Answers of the Day
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Nov 14,2014
I am reading a fish cooking book, nom nom nom
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Nov 11,2014
No, I make big bucks with my own business and also have a high paying job that I like. I have a lovely and very beautiful Chinese girlfriend (yes even by Chinese standards), dedicated to our couple, not greedy, not superficial (she studied in the UK long enough to learn about the substance of things and open her eyes about how superficial most people are in China), a great cook (and not only...
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Nov 10,2014
The reason why is that once you are over 60 years of age, the mandatory health insurance can not cover you, so you can not work without it, and no work permit or work visa.
But I do know a case of an 87 years old retired teacher who has continued working legally by paying thru the nose for his own health insurance. It took a lot of paperwork to do it, but he got the work permit and...
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484 . Any clever winter tips?Nov 05,2014
Here's some from me..
Behaviors: Keep doors and windows shut and seal them. Have a spare blanket on the bed and another on your sofa to throw over, and cuddle up to anything warm (person, pet, hot water bottle). Stay as active as possible, without getting to a sweat. Drink hot soup. Take your annual holiday somewhere warm if you can. Bring your (portable) cook-top...
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Nov 04,2014
Racism, by definition, it's discrimination based on the perceived notion of race. Example of discrimination based on race "Here, we won't serve Eskimos", or "This beach is reserved to white people". I don't think Chinese see races amongst themselves, but they definitely discriminate between each other based on provinces, exterior signs of wealth, etc... So I would reformulate...
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Nov 03,2014
When I got my licence I paid an agent to arrange it as I didn't have the right visa at the time. I sat in an exam room of only foreigners. The test was set in English to look like I'd done it. I sat in front of the computer/webcam for one hour & did nothing. Two Chinese guys ran from PC to PC, crouching down our of sight while using the mouse to answer half the questions. Once...
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Oct 29,2014
I reckon that there is a problem with overpopulation, but also an issue with this population focusing on the Eastern regions.
However, right now there is a bigger problem as the share of the population that is older and retired is going to increase to a point where it will be hard for the younger generation to support/fund those who aren't contributing to the economy...
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Oct 28,2014
Kids are not exactly encouraged to be out-going by their up-bringing, so yeah, they are ripe for being glued on a phone and messaging rather than real-life interactions.
For your fiance, that will be hard. You can try to organize common activities, things as simple as biking around a nice place, jogging, things like that. Back home, finding nice places for afternoon-long...
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Oct 27,2014
fanyi.baidu.com
it gives you suggestion how the word which is translated has been used in the sentences so you will know in which sense the translator has translated it.
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Oct 23,2014
Just in case anyone was wondering, I got her a nice dinner (which seems to go across well for anyone regardless of hobbies), and a fixie bike that she said that she wanted! She loved it. And I got her another present of me starting Chinese classes so I can learn to communicate with her parents ...
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Oct 22,2014
Last year i had a class of imaginative and creative students - it was great.
One discussion involved the students coming up with hypothetical solutions to different scenarios, some serious, some not so serious: "What if...........?"
They were great in pushing the questions to their limits
I posed the question:
"what if there was no electricity?"
after...
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Oct 21,2014
I met Chan Long at a street bbq.
I laughed when he told me his name so he pulled out his ID card.....according to the missus, he was indeed Chan Long. I bought him a beer.
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Oct 20,2014
Thanks.
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Oct 16,2014
Get a haircut and get a real job. Clean your act up and don't be a slob.
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Oct 15,2014
The fact that your visa expires, and also that sometime in the future you may get another one, has no effect what so ever on your Bank of China account. Now, if your passport expires, and you renew it, I suggest to you to bring the old one with you if you return to China, since it is the one on record at the bank. You will have to see an officer and show both passports (the old expired one...
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Oct 14,2014
Personally, I enjoy the little things in life. I don't need a BMW (would like to, but it is far far down the list). I'd rather have a fresh milk than an UHT milk etc.
But the example of eating cheap noodles to get an iPhone well. Perhaps it is not as stupid as not saving up and getting the same iPhone on some expensive contract.
At my MILs place, there...
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497 . My new contract LOLOct 09,2014
I'm led to understand that in Chinese there is no difference in connotation between "promotion" and "propaganda".
Don't worry, I'm sure Jiang Qing won't show up and dress you as a red guard and make you do a few pirouets
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Oct 05,2014
You can have my points Hulk.
As far as I can tell there's nothing I can actually do with them anyway, and they just remind me how much time I waste online instead of getting a real life.
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Sep 28,2014
No."Over-feminized" men are a threat? Hilarious. Excuse me while I whip up a spinach and feta dip and pull my loaf of sourdough out of the oven. This question sounds like it came from a 13 year old boy. I'd put "Over-feminized" men at number 273 of the possible threats to China's future. Let's list some threats that aren't completely ridiculous: Pollution, overpopulation, economic stagnation/...
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Sep 28,2014
No idea but personally I like feminine men, I've never had an effeminate man try to glass me, threaten to stab me, or put a bottle over my head.
