Maybe I have a different idea of Market-skimming to you. My bad. Full Comment>>

I-phone is a product made by Apple, and Apple won't do market skimming. They make premium products and price accordingly, with no discounts. Full Comment>>

Nothing to do with the fact he had got off a longhaul flight with no baggage which is odd...only to do with his skin... Full Comment>>

Correction: British shadow chancellor quotes Mao's little red book. C'mon - get your facts right. Full Comment>>

An epic own goal by MILO. Now everyone knows they hire Russians and they never got their 2000 Kwai either. They shot themselves in the foot with that. Clever clever head teacher. Full Comment>>

I wonder how much of this response was because it has been reported in the west on mainstream news outlets (like the bbc)? They say that the police were called and told the man to pay... Full Comment>>

Yankee...noted that. I think it depends on whether dumping water on your head will get more people interested into the cause and thus donate. If nothing else isn't it a bit of fun, and that's something not enough Chinese people get. I wonder how many people said "nahh, I bet $100 you WON'T do it", and then ... Full Comment>>

ha ha. Funny man. You must be a Yankie. :P Full Comment>>

What a cynic!! Go buy yourself a plane ticket and take over your luggage allowance in water to help those thirsty Africans then. Or does that not make sense??? Like your comment... Full Comment>>

In my opinion, much of what is said by HadleyJ09 is fair. Too many "foreigners" seems to spend an awful lot of their lives here complaining. However, I think that's just because of our culture - we are brought up to question and to speak up if we disagree with something - and there are lots of things to ... Full Comment>>

When I lived there it was covered in smog a lot of the time. It's not so nice if you are eating acrid fumes all the time. But I agree - XiHu is pretty. Full Comment>>

rickets? Oh dear. Don't you even spell check your work? Full Comment>>

What about delays caused by air traffic control? Full Comment>>

A whole lot of unnecessary profanities there. That said, I've found that it really is up to the Foreigner (in whatever profession they chose in China), to negotiate the best deal for themselves and to spot the warning signs and to ensure they have a Plan B - how to escape an abusive employer. Too many Foreigners ... Full Comment>>

I'm quite sure this picture isn't of a Boeing 777. Clue: Boeing don't do wings on top of planes ;) Try again. Full Comment>>

Good on the teacher for raising her concerns and putting the child's safety first. Pity she will probably suffer now she was wrong... Anyhow. Isn't ivory illegal. Full Comment>>

When I was in my last job, my employer would pay for a cake and a fancy dinner for everyone...(by fancy we mean KFC instead of the usual noodles). It was a nice touch :) Full Comment>>

Or even the ferry ;). But the immigration formalities would have given immigration to much of a headache and they would have just said "no". Full Comment>>

Actually a good way to unblock a toilet is to get a plastic bag and stick it on the end of the toilet brush. Then push it down the toilet and push it forwards and back like a plunger. the suction should dislodge the blockage. Ive used a showet cap ib a similar fashion to unblock a sink too... Full Comment>>

One assumes that you CAN get 30 days continuous work (starting November 25th...) at a rate of 1,000RMB a day for being the honourable man I the red suit. Reality is, you can't. Full Comment>>

Looks like someone was having a slow news day to me. Full Comment>>

I am about to move my family over to China - which includes an 8 month old baby. I have spent too many nights worrying over visa issues too. Only my partner is also an expat...from a different country to me, so I've being worrying about her and my son's visa's mostly. I have managed to find a place that will sponsor ... Full Comment>>

Nice blog - although I would say that the "waiting until after your name is called" doesn't work always (although in my experience, does most of the time). There was one time I was flying from Hangzhou to Harbin with my brother. We checked in and got to the gate a mere 90 seconds too late and got told by a ... Full Comment>>

One thing I've noticed when I've taught in China is the abundance of toilet humour...even if the East and West do not share the same toilets, we certainly share the same love to snigger at the prospect of what on earth happens in them... Or is that just me... Full Comment>>