China and Productivity

Here is a thought- (digression, actually I blogged this before in a post called QWERTY people, it was one of my favs)… but on tho the thought. Chinese do not want a productive labor force, if people were productive then there would be fewer jobs for all those 1,300,000,000 people. The reason I say this is that today my friend texted me. He is sick of all the garbage involved in dealing with a local company. Thus, he said his productivity is about 50% of what it once was. I then thought of the poor souls who must live here and have no options- ie. Chinese , and now I understand their lazy attitude about work. In China it does not pay to work hard…

Cheating in China- Taiwan Pissed

China is an odd place, at times what they do seems odd or unreasonable. The following is an example of this behavior. But first let me add some context to the post Ta…iw.an (and most of the world) considers itself an independent State or country, but China disagrees. China considers it a wayward province who needs to return home. Thus the relationship between the two is guarded, if not acrimonious- at times. Here is a story from Ta.i.w.a.n, . Yang Shu-Chun is from Taiwan and a brilliant martial artist, but she is from Taiwan, not the ‘mainland’ (if you live in China, you will understand this).Yang had made it to the semi’s and if she were to beat her Vietnamese opponent, she would presumably face a competitor from China. In her semi-final match, Yang was beating her Vietnamese opponent by a score of 9-0. All of the sudden, the match was halted and Yang- who is from Taiwan was disqualified for wearing illegal socks…. This all seems pretty confusing, so let me cut to the chase: -Yang is a great martial artist -Yang hails from Taiwan -Yang was winning her match -If she had one, she’d probably face an opponent from China -Yang is very good, but is from Taiwan (the background is that China is militant in their belief that Tw is a renegade province from China who is merely waiting to come home to China) I know little about this event, but it seems odd to me that they woman would be stopped in the middle of a match for ‘illegal magical socks’. As a matter of fact her gear was checked before the event “Before the start of [yesterday’s] bout, the chief judge carefully examined all the equipment on my body and did not raise any questions.” Coach Liu Yung-lung said: “Even though the model was different, the judge did not find fault with it before the bout. If the judge had brought up the problem at the start, Yang Shu-chun could have changed her socks.”This was negligence on the part of the organizers. Individual athletes should not have to pay for the authorities’ problems.” Thus the question is: why would this bout be stopped. To me it sounds like the case of the ’88 Olympics where Roy Jones Jr. was robbed of a gold by the Koreans. Understandably, the Taiwanese are furious at what they see as obvious cheating by the Chinese. To me it shows what the rise of China means to the world. here is the story: “Yang Shu-Chun was leading in the 49kg semifinals when all of the sudden she was disqualified for wearing ‘illegal socks’.

Chinese Street Vendors

Chinese consider any flat surface as an invitation to present and sell their wares. This photo is a good example of how they do it. The Chinese go to a parking lot, a subway stop, a door front, a park, you get my point.. .and then offer everything from nails to fake purses.

Chinese Living

Restaurant facade in Beijing.

China Photo

From Chongqing China.

Cyber Cafe in China

Good Site That I cannot Access

I heard this site is pretty good, but for those of us in China and without a vpn , you wont be able to view it….. (kimchiicecream.wordpress.com)

Eating in China

Mickey D’s in China

At present, McDonalds has about 1000 stores in China. Although in most countries McDonald’s are franchise stores this is not true in China where 997 of the stores are run by McDonalds and not franchises. The reason is that McDonalds didnt trust the locals to run a franchise store as well as they do in other countries, they worried the stores would be turned into McShite, due to poor Chinese management practices.

McDonalds McRaising the Prices in China- Pay More for Your Obesity

China is trying to combat inflationary pressures but is having little luck. McDonalds, in order to recoup ‘increasing costs’ is raising prices on all items from .5 to 1 yuan (RMB), or about .08-.16 U$ per item in China. excerpt: “McDonald’s Corp has raised menu prices in the Chinese mainland by 0.5 yuan to 1 yuan per item with immediate effect because of rising materials costs as the country grapples with accelerating food prices increases. McDonald’s, which has more than 1,000 outlets in China, was raising prices for the first time this year, while Yum! Brands, parent of KFC and Pizza Hut chains, had so far kept prices unchanged, the official Xinhua News Agency said.