expatlife26

Aug 19, 2014 18:56

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

Im sure a local worker might say the same of you if you were robbed of your posesseions Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 19, 2014 17:51

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

Right like you can say the exact same thing to that guy. He chooses money over time. Hes got no right to whine about others having more free time. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 19, 2014 13:30

Articles : expatlife26 commented on news China’s Crackdown on Foreign Companies Widens: Car Manufacturers to be Punished

I'm not sure I believe in you, too much of a strawman. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 19, 2014 09:17

Articles : expatlife26 commented on news China’s Recent Crackdown on US TV Shows: Should We Be Worried?

i agree you're right about the age thing, Chinese domestic TV is a joke. There are 250 people who work on my floor (all of whom are pretty well educated) and granted I can't talk to all of them but I've never heard anybody talking about one of those lame palace dramas or ww2 soap operas. For better or worse whoever ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 19, 2014 07:05

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

My hunch is the guy is a trade company owner. Probably has to do business in cash. No im not a rich guy, im 27 and doing ok. You can make 30k a month teaching if you bust your ass but those arent the people im talking about. Im talking about the ones who work only a few hours a week and then act like anybody making ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 18, 2014 19:32

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

Im just happy that malevolent motherboard merchant is behind bars where he belongs. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 18, 2014 16:39

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

This wasn't a pissing contest! Though if it was I would certainly win cause i'm such a fierce competitor. Saving $6,000 a year isn't anything to brag about, which was my point! You're acting like this guy got robbed was some joe millionaire and he had it coming. Theres no reason to think that. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 18, 2014 15:11

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

I said they shouldnt be taking pleasure in this guy losing his money with that "serves him right!" attitude. No I don't store that much cash in my house, but after nearly 5 years living here with a decent job and not splurging on anything huge I certainly do have that in my savings account. At least the cash part, ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 18, 2014 07:04

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

You guys are acting like the guy had a million dollars lying around. Maybe this guy gets cash discount at a supplier. 2-3% off an order if he pays cash. Not uncommon. I hear a bunch of fucking losers whining somebody had more money than them. No im not calling you losers for being poor but for taking pleasure in ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 18:33

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

Yeah I don't understand what foreign debt means in the context of a private citizen. Bad translation maybe? I dont think some perfidious pentium peddler would have sovereign debt. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 18:28

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

Well he better if not already done so. It would be wrong if that guy complained and made us all look bad Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 16:01

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

about 30K, missed the USD part, still nothing out of the ordinary for the international middle class. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 16:01

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

oh yeah shit didn't see the 11K usd. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 15:27

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news International Butler Academy in Chengdu Caters to China’s Rising Wealthy Elite

Thats true and I'm sure there are certain types that would eat that shit up having a foreign butler. But how would they get a visa? Tough sell to the immigration bureau they need a foreigner to clean their homes. I'm sure it's happened already in isolated cases but I don't see it becoming a big long-term trend. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 15:22

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news International Butler Academy in Chengdu Caters to China’s Rising Wealthy Elite

are you joking? Do you really think that pre-western contact China was some egalitarian paradise? China isn't all bad, but it's not great either. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 15:11

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news International Butler Academy in Chengdu Caters to China’s Rising Wealthy Elite

I think some of you guys might be jumping to conclusions here, I don't see the article specifically saying that the chinese are looking to hire westerners as butlers. I read this as being about a new training school for servants run by foreign instructors. Honestly if I was a wealthy mainlander with half a brain ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 15:00

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news International Butler Academy in Chengdu Caters to China’s Rising Wealthy Elite

maybe im misreading this but I don't think this is about hiring expats to BE servants, just getting local help trained up to the standards of a western butler which is I guess...slightly...less stupid? Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 14:48

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

about 20K USD, not a completely insane amount to have, though I agree maybe a strongbox or safe wouldve been an idea. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 14:42

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

What I don't understand here is the term "foreign debt" in the context of a private citizen. This guy is not a sovereign nation, hes probably just some dickhead pentium peddler with a stand at the local electronics market. Is it bank debt? Did he take out a loan from Citibank or something? It must be a bad ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 17, 2014 14:27

Around China : expatlife26 commented on news Foreigner Robbed inside Own House, Attacker Desperate to Save Marriage

It's about 20,000 USD. It's not a completely ludicrous amount of money for someone to have in their home. You never know this guy might have to do business in cash regularly. Or it couldve just been bad luck, maybe he was carrying some RMB to hong kong the next day. Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 14, 2014 13:55

Blogs : expatlife26 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Complaining Makes Us All Look Bad

Also I don't know what you think is "spoofed" to us in the west? At one point you're kinda saying "Come on don't complain life is easy here we don't have to worry about paying bills" and then later it seems like you're saying "Hey! Life in China is what separates the men from the boys, if you can't hack not having ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 14, 2014 10:57

Blogs : expatlife26 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Complaining Makes Us All Look Bad

It's hard to find the line between constructive complaining and trashy whining. I'm definitely of the mind that a lot of the stuff you hear expats say about china IS just whiny BS...whining about stuff that good judgement/planning could avoid pretty easily but would involve a little more effort. For example someone ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 14, 2014 09:48

Blogs : expatlife26 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Complaining Makes Us All Look Bad

It's hard to find the line between constructive complaining and trashy whining. I'm definitely of the mind that a lot of the stuff you hear expats say about china IS just whiny BS...whining about stuff that good judgement/planning could avoid pretty easily but would involve a little more effort. For example someone ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 14, 2014 09:47

Blogs : expatlife26 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Complaining Makes Us All Look Bad

It's hard to find the line between constructive complaining and trashy whining. I'm definitely of the mind that a lot of the stuff you hear expats say about china IS just whiny BS...whining about stuff that good judgement/planning could avoid pretty easily but would involve a little more effort. For example someone ... Full Comment>>

expatlife26

Aug 14, 2014 09:33

Blogs : expatlife26 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Complaining Makes Us All Look Bad

yeah definitely they love that shit about about school shootings. I remember when I first got here there was a rash of mass stabbings of children by adult men. Some people definitely tried to shift the discussion to hey at least we don't have guns like america! Full Comment>>