Karajorma

Oct 24, 2015 12:10

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Man in Qingdao Shrimp Ordeal Gets 50,000 Yuan, Donates it to Sick Child

This is the story that keeps on giving. Bet you in 20 years or so the kid does something that makes them famous and this all comes back up again. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 24, 2015 12:08

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Love Lost, and Found: 4 Chinese-American Couples and Their Stories

The forum software automatically edits out paragraphs. It's a complete pain in the arse. Watch, I'll put a paragraph here. Did it appear? Nope. What about this one? Nope. This completely sucks. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 22, 2015 22:35

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Insurance Company Offers Protection for Those Sued after Helping the Elderly

This is quite a good idea. It doesn't cover the money a scammer would get from winning a court case (which might encourage more people to try it) but instead covers legal costs which makes victims more likely to take the issue to court (at which point the scammer has to perjure himself and basically give all the ... Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 16, 2015 14:35

Articles : Karajorma commented on news 11 Chinese Phrases You'll Keep Saying Long After You Leave China

I can't believe they forgot tai ma fan. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 09, 2015 14:52

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Update: Sketchy Qingdao Shrimp Stall Shuttered, Owner Disappears

Actually he called the police and they said that he had to pay. I suspect that's part of the reason the guy in charge of the market got fired. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 09, 2015 14:52

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Update: Sketchy Qingdao Shrimp Stall Shuttered, Owner Disappears

Actually he called the police and they said that he had to pay. I suspect that's part of the reason the guy in charge of the market got fired. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 06, 2015 00:38

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Pope Wants to Visit China: “I Love the Chinese People”

Try getting an abortion in Ireland and then tell me you can live free of the religious rules if you happen to be in the wrong country. And I deliberately picked a Western country, things get worse in the 3rd world catholic countries. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 02, 2015 16:42

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Pope Wants to Visit China: “I Love the Chinese People”

Well if you're the kind of person who complains about the Chinese government you really should look closely at the Vatican too. I wouldn't care to estimate how much damage their AIDS policy in Africa has done. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 01, 2015 11:48

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Companies Do Not Want to Settle in Shanghai: Age Limits and Taxes Deter Foreign Talent

Hang on a sec. Your friend is complaining at being taxed at a 18% tax rate? Where the hell is he from that this is excessive? While I agree with most of the complaints in the article, I pay less tax here than I ever paid back home. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 01, 2015 11:39

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Pope Wants to Visit China: “I Love the Chinese People”

So since 1951 the people have had to listen to an official who they didn't elect pontificate about morals and how they should live their lives. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Oct 01, 2015 11:35

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Hollywood's Top 10 China Kow-towers

You do realise the article is using Kow-tow in a negative sense, right? Not as in the CCP saying "Here are the films we made bow to our magnificence" Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 18, 2015 22:59

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Beijing Government Helps Swindled American Retrieve Lost Deposit, Agency Fee

Depends on how much stuff you're bringing with you. I can understand why someone might be willing to pay money to avoid the inconvenience of having to do that. And it's not like checking the apartment out makes you impervious to being scammed. That's kinda the whole point of going through an agency. And since we ... Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 17, 2015 21:22

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Beijing Government Helps Swindled American Retrieve Lost Deposit, Agency Fee

People moving to a foreign country frequently do that. You don't want to move with all your stuff and then stay in a hotel while you try to find an apartment. That's exactly why you go through an agency. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 17, 2015 20:58

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Australian Goes Undercover in Hefei to Investigate Chinese-Made Synthetic LSD

Someone else has been watching Bill Hicks I see. Saved me from having to quote him. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 15, 2015 14:32

Articles : Karajorma commented on news ‘Red Flags’ to Watch Out for When Working in China

Then they should have done research in order to find a school that doesn't do that. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 11, 2015 14:02

Around China : Karajorma commented on news 70,000 Protest Chinese Billionaire’s Planned Demolition of Madrid Landmark

I don't get why he wants to demolish and then rebuild it? But since he does, why can't they just photoshop in some rubble and send him the pic (along with a large bill) and then a year later send him a picture of the same building and say it's finished (along with a larger bill). Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 08, 2015 10:23

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Fujian Man Beat Up for Dancing in the Street

Yeah, if you are secure in your masculinity and you don't like the way someone is dancing the correct response is to challenge them to a dance-off and publicly shame them. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 08, 2015 10:19

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Travels With Fluffy: How to Take Your Pets In and Out of China

Gonna keep on living in sin? Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 08, 2015 10:16

Articles : Karajorma commented on news Picturing Development: Constructing Chinese Cities in Africa

"From the Chinese point of view, the greatest danger is corruption in Africa." --------- You'd think they'd be used to it. Sounds like the danger is corruption when you don't have guanxi Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 03, 2015 12:47

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Man has Issues While Trying to Bring 12 Bottles of Duty Free Whiskey on Flight

They don't need a kickback. They sold to someone who wouldn't have bought anything had he known the rules. So it's an extra sale they wouldn't have made if they were honest. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 03, 2015 12:41

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Bangkok Bombing Suspect Arrested Near Cambodian Border

I heard elsewhere he was from Xinjiang. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Sep 01, 2015 13:33

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Beijing Woman Fired by International Company for Storing Porn on Work Computer

Yeah, but at least in China where porn is illegal it makes a tiny bit more sense. It was a work computer so the company might also be held liable. In the West where the porn is legal, it's a lot harsher. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Aug 26, 2015 20:52

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Stopped by Security, Woman Drinks Entire Bottle of Cognac Before Beijing Flight

It said she bought it while travelling. I assume that means at the duty free shop in the airport. Yeah, if you have a connecting flight, you're sometimes screwed when that happens. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Aug 22, 2015 23:13

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Is it Legal? Young Woman Fired for Refusing to Join Office WeChat Group

You don't really need a new phone for a throwaway WeChat account though. Full Comment>>

Karajorma

Aug 22, 2015 23:06

Around China : Karajorma commented on news Passenger Detained for Grabbing Confiscated Charging Device from Airport Security

Yeah, but they took all his other electronics to screw with him. Full Comment>>