RiriRiri on news 16 Things in Chinese Society that Foreigners Envy(77 comments)
10 reasons why top ten lists suck 1. Lazy ass uninspired writing 2. Usually Inaccurate 3. Your opinion, not mine 4. Cheap 5. No sources, no open thinking 6. Nothing we don't already know 7. Uninformative 8. At this points who is still reading 9. Cheap. Wait did I say that already? 10. ECC please realize it's the ... Full Comment>>
RiriRiri on news US Doctor Shocked At Chinese Hospital Procedures, Says It Resembles a Factory Plant(17 comments)
For the sake of fairness and accuracy: the original article is about "health examination centers", not about "hospitals". That's a big difference. Not that the situation of regular hospitals would be something to be proud of, but private examination service centers like iKang and the like are like... Full Comment>>
RiriRiri on news US Doctor Shocked At Chinese Hospital Procedures, Says It Resembles a Factory Plant(17 comments)
1. Oh, this one I like, directly from the top ten of paid apologists excuses handbook. "But China has too many people". Okay, let's put aside the fact it's no one's fault but China's own: is it a valid reason to stop giving a shit about anything? I never saw the high population being a problem for mass ... Full Comment>>
RiriRiri on news Three Gorges Dam Tickets: Only Foreigners Pay(23 comments)
At least doubling or tripling entrance fees for Chinese anywhere could be easily justified by the disturbance they create and the mess they leave. Full Comment>>
RiriRiri on news China Still Has 400 Million Citizens who Can’t Speak Mandarin(1 comments)
"...the statement stressed that the dissemination of Mandarin isn’t in order to extinguish local dialects" Yeeeeeah, sure. Full Comment>>
RiriRiri on news China Sends Experimental Ebola Drug to Ebola-Struck Africa (3 comments)
Journalists taking pictures and officials sticking posters. The professionalism you'd expect. What's the stuff anyway? Experimental warm water? Full Comment>>