RiriRiri

Jan 15, 2015 11:02

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Single, Alone and Still Picky: Most Women Will Only Marry Men with a House

I can understand. I mean, they're not going to pick their partner on his looks, and certainly not on his other inner qualities. Not much to go for. Plus they can use their "single" (yeah sure) days to milk some fat wealthy dude. Why the hurry. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 13, 2015 15:16

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Stockholm University Severs Ties with Confucius Institute

Oh, I didn't figure you were a wumao, apologies (to myself for wasting my own time). Thanks for making it explicit, your second sentence was killer. I guess you couldn't even grasp the concept that a nation could fund public institutions for other purposes than indoctrination. And that's sad, but nevermind. Why ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 13, 2015 08:53

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

Guys, it's disarmingly easy to spot your made up stories. Just a piece of advice, life is not like your dumb TV dramas. Especially when you involve foreigners. Pouring random stereotypes won't cut it. You're not even trying. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 13, 2015 08:44

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Stockholm University Severs Ties with Confucius Institute

The problem is that universities are not supposed to be, or to partner with, promotion platforms for political agendas, let alone surveillance bases as the article seems to describe and which sounds typically like your usual CCP bullcrap. That's what you call "principles". Yes, principles is not a meaningless word ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 12, 2015 10:42

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Subway Employee Investigated for Tampering with Expiry Date Stickers

No surprise here. Subway keep the same inspection rate in China as they do with their franchises in the rest of the world. Which means indeed that bosses and employees are free to cut corner wherever they feel like so, including food safety. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 06, 2015 09:23

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

Returned Students from Overseas means absolutely nothing without getting into details on who goes where and learns what exactly. And here's a part of the answer: when those students get abroad, 90% of them keep doing exactly the same thing they would have have done at home, which is cheating and cramming exams, then ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 04, 2015 13:50

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Update: Gmail Partially Available- Everyone is Confused

There are already a bunch of Chinese mail services available. I wouldn't trust any of them for business, but to be fair I don't trust Google, Outlook, Yahoo or any free mail service either. Tencent is OK for your daily garbage. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 04, 2015 12:28

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Vacuum-Packed Curiosity: Taste Testing Chinese Snacks You’re Too Afraid to

You hate your dog that bad? Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 04, 2015 11:51

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Vacuum-Packed Curiosity: Taste Testing Chinese Snacks You’re Too Afraid to

I don't eat snacks anywhere, bad habit. But about pastries, quality issues apart (and that's actually one huge issue, but yeah let's pass), the main problem is that the best of what they have has an alternative home that's way better looking and tasting. Oh yeah and seriously China, fifteen years into consumerism, ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 02, 2015 10:04

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news China’s First Domestically Produced Jet Gets Certified

Cheaper/ Safer/ Comfortable. Pick 2. Oh sorry this is China, pick 1. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Jan 02, 2015 09:56

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Update: Gmail Partially Available- Everyone is Confused

Google was almost the only company who saw right through China from the beginning and didn't get conned into accepting more and more stupid rules just to finally end up sucking the same restrictions as other foreign companies. However the market could be more interesting than people think if in a fair environment ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Dec 15, 2014 15:08

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Three Chinese Movies Up for Golden Globes

I guess the question here is: was it plain corruption, or part of a bigger deal for getting perks like http://www.images.profile.echinacities.com/news/Subtitled-Foreign-Entertainment-Websites-Shut-Down plus a bunch of movies/shows going to official channels and actually generating revenues from China. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Dec 15, 2014 15:02

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Only Child No More: The Relaxing of China’s One Child Policy

Like it's ever been followed anywhere anyway. If this policy has ever been anything, it was a tax on the middle class, enforced where laws are enforceable, which means certainly not everywhere. As far as I know, the ongoing rule is still "lay it til it spawns a boy" anyway. Policy or not, the timebomb is still ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Dec 04, 2014 20:09

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Outbound Tourists Surpasses 100 Million in One Year for First Time

I totally see the struggle that took place here: "How to include HK, Taiwan and Macao in our figures (cause they count for 90%) while not admitting them as foreign countries". Answer: OUTBOUND, OUTBOUND tourists people. Aaaah I can really never see the end of how pathetic it gets. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Dec 04, 2014 13:53

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Ministry of Public Security: Database to Track Fleeing Corrupt Officials

Now what I hardly understand is what is the counterpart given to countries so that they help in the hunt. I mean, as much as an individual, I'm totally in favor of those assholes going behind bars instead of taking up space in the west, but within the sovereign states game, what's exactly the legal grounds for that, ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Dec 02, 2014 19:31

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

The Chinese market isn't huge. Unless you're a company big enough impose your rules and your big balls on the table. If not, then you're playing in a market scene, likely with a "middle class" of 60 to 70 million individuals tops. Germany. That middle class only buys face trinkets so forget about sophistication or ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Dec 02, 2014 17:26

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news An Anxious Beijing to Departing Expats: “Please Stay, Guests from Far Away.”

Oh, already found out you tried to close the valves way too early, China? But yeah, sorry, this was a one time thing. There's no going back once you reveal your true face before you complete your heist. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 28, 2014 13:36

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Burning Many Bridges: Beijing Shop Bans Chinese Customers

It wouldn't make in into the top ten list of dumb shit I read every day on the streets, but it somehow made the news. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 28, 2014 11:43

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Microsoft Allegedly Fined 140 Million USD

Despite me thinking this is probably completely selective retaliation over a BS excuse, banning all MS products (or any proprietary software for that matter) from government systems is a sane move that every nation should follow. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 27, 2014 09:57

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Airpocalypse Continues, Government Adjusts Air Purifier Standards

Health is a business, not a basic requirement for human dignity or the common good. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 27, 2014 09:43

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Facemasks in China: Life After the Airpocalypse

China is a leader in research in many things. Just not a leader in finding. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 27, 2014 07:47

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Survey: Sexual Harassment is Rampant Among Female College Students in China

What a surprise. Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 14, 2014 13:43

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Chinese Official Hiding 120 Million RMB, 37 Kg of Gold, 68 House Ownership Certificates

It doesn't even matter if it's for real or not. This is a result of the values that have been promoted over the years, to a point where those corrupted officials aren't even aware anymore that they are doing something illegal and immoral. This is their way to be, they don't know anything else. Accumulating wealth is ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 13, 2014 09:28

Articles : RiriRiri commented on news Megaphones & Giant Class Sizes: Have Chinese “Super Schools” Gone Too Far?

"However, many educational experts believe that these “super schools” have become more like “modern factories” than high schools" Oh, really. That remark must have taken such a high degree of expertise. I just really really wonder how possibly could these schools gain a reputation of "high level of education", ... Full Comment>>

RiriRiri

Nov 10, 2014 13:35

Around China : RiriRiri commented on news Permits for Foreign Shows to Stream Online

So, does this mean the shows that fail to obtain those "permits" will be able to cut their losses by not being broadcasted by illegal channels anymore? Yeah I can feel the whole profession frowning. Full Comment>>