sorrel on news Tsinghua is Coming to America: University Partners with UW for Tech Grad School (16 comments)
that is all a country needs. To be associated to a university where an 'eminent' professor - Yi Yanyou - suggested that rape was acceptable if it was a bar girl who was assaulted and not a 'respectable woman'. China - keeping it misogynistic for 5000 years. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news NBA Legend Allen Iverson “One Upped” by Chinese Agents(24 comments)
these Chinese guys were SO CLEVER. They managed to take advantage of a stupid laowei. China must be so proud of how they are seen by the rest of the world. Full Comment>>
sorrel on Sairaab 's blog My first experience with Chinese people, here, in China. (9 comments)
sorry Sino - the comments are not going where they should on this. Full Comment>>
sorrel on Sairaab 's blog My first experience with Chinese people, here, in China. (9 comments)
Does that mean that you have an IELTS score having done the exam? I am sure you are a nice person, but please don't think your English is good enough to teach anyone older than kindergarten students. If you can't distinguish between the different verb tenses that your now deleted blog showed, you should be honest to ... Full Comment>>
sorrel on Sairaab 's blog 5 things, that are necessary for English teaching job in China,(10 comments)
@dongbeiren. sorry of my reply appeared after yours - for some reason it did not post where is should have been which is after the OP's Full Comment>>
sorrel on Sairaab 's blog 5 things, that are necessary for English teaching job in China,(10 comments)
Correct grammar for a teacher is a big matter. You can not be a real teacher if you think knowing correct grammar in not ' big matter.' FYI 'I am going to Manchester tomorrow' is correct grammar: Present Continuous (for something that is changing/has been decided, using the present to talk about the future). 'I will ... Full Comment>>
sorrel on news China Wants to Make Getting a Green Card Less Impossible for Foreigners (34 comments)
The kind of people that they want to attract as a 'special talent' would probably be those least likely to want to be a green card holder in China in the first place. A professional reputation could be lost so easily being associated with some of the more questionable practices that take place only in China. As it ... Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Love and Borders: U.S. Executive Struggles to Get Visa for Chinese “Peasant” Wife (35 comments)
this article smells strongly. Why be coy about naming the American involved if it is true? We all know that Chinese news outlets are not shy about naming people, and they are hardly going to 'respect' someones privacy on an issue like this. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Actually Useful Language Guides: How to Curse in Chinese (23 comments)
interesting that we are all told off by some posters to mind what we say 'because we are guests in China', and on the other-hand, this sort 'jokey' blog is promoted as oh-so-funny with the swearing as a clever response to the frustrations in China. Please ECC, credit the visitors to this site with some sort of ... Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Fudan Takes Down Plagiarized Promo Video (5 comments)
Probably there was a slow, painstaking, expensive procedure of approval before making the promotional movie. An original concept would have probably doubled the time and money taken to make it. There are probably universities/businesses cra**ing themselves that they will also be found out for similar plagiarism. ... Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Gaokao Cheaters Banned from Exam for Up to 3 Years (7 comments)
All these new rules ! Isn't is great to have more to ignore. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Veggie Heaven: 9 Mouthwatering Vegetarian Chinese Dishes (16 comments)
TBH, I would have said that unless you order something that is 100% meat, many of the 'meat' dishes tend to be light on the meat, heavy on the bone and gristle. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Mismanaged Sichuan Hospital Diagnoses Man as 3 Months Pregnant (6 comments)
why are people surprised? everyone knows that Chinese bodies are different. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Fujian Restaurant Serves Daily Free Vegetarian Lunch (3 comments)
Good to hear about some philanthropy for a change. But i hope they are not over-run by free-loaders who think nothing about taking advantage of such generosity. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news China Publicly Blacklists 4 Badly Behaved Chinese Tourists (15 comments)
there were a few comments regarding the disparity of the bans received for the different people, and the fact that a 10 year ban was excessive. Again well done ECC for some bizarre harmonisation. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news China Publicly Blacklists 4 Badly Behaved Chinese Tourists (15 comments)
these comments have been harmonised Full Comment>>
sorrel on news China Publicly Blacklists 4 Badly Behaved Chinese Tourists (15 comments)
Shame on ECC for harmonising the comments that were not even provocative. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news 5 Reasons Why Foreigners Come Work in China (29 comments)
Just read this 'blog/post' word for word on another forum, purporting to be by another writer. Well done all involved!! Did you get paid twice? Full Comment>>
sorrel on news With Increased Kidnapping in China, Who is At Risk? (5 comments)
Spare a thought for the thousands of children stolen to order every year, and the women trafficked to the sticks for the 'leftover' men. Oh wait, they are not from wealthy families so no one cares. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Why Isn't My Child Fluent Already? How Chinese Parents and Schools See Foreign Teachers(40 comments)
Actually, a holistic approach to language teaching is the best. You can not and should not compartmentalize language learning. Reading out loud is a good exercise in speaking, listening, the correct use of grammar and vocabulary. Practicing a language or grammar point with oral exercises or games reinforces the ... Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Shanghai Auto Show Models Dress as Beggars as Part of Protest (17 comments)
Well done Chinese education system. You have produced citizens who think 'looking beautiful' is a career option. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Sichuan Woman Butchers Abusive Husband, Granted Deferred Execution (12 comments)
She reported her husband's abuse to the police AND the local Women's Federation and they did nothing. That sounds like China alright. But i suppose because she was 'exposing family ugliness' was the reason she was left to suffer. Full Comment>>
sorrel on ShanghaiCityGirl 's blog Found in translation episode 2(4 comments)
ECC, why are you copying blogs from an external site? These are not original pieces for this forum. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Wuhan University Spends 4 Million Yuan Building Fake Great Wall (18 comments)
When a university in Changsha said that they were going to install air-con's in the student dorms a few years ago, the parents protested so strongly - "this will distract them from their studies" - the university changed its' mind. Can't have students getting anything to make their time more comfortable. Full Comment>>
sorrel on news Degrees for Sale: The Fight Against Fake Universities in China (10 comments)
#7 in China, REAL universities plagiarize Information and Images (promotional videos) from other universities. Why should fake universities be any different? Full Comment>>