And here is why I have problems taking China seriously as a First World country… chaining a child to a lamppost. Its disturbing that the father, even thought that chaining his eight-year to a lamppost made sense. Its more disturbing that sick passersby were actually bidding on the kid. Its not that America is perfect, [...]
Embarrassed by bad translations and tired of utterly confusing English speakers, the Shanghai Commission for the Management of Language Use has been working feverishly for the past two years to correct Chinglish, the often flawed melding of Chinese and English, on public signage and restaurant menus all over the city. Using an army of over [...]
Hey honey, its almost Valentine’s Day. You know what would be a great present? If you would completely abandon your self-esteem and go under the knife for me. That’s right, if you want to be with me… I think I’d enjoy this relationship much more if you looked like Jessica Alba. I couldn’t make that [...]
If you’re in your 20s, single and into Chinese guys, I’ve got great news for you. In the 1980s China began it’s now infamous one child policy. To be fair, I can see their point. It is the most populous country in the world. There was a very real threat of overpopulation and a general [...]
I’m not sure if this is part of an ancient Chinese secret to a happy marriage but a 32-year-old Chinese man has signed a contract with his wife that entitles her to attack him once a week. Known only as Mr. Zhang, the happy husband took the unusual step after suffering intense abuse from his [...]
If you’re Chinese and you want to be an astronaut, be prepared to meet 100 newly released health requirements. This is a very big deal in China, they put their first person into space in 2003 and had their first spacewalk last year. Only the best will do and here’s just a few items on [...]
Mark Twain once said, “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” If that’s true, then maybe there is hope for China. The world’s most populous nation is also the world’s largest cigarette producer. While they export some, most of that is for the [...]
After sitting in a traffic jam for five hours due to a suicide threat on the Haizhu bridge in Guangzhou China, retired soldier Lian Jiansheng, 66, broke through the police barricades and pushed the would-be jumper Chen Fuchao off the bridge. “I pushed him off because jumpers like Chen are very selfish. Their action violates [...]
Well now the Somalian pirates have done it. For the first time in more than 500 years, the Chinese Navy is headed to Africa, specifically the Gulf of Aden. For some perspective 500 years ago– that’s the Ming Dynasty, meanwhile in Europe Henry VIII is sitting on the English throne and is married to Catherine [...]
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