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Jan 20, 2015 11:47

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news China's Bad Air Scaring Away Foreign Tourists

Even if action is taken seriously right now, it will need years before the effect are seen. 70% of electricity is made with coal : you don't replace 70% of your electric production in one year. Most buildings are not insulated, pushing electric usage high (for air-con) : you won't insulate all the buildings of China ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 20, 2015 11:38

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Wuhan Mother has Abortion Due to Daughter’s Suicide Threats

Of course everyone have pressure, it's not special to China. Having pressure does not mean you have to yield every time you feel under pressure. If you saying "no" to a kid is too much pressure, you are going to be a push-over your whole life. A thing called "courage", that makes life so much worth it. Full Comment>>

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Jan 14, 2015 16:11

Blogs : DrMonkey commented on hadleyj09 's blog Life in China (Challenges / Annoyances)

People told you all those things a year ago, in your first posts. Imagine your own experience, but after a few years more, with the locals being in denial, and with the additional things like wanting/having a kid. You can see where it all come from, now ;) Full Comment>>

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Jan 14, 2015 16:11

Blogs : DrMonkey commented on hadleyj09 's blog Life in China (Challenges / Annoyances)

People told you all those things a year ago, in your first posts. Imagine your own experience, but after a few years more, with the locals being in denial, and with the additional things like wanting/having a kid. You can see where it all come from, now ;) Full Comment>>

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Jan 13, 2015 12:08

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news No Car, No House, No Problem? The Ups and Downs of Transnational Marriages in China

I can point you a good dozen blogs of Western women happily married to a Chinese man, living in China. None of them are "losers back home", by a long shot. Just a subset: http://chinaelevatorstories.com http://sarajaaksola.com http://www.speakingofchina.com http://martalivesinchina.wordpress.com Full Comment>>

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Jan 08, 2015 08:07

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Associate Professor Exposed for Forcing Students to Give Gifts

I knew a teacher in my department that was sub-renting students to companies as "interns"... Fortunately, students spoke, the director fired that teacher without much pondering or ceremony. Full Comment>>

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Jan 06, 2015 21:02

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Educated but Broke: 80 Percent of Returned Students from Overseas Make Less than 10,000 Yuan

Those students usually fail hard, I've seen when I was studying myself : they are terribly unprepared for a typical public Western university. At least in science, you can't pass the semester exams with just rote learning and cheating. You can bring books at the exam : you are asked to remember formulas, but to ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 06, 2015 16:29

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Educated but Broke: 80 Percent of Returned Students from Overseas Make Less than 10,000 Yuan

If you work as a lecturer in a public Chinese university (which is a typical starting position for a PhD), you get 5000 RMB. You get perks like free accommodation, better than average schooling for the kids, welfare scheme, etc. So a common arrangement for married couples is : one works in a public university to get ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 06, 2015 09:24

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Educated but Broke: 80 Percent of Returned Students from Overseas Make Less than 10,000 Yuan

That would be interesting to see the income progression over 5 years for returnee vs. local students. At first, they got about the same income, because the company just want to see what their new recruits are able to do. The locals, with largely inflated grades and zero skills, are likely to stagnate (something I've ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 06, 2015 09:09

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Chengguan Office Building Uses Sprinklers to Drive Away Homeless

In Europe, we got those benches designed to seat on, but impossible to sleep on. Damned homeless people making cities ugly, they ruin everything. Full Comment>>

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Jan 05, 2015 10:18

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news ‘Racy’ Drama Returns after Revealing Costumes Cut Out

Those small boobs trapped in those so tightly fits bras, it's humane. Free the boobs. And bloody Japanese/Civil War soap operas are fine. Full Comment>>

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Jan 04, 2015 23:06

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news 12 People Threaten Mass Suicide on Top of Government Building in Shanxi

When you have no voice (like independent syndicates), the weak is easily exploited with only desperate acts to be heard. China 2014, Europe circa the Industrial Revolution. Full Comment>>

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Jan 04, 2015 12:19

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news 10 Ways Chinese Women and American Women Interact With Men Differently

Some accurate points, and some less accurate ones. Married with a Chinese woman for a few years... About sex, Chinese are enjoying it as much as anybody else, and will miss it. The Victorian era prudishness makes them less direct about it, but they are human beings with the same needs, which include enjoyable sex ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 04, 2015 10:04

Blogs : DrMonkey commented on hadleyj09 's blog Life as a Foreign Teacher in China (The good side)

Living in China is easy ... as long as you are single, in good health and without kids. If you need to go to an hospital, find a school for the kids, caring for the parents (old people with failing health, 2000RMB/months as pension...), and all those "boring adult's responsibilities" bits, things get seriously ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 04, 2015 09:52

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Police Officer Arrested for Migrant Worker Death

For being a migrant who don't shut-ut and suck it up. Damned migrants, whom the "economic miracle" is largely built-upon, and want some crumbles in return. Full Comment>>

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Dec 31, 2014 09:16

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news White Collar Workers ‘Unsatisfied’ according to Report

With all that time spent stuck on the phone playing games or chatting, it's less time to read books... I *never* seen anybody reading books in the bus, everybody's stuck on the phone. Play sport, all it takes to run is a pair of shoes and 30 minutes. You can't find 30 minutes in a whole week ?! I work on a Chinese ... Full Comment>>

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Dec 31, 2014 09:12

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news So Long, Gmail: Email Provider Blocked in Mainland

Insecurity, deeeeeeeep insecurity. People accessing not controlled informations, OMG ! Full Comment>>

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Dec 30, 2014 11:50

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Rich and Leftover: Wealthy Mother Will Pay 100,000 Yuan to Successful Matchmaker for Daughter

Educated women with ambitions that can't be controlled through money or shear authority... OMG scarry. Go for a young dumb one instead. Full Comment>>

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Dec 25, 2014 09:10

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Construction on China Backed Nicuaragua Canal Has Begun

"the effect of the canal" => turning a large fresh water lake into a sea water lake, killing all the local fishes in the process, while ruining all the land around the lake. Full Comment>>

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Dec 25, 2014 09:08

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Xi’an Parents Ask for 100,000 Dowry, Australian Parents Say “No Way!”

Errr, way to ruin your daughter's biggest day and her princess dream. The Chinese parents are doing zero efforts. They are invited in Australia, that's I think already a nice gesture that shows plenty of respect. When I married my wife, her parents wanted to pay for everything (which is not the tradition), we had to ... Full Comment>>

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Dec 24, 2014 12:09

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Internet Blown Away by Foreigner’s Curse-Filled Rant against Media

For an extra-layer of WTF, read the comment section of the linked article. Pick them at random, and you would be accused of cherry-picking 真希望中国是一片没有黑鬼的净土! 黑人学外语能力最强。这跟他们的天生的音乐悟性,节奏感,以及优秀的运动反应能力有关。 白人学外语能力稍差,最差是东亚人。 去广州看看,再过几年中国人要... Full Comment>>

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DrMonkey

Dec 24, 2014 09:08

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Apple Probed after BBC Undercover Report

It is the standard conditions in China, and actually, upper-end. People work for less and crappier factories too. Full Comment>>

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Dec 23, 2014 11:06

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Rural Village Shocked when Vietnamese Brides Run Away Together

Vietnam is not exactly a shining beacon of honesty ^^ Full Comment>>

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Dec 23, 2014 09:36

Articles : DrMonkey commented on news Rural Village Shocked when Vietnamese Brides Run Away Together

Apart from pure scamming (like it seems to be in that story), I can imagine what a young Vietnamese countryside girl would feel. The life condition in Chinese countryside are very close to the life condition in countryside (ie. poor access to many things they wish to have). But on top of that, those women have to ... Full Comment>>

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Dec 22, 2014 13:05

Around China : DrMonkey commented on news Road Accidents Kill More People than Cancer in China

Because using seat belts is for losers, because grand-ma holding baby is way better than paying for a baby-seat (but paying for the latest iPhone, no problems), because driving counter-way in bike lanes is ok and "I just go there, it's much faster, don't be so rigid, it's fine"... Full Comment>>

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