Karajorma on news Credit Cards, Cooking, and Criticism: 16 Differences Between Americans and Chinese(25 comments)
I agree it's over simplified but there is a core of truth there and the tone is generally not negative so much as highlighting the differences. If they'd taken the time to expand on most of those points I don't think we'd disagree with them too much. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Losers Back Home? Perceptions of English Teachers in China (88 comments)
Try reading here or the Shanghiist for longer than a day before you say nonsense like that. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Should Foreigners Be Treated Differently Under Chinese Criminal Law?(27 comments)
As pointed out in the article, many foreigners can serve their sentence in their own country. Would you prefer to spend 10 years in a Chinese jail? I've seen quite a few articles on this particular site that do show occasions when foreigners have gotten off spectacularly lightly for crimes. I do doubt a Chinese ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Man Kidnaps Woman to Take Home for Chinese New Year(21 comments)
If not already, he will be soon. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Man Kidnaps Woman to Take Home for Chinese New Year(21 comments)
I just can't understand how he expected this plan to work. How did he plan to explain why his fiancee was bound and gagged? Was he perhaps going to claim she was training to be an escapologist? Or was he just hoping Stockholm Syndrome would do all the work for him? So much left unexplained. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Flight Delays in China: Useful & Mindboggling Facts, Stats and Tips(19 comments)
80% don't know and 50% of those who do know, don't claim, I assume. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Three Young Men Charged for Assaulting Thief, Now Out on Bail (2 comments)
Well it's called a citizen's arrest. Not a citizen's beatdown. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Man Discovers He Was Never Married after Trying to Get Divorce(4 comments)
"And the lesson to be learned from all this? Don’t get random friends to process your official documents for you or marry people you don’t really know." OR get random friends to process your official documents if you want them to be invalid as soon as they become inconvenient. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Vacuum-Packed Curiosity: Taste Testing Chinese Snacks You’re Too Afraid to(21 comments)
The problem I have with most of these Chinese snack foods (apart from the taste) is that they all look incredibly messy to eat when on the go (which is when I'd probably be eating snack food). Even when I find something I don't mind (like latiao) I can't be bothered to buy it over a packet of crisps simply because I ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Xi’an Parents Ask for 100,000 Dowry, Australian Parents Say “No Way!”(42 comments)
Not only that, but it's pretty stupid when you think about it. Which one sounds better to you "I got my new son-in-law to give me X Thousand yuan" or "We told our son-in-law to forget about paying a bride price. We don't need the money". To be honest it's pretty easy to kill this tradition, just ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Man Suspects Wife, Robs Phone at Gunpoint (7 comments)
His wife recognised him with with stockings on his head? Well at least it wasn't the lack of a creative sex life that led her astray. :p Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Sexology Professor Assaulted with Bucket of Faeces (15 comments)
One thing I've always wondered about this sort of attack. Do they bring the stuff from home or do they come with eggs or rotten tomatoes and then think of a better idea once they arrive? Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Sexology Professor Assaulted with Bucket of Faeces (15 comments)
Perhaps the secularists are equally sick of you telling them what they should be doing. Perhaps they're sick to their back teeth of you daring to tell them what love should be like. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news American Graduate Travels China Pretending to be Miss America(12 comments)
If you want to keep wearing Rhinestones, dress like Liberace instead. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news 3G vs 4G for Mobile Phones in China: Does it Make a Difference?(7 comments)
It should be called the Microsoft business model. That's what we all did in the 90's with operating systems (Those of us using Windows at least). At least in the 90's you had a choice. In China you're stuck with the various anti-competitive practices of the Telecos here. 3G is only used by anyone because 2G is ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Crematorium Not Burning Clothes During APEC to Commit to Pollution Reduction(8 comments)
Apart from the failure to understand sarcasm, there is a serious chemistry fail here if you seriously believe there is some sort of difference between the two forms of methane. Cows farting is actually a serious greenhouse gas contributor. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Foreigners Disgrace Country by Taking Bikes Onto Beijing Subway(34 comments)
Indeed. The article is pointing out that the "You are making your country lose face" complaint by the staff is worthless if you don't know which country they are from. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Boy Loses Arm to Bear in Zoo(15 comments)
He was nine actually. I don't know. At the age of nine I knew enough to never try feeding a bear at the zoo. I was well aware that it might try to eat me. Would a Chinese kid aged nine know this, I don't know but it's definitely a failing of the parents if he didn't. Did he deserve to lose an arm, absolutely not. I ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Henan Man Hand Builds Aircraft- Can Fly up to 3,000 Metres(4 comments)
I assume by wedding services it means pulling a banner or something. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Teen Calls Cops on Snooping Father (5 comments)
I congratulate all three of you on your amazing parenting skills. You should be writing books and going on lecture tours. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Foreign Prostitute Ring Busted in Shanghai(22 comments)
"Some Chinese (especially these nouveaux riches) hate Westerners while living in North-America or Europe, should we tell them to go back to China?" If they spend as much time whining about how bad the west is, yes we should. It would be for their own good if they hate it so much. And we wouldn't have to ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news China Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentences for Pair Convicted of Child Prostitution(18 comments)
They weren't released. The death sentence was overturned. They're still probably going to spend a long time in jail. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news China Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentences for Pair Convicted of Child Prostitution(18 comments)
Let me just ask you this. How many child molesters does your country execute every year? My guess is zero. While this is a serious case and those two deserve to rot in jail, let's not be stupid enough to complain that China has decided to imprison criminals for this kind of offence rather than executing them. That's ... Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Cool Guangzhou Boss Gives Employees Time Off for World Cup (7 comments)
That might be why he picked England! I want them to win too but I don't see it happening. Full Comment>>
Karajorma on news Update: Changsha Jerk Used His 17 Girlfriends As Personal ATM (24 comments)
I take great comfort in the fact that Karma doesn't exist. Imagine if you actually deserved every shitty thing that has happened to you throughout your life. That said, you don't need to believe in Karma to believe you will get caught if you try to have 17 girlfriends at the same time. Full Comment>>