tomcatflyer

Oct 28, 2017 12:48

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news 5 Things the Foreign Media Gets Wrong About China

How can you say that there is Christianity for the Chinese when they leave out the whole "Jesus thing". All this article shows is that you have no idea what you are writing about. It is like teaching Buddhism but leaving out the whole Buddha thing. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Aug 04, 2017 08:07

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news The Complete Guide to Being Vegan in China

You do know that vegan and vegetarian are different, don't you, so why put vegan in the title and write only about one aspect of it. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Feb 28, 2017 20:00

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news 10 Inauthentic “Chinese” Dishes and What Chinese Think of Them

Now, how about the complimentary article of how "western" dishes are absolutely destroyed by restaurants in China. Food is produced to local tastes, it is not an example of stupid foreigners cannot cook our delicacies correctly. If you go to any country you should not be surprised that they cook food the way they ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Aug 09, 2016 07:45

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news 12 Traffic Violations that Will Cost You Your Chinese Drivers’ License

Driving in the wrong lane, speeding, failing to stop at a red light or a pedestrian crossing are occurrences I see every single day, sometimes in front of traffic police. What I never see is the police doing anything about it, and don't get me started on ebike riders. Most of those get on their bikes in the morning ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Aug 08, 2016 11:01

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news Does China's Materialistic Image Really Represent Most Chinese?

there are exceptions to the rule here but generally Chinese people are amongst the most materialistic, shallow minded people I have ever met. the seemingly empty luxury stores here are not renting shop space in high end malls out of some kind of philanthropy, they are making money, either by in store sales or by ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jul 08, 2016 22:04

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Chongqing Woman Stopped for Drunk Driving Exposes Shoulders and “Teases” Police

The police had no idea what to do, what a bunch of cretins. If she had pulled that one in England she would have been detained at the police station until they could assertain the level of alcohol in her blood. Police here really are a bunch of incompetents. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Mar 16, 2016 18:26

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news 70% of Chinese Netizens Using Online Shopping Have Been Cheated

They can do this, they just cannot be bothered. If someone gats a fake LV or whatever that is no threat, but dissent is a whole different ball game. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Feb 25, 2016 18:43

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Beijing Beats NYC to Become “Billionaire Capital of the World”

Billionaires according to what currency, and if we compare per head of population it may well show a different picture. China has the largest population for a single country in the world, is it any wonder that they have a lot of this or that. If anything is surprising it is that they do not have more, when all the ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jan 06, 2016 18:10

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Former Doctor Caught Taking Exams for University Students

So a Chinese female student asks an older male to take her exam for her and expects to get away with it. How dumb is she? Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Dec 07, 2015 16:57

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Chinese Graduate Opens Beijing Jianbing Pancake Stall in NYC

The stall is often jammed with people waiting for pancakes but she only manages to sell two hundred a day. This story does not sound right. why is she on the street selling fast food rather than doing something related to her art history and business studies. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Oct 07, 2015 01:19

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news China to Experience Full-Blown Bachelor Crisis by 2020

I remember months ago talking to a group of university students at our English corner about boyfriends/girlfriends. These students were all about 21 or 22 and medical students, so presumably not too stupid. All of them said they had no partners but all wanted one. I asked the guys what they wanted from their future ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Oct 07, 2015 01:18

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news China to Experience Full-Blown Bachelor Crisis by 2020

I remember months ago talking to a group of university students at our English corner about boyfriends/girlfriends. These students were all about 21 or 22 and medical students, so presumably not too stupid. All of them said they had no partners but all wanted one. I asked the guys what they wanted from their future ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Sep 10, 2015 18:05

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news 70,000 Protest Chinese Billionaire’s Planned Demolition of Madrid Landmark

I suppose he could always put up a sign saying "Historical monument under construction". Chinese have no sense of culture or history and always think new is automatically better. People like this really are barbarians. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Sep 02, 2015 19:21

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Vehicle with 28,000 Yuan Worth of Traffic Tickets Seized in Jiangxi

I feel really sorry for the poor driver having to sit in this car time and time again while the car did all of these terrible things. Take the car away and crush it to save the poor man any more suffering. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jul 28, 2015 18:01

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Top 10 Airports in China: Beijing Capital #1, Shanghai Pudong #2

If Guangzhou is rated as the third best I never want to go anywhere near the lower rated ones. Gaungzhou has got to be the worst international airport I have ever been through. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jul 08, 2015 21:18

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Holiday Date set for War Victory Anniversaries

But the rest of the world did not defeat Japan, only China did this. Hiroshima, Nagasaki did I hear you say, oh yes I seem to have heard something about that, but it was after the glorious Middle Earth, oops I meant kingdom, beat the evil Japanese devils. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jul 02, 2015 18:10

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Foreign Professor Advises Party to Change its Name

He may be a professor at one of the top universities in China but he has totally lost me on this one. How can you seriously claim China to be meritocracy when so much has, and still does, rely on connections and money. How many times have we heard of people being given posts because of who they know, or buying rank ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jun 17, 2015 08:45

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news Analyze, Not Memorize? Chinese Student Struggles in U.S. Chinese Language Class

This is what happens to a lot of Chinese students when they are required to think and analyze a subject rather then just remember what the teacher tells them. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Apr 06, 2015 01:14

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news Losers Back Home? Perceptions of English Teachers in China

I do not work as a teacher but some of my friends here do but I have never yet come across this negative attitude from other ex-pats towards ex-pat English teachers. I have come across this attitude from quite a few Chinese. They seem to view English teaching as little better than a way of keeping the kids occupied ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Mar 05, 2015 18:16

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news China Box Office Tops US for the First Time

In a country that has twenty percent of the worlds population it only surprises me that they haven't been number one in takings before. However I would take more notice when China starts to produce movies that the rest of the world want to see, rather than just Chinese audiences. It would also be interesting to note ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Feb 26, 2015 18:21

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Air China Emergency Landing after Passenger Bomb Claims

It is about time they started to give the full five years to morons like this. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Feb 17, 2015 11:01

Articles : tomcatflyer commented on news 9 Important Differences between Foreigners and Chinese

If we accept the notion of China and all the rest this article is saying that the rest all act the same. In that case it is surely China out of step with the rest of the world and that does not mean China is better. How long will it take for this insecure, childish, xenophobic, badly behaved nation to catch up with ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Feb 11, 2015 21:35

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news First Look at Designs for Beijing’s New Airport Terminal

Great, even more chance for the people of the middle kingdom to show the pinnacle of 5,000 years of civilisation. Where is that nice cabin crew member, I have some coffee I must throw over her. Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Feb 11, 2015 21:28

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news Chinese Aunties Pop a Squat, Chow Down on Instant Noodles outside Gucci

Italian cuisine is one of the best in the world. Far more tasty and healthy than some of the rubbish I see served here in what should be high-end restaurants. This is more a case of third world peasant mentality with a large bank balance. As Puffudder said you can't buy class. These women were obviously out of ... Full Comment>>

tomcatflyer

Jan 16, 2015 21:35

Around China : tomcatflyer commented on news "Better Than Nothing”:British Foreign Office Accepts Beijing Hong Kong Reforms

This makes me ashamed to be British. For Gods sake grow a pair and insist on truly free elections just like Beijing agreed to in 97. Full Comment>>