Michael Zhou

@sunoru_sidw 好的，谢谢大王老师。预祝你WCS旅途顺利。

@MK_1987 没事没事。我拿到名额了但是门票已经打算给我家里人了…可以到处都多留意一下应该还会有人出票的

Finished 6th/1096 at NAIC this year! So happy to achieve this in such a large and intense tournament. Being listed with so many big names I really look up to feels surreal☺️☺️

@FomTarro @sunoru_sidw Some of the pokemon names in Mandarin are very literal, some of my favorites are: 大嘴鸥/Pelipper (Big Mouth Gull), 树才怪/Sudowoodo (Not a tree) also my favorite English pokemon name, 大葱鸭/Farfetch'd (Duck with leek) Hello? I just ordered this for dinner last night.

@sunoru_sidw To be fair that's a very literal translation of "Sneasler", but it's still funny to me for some reason. Maybe some day we'll get 大大狃拉/"Sneaslest"!

While this format is still around for the last several days...☺️ pokepast.es/59744e6931c5d6…

@charlie_theroux @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets Another thing to consider is that there are different cultures among the different areas of China. But eye contact is universally considered a good thing over there. It is taught in school that keeping eye contact during conversation is a sign of showing interest and respect.

@MK_1987 @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets Like I said, just Google it and you'll find tons of info about it. The confidence thing you mention is a universal perception, but more prominent in western culture. And I wouldn't triangulate (eyes, mouth) cause that signifies sexual attraction, nothing else.

Trump is a league of his own when it comes to mogging fellow world leaders. Xi Jinping couldn't keep eye contact because in Chinese culture, indirect eye contact is used to show respect, particularly towards authority figures.

@charlie_theroux @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets I think you are right on the triangulate thing, i only have vague memories about that.

@MK_1987 @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets We usually triangulate between the eyes (establishes personal contact) and the mouth to signify we want to kiss that person. Could definitely give the wrong impression. 😀

@charlie_theroux @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets If you google "eye contact" and "Chinese cultrure" you might get the results saying it's not polite in the Asian culture, however, if you search "eye contact" in Chinese on baidu (a chinese search engine), most results will tell you that eye contact is a good thing.

@charlie_theroux @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets Growing up I was taught that avoiding eye contact while talking to people is an act of guilt/lack of confidence. I remember there is this concept of a “triangular zone” between their eyes and mouth that you should be looking at while talking to people.

@MK_1987 @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets I don't doubt you're chinese, but this is definitely true! You can find tons of info on it, here's some if you're interested. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC43… It's basic human nature (confrontational), mixed with cultural norms, especially in China and Japan.

@charlie_theroux @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets “This study investigated whether eye contact perception differs in people with different cultural backgrounds. Finnish (European) and Japanese (East Asian) participants…” I think the study is for Japanese people, which is different than Chinese.

@charlie_theroux @DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets I’m Chinese and I was born and raised in China. I can tell you that this is not the case. I’ve never heard of avoiding eye contact is a cultural sign of respect.

@DoctorJack16 @BehizyTweets You can literally see this in every movie ever made featuring 2 chinese people. The subordinate tilts his head forward, avoid eye contact. It's a cultural sign of respect just like in Japan.

@OlympicThroater Attack on Titan kind of vibes 😂

I must be the only one to find this thing terrifying 😭

@TordReklev Hit mega absol ex round 1 as gardy, prized double ralts, opponent has boss on my kirlia turn 2. I think Azul is my favorite player instead of Tord now. (jk I still had a fun weekend and I still like Tord)

Had an amazing time with friends in Milwaukee! Really happy I decided to do this trip, and incredibly proud of the impact my deck building had this weekend on the format 😄 Will do an in-depth guide when I get back home, such an enjoyable deck

@OlympicThroater 😭I know, it was my own fault too, I didn’t prize check and could have played differently if I knew what was I prized

@MK_1987 The fact that you could have had it with a 4-0-4😭

Let’s not start 0-0-2 next time😂

@marioyobro I am very proud of you rn

"how's monterrey testing going gang?" monterrey testing:

@marioyobro Mario on Aug 30: Day 1 of playing 10 games per day with goomy35 list until Monterrey

Day 1 of playing 10 games per day with goomy35 list until Monterrey

@pokeguli 两张pass， 不是两张卡牌😂

@pokeguli 想要两张

Selling 2 spectator passes, DM if you need them. Anaheim would be my first worlds. Looking forward to see everyone! Also, I will bring some lovely PTCG cards and send them for free if anyone wants them.

@firelordberty need 2, twitter won't let me dm you for some reason

Selling 4 spectator pass for WCS