Hotwater
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Hotwater

Jun 04, 2015 19:15

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Photographer Defends Naked Forbidden City Shoot: “My Conscious Is Clear”

His conscious is clear? Auto-translate playing up today? Try "conscience" Full Comment>>

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May 29, 2015 23:07

Blogs : Hotwater commented on thabet_sava 's blog We Must Protect the Chinese Youth from Being Lured By ISIS

Interesting article and well written but it ignores the elephant in the room......Xinjiang. When the author (& replies) talk about Chinese youth you all seem to be referring to Han Chinese. There is growing radicalism in Xinjiang & while a lot will be stirred by outside agitators the Chinese government are doing ... Full Comment>>

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May 16, 2015 23:23

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Shenzhen Most Economically Competitive City in China

Why is Taipei in that list? It might be economically active but that's nothing to do with the PRC/CCP's efforts Full Comment>>

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May 09, 2015 20:10

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Uber Chengdu Raided by Police Days After Raid on Uber Guangzhou

Interesting how people have different experiences in the same city. I live in zhujiang newtown & very rarely have problems with taxis in Guangzhou. Sometimes difficult to flag one down (near the sports centre is worst!). I did have one during the last Canton fair ask for 100 for a 10 kuai trip & he got told to ... Full Comment>>

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May 09, 2015 00:42

Articles : Hotwater commented on news 5 Reasons Why Foreigners Come Work in China

Bullshit examples or shit proofreading. In example 1 Maribel is Spanish. In 2 she's picking up skills that will help her when she goes back home to Chicago! Rubbish article! Full Comment>>

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May 08, 2015 15:13

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Man Caught on Beijing-Lhasa Train with Heroin Hidden in Foreskin

Does your woody have a bigger payload? Full Comment>>

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Apr 04, 2015 17:21

Around China : Hotwater commented on news What Causes Pollution in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou? Government Ministry Releases Report With Answers

Most of us on this site like living here but have lost our rose tinted glasses. We also slag off things that are wrong in our home countries. If you don't like reading comments here then go somewhere else! (Noting that you've only ever commented today's!) Full Comment>>

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Mar 19, 2015 19:26

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Kindergarten Cops: Beijing Board of Ed to Randomly Inspect Nursery Schools

But why make it public & warn them? They'll all now cover up those bad practices until the end of April & then go back to Mistreating the kids & cutting corners! Full Comment>>

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Mar 12, 2015 22:37

Articles : Hotwater commented on news Settling Down in China? Understanding The Chinese Spousal Visa

It was actually a very poor article. It could have linked to the regulations, etc. it also didn't explain why he'd changed from a working Z visa to a Q visa. You'll find better explanations of getting a Q visa in the answers section on this website. Full Comment>>

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Mar 07, 2015 14:41

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Guangzhou Railway Station Knife Attack: 10 Injured

Seems to be a lot of jumping to conclusions here from 2 guests & Robk. I've seen video footage of one of these idiots & he was dressed as casually as any Tom, dick or Chen. There's absol nothing at the moment to say it was religiously or separatist motivated. Full Comment>>

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Jan 31, 2015 16:38

Around China : Hotwater commented on news Railway Investment in China Reaches 4 Year High of 808 Billion RMB

You are allowed to order train tickets online as a foriegnwr but must pick the tickets up at station booking offices. My assistant did this for me only this week for journeys on the Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao line. Full Comment>>

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Jan 11, 2015 14:26

Articles : Hotwater commented on news 5 Challenges to Opening a Restaurant in China

That's the place Chairman! Shocking how they were ripped off but they've come back well from it. Their GZ bar is always packed. I was in their new Zhongshan bar last night & it was nicely busy. Full Comment>>

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Jan 10, 2015 13:31

Articles : Hotwater commented on news 5 Challenges to Opening a Restaurant in China

I've seen this happen in GZ. Irish bar opened & did really well. Great service, food & live music & packed every night. After a couple of years the lease was up for renewal. Their Chinese head-waitress saw how well they were doing & her aunt had connections with the buildings owners......so got their hands on the ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 10, 2015 13:17

Blogs : Hotwater commented on ohmygod 's blog Learn Chinese language and culture-Taboo 1

Hi Guoxiong. Yes I did read the article before the comments. You are right that Eorthisio's comment here is in no way related to the article & a strange comment on it. Your reply highlighted that but also, to my understanding, also seemed to defend the bad manners of Chinese tourists due to China's high population. ... Full Comment>>

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Jan 08, 2015 12:26

Blogs : Hotwater commented on ohmygod 's blog Learn Chinese language and culture-Taboo 1

Ah, the old population quantity straw man. Bad manners is nothing to do with size of population but with education & manners. Full Comment>>

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Dec 30, 2014 18:45

Articles : Hotwater commented on news Uber the Top? One US Company is Trying to Take China’s Taxi Industry by Storm

There is already a Chinese version called Kuaidi ONE Full Comment>>

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Dec 30, 2014 18:40

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

Anyone have her phone number? ;-) Full Comment>>

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Nov 12, 2014 22:25

Articles : Hotwater commented on news Your Stories: Funniest Teaching Experiences in China

What happened to Eorthosio's negative comment that I sarcastic replied to? He responded to me so was going to nicely reply....must have deleted his original comment. Full Comment>>

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Nov 12, 2014 18:27

Articles : Hotwater commented on news Your Stories: Funniest Teaching Experiences in China

I guess that's because you've never had any interesting or funny experiences while teaching....or was your example on the recent topic boring? Full Comment>>

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Nov 04, 2014 11:52

Blogs : Hotwater commented on surenpillai 's blog Which English? Which accent?

I agree with you that 13David thought accent was important though in his case he is anti-American accent. Full Comment>>

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Nov 02, 2014 21:33

Blogs : Hotwater commented on surenpillai 's blog Which English? Which accent?

And you didn't read David13's comment properly. He said he wouldn't have been attracted to his wife if she'd sooken American English! Full Comment>>

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Oct 29, 2014 22:04

Articles : Hotwater commented on news China’s Youth Hostel Culture: Younger Than its Customers

I've stayed in all sorts of places in China from hostels to so-called 5-star hotels and my choice is hostels all the time if not with business colleagues. You meet all sorts of interesting people & can keep costs down. Big hotels are soulless places where everyone keeps to themselves. As suggested in the article, ... Full Comment>>

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Oct 27, 2014 21:03

Blogs : Hotwater commented on hi2u 's blog Getting away from it all, how do you do it?

I live in the same xincheng as you and though I agree that the relative cleanliness & open spaces is nice I axtu find it sterile & boring at times! Unless you like bar hopping on Xinsheng Lu...... I prefer to jump in my car at weekends to escape it. Easy drive down into Nansha, up north round Baiyun area or a couple ... Full Comment>>

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Oct 27, 2014 16:21

Articles : Hotwater commented on news 5 Health Idea Differences Between China and the West

Go to see a western medicine doctor and find out what your illness is! The 35 day confinement may have reduced your bodies resistance to germs & that could have made you more susceptible to illnesses! Full Comment>>

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Oct 26, 2014 18:48

Articles : Hotwater commented on news Young Man Earns 3,000 Yuan a Month as Running Partner for Women and Students

What a waste of commenting..... Full Comment>>

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