Karajorma

Apr 12, 2015 10:49

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Credit Cards, Cooking, and Criticism: 16 Differences Between Americans and Chinese

The article is not referring to the "Perhaps I shouldn't let my kids shit in the street" kind of self-criticism but more the way they react to a compliment. Chinese people tend to be very self-effacing when it comes to compliments where as Americans are much more likely to simply accept a compliment. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Apr 12, 2015 10:45

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Credit Cards, Cooking, and Criticism: 16 Differences Between Americans and Chinese

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

Apr 06, 2015 12:33

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Losers Back Home? Perceptions of English Teachers in China

Try reading here or the Shanghiist for longer than a day before you say nonsense like that. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Apr 01, 2015 22:39

Articles : Karajorma commented on news 8 Must-Try Chinese Dishes You Might Not Know About

What use is a food article without some whine. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Mar 24, 2015 22:05

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Should Foreigners Be Treated Differently Under Chinese Criminal Law?

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

Feb 15, 2015 19:45

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Man Kidnaps Woman to Take Home for Chinese New Year

If not already, he will be soon. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Feb 13, 2015 21:03

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Man Kidnaps Woman to Take Home for Chinese New Year

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

Feb 09, 2015 11:24

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Flight Delays in China: Useful & Mindboggling Facts, Stats and Tips

80% don't know and 50% of those who do know, don't claim, I assume. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Feb 09, 2015 11:21

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Three Young Men Charged for Assaulting Thief, Now Out on Bail

Well it's called a citizen's arrest. Not a citizen's beatdown. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Jan 28, 2015 18:42

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Man Discovers He Was Never Married after Trying to Get Divorce

"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

Jan 04, 2015 12:08

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Vacuum-Packed Curiosity: Taste Testing Chinese Snacks You’re Too Afraid to

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

Dec 26, 2014 12:39

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Xi’an Parents Ask for 100,000 Dowry, Australian Parents Say “No Way!”

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 make out like you're ... Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Nov 19, 2014 18:01

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Man Suspects Wife, Robs Phone at Gunpoint

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

Nov 18, 2014 13:47

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Sexology Professor Assaulted with Bucket of Faeces

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

Nov 18, 2014 13:45

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Sexology Professor Assaulted with Bucket of Faeces

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

Nov 17, 2014 18:05

Around China : Karajorma commented on news American Graduate Travels China Pretending to be Miss America

If you want to keep wearing Rhinestones, dress like Liberace instead. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Nov 14, 2014 16:32

Articles : Karajorma commented on news 3G vs 4G for Mobile Phones in China: Does it Make a Difference?

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

Nov 07, 2014 15:34

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Crematorium Not Burning Clothes During APEC to Commit to Pollution Reduction

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

Nov 05, 2014 11:16

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Foreigners Disgrace Country by Taking Bikes Onto Beijing Subway

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

Oct 22, 2014 16:41

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Boy Loses Arm to Bear in Zoo

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

Aug 25, 2014 11:12

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Henan Man Hand Builds Aircraft- Can Fly up to 3,000 Metres

I assume by wedding services it means pulling a banner or something. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Jul 12, 2014 11:13

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Teen Calls Cops on Snooping Father

I congratulate all three of you on your amazing parenting skills. You should be writing books and going on lecture tours. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Jul 07, 2014 23:47

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Foreign Prostitute Ring Busted in Shanghai

"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 put up with ... Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Jun 14, 2014 16:27

Around China : Karajorma commented on news China Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentences for Pair Convicted of Child Prostitution

They weren't released. The death sentence was overturned. They're still probably going to spend a long time in jail. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Jun 14, 2014 16:26

Around China : Karajorma commented on news China Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentences for Pair Convicted of Child Prostitution

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>>