Benjamin321
Jun 12, 2016 22:17Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news “Obey Our Law:” Shenzhen Police Put Up Chinglish Notice Warning Foreigners to Register
You know Shenzhen has some of the best ESL educators in Mainland China. Would it have hurt too much to hire one to translate that gibberish for 300 Yuan? Especially since the operation will probably cost XYXYXYXYXYXYXY and do absolutely nothing... except punish one poor guy from East Ukraine trying to eat a second ... Full Comment>>
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Jun 12, 2016 22:10Articles : Benjamin321 commented on news Only the Patient Expat Shall Pass: Rites of Passage in China
The fear involves parasites, food poison, or any variation thereof. It seems like an even risk/reward at best. Full Comment>>
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Apr 16, 2016 13:09Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Woman’s Naked Pictures by Tibetan Holy Lake Cause Controversy on Weibo
I bet if you asked most Tibetans whether they prefer nude photography or the Chinese State... Full Comment>>
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Apr 05, 2016 18:10Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Do You Have ‘iPhone6 Legs’? Test is Newest Viral Trend in China
I am not sure well toned, healthy legs are in vogue from the society that gave us foot binding. Weak and frail is the tradition! Full Comment>>
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Mar 12, 2016 17:12Articles : Benjamin321 commented on news Number of Foreign Thieves in Shanghai on the Rise
No, no... do not tease us like that. What is the story? Full Comment>>
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Feb 06, 2016 11:36Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Kunming Locals Call Police on Foreigners Pretending to Shoot Birds
Even the souless Wumao's seem to be gone. No doubt packed in line for a train, plane, or bus back to Wumao home. Full Comment>>
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Jan 24, 2016 06:53Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news First Successful Monkey Head Transplant Reportedly Performed in China
Haha I am not sure I would want to be alive if my head was put on someone else's body. It is certainly an ethical "something" with Chinese characteristics. Full Comment>>
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Jan 12, 2016 11:33Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Beijing Man Calls 110 a Hundred Times to Talk to Different Policewomen
What a loser. Full Comment>>
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Jan 01, 2016 20:10Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Women’s Federation Reports Story on Hangzhou Man Abused by Wife
Abuse is also psychologically addictive to a lot of people with low self esteem, especially when mixed with love. Full Comment>>
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Dec 19, 2015 23:26Articles : Benjamin321 commented on news 5 Reasons I am back in China: Reverse Culture Shock is Real
Guns? Really? Your chances are about 10000x higher of being run over by a manic Chinese truck or bus driver not looking both ways than getting within ear range of a mass shooting or gang land altercation. I'm calling shenangians! Full Comment>>
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Dec 19, 2015 23:22Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Weifang University Students Punished for Holding Hands on Campus
At my uni everyone just boinks in the bushes around the lake. There should be a clever pun to make here... Full Comment>>
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Dec 12, 2015 17:29Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Alibaba to Acquire South China Morning Post for Christmas
It looks like freedom, fair law, and the rights of all people will be getting coal in it's stocking this year. Full Comment>>
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Dec 08, 2015 00:45Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Chinese Graduate Opens Beijing Jianbing Pancake Stall in NYC
Which does your average layman value more? Art history or delicious pancakes? Not to criticise art history, it is just the way most people are. Full Comment>>
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Dec 04, 2015 13:59Articles : Benjamin321 commented on news Examining Life in China’s First Tier Cities for Recent Graduates
Actually kind of an interesting article. The Chinese citizens in SZ also like to get together to unwind in the Baishizhou area as well as OCT. The difference is largely economic. Full Comment>>
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Dec 04, 2015 13:53Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Drunk Man Tries to Make Ex-Girlfriend Take Her Clothes Off in Public
Having some issues or disagreements with culture should not be considered racism. Full Comment>>
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Dec 04, 2015 13:47Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Police Drug Test 300 Students at Well-known Beijing Music School, Dozens Arrested
While we are discussing this. How many "families" will this draconian tactic protect? That it is being used to ruin the lives of music students seems to prove the point that this power can be abused for anything. Full Comment>>
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Dec 04, 2015 13:44Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Police Drug Test 300 Students at Well-known Beijing Music School, Dozens Arrested
How many cases of heads of the household have you heard of spiraling out of control do the cannabis? Any valid statistics on that? As well, the most basic function of any government is to protect people from other governments and other people. (As outlined by Hobbes in Leviathan) In a shame society like China or ... Full Comment>>
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Dec 03, 2015 00:17Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Report: Food Safety Still a Major Concern in China
No kidding! I got food poisoning from a Starbucks ham croissant last week. Half my fault for giving money to SB... Full Comment>>
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Dec 03, 2015 00:10Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Police Drug Test 300 Students at Well-known Beijing Music School, Dozens Arrested
Why not start randomly testing university teachers too? Or firemen? Or ranking members of the C-C-P!? That last one sounds fair... Full Comment>>
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Dec 03, 2015 00:07Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Police Drug Test 300 Students at Well-known Beijing Music School, Dozens Arrested
His or her duties to who? A government that does not represent them? Also, exactly how much... suspected... cannabis or even opiate consumption does it take to be forced into something by state thugs? Let alone at a music school... damn those trombone blowing troublemakers! Full Comment>>
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Dec 01, 2015 22:21Blogs : Benjamin321 commented on thabet_sava 's blog Shanghai, a City that Caters to all Tastes
Yeah. Shanghai is kind of fun for like 3 or 4 days. Full Comment>>
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Nov 27, 2015 22:00Articles : Benjamin321 commented on news Foreign Backpacker Beggar in Guangzhou: Scammer or Traveler in Need?
I could have sworn I saw this goofball walking around Seaworld tonight in that same damn unwashed shirt. Full Comment>>
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Nov 27, 2015 21:58Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Beijing Replaces Huge Bridge in 43 Hours, Foreign Netizens Shocked
Would you rather walk the streets of New York or Kabul at night? If Kabul, I have some lovely ocean front property I would like to sell you in Xinjiang. Full Comment>>
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Nov 25, 2015 01:14Around China : Benjamin321 commented on news Man Conned Out of 3,000 Yuan by “Hot Woman” on Dating Site
Yeah, weixin look around is mostly scams and crazies now. It was a hook up machine back around 2011/12. Full Comment>>
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Nov 24, 2015 01:43Articles : Benjamin321 commented on news China’s English has Recently Gotten Worse: What Happened?
Wo bu derp. Full Comment>>
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