jetfire9000

Jan 25, 2015 16:53

(Nanjing) Features : jetfire9000 commented on news Meeting People: Expat-Friendly Bars in Nanjing

Blue Frog has better burgers than any place mentioned so far. But they have other great dishes too - steak or chicken fajitas with all the trimmings, awesome salads. Good breakfast on the weekends. Really great atmosphere at night, and the staff are exceptionally good. Usually poor staff takes all the luster off of ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jan 24, 2015 22:08

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news Go East! Tips and Info About Pursuing Your Postgraduate Studies in China

Perhaps you can enlighten us about which scams are involved? This sounds like another version of the CFTU scam from the message boards that benefitted heavily from the anonymous posting function. It seems that the scam is now being changed content wise to fit a younger and more gullible audience if students, since ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jan 13, 2015 16:55

Around China : jetfire9000 commented on news Stockholm University Severs Ties with Confucius Institute

This isn't much in line of indoctrination, but I thought I'd put it out there. I met a girl who taught in a Confucius Institute in the USA, and she told me a little bit (but not much) about her experience there. One of the interesting things that stuck out was that the powers that be did reach out to her to take ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jan 12, 2015 14:01

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news All Work No Play: 3/4 of White Collar Workers Have Sex Less than Once a Month, 40% Have No Vacation

Another mistake: the Benefits and Salary should also be swapped. On the graph, Benefits corresponds to 2.17: and Salary corresponds to 2.17. Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jan 12, 2015 13:55

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news All Work No Play: 3/4 of White Collar Workers Have Sex Less than Once a Month, 40% Have No Vacation

The "International relationships" is a mistaken translation, and should be changed to "interpersonal relationships." Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Dec 21, 2014 20:15

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

The races being targeted by the moniker of "Lao Wai" are the races that do not fit the qualifier category of the "中华民族“(zhonghua minzu), or the ethnic people's of China. I believe the number is 56, but I can't remember if that figure is only inclusive of minorities, or if it accounts for that of Han as well. ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Dec 03, 2014 14:57

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

That one "guest" tried escaping the racism tag by playing the card that Chinese are racist against everybody but themselves. How delightful, no? Xenophobia indeed is the better word in this case, since China isn't an integrated society. I'd like to still argue for the word racism too, though, because Xenophobia in ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Dec 03, 2014 14:31

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

In the context that it is for every race that is not belonging to the 中华民族 (any different ethnicity outside of the ones that are said to make up Chinese civilization) then yes, it is a racial slur. Even with Chinese who are born in other countries, they are seldom referred to as a Lao Wai, they are instead ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Dec 03, 2014 14:07

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Taxi Scams, Language Skills and Attitude

The taxi scam is one that never goes away no matter how experienced you are here. I've had 4 yours of formal Chinese study and 3 years of informal study (self study or just living day to day life outside) and while I have no fears of communication whatsoever anywhere I go, sometimes I run into these imbecile ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jul 11, 2014 10:20

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on hadleyj09 's blog China: First Year Finished

Awww, saw an interesting post then realized it was Hadley again. =( Any posts that come in less than a year are really barely worth reading, just because it takes a bit of time to brush the fuzziness off and start seeing things more seriously. That being said at least he's actually got a year under his belt now. ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jun 28, 2014 12:22

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on valyvon 's blog Being Black in Shanghai.....

don't let Hadley see this post Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

May 23, 2014 22:42

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on hadleyj09 's blog China: Life Is Great Here

In China the produce and meat sold in wet markets is the same quality as the same items sold in Wal-Mart here. Actually, Wal-Mart often edges out the wet markets by providing higher quality with lower prices! If you look at the items being sold, they are mostly the same in terms of color, shape, and even taste. It's ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

May 23, 2014 22:37

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on hadleyj09 's blog China: Life Is Great Here

If Hebei ends up screwing you, will you come back to this blog to let us know? xD (and lol at this security code... "TMD" haha) Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

May 23, 2014 00:53

Around China : jetfire9000 commented on news 8 People Die in Brawl over Mirror Superstition

Why didn't he hang a mirror up opposite to the neighbors' mirror? Then it would be like an infinite loop of bad luck cutting through that plot of space between those houses. Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

May 20, 2014 21:08

Around China : jetfire9000 commented on news Mechanic Blown Onto Roof in Faulty Tire Explosion, Loses Pants

I got blown on a roof once, and ironically I also lost my pants in the process! Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

May 16, 2014 21:21

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on hadleyj09 's blog China: Life Is Great Here

don't quite agree with the food. If you aren't slightly worried about food safety in China then there's something wrong. Coming from a guy slightly worried about what we are sold in American supermarkets as food, I know that China cuts many more corners. Remember, health is number 1 in a number such as one million, ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Mar 27, 2014 12:01

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news What are Women After in Life? A Simple Survey Reveals All

Nice one! You summed Mateusz and others up so well that I don't have anything to add to it! Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Mar 05, 2014 01:21

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news China Goes Soft: Understanding China’s Use of Soft Power

Because they secretly love the US. Most won't admit it though. Bottom line. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Even the worst received parts of American culture (spoiled rich kids, gas guzzling over-sized vehicles, money flashing) are perfect fits in China. Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Mar 05, 2014 01:16

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news China Goes Soft: Understanding China’s Use of Soft Power

I think this year a Chinese directed film won a Golden Bear in Germany, as well. Didn't check up on what the movie was about, but it was certainly something pretty dark, and it showed a bit of laxness as far as censorship is concerned. Then again, it was marketed abroad and not really domestically, which may have ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Mar 05, 2014 00:35

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news China Goes Soft: Understanding China’s Use of Soft Power

This article has such little information in it that could have been researched in about 2-3 hours. Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Mar 05, 2014 00:32

Articles : jetfire9000 commented on news China Goes Soft: Understanding China’s Use of Soft Power

Hello... Did you ever hear of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? House of Flying Daggers? China doesn't have a culture to export? I think that is a bit of a stretch of a statement to make. Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Feb 05, 2014 21:22

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on coineineagh 's blog I Do Love China

On the contrary I have not met so many people who are "overly negative" about this country. Anybody who thinks so probalby hasn't had much contact with international students visiting the U.S. for an extended period of time. The things they complain about are completely different - not health or hygeine or manner ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jan 27, 2014 16:22

Blogs : jetfire9000 commented on hadleyj09 's blog 5 Things I Have Learned In China

I must first admit that I admire your thick skin that you have living in China. Most of everybody will be met with, complain about, and ultimately unable to get over racism or other types of predjudice, regardless of who they are or where they come from. I've been in China for 3 years, I studied Chinese for 3 years ... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Jan 23, 2014 15:03

Around China : jetfire9000 commented on news China’s Most Racist Sign Does Social Media Comeback Tour

If there were to be spies in there, I HIGHLY doubt they would look like any of those pictures on the sign, and would most likely appear to blend in with the local population... Full Comment>>

jetfire9000

Dec 27, 2013 22:54

Around China : jetfire9000 commented on news ‘Show Me Your Boobs’, Foreign man asks Female Reporter

if anybody knows Chinese well enough, they should reverse Wu - Mao videos like this, sorta like how we get all the Wu Mao's on our pages. I made a small typo or two in my reverse "Wu Mao" commentary unfortunately,but I guess that aught to entertain them. Full Comment>>