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May 20, 2014 17:53Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Anhui Winery Builds Replicated US Congress to House Toilet
That's money well spent. Meanwhile, in the schools for Anhui's countryside, shitty schools that won't give any chance to the kids... That's how the 2008 stimulus package have been spent. Full Comment>>
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May 15, 2014 12:58Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Hefei Restaurant Manager Eats Condom to Settle Customer Complaint
Ho, well. I once found a cigarette butt in my soup. I stay cool. My wife, not so much, and call the cook. She ask what is this, and the cook, with his best face-saving smile, says it's a piece of chicken. My wife cleans the cigarette butt and opens it a bit. Nope, it's no chicken, sir. The cook remains silent, smile ... Full Comment>>
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May 15, 2014 07:14Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Residents Put up ‘Magic Mirror’ to Reflect Bad Luck into Neighbors’ Houses, Neighbors Retaliate
Lovely. Even in superstition, be selfish. Rather than talking together like adults, use passive-aggressive retaliation. 5000 years of wisdom. Full Comment>>
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May 14, 2014 09:35Around China : DrMonkey commented on news China’s Hongqi L5 Comparable to Rolls-Royce and Volvo Luxury Cars
Visit a construction plant, and count the foreign engineers doing the maintenance of the foreign-built robots. Visit a design centre and count the foreign managers. Full Comment>>
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Apr 28, 2014 21:37Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Wuhan Woman Puts Grandson Up for Sale to Save Son
That's one month of income for well paid jobs. Yet, it's one year of income for the majority, in cities. I don't compare with countryside. There won't be any a Chinese Dream without some serious welfare system. In 2008, trillions of stimulus have been spent in ... White elephants projects, that mostly benefit ... Full Comment>>
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Apr 22, 2014 11:21Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Television Host Taken Off Air After Emotional Speech on Corruption
The zombies are waking-up ? Wait for the housing & finance bubble to keep popping for a year... Full Comment>>
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Mar 28, 2014 23:00Around China : DrMonkey commented on news China’s Love of Pig Trotters May be Saving the UK’s Pork Industry
Nah, pig's feet and innards are also delicacies in France, next to frogs, beef's tongue or sheep's brain, snails, live oysters... French, the South-East Asians of Europe ^^ Full Comment>>
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Mar 28, 2014 18:14Around China : DrMonkey commented on news China’s Love of Pig Trotters May be Saving the UK’s Pork Industry
Same story for USA's chicken and chicken feet : big market. Full Comment>>
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Mar 27, 2014 09:55Around China : DrMonkey commented on news China Crackdown on Prostitution: Hundreds Arrested in Latest Sweep in Guangdong
Whack-a-mole game, whack-a-whore game ? Full Comment>>
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Mar 18, 2014 17:48Around China : DrMonkey commented on news China to Provide ‘Swift and Convenient’ Residency Permits to Pollution Experts
What if the expert hurts the feelings of Chinese people with his advises ? Full Comment>>
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Mar 18, 2014 10:36Blogs : DrMonkey commented on sethbarham.esl 's blog I Can't Get Past the Driving
Mantra of driving in China I'm the centre of the world, things revolves around me. People have to move away from me, I don't have to stop, slow down, park correctly for the convenience of anybody but me. I might know the law or not, but in no way laws prime over my own will and desires. I might know security rules, ... Full Comment>>
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Mar 11, 2014 15:44Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Girl Makes 60,000 RMB Profit Selling Sanitary Pads to Girls… and Guys
Girl's farts smell like roses and when they on the toilets for the heavy duty, it's flowers and soap bubbles. If you kiss them, you can catch the babies. Full Comment>>
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Mar 10, 2014 14:27Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Hubei University’s Assignment: Go Meet Members of the Opposite Sex on Campus
Attention. After-effects of talking to girls can lead to an outbreak of babies and hairs in your shower sink. Full Comment>>
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Mar 03, 2014 21:47Articles : DrMonkey commented on news China Goes Soft: Understanding China’s Use of Soft Power
What kind of soft-power is projecting the copy of whole Europeans village, down to the individual houses ? China does not have confidence in its *own* culture. And that's a pity, there is much to it. They could clone those magnificent countryside villages (like the wooden house villages in Guizhou), adding modern ... Full Comment>>
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Mar 03, 2014 18:06Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Primary School Parents in Beijing Each Contribute 70 RMB to New Air Purifier
Air purifiers run on electricity. In China, electricity is mostly by burning coal without things like sulphur removal. So if purifier usage become widespread, it will make the air little bit worse, impacting a little bit more those who can't afford a purifier... Full Comment>>
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Feb 25, 2014 11:31Blogs : DrMonkey commented on murphy903 's blog 8 Bits Of Advice For Foreign Teachers
I can't agree with the "You're a guest, so just shut-up if you have anything negative to say". When you look at China's life from a *Chinese* (but honest, non-self-serving) point of view, things are not pretty. Shutting up about anything political or negative is precisely what's keeping the life of most deep in a ... Full Comment>>
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Feb 21, 2014 17:53Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Hong Kong Business Man Has 100 Million RMB iPhone Made in England
Makes me think of those phones I saw in the countryside, made of golden plastic. It's like one of those countryside folks got rich and decided to upgrade the golden plastic, not his cultural education. Full Comment>>
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Feb 20, 2014 11:30Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Women Participate in a Polygraph Test for Blind Date Interview
Fun fact : you can cheat a polygraph with a bit of training and preparation. http://www.wikihow.com/Cheat-a-Polygraph-Test-%28Lie-Detector%29 Also, using beta-blockers helps a lot. Aldrich Ames, a double agent back in the 80's, managed to cheat a polygraph testing. Copied from Wikipedia entry for Aldrich Ames [In ... Full Comment>>
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Feb 17, 2014 19:19Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Woman, 26, Still Has Mother Help Her Put on Her Socks, Every Day
Ha ha, maybe her mom gave a helping hand there too ^^ Full Comment>>
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Jan 29, 2014 10:53Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Chinese Nationals Banned From Virgin Galactic Flights by Cold War Law
You would be surprised by what a passenger can gather. Discretely scratching various parts of the plane can gather minute amount of materials under the nails. Even very small samples gathered that way can tell you which materials are used in various parts. For a suborbital plane, the trajectory is of uttermost ... Full Comment>>
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Jan 28, 2014 10:04Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Two Foreigners Overstay Visa, One For 3 Years
I agree with your rant, that is sad state of things. However... The site shows translations of Chinese news items. Of course, most of the readers are not Chinese, so your rant is quixotic, really. Are you 100% sure about who run this website ? Maybe the website is funded by its job & market section, and the news ... Full Comment>>
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Jan 23, 2014 12:57Around China : DrMonkey commented on news China’s Most Racist Sign Does Social Media Comeback Tour
I think it's more a case of bad English (associated with "why checking the grammar, who cares") and lack of tact/cultural awareness than genuine racism. Sloppy, no tact, but wants a lot of face... Full Comment>>
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Jan 22, 2014 15:15Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Poisoning Dumplings
Yeah, right, are you saying that 1.3 billions people are as guilty as *that* guy ? Because one guy in, say Austria, did something horrible, I should deduce all Austrian are horrible ? Full Comment>>
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Jan 21, 2014 11:15Articles : DrMonkey commented on news China’s Latest National Report 2013: Ignorance is Not Bliss, So Learn Your Facts
People get old, old people can't work, yet they still need to eat and be cared for :p China's age pyramid is scary, a "granny-boom" is coming. If half of the population can not work, how the economy can work ? How the retirement pensions are going to get paid ? You need young people to work... I think that explains ... Full Comment>>
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Jan 21, 2014 09:54Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Man Offers 1 Million RMB for Woman to Pose as Girlfriend for "Chunjie"
Between being honest and facing his parents, he prefers to pay and fake the whole thing. Rather than facing an issue, just pay to hide it and pretend everybody's happy. Full Comment>>
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