICKEN SOUP, compared to young Jewish Girls.

13 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I hunt with responsible hunters, who know the rules of gun ownership.

You are conflating "gun ownership" with Gun WORSHIP, as everybody knows.

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

No worries.

I am not illiterate.

I read through the glop links you posted.

But the links you posted did NOT link to the original articles, the original journal articles.

This is often a problem with the glop being posted in today's superficial and misleading media.

Why don't you just make the effort to actually track down the original science journal articles....?

Certainly, it CANNOT be because you are ..... "too busy" to do so.

There must be a different reason....right?

Either you cannot find the links.

Or, you prefer thinking with you GUT.

Funny when someone is proven wrong by many reputable links they still find ways to disprove the facts, Use that genius IQ and find some yourself and get educated on the subject. I already mentioned I know people who have gone to private schools, who have verified the amount of drug use going on. I don't need to find any more, as I already showed enough proof, let alone know of actual people who verified what I knew years ago.

Just you saying a girl would do better in school here shows a severe lack of common sense and knowledge of what goes on in local schools here.

Remember when I said my school owner friend, with 50 years in Thai school systems, said my daughter will be much better off in America? When people who have no children try and out think those that have many, it makes me smile.

1 minute ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You are conflating "gun ownership" with Gun WORSHIP, as everybody knows.

No, I'm talking about responsible gun owners. We don't worship guns, as they're just a tool to use to hunt. There is no everybody besides those that have little to no knowledge on guns and why they're just those tools and nothing more.

13 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

One beat her and the other dropped her work computer off her 9th floor Gastown balcony.

WOW.

If this is really true.....

I am SO SORRY to know this.

This must have been, and truly was, a parent's worst nightmare.

THE PROBLEM is that parent's no matter how much they care, and they DO CARE SO MUCH, are unable to steer their young girls away from this kind of danger, when children are blind to what parents are able to clearly see.

It could have been even worse, I suppose, and sometimes is.

These days, there are many who say/maybe-believe that all cultures are equal.

But, this kind of BLIND-FAITH and STUPID THINKING is not realistic, nor is it based on reality.

There is such a thing as immutability of personality.

When one grows up in a slum, one never fully sheds the influences of the experience.

Culture is Crucial: As for me, I prefer Chinese Culture, and always will.

=============

Again, sorry to hear what your daughter endured, and what you must have endured, for years.

4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

We don't worship guns, as they're just a tool to use to hunt.

Sell your guns, then.

And, visit Costco to buy meat.

And, let us hope you never have a friend who shoots you in the face....

19 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Wait. If we eat soul food, we're black?

If you eat Soul Food, then your microbiome will be altered.

And, the alteration of the microbiome will affect your cognition.

And, then, they say....

The rest is History.

You might become addicted to watermelon, for example.

And begin yearning to date Chinese girls.

4 hours ago, Sigmund said:

Well the chinks can mean more sneeky trouble then anything else. Mainly those who put up their fake american accent and push their was throug as they do all over the workd.

1977 just called....they want their racist catch phrase back.

8 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Sell your guns, then.

And, visit Costco to buy meat.

And, let us hope you never have a friend who shoots you in the face....

I have many years of hunting in front of me, then will give my guns to my children.