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Purchasing China
Why not purchasing directly from China ? You probably know that half of your household equipment originates from China. It would be odd to order everything straight from China as the shipping might be a bit expensive. But for big enterprises in Europe and US, this might be a way to purchase cheaper products. Where [...]
Tags: China, consultant, procurement, purchasing, sourcingProfessional dentist
An infected root-canal, my worst nightmare…
After 4 consultations, the dentist advised me to go see another dentist. The new dentist told me that the previous dentist only applied medication to 70% of the root canal, while she should have applied it to the entire root canal. It would take 3 more consultations [...]
Why China economy boosts
China’s economy grows, actually it boosts. Many wonder why. While many western companies and their employees have to pay a lot of taxes and duties, this does hardly exist in China.
But that is not why the economy boosts in China. The main reason is that China sells all its goods so cheap [...]
We’ve been waiting for that news…
The latest news about China speculates that China is bankrupt. That’s nothing new I guess. China is also blamed for undermining the value of it’s own currency so that China can sell much cheaper compared to US. On purpose, Chinese government is keeping its currency artificially low. Guess what, by the time [...]
Tags: chinese, money, no ethics, no norms, no valueOlympic gymnast Dong Fangxiao
Olympic gymnast Dong Fangxiao, guided and trained by Chinese Government, won bronze during the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000.
On a recently published resume of Dong, it writes that she is born in 1986. Hence, she must have been 14 years old during the Olympic Games in 2000. That would be too young.
Her [...]
Chinese hobby : PS
The chinese internet community is huge. They’re called Chinese netizens – yes they call them like that, “netizens”. Like little virtual creatures of the internet-city. I bet they wear white hats and have blue skincolor….
Anyways, Chinese netizens have a funny occupation. Whenever there is an interesting story or less interesting story about a Chinese person [...]
222 ways to know if you’re Chinese
strong>You are Chinese when :
1. you honk as much as you use the gas-pedal when you drive a car
2. you own a driver’s license, but you don’t know how to drive a car
3. you occasionally drive your car in the opposite direction
4. you tend to yell at policemen
5. you are able to transport a washing [...]
84 Ways to Know If You’re Chinese
1. You unwrap Christmas gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping (and especially those bows) next year.
2. You only buy Christmas cards after Christmas, when they are 50% off.
3. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your closet or in the bedroom [...]
21st century 007 is a nerd
“Black Jails” in China
Until now, the Communist Party has strenuously denied running black jails, despite a growing number of testimonies and evidence from former inmates.
However, a report in Liaowang (Outlook), a magazine which is written for elite government officials and published by the official Xinhua news agency, laid the system bare.
The victims of the jails are usually ordinary [...]
Embedded in their DNA
From chinasmack :
Gosh! My 8-year-old daughter is making money at school???
Noon today, when my daughter came home from school her mouth was red and swollen. When I asked, she said it was from eating ma la tang[a Chinese type of spicy soup]. This led me to discovering 8 yuan in her pocket, and I asked [...]
Chinese logic
First of all, the word “logic” does not exist in Chinese language. This means : they don’t know what it is either. I will give you a very nice example of “chinese logic”.
The picture below is a screenshot from a Chinese ticketing-website. It shows you a map of a concert-hall with colored sections (lefthand [...]
The real truth about China
I have lived two years or 24 months in China. Below you can find the truth about China :
Chinese have no ethics. Ethics is something that is certainly NOT part of a child’s education in China. Steeling and corruption are part of the Chinese society and a Chinese person will learn these bad ethics in [...]
Beer in China
‘Professionals’ in China
I have a bit of a problem with my balance lately, so I went to see the doctor. She advised me to “take drugs” and to sleep more. I told her that since I quit smoking I have difficulties to fall asleep and that I often wake up after a couple of hours. I assumed [...]
Tags: incompetent, lazy, professionals China, retard, stupid, unmotivated
Guangzhou, CHINA — A Chinese man heavily in debt spent five hours blocking traffic when finally a passer by got fed up and pushed him off the bridge he was considering jumping from.
Chen Fuchao was about 2 million chinese Yuan in debt, around $290,000. So he stood on a bridge where 6 other jumpers had [...]
The way China rules
After the Japanese war (second World War), Mao motivated Chinese women to give more birth. Mao was convinced that a bigger population would mean a better defense for China in case of war. “The more people=the more soldiers” is what Mao thought. Mao did not consider that besides “quantity”, “quality” might be a good defense-mechanism [...]
Tags: abortions, China, chinese government, crime, Mao, one child policy, prostitution, social responsibility, Xiaoping5000 years of history is a joke
The SCE confirmed that since 1982, about 30.995 sites with historic value in China have disappeared. Construction of roads and reservoirs are the main reason for this.
The research states that during the past 20 years more damage has been caused to the Chinese relics, compared to the early years of the Cultural Revolution.
Chinese are so [...]
You spit ? I take house…
The Chinese government has done plenty of efforts to adjust the chinese behavior. Such as spitting, peeing in public, etc. But even during the Olympics and during the Expo in Shanghai, it has no effect. Chinese keep on spitting and peeing…
That’s why in Guangzhou the Chinese government has come up with an ingenious system. Chinese [...]
