Sid_from_ZA on news Ex- Security Chief Zhou Yongkang Sentenced to Life in Prison (3 comments)
He must have forgotten to pay off whoever needed to be paid off Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Old Man Throws Girl out of Seat, Cites Handicap(11 comments)
It's dog eat dog everywhere in public in China and people (barely) make concessions, have manners and a sense of civility toward their blood relatives. No generalized sense of civic duty Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Swim, Drink and Be Merry: Summer Fun in Shanghai (6 comments)
Whatevs, swan dived off the bund and swam in the muddy river Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Why Isn't My Child Fluent Already? How Chinese Parents and Schools See Foreign Teachers(40 comments)
^haha nice one Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Why Isn't My Child Fluent Already? How Chinese Parents and Schools See Foreign Teachers(40 comments)
Never thought of this angle but you might be right Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Why Isn't My Child Fluent Already? How Chinese Parents and Schools See Foreign Teachers(40 comments)
There's something about little kids brains that lets them pick up language lightning fast Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Most Common English Teaching Job Scams in China: What to Avoid(32 comments)
Fair point Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Analyze, Not Memorize? Chinese Student Struggles in U.S. Chinese Language Class (22 comments)
Haha, my soup came out my nose, too funny Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Old Man Throws Girl out of Seat, Cites Handicap(11 comments)
Honestly most of the time, I'm the only one that gets up for bent backed old ladies......Primary school kids and me, everyone else just does the look away gambit.........From where I live, that old lady probably had to eat her kids back in 59 she can damn well have a five minute rest on the bus Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news 41-Year-Old Milks University Girls for Love and Money(12 comments)
Stacking Red money Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Teaching in a Third-Tier City: My Year in Yingkou (14 comments)
There's pro's and con's.....after a while everybody including the ayi's in the bus know where you're from and where you work and that you can speak putonghua but can't follow the local rural dialect so have a lot of notoriety, the plus side is you can still use that notoriety in the smaller towns to get free things ... Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Teaching in a Third-Tier City: My Year in Yingkou (14 comments)
So true man Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Analyze, Not Memorize? Chinese Student Struggles in U.S. Chinese Language Class (22 comments)
The whole article is about how they are bad at analysis so it's not surprizing that they just call all non chincese foreigners instead of non chinese Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Hong Kong Multinational Companies Won't Hire Occupy Central Organizers(2 comments)
Clever Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Hong Kong Legislative Council Vetoes Reform Bill (6 comments)
this'll only last for a while. Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Old Man Throws Girl out of Seat, Cites Handicap(11 comments)
Old man strength is a real thing Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Southern China Hit by Heavy Rainfall(2 comments)
when life gives you lemons you squeeze them on your freshly caught fish Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news 41-Year-Old Milks University Girls for Love and Money(12 comments)
The thick gold chain will now work as proof of wealth for students looking for a sugar daddy....that is until someone realizes they can lend there's to a mate for a fee Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Dongguan Man Forgoes Night of Passion for Night of Rage(5 comments)
"trash within the confines of his bridal chamber"?.........Is the writer saying he should have taken his anger out on his wife? Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Smart and Practical: The Best Apps for Travelling in China(20 comments)
what about the 10rmb canteens that are usually just outside? You know the type, they dish out two spoons of rice one spoon of veg and two spoons of meat n veg. Across the road from basically every old train station, including BJ, GZ, Hefei, Huhehaote Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news China to Invest Billions in EU Infrastructure(5 comments)
Well, I'll leave the armchair politics to others. The article's a little sparse on details Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Smart and Practical: The Best Apps for Travelling in China(20 comments)
Travel: Tell the taxi driver to take you to the train station. Food: cheap canteens, or if you're fussy the BK/Macdonalds near the train station. Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news 41-Year-Old Milks University Girls for Love and Money(12 comments)
Bad form on the con........but slightly impressed at what he managed with the resources at his disposal Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Heilongjiang Girls Abduct Handsome Guy off the Street(25 comments)
Three drunk girls, acting weird enough that he called the cops. Full Comment>>
Sid_from_ZA on news Subway Passenger Breaks Leg, May get a Lucky Break(8 comments)
^^ hahahaha, I'm crying at this Full Comment>>