Benjamin321 on news China Leads World by Large Margin in Smoking(10 comments)
Why slit your wrists? Go for something interesting like suicide by line dancing Chinese grandmas. Also, it would make more sense to enjoy smoking like 5 packs a day and then when you get cancer seek out an irate herd of musical geriatrics. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Luxury Hotel Swimming Pools Tainted with Urine(13 comments)
Wait a minute... yellow pools... the Yellow River (Huang He!) ... it is all making sense! Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Luxury Hotel Swimming Pools Tainted with Urine(13 comments)
It was all fun and games until I read the Nanhai Hilton failed. I swam in that apparently dirty yellow urine pit! Unclean, unclean I say! Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news 8 More Sounds in China that Drive Expats Insane (Part II)(30 comments)
The noise levels from general conversation in most restaurants, canteens, or hell even cafes is something you just have to block out. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Track and Field Star Liu Xiang Announces Divorce(10 comments)
Well damn. My urge to hit her on the rebound took a tumble of its own. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Foreign Professor Advises Party to Change its Name(26 comments)
I bet he doesn't even lift! Also, douchiest jacket in the Peeples Repubic. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Most Countries Believe that China Will Trump American Power(61 comments)
And woe be to the world when that day comes. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Christmas Banned in Schools amid Anti-Christmas Protests across China(30 comments)
It is a well known fact that Santa Claus somehow ruined every other Chinese speaking area of the world. Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore have all been enslaved to the big red bearded imperial lie and his eight reindeer of Western decadence. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news 16 Things in Chinese Society that Foreigners Envy(77 comments)
Apart from the serious "Canadian lauds no guns" hilarity, I would just add that unless you are walking around a real bad neighborhood in the States your chances of encountering gun violence are about the same as being struck by lightening... indoors. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Chinese Man Asks U.S. Police How They Would Deal With Hong Kong Student Occupation(31 comments)
Wow! Big brother Cui and the anonymous "NYPD police officer" constructed their straw men higher than the Statue of Liberty. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Hainan: The “Hawaii of China” by 2020?(27 comments)
I visited a 5 star Henian resort in 2012. The place is beautiful, the beaches are great, however, the problem is that the greedy land developers as mentioned have A. made the "ordinary" beaches completely packed for anyone who is not a millionaire B. what I have not seen mentioned, is that all of the ... Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on samferguson88 's blog Suzhou to Shenzhen: Nearly finished with my first year of teaching English(10 comments)
I respectfully disagree with the guest and here is why: Shenzhen is a very modern city, has a lot of Western convenience, benefits from developed city planning that gives it a lot of "Green" zones, and the winters are very very mild compared to the rest of China. I worked in Hangzhou for a couple of years ... Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Go East and Prosper: Africans Communities in Guangzhou(4 comments)
I do not think it is quite fair to say that Chinese or any people of the world make some of their judgements based on blind ignorance. Part of it may well be ignorance, however, part of it is a real rational judgement whether a good judgement or not. It is like Mark Cuban admitting if he sees a "black guy in a ... Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news China to Censor Internet More for ‘National Safety’ (5 comments)
Yeah, I am glad my big Middle Kingdom bro is looking out for me whenever I open a web browser. I just wish there was a censor to hold my hand... then everything would be ok! Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Spanish Teacher Sees ‘Guasha’ Marks on Chinese Student, Reports Mother for Child Abuse(11 comments)
I don't think it is child abuse, but does anyone else find it kind of strange to scratch someone all over their back with ivory as a form of holistic medicine? Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Why are Chinese so Concerned About Saving Face?(88 comments)
The article is pretty good save for the "is it worth it?" question that really does not provide any answers. What I would have liked to see as well is something that answers this question: How do others treat face? It would be fascinating to get into the negative ways people may judge each other according ... Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Plumber in Pink, Fluffy Lingerie ‘Romantically’ Proposes to Girlfriend(4 comments)
He doesn't have the legs for that skirt. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on hadleyj09 's blog China is NOT a bad place to be (RANT)(25 comments)
I tend to agree. I think the biggest thing to finding contentment in China is discovering the right city for you as a person. As well, it depends on your working conditions back home. A lot of expats fit certain types too. The talented and worldly sorts, the adventurers, the shut in nerds, and the outright social ... Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Police Put a Stop to Sanya’s Nudist Beach(4 comments)
This makes sense! We "must" protect all harmonious people from the "dangers" of consensual nudity. That way families will have more time to watch comically violent kung fu programs on CCTV. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Do-It-Yourself Solutions for Common Apartment Problems (Part 2)(7 comments)
That giant roach in the photo is so cute I would probably let it stay. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news The Shamate: China’s Misunderstood Sub-Culture(6 comments)
It looks like a bunch of life size Raggedy Ann dolls were defaced with graffiti. Ah well if they enjoy it more power to them. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Love and Unavoidable Conflict When Chinese Women and American Men Date(50 comments)
I think it depends on the city. In my experience some of the women from the smaller cities with a better sense of culture, tradition, and modernity have a good appreciation of fairness and new ideas. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news ‘Show Me Your Boobs’, Foreign man asks Female Reporter(73 comments)
I think the world will be a better place if we do not take drunk guys talking about boobs too seriously. Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news eChinacities’ Top 10 Weird China News Stories of 2013(5 comments)
"Foreigner Spotted Begging on Changsha Bus" the whole time I was thinking... that could be me someday! Full Comment>>
Benjamin321 on news Life-Like Robot Abe “Apologizes” to Chinese at Shanghai Exhibition(17 comments)
I think comparing him to Wumao's is a false comparison. Endless shame and guilt tripping of a culture for sins of a people and a culture that are but a shadow of today's world is not just in my opinion. How would it go? Abe issues a big apology, the Diet makes a resolution condemning the war acts, and the centuries ... Full Comment>>