Tag Archives: China
Canadian Piracy
This article from Danwei explains China’s position on intellectual property, and explains that Canada is a way bigger piracy threat than China. The gist is that if you if you total the amount of money lost on pirated software in … Continue reading
No, not the Chaos mug.
Just something I noticed in the kitchen the other day.
McJobs In China
According to an article translated by EastSouthWestNorth, a reporter from New Express “received a telephone call from two current university students to say that they have been working part-time at McDonald’s for more than one year and they were just … Continue reading
Look what we found!
I decided to buy an entire case of my beloved Herbal Essences conditioner… which turned out to be cheaper as discontinued merchandise than a single bottle used to be. So it’s not all bad. And by the time I finish … Continue reading
China
“Do you think it’s called china because it’s made in China?” Stick asked. “Yeah, probably.” I said. “That’s funny, because now everything is made in China.”
Belated China Story
This story came up last night, when Stick and I went out with Jay and his family, and I realized I’d never posted it here. One day when Stick was visiting me in China, I was in class, so he … Continue reading
Fatal Attraction
Cory just sent me this story about a Chinese man who spent all of Lunar New Year holiday playing online… and died from it. An obese 26-year-old man in northeastern China died after a “marathon” online gaming session over the … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
I can’t believe that last Chinese new year I was just starting my trip to China, and crying over leaving Stick, and this new year we’re unpacking time-capsule boxes and setting up our new place! I’m trying to convince Stick … Continue reading
Sex In Shanghai Returns?
The Sinocidal crew rants about cross-cultural, uh, romance but with Chinabounder posting again, can they even compete?
Meg vs. Mandarin, again.
Yesterday I started taking a beginning Chinese class. I’d forgotten how much better I liked my life without anyone saying “no, no, is zh not zh“. At least the prof doesn’t giggle when she says it. She has the same … Continue reading
