You can get Qingdao beer that's 4.3% Full Comment>>

I think saying 'abbo' is like saying 'nigger'. FYI, It's not done anymore. Full Comment>>

I sure don't. I live in the cleanest city in China but it's still...you know, Chinese... Full Comment>>

Although this is a well written article, it just reinforces my dislike of the bullshit culture. WOAH..... the deja vu has slapped me! Seems like my very words have been manifested by Mike's computer. The who pays thing here is so dumb. Not to mention how antisocial it is. There are scores of people who stay home ... Full Comment>>

I've been to Lijiang and it's much worse than as described above. The price alone of domestic tourism in China rules it out as a sensible pursuit. Full Comment>>

You, my friend, are living in a Fool's Paradise. And good luck with that. Full Comment>>

I know Chinese men are scared of sex and to do it more than once a month is considered bad for health but six years...what a champion! Full Comment>>

600 is plenty, Mike. He's your friend, not your...(insert someone who's atop the totem pole). In fact, read my response to your Q in the Answers section. I think the fact you're actually travelling there negates you having to give anything at all. That's my common sense thought on it. Enjoy yourself...get pissed but ... Full Comment>>

Yeah, that's a good idea. Well done Fatty. Why are they cracking down on outdoor eating? If they pay the bribe can they continue to put their chairs outside? I remember the same thing happened at my fave outdoor place in Qingdao a few years ago and the owner told me he was sick of paying the local street copper ... Full Comment>>

This is merely the tip of the iceberg. The whole place is drowning in a sea of corruption. What I find suspect in the story is that the police demonstrated some scruples. Full Comment>>

Woarrr..... Now THIS is China! Full Comment>>

I've seen people going to the toilet in stairwells. Full Comment>>

The scum of the universe! Full Comment>>

I'm 4 years coming up and if the hat fits, it fits. Although, in an effort to appear slightly less sociopathic, I would like to mention I have been back to my country 4 times since arriving here in early '10. And, although relatively small, my city is cleaner than any other city I've visited, and my job is pretty ... Full Comment>>

Some things that go on in this country really give me the shits! Morons. Full Comment>>

Check out the book entitled 'The Slap', written by Christos Tsiolkas. It's also been made into an 8 part mini series. I haven't read it, or seen it, but I want to. Full Comment>>

Belatedly escaping the system here has been the making of Li Na and congratulations to her for having the gumption to do so. Who knows what her career would have been like had she done so years sooner? I note from official records that her home remains in Wuhan but surely it's only a matter of time before she finds ... Full Comment>>

The bloke pinched a couple of your beers...yer should've knocked him out! No. Ok, that would've been wrong. But if that really is part of Chinese drinking culture, it's pretty retarded. Full Comment>>

What's next on the programme? Idea...how about challenging police to uphold the law! Perhaps they could be offered an incentive, such as not having their salary deducted for exhibiting blatant disregard for their (presumably) sworn responsibilites. Full Comment>>

"Love" is a very strong sentiment. I love my wife and children. I definitely don't love China. But I guess I like it enough to live here, all in all. Well written article, Coin. I look forward to your next effort. Full Comment>>

How about the police turn their attentions towards upholding some of the laws that do exist in this developing country? That might assist them in overcoming some of the mirth that's quite rightly directed their way. I'm thinking Keystone Cops here. Although, if my memory serves me correctly, at least the Keystone ... Full Comment>>

How much? I'm goin! Full Comment>>

This is just the latest of many recent incidents in Xinjiang. The reports always say the attackers wield knives and the police have no alternative but to shoot them to death. And so ends every report and no correspondence shall be entered into. Full Comment>>

Well done lads. Champions! Toasting you right now, in fact. Full Comment>>

Wow...Air Supply. Perhaps most people on this site would be unaware that Air Supply were, for a time in the late 70's, early 80's, the biggest selling band in the world. Somewhere. You may skoff at the love love love theme of their music but I'm telling you this...If you go to the concert you'll be humming their ... Full Comment>>