BHGAL on news Beijing Bars Introduce Gender Neutral Bathrooms (11 comments)

Jun 16,2016 08:15 comment|71702|68364

a giant step forward .... way ahead of the USA and North Carolina on this (or is it south Carolina?) ... so happy to be a part of this fast moving up to date society. Good move!!! and with hardly a noticeable controversy ... Full Comment>>

BHGAL on news Only the Patient Expat Shall Pass: Rites of Passage in China(35 comments)

Jun 16,2016 08:05 comment|71701|68364

I like this article. well written and so "real". Full Comment>>

BHGAL on pnace 's blog Chinese Food Obsessions(2 comments)

Jan 19,2014 07:38 comment|43150|68364

I think a big emphasis about this is, "the sign of things to come". Less physical work and more fat/fast/junk food is not a good sign for the Chinese 1.3billion people. Full Comment>>

BHGAL on Sinobear 's blog China Over the Past 15 Years(7 comments)

Jan 07,2014 11:47 comment|42878|68364

This is all good......I too respect China and Chinese for "what it is". I too left Canada and am happy for it. I too married a Chinese woman. I hope to spend as many years here as you already have.....certainly have no plans of leaving any time soon or ever for that matter. I do, however, have a hope to go ... Full Comment>>

BHGAL on news French Media Drawn to Hangzhou’s Fake Paris Town(2 comments)

Aug 08,2013 10:07 comment|39479|68364

This is typical of the saddest things about China and Chinese..... copying shows nothing more than a "followers" attitude to life. Innovation and creativity is what is required to achieve the "Chinese Dream". Full Comment>>

BHGAL on news Here are the Winners of the eChinacities Blog Contest! (5 comments)

Jun 28,2013 11:54 comment|38547|68364

I think it is great that Ted gets to be a VIP and will probably get a date or 90 of them over the next 3 months Full Comment>>

BHGAL on news Prada Called “Copycats” by Netizens Over Stylish Shenzhen School Shirts(3 comments)

Jun 20,2013 07:49 comment|38332|68364

we should all sue Prada, for even putting a shirt on the market for 1580RMB ..... Full Comment>>

BHGAL on news Entry to the eChinacities Blog Contest is Now Closed...Let the Voting Commence!(84 comments)

Jun 06,2013 10:14 comment|37956|68364

"1st blog contest – My favorite blog" Chinese Self-Perception – Samsara enjoyed reading them all !!! Full Comment>>

BHGAL on Mojo 's blog Cultural Limbo(9 comments)

Jun 04,2013 09:37 comment|37864|68364

I agree ....enjoyable read .... and sounds somewhat familiar to my experiences and I suspect a few more folks..... Full Comment>>

BHGAL on news New Year’s Reflections: Coming to Terms with “Shocking” China Moments(9 comments)

Jan 01,2013 19:10 comment|34812|68364

Re: Ignorance is Bliss No it is not just you, it is me too, so there are at least two of us that believe in the two country phenom. My wife and her family seem to believe that China is great but the English speaking world out there, somewhere, is greater. Other language countries simply don’t matter and are beneath ... Full Comment>>