carlstar on news More Than Just Pointing: How to Order in a Chinese Restaurant(9 comments)
why are there numbers after each word? is that meant to be a tone thing? mai3 dan4... my darn... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Keeping in Touch: Streaming TV Series in China(4 comments)
just make sure you never download anything they say you need from these Chinese sites. You will regret it. The fact is that you will be better off using a torrent. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news The Never-ending Soundtrack: 5 Western Celebrities Still Loved in China(7 comments)
West life and green day seem to be favourites too.... and beiber. Just to add more to the list Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Foreigner Had 220,000 RMB Stolen From Bank Account(3 comments)
yep. being that the law states that the banks must do everything to protect the money that they have in their charge, it is really just an inconvenience for the person. If anyone's money is misplaced in a bank, make sure you get it all back, along with an apology. Banks are insured up the wazoo so it really is the ... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news For Better or Worse: English Language Reform to Begin in China(7 comments)
Imagine a Chinese teacher teaching English culture. What a shame that would be. Especially seems American culture is not English language culture, it is a mere part of it that comes from Europe and has a 5001 year history..... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Survey Shows, Unsurprisingly, Most Foreigners Prefer China’s Eastern Cities(4 comments)
at a guess most people don't go west in China just because.... it is so easy to get to shanghai, HK and the like and they are easier due to English. West is for long term stayers and panda and hot pot lovers. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Uncivilized Passengers are “Locusts” According to Beijing Subway’s Weibo(13 comments)
Totally are locusts but that is China. People are unable to be civilised in China. No bins? Hold onto your crap and take it with you, maybe put it in a bag or pocket. No toilet? wait for train to stop and go to the toilets in the station instead of using a bottle or floor. No room? Wait for the next train instead of ... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news China Ranked First in Annual Expat Poll by HSBC(4 comments)
I guess the ones asked, who have accounts with HSBC, the bank to scam all others, live the same way perhaps. Wonder what a BOC or ICBC expat poll would throw up? Probably throw up. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Husband Gains Weight to Match 140 kg Wife(8 comments)
If my weight was nearing the same as my height, in kg and cm, I would think something was a bit off. As humans we are not meant to be square.... I hate to think how this woman can live. get from place to place. Moving her arm to eat but clearly she can. breath. Literally killing themselves in a barrel of ... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news China Ranked First in Annual Expat Poll by HSBC(4 comments)
You only want money. Aren't you satisfied with money? The answer is yes, yes you are. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Chinese Innovation: Can China Ever Create a Product to Rival Apple?(6 comments)
Steve Jobs is the perfect example for Chinese. Jobs copied what was already there and made it more expensive. It would be hard to find something that Apple actually did first, apart from different colours and shapes maybe Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Brawl Breaks Out on a Kunming-Bound Flight, Foreigners Involved(18 comments)
Yes! You must fight and get physical in China. The guy was probably thinking, "Finally i have a reason to destroy annoying middle aged Chinese woman, that lack all decorum" Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Is Teaching English in China Worthwhile?(48 comments)
I wonder if people in China realise that if they pay low, that they get the drifters who care not for what they are doing? or to put another way. They ain't getting shiet. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Is Teaching English in China Worthwhile?(48 comments)
there were those stories of bad foreigners doing bad things. Mostly non English speakers however but we all look the same... Only a bit racist. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Used Condom Thrown Out of Building Shatters Car Windshield(8 comments)
.... Bang... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Explosions Rock Entrance to Communist Party HQ in Shanxi (1 comments)
government officials attacked by their own people and it is 'Their People' because they rule like they are Kings and Queens, that deserve more than others..... Now they get to have more things given to them, just not what they want..... In closing. China is fucked. the repression looks like it is beginning to spill ... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Man Kidnapped by Ex-Girlfriend to Extort Abortion Fee; Court Rules in Girl’s Favor(3 comments)
What is this "Jahs tiss" they speak of in China? Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Man Fires Gun, Sets Dogs Loose on Dancers for Playing Loud Music(7 comments)
So do i. It is fine to dance but keep it down. It is up there with annoying school in the morning..... I want a gun in China.... How does one get one? Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Report Reveals that Air Pollution Damages Reproductive System(5 comments)
It may be developing at unprecedented speed but on the flip side so is science to counter the problem.... . This is not a new issue for nations and the fact that it seems to have snuck up is a bit of a misnomer. The great and powerful rulers of China knew what would happen when they started their capitalist ... Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Is Teaching English in China Worthwhile?(48 comments)
Enjoy the experience of low pay or having to teach a class of up to 50 over worked students.... Pay is lower from the main places and they don't adjust for inflation and all benefits are gone..... I always tell others to not come to China if they want to teach. They should go to other, nicer countries in Asia.... Full Comment>>
carlstar on PolarBearMan 's blog Shenzhen’s New Good Samaritan Law(8 comments)
never help drowning people in a storm. you are likely to drown yourself, just like running into a fire is mental and running in front of bullets may turn one into Swiss cheese. Full Comment>>
carlstar on PolarBearMan 's blog Shenzhen’s New Good Samaritan Law(8 comments)
People can now say someone didn't help them..... Old woman on bus or on the road can say a random passer by didn't help them and that would be me because there is no way i am trusting the lawfulness of people in China, nor am i trusting a corrupt lawful system... Laws don't fix society. Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Report Reveals that Air Pollution Damages Reproductive System(5 comments)
population control? Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Hainan’s First Skyscraper Looks Like Giant Male Genitalia (3 comments)
or because pollution is killing the dick, better have something erect in china Full Comment>>
carlstar on news Zhang Ziyi Wins Rumor Case Against Foreign Media, Is Given Apology(2 comments)
it is so foreign that it is a Chinese news site based in the US. Sounds like it is just another US politically motivated news site but this time for Chinese.... america - Unable to actually report news, just like China.. Full Comment>>