da_wei on news Christmas Banned in Schools amid Anti-Christmas Protests across China(30 comments)
Christianity this week (that's from the Middle East and taken over by the 'West') What's next week? - discourage Islam (also from the Middle East, and part of China's North Western problem) Then maybe Buddhism (they got that from India) Hmmm - that really only leaves Daoism (Now that really is Chinese!) if you don't ... Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Man Arrested for Pleasuring Onto Woman in Shanghai Metro(19 comments)
You should be a defence lawyer. Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Blogger Explores the Types of American Men Who Marry Chinese Women(31 comments)
Short answer - where I come from, Chinese women are, on the whole, more attractive... Don't need any other reason. :-) Full Comment>>
da_wei on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”(59 comments)
How to what? Oh, you meant 'How to queue'! Full Comment>>
da_wei on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”(59 comments)
Amazing how many posters on here are ignorant of basic Chinese culture. Laowai is neutral. It can be used racially, but is not inherently racial. Why? Because Lao means "old". In Chinese culture, ingrained over 5,000 years, age carries respect. If they always called you Waiguoren (外国人） then that would ... Full Comment>>
da_wei on news To Pay or Not to Pay: Funding Your Chinese Language Course(10 comments)
Clearly you have not the ability to learn the language - what does that make you? Dumber than a monkey? Have a nice day! Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Chinese Aunties Dancing at Louvre Cause Online Controversy(11 comments)
I must say, I have to wonder what some people are doing in China if they hate it so much? Have they no pride in themselves? Why don't they just leave? Or do they like living in a "trash can/ash tray/toilet"? Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Experiencing “Real China”: Being the Token Foreigner in a Fourth Tier City(22 comments)
I liked Liuzhou when I was there - not too big, not too small, nice climate. It reminded me of home (Christchurch, New Zealand) with its CBD contained in a loop of the river, and central city park, with a bigger one on the outskirts. I'd love to go back. Full Comment>>
da_wei on news 7 Common Scams in China and How to Avoid Them(12 comments)
This only confirms I was right to do a CELTA course. A qualification is a qualification, after all, and its in Teaching English! Even so, I expect I will have to be very wary. Will have my lady check the contract first, and run it past her favourite lawyer (don't trust my Chinese that far yet!) Thanks for the ... Full Comment>>
da_wei on news How Not to Act in China: Peeing on the Roof of a Random Car While Drunk(5 comments)
Hopefully he got sent back to England in disgrace. Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Student-Shadowing: Spending a Day in a Chinese High School (4 comments)
OK, this is unrelated, to some extent, but I'm curious. What exactly do foreign teachers do in Chinese schools? Are they expected teach English grammar, reading and writing, as well as everything else, or is that left to the Chinese teachers, with the foreign teacher focusing on lexis (vocabulary) and fluency? Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Foreign Couple Get Hot and Heavy in the Back of a Taxi in Shanghai(8 comments)
Talk about people in glass houses! And that applies to most of the other commenters too! Full Comment>>
da_wei on DaqingDevil 's blog The Big Bang (and little bang) Theory in China(1 comments)
They often let off fireworks after a funeral to frighten off the evil spirits so the deceased's soul can have a safe journey to the 'other side'. Also for significant events, like 80th birthdays (if they haven't died of cancer first from smoking too much, or being burnt to death when the fireworks shop went up in ... Full Comment>>
da_wei on cahilda 's blog Everyday living(2 comments)
Ah, the old sweet & sour soup! Definitely not nice to our Western palate. Nice article but... a) It serves you right for eating at the school! Hope you also ate out at a restaurant or 3 and b) I can forgive the other errors, but not 'here say'. It's 'hearsay', as in something I heard and then repeated (said) to ... Full Comment>>
da_wei on news Run China Run! Jogging Tips for the Middle Kingdom(3 comments)
Jogging is catching on in China. They even have an app for it - Gudong - 咕咚 Full Comment>>