donnie3857

Jan 21, 2017 00:16

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Record Number of Chinese Tourists Plan to Go Abroad for Spring Festival

600 million eh! This would be a great time to visit China while half the population is away from home. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 19, 2017 13:30

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news From Comics to Variety Shows: Making It As a Foreigner in Chinese Show Business Isn't Easy

I like the Royal Canadian Air Farce Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 19, 2017 13:15

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Why Can't China Attract Foreign Professionals?

Common guys; He/she was joking Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 19, 2017 04:32

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news We Need to Revolutionize Chinese Studying Habits

Most Chinese students, educators, and parents are already aware of the need to overhaul the education system in China. But try to persuade the people at the top when the people at the top think change means losing control. By the time these students reach high school most will give up trying to express their ideas. ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 19, 2017 03:48

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Teaching Tips: How to Survive Your First ESL Class

Baidu is China's answer to Google. But it's in Chinese and seriously watered down due to propaganda. But if you know Chinese it is the best source of info about China in China. For anything else stick to Google. If your an ESL teacher I don't think you Baidu is a good choice anyway because the education system in ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 18, 2017 10:10

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Tom Watkins: China’s Cultural Revolution turns 50

The 60's set China back a hundred years. this shows us why the teachers are very worried about teaching. Back then a lot of them ... This was about maintaining control, not renewing something. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 17, 2017 11:39

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news 5 Reasons Why Foreigners Come Work in China

I never save money, too many girls. My first three careers are over. Teaching is fine. Low stress is a plus and travel is cheap. The other two reasons are for people with money. Mine is gone due to reason number one. I agree with the last commenter. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 10, 2017 01:03

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Making the Grade: China’s New Foreigner Visa System

I won't be able to work because I was born on woman's day 60 years ago. So I will now have a class C visa. I do have a family visa. So my question is does this apply to only work visas? Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jan 10, 2017 00:59

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Making the Grade: China’s New Foreigner Visa System

New teacher with no experience and a degree from a low ranked university wants to work in China. He/she is automatically a class C. Good way for a recruiter to give them a low wage like 6,000 rmb per month in a 2nd tier city Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Oct 26, 2014 11:32

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news Shaanxi High School Girls Unhappy at School’s Fat Measuring Requirement

Fater girls have bigger parts so the school leaders want a sample. This is a way to justify their curiosity Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Oct 13, 2014 06:48

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Chinese Man Asks U.S. Police How They Would Deal With Hong Kong Student Occupation

I remember Kent State. 4 students killed by terrified young national gaurdsmen. Beijing needs an excuss to deply the PLA before this spreads to the mainland. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Oct 01, 2014 05:52

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news Guizhou City Vocational College Hangs up Fake Congratulations from Top World Universities

Have no fear, Chinese university students are well aware the local government is lying. So does anyone with a college or university degree. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 29, 2014 01:16

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news Foreigner Assaults Bus Driver, Grabs Steering Wheel in Chengdu

The build of this guy indicates he is Asian. I have seen quite a few Asian guys coloring their hair. Do you really think a Western guy would grab the steering wheel of a bus,drunk or not? Nor do western guys act as childish as he did. But then again, I have heard the schools are recruiting 22 year old guys fresh out ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 20, 2014 21:34

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news Wuhan Air Traffic Controllers Fall Asleep and Leave Plane Unsure of Landing

Makes you wonder which airspace is safer, the Chinese airspace or the Russian airspace. And they still haven't found MH17. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 20, 2014 21:30

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news 18 Year Old Boy Commits Suicide after Lying about Gaokao Score

The Education system is a profit taking system in China. In most cases it is one big scam designed to get money. But the returns on this education are dismal. Many uni kids can't secure a job much better than a sales position. Many of the Chinese kids that go overseas find the differences so great, ie creativity vs. ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 20, 2014 02:27

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news China’s Crackdown on Foreign Companies Widens: Car Manufacturers to be Punished

An interesting note here: Foreign companies started becoming managed by Chinese managers rather than managers from the home countries. By the year 2010 most foreign companies had Chinese CEO/CFOs. this is when all the corruption and price fixing started. Now they are being caught. We get this all the time in Canada ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 16, 2014 07:22

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news Woman Pushes for Cabbie to Feel Her Up

Yeah Right! Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 07, 2014 23:29

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news China Investigates Two Canadian Citizens on Suspicion of Espionage

Three things happened here that came together by chance. If all 3 didn't events didn't come together I think this event would not have made headlines in Canada. Event # 1) China gets caught spying on Canada. CCP must save face by retaliating "Let's get some Canadians". #2) the Canadians in question are devout ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 07, 2014 00:57

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news An Education: How China’s System Differs from the West’s

Everything changes over time. This is an intersting subject. Readers can see how things have changed by reading the comments and the date of the comment. fast forward to August, 2014. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 07, 2014 00:40

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Shocking Cases of Violence Across China This Year

AMIVALENTMACE hit the nail right on. All of this is about money, resources, and political power. The degree of violence will get much worse. Even official governments of major powers are delivering advanced technololgy to fuel the horror. (Putin supplies the tech and weapon to murder almost 300 people)Of course some ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Aug 02, 2014 08:31

Blogs : donnie3857 commented on hadleyj09 's blog Complaining Makes Us All Look Bad

People like to complain no matter where they are. It seems to be in out nature because we see something that WE think should be changed. So I agree with you in general. I have met many expats who are in China because they can't make it financially back home. Everything here seems to be cheap when you have $1,500 a ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jul 31, 2014 23:36

Blogs : donnie3857 commented on adb2014 's blog Western man, Chinese woman relationship: What's it really like?

The young Chinese guys don't understand that we are dating and marrying the older and highly educated women they are intimidated by and refuse to look at. Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jul 20, 2014 04:34

Articles : donnie3857 commented on news Hainan: The “Hawaii of China” by 2020?

I have been to Hainan too. The beach at Sanya is spectacular, when there are no people. The beach there is smaller than the beach at Guangxi Beihai, but the water is cleaner. Once you travel 500 meters inland you encounter the third world. Travel another 500 meters and it is the 4th world. The capital city of Haikou ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jul 04, 2014 23:11

Around China : donnie3857 commented on news Phonemica Project Creates Interactive Map of Chinese Dialects

The CCP would like the people to believe that all Chinese speak one language. Althought all chinese read and write the same characters, only 900 million can carry a conversation in Mandarin. All of my students are really surprised to hear this. But then realize it is true when I ask them what language do the speak ... Full Comment>>

donnie3857

Jun 04, 2014 06:48

Blogs : donnie3857 commented on thabet_sava 's blog The obstacles faced by Chinese students in mastering English

obviously you missed the slang phrase because you want to concentrate on someone elses percieved error. Lighten up Paul. We use this phrase quite a bit in the west. Full Comment>>