tomcatflyer on news China's Banks Compared: Which Offer the Best Accounts for Foreigners?(79 comments)
You are really an obnoxious fool. Firstly Visa, Mastercard etcetera are accepted worldwide. China is backwards in her ideas of banking, she has opened up for business but does not have the structures in place to fully support it. Secondly your comments about foreigners going home, have you considered what would ... Full Comment>>
tomcatflyer on news Violent Doctor-Patient Cases: What’s Wrong with China’s Healthcare System?(23 comments)
What you do not want to understand is that western people are taught to be open and when there are problems to talk about it, not bury it under the carpet in case someone gets embarrased. How do you justify the incompetence of these "professionals". If it was your wife or husband who suffered or died ... Full Comment>>
tomcatflyer on news Be Warned! Top 10 Chinese-Westerner Misunderstandings (According to Chinese)(83 comments)
"In short, foreigners' expressions and methods of dealing with people are very direct, and Chinese are more tactful." Last line of the article. This is a complete load of rubbish, Is it really saying that Chinese are more reserved and polite than all other people. Remember the article is about Chinese and ... Full Comment>>
tomcatflyer on news Things Travellers Don’t Know About China, but Should(42 comments)
Google and gmail may be available here but as I found out when we moved here nearly a year ago there are some odd things with them here. I have a gmail address and use Chrome however I found many times Chrome to be really slow in operation and gmail would sometimes lose emails or I would have to try accessing two or ... Full Comment>>
tomcatflyer on news Opinion: Chinese Media Should not Mislead Public on Foreign Affairs(14 comments)
Completely agree with you, what everyone should be pushing for is truthfull media in all countries. I come across a lot of Chinese who really have noidea what other countries are like, some of this comes from the media but some comes from schooling. On the one hand we see anti foreign views held by some people here ... Full Comment>>
tomcatflyer on news Dealing with Negative Stereotypes of Cross-Cultural Dating(174 comments)
There seem to be a lot of posts that reinforce the stereotype of the Asian goldigger. That is not my experience at all, maybe because I don't hangout at the bars or KTV. I am married to a Chinese lady, 5 years now and she could not be different. She lived with me in the UK for 4.5 years and we now live in Nanning. ... Full Comment>>
tomcatflyer on news 5 (Harsh) Things China Can’t Live Without(20 comments)
Hukous are simply a means to control a vast population and to keep a large percentage of that popoulation in either absolute poverty or at least relative poverty working the land in order to provide food for the more prosperous towns and cities. The one child policy whilst sensible at first sight has too many ... Full Comment>>