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zen911

Oct 28, 2014 23:14

Articles : zen911 commented on news Political Face-Off: Why do Chinese People Like Putin Better than Obama?

Don't look for heroes... there are no heroes here. There are only leaders making decisions in their respective national interests. In fact countries don't have any friends, they only have interests. They don't really have enemies either... at least not until the shooting starts anyway... then they have created ... Full Comment>>

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Jul 12, 2013 11:54

Blogs : zen911 commented on DerOtto 's blog Marrying in China: Not as Easy as it Seems if You’re German!

I have similar story, but used friends in Australia to do a lot of the leg work between registry and consulate... Drove them nuts, instead of me. Thought the Germans were efficient? Full Comment>>

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zen911

Jul 04, 2013 18:42

Articles : zen911 commented on news Death by Overworking in China: Some Worrying Recent Cases

Which foreigner doesn't know a Chinese person who can help them? There are many agencies for this already that you can use to get a nanny/housekeeper if you can speak a little Chinese. As for overwork, all these young people who died probably had a preexisting condition. A healthy person works without sleep until he ... Full Comment>>

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zen911

Jun 02, 2013 20:24

Blogs : zen911 commented on Samsara 's blog Chinese Self-Perception

Agreed, this is a useful essay on self-perception and indicative of a nation emerging from a series of turbulent and destructive times; however it lacks a historic perspective on how Master Narratives, the glue through which people hold together a nation, become distorted through the prism of national destruction. ... Full Comment>>

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May 25, 2013 15:39

Blogs : zen911 commented on leshel 's blog What Chinese Learners think of English

Interesting little essay on the way some Chinese parents think. Teaching family members with money makes me sick. They don't need English past survival/travel level. I only enjoy teaching people who want to learn. I once taught in one of SZ's elite schools and found at least half of the students were unmotivated ... Full Comment>>

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