Just a bunch of prehistoric farmers with nothing better to do. It's quite ironic actually. These old farts are the ones that only want to have a son, yet when that very son can't find a partner they can't understand why. When an entire nation only wants to have a boy, of course it will be difficult finding a match! ... Full Comment>>

The new echinacities sucks Full Comment>>

@J.K..Today was the icing on the cake. After attending the Canton Fair, I went to China Post to send some product samples to a Chinese contact I met. I kindly asked the woman (in Chinese) behind the counter if she could help me write the address in Chinese. Her reply was "NO"! I was absolutely shocked! I ... Full Comment>>

Yeah...good luck breaking that announcement to the Chinese parents Full Comment>>

Why am I here? To make money - and that's it! Once I have achieved this I will gladly head home. JDB, you are obviously one of these foreigners who thinks China is so lovely and the people are so nice. Try doing business here for over eight years and your opinion will change. People like yourself will never succeed ... Full Comment>>

China still has nothing on other Asian countries such as Thailand and the Philippines. The service is disgraceful and the people are rude and ignorant. I have never lived in a country where it is considered such a chore to help someone else. "China can't be getting everything wrong and, clearly, it isn't. ... Full Comment>>

I am trying to write a response...but I have a cracking hangover. Full Comment>>

I am a foreign manager of a visa company in Guangzhou. This article is old an inaccurate. One year business F multiple entry visas are easily obtained without an invitation letter. You just need your passport and 4 photos (at least with our company anyway). The process is simple and takes 1 day to process in HK. If ... Full Comment>>

...Just like your own writing. Full Comment>>

I thought white collar referred to somebody who washed their shirt! Full Comment>>

Agree. It's only the western women complaining here because they know they've got nothing on the girls here! Full Comment>>

Left my home for the first time in my life? China 4 years, USA 2 years, Mexico 2 years and travelled to God knows how many other countries. So before you start making assumptions you should get your facts straight. Why don't you get your brown nose out of Chairman Mao's ass and come up with a decent argument - if ... Full Comment>>

@number 4..Who makes you the cultural guru? Full Comment>>

I think I've just broken the world record for most cigarettes smoked while reading an echinacities article. Full Comment>>

While Chinese hospitals can be frustrating at times, they are not all bad. Last year I had a major accident in Guangzhou, which resulted in me breaking my leg, fracturing my knee cap, completely tearing two ligaments and meniscal cartilage damage. I chose to have the operation at The Third Affiliated Hospital of the ... Full Comment>>

@xinyuren, who are you to judge these girls and call them "damaged goods"? I have more respect for a prostitute than I do a drug dealer or thief or murderer. While some of these girls may not love the profession which they have chosen, I can tell you that there are many who are just nymphos and have no ... Full Comment>>

It's quite ironic. These government officials who hand down these sentences are some of the prostitutes main clientele. Full Comment>>

While I do agree that China is a fairly safe country, I also believe that their police force is more like a police farce!. These officers do virtually nothing when crimes are committed. Recently, I was randomly attacked outside a club in Guangzhou and had my leg broken by about ten drunken Chinese lads. While I was ... Full Comment>>

Well said David. And Ming, if you don't like what is being stated then don't read the comments. This is a foreign website where people are free to voice their opinions. I suggest you crawl back in the hole where you, and many other Chinese live. Full Comment>>