mattsm84

Dec 27, 2015 10:29

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news 5 Reasons I am back in China: Reverse Culture Shock is Real

Do write oddly? I never felt so. Maybe your should blame my sixth grade comp teacher, Mrs. Jowett. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Dec 16, 2015 13:36

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news 5 Reasons I am back in China: Reverse Culture Shock is Real

LBH pollyanna? Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Dec 16, 2015 11:58

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news 5 Reasons I am back in China: Reverse Culture Shock is Real

My experience returning home is nothing like this persons. 1 - My wife and I were unemployed for about a month and a half after returning. That's with a month long vacation. We spent about a week actively looking for jobs, and another week interviewing. And its not like we had to change fields either. We're both ... Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Mar 25, 2014 04:22

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news Considering Crimea: Should China Side With The US or Russia?

They should side with Russia publicly, because its to their advantage, especially where the south China sea is concerned, to try to undermine the image of the US as being capable of shaping foreign policy on a whim. It makes the case to potential US allies that the US isn't going to try to hard to contain a regional ... Full Comment>>

mattsm84

May 19, 2013 02:10

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news A Third Red Scare: Should America Fear the Rise of China?

I think that that's true in the short term. Remember that the reason that the public is so aggressive is because they are educated to be that way by the CCP to keep them in line. The subtext of any history lesson from the Century of Humiliations is that China needs a strong, authoritarian government to keep foreign ... Full Comment>>

mattsm84

May 16, 2013 01:05

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news A Third Red Scare: Should America Fear the Rise of China?

Yea, China is a commercial partner with whom commerce has been mutually beneficial and not much else. Despite three decades of Chinese economic growth at near 10%, the United States economy still possesses the same share of the world economy as measured by GDP as it did in 1969. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

May 16, 2013 00:50

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news A Third Red Scare: Should America Fear the Rise of China?

A lot of articles forward an outrageous premise in the title then spend the rest of the piece refuting or adding some amount of nuance that seemingly undermine it. It's a way of attracting readership. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

May 01, 2013 12:04

Around China : mattsm84 commented on news Another Foreign Teacher in China Exposed for Child Porn Convictions in the US

Also, Guest314114 would also like you to take some pictures of it and send them to him. He's very lonely and being able to have some alone time with pictures of a man shoving his fingers into asshole would help him get the kind of release that he desperately needs. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Apr 29, 2013 16:52

Around China : mattsm84 commented on news Another Foreign Teacher in China Exposed for Child Porn Convictions in the US

And that's just it isn't it. Notice how all of these guests are lobbying for another crack down rather than tighter controls on how visa are issued. This is about rallying support for another round of spot checks on paper work. Nothing more. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Apr 29, 2013 16:48

Around China : mattsm84 commented on news Another Foreign Teacher in China Exposed for Child Porn Convictions in the US

It's not corruption, its just ineffective. How long would it have taken the consulate in Chicago to consult the sex offender registry? 10 minutes? Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Apr 29, 2013 16:45

Around China : mattsm84 commented on news Another Foreign Teacher in China Exposed for Child Porn Convictions in the US

I'm sorry no one will date you. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Apr 29, 2013 16:43

Around China : mattsm84 commented on news Another Foreign Teacher in China Exposed for Child Porn Convictions in the US

If only there were an online database for sex criminals, a sex offender registry if you will, that the Chinese authorities at the consulate in Chicago could check before approving people's visa applications. Once again, China isn't doing the things it should be doing and the foreigners get the blame. Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Apr 01, 2013 15:03

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news CPPCC Member: English Learning in China “Destructive” to Chinese Education

So he's not blaming foreigners, but China should hold fast to its traditions or else foreigners will rob them of their natural resources? Do I even need to point out whats wrong with that line of thought? Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Apr 01, 2013 00:44

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news CPPCC Member: English Learning in China “Destructive” to Chinese Education

"I don't think it's fair to just assume that he's blaming foreigners per se. That to me is a bit paranoid and overly self-conscious. Yes, China is jingoistic, just like every other country (don't try to tell me they are more so than the US because the jingoism there these days is sickening)" No, in the US you have a ... Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Mar 27, 2013 10:22

Articles : mattsm84 commented on news CPPCC Member: English Learning in China “Destructive” to Chinese Education

He isn't saying it outright, but in saying that China's need to learn English so that it can better compete with the west economically has caused its people to loss touch with their cultural heritage its doubtlessly the subtext here. No amount of English education is never going to make the Chinese less Chinese, in ... Full Comment>>

mattsm84

Feb 19, 2013 17:25

Around China : mattsm84 commented on news Father of Great Firewall Suffers Weibo Tirade

Hey that's pretty cool. Is there a video of the egg throwing on Youtube? I can't wait to tell my friends on facebook all about it. Full Comment>>