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Happy New Year

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 31, 2011


Its new year already in hell, but it was uneventful.the Chinese really must be hurting for cash, for this year,s new year had no fireworks whatsoever. Of course this is not the Chinese. New year, but still.
Every year Ive been here these guys have shot off fireworks at this time. As restive as this place has been, the chicoms are probably worried that the fireworks will be shot at them…

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China, Starbucks and Tech

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 31, 2011


I am sitting at Starbucks in Beijing. Starbucks, a  place for Chinese to spend five, yes five freaking dollars for a super big coffee. The chinese, do not worry, however, for it is in Starbucks where they pursue  that falsehood of normalcy in a land of smoke , mirrors and deceit.

As they labor over their steaming drinks, they can momentarily, at least, get away from the pollution, the despair and  general   reverse  darwinism that typifies this mess of a place.

My fellow squanderers of  money can sit behind the protective glass with that weird green image this place is famous for as the locals look down their noses at anyone without the financial means to  spend what amounts to  a days wages in the land where they unfortunately found life.

As for me, the Starbuckers, just as apple fanboys are a peculiar sort who through a unity of collective purpose claim themselves to be the ultimate in free thinkers or modern cowboys.

To these  modern day chinese emperors Starbucks is fashion, a chinese way of saying that they are not ignorant pugs and do realize that athletic socks are not the appropriate accessory for a flowing gown that so many chinese women seem to enjoy. aside frrom the white socks, it would seem, the chinese fancy clothing bringing to mind a ‘swashbuckler’ for the life of me i have no idea why they choose to wrp their bodies in such a manner, but maybe i am just an intolerant ugly american seeking answers in a place where none are found.

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The Truth About China- From Brewskie

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 30, 2011


China’s less than awesome military gets a lot o ink, but much of what we hear is untrue..
From Brewskie
“China’s naval threat sinking towards Davy Jones’s locker…

China’s navy overhyped? Appears so. First, it appears China’s not constructing nuclear-powered subs as first thought; her sub fleet remains mostly diesel-electric subs, with a few nuclear-powered variants, and China’s been decreasing sub production; her underwater fleet may contract in upcoming years.

http://the-diplomat.com/2011/10/20/china%E2%80%99s-overhyped-submarine-threat/?all=true

Second, China’s diesel subs are noisy and easy to track; evidently, they’re 10 years behind Russian subs, 20 years behind US underwater vessels. Aggressive deployment is making them easier to spot.

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/12/china-submarines/

Remember China’s new aircraft carrier minus interceptor equipment ’cause the Russians won’t give/sell it? It’s a giant barge! Har! Har! Har! Har!

Note to readers: I’m not some dickhead, warmongering American who worships conflict, desires war with China. I was against both the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and knew they both would churn disaster; I’ve no yearning for war with China, though I can assure you some Americans are stupid enough to desire so, and have already forgotten the lessons of Iraq. Sigh….

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Idiotic Chinese Announcers and Football

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 30, 2011


I love American football, after all, it is the only true game of football. Unlike that other one where guys run around in little shorts complaining about a kick to the shins, NFL players are ‘ballas’ and real men.
The problem is that in China they dont show much football, well, because Chinese one child policy people don’t care. The reason is that their undescended testes have not formed enough testosterone to endow them with the build of anything resembling a man, and the molly coddlng of their ancient grandparents has left them without a spine.
So, I’m watching American football, aka the only real football and some idiotic Chinese (redundant) announcers are trying to figure out the game. Their chuckling and hem hawing as they foul up their explanation of the action and rules. The funny thing is that people in their age range, late 30’s early 40’s grew up at a time in China when schools were just re-opened- yes China closed down all schools from 1966 to 1976. So these guys, aside from getting the worst education possible, had little to no interaction with humans and the outside world, let alone playing sports.
So, the Chinese, in typical Chinese fashion, attempt to discuss things for which they are ill-equipped- others would be technology, love, respect. laws, morals, ethics, innovation etc. 

The announcers, however, do their best to memorize what the humans said, and then rebroadcast these thoughts in a true Chinese pirate fashion. The funny thing is that their timing is off, they misquote, they misinform and basically show how little they really know.
Perhaps China should stick to its knitting, do what it does best.
Casitgate her people while proclamiing undying love for some figurehead then hating what they and their country has become.
Oh yeah, the photo shows Chinese hygeine or civility. The twins photo’ed here are urinating and or defecating in front of a business office and bank.
This is not a park, but merely the front lawn of a place of business . To put this in context, it would be like opening your window in the morning to see two Chinese kids using your front lawn as a toilet as their decrepit mom, known as ‘old yeller’ by her  crinkled and less than useless spouse who hails from a village where water, is a thing that now contains more aresenic than a Chinese battery but less than Chinese air, hails from…
This is the real China, 4000 years old and beyond all hope.

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California Universities Excluding Americans so Chinese can Study There

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 30, 2011


In an attempt at ‘hosing’ Americans in order to help China, California universities are making it easier for foreigners to study there which negatively impacts Americans’ ability to do so. As an example, Chinese enrollment in one school increased from 19 in 2009 to 200 in the past year,
The mandate of one school was “in 2009, University of California administrators told the San Diego campus to reduce its number of in-state freshmen by 500 to about 3,400 and fill the spots with out-of-state and international students”.

The reason is that Callie schools are suffering and need cash. So, instead of doing what they should, ie. teach Americans, they are doing the new ‘American thing’ and making a buck.

They lure the Chinese so that they can then be qualified for the jobs that Americans should be doing and then offer these same Chinese assistantships or PhD’s further ingratiation them into our system.
America is deeply flawed….
story here
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-28/lure-of-chinese-tuition-squeezes-out-asian-americans-at-california-schools.html

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Chinese Emigrate to the USA then Complain

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 29, 2011


Affluent Chinese- aka – thieves or sons and daughters of thieves (remember 80-90% of all Chinese millionaires and billionaires are communist party members or their family. This group of thieves is emigrating to civilization for they have decided that after fouling lup China so badly that for nearly 1,339,000,0000 people, it has become almost unlivable.
The land is fallow, the ground and air toxic and what has not been already contaminated by businesses, gets contaminated by producers of rice, gutter oil and milk.
But, this group of thieves, after being allowed to suck off the pap of civility and leave the land they have destroyed, are complaining. See article here and excerpt below.
They complain for they have to do things like pay taxes and at times cannot get social security…. wtf?
Here is a batch of commie thugs, who if given the chance would nuke us into oblivion and who have been given a free pass to live like humans and they are bitching?
The funny thing is that through it all, these dunces will be just as miserable in whatever country they decide to infest, for their anger is more about who they are and from whence they come as opposed to where they now live and what they now do…..fk em…
Excerpt:
“….Jerry is disappointed with what he thought would be a United States rife with social welfare benefits. “Many immigrants I know can’t get pension or only got little pension because they didn’t spend much time working and didn’t pay much tax,” he said.
What is especially bothering Jerry is the US’ graduated taxation system, a curious complaint given that China has similarly progressive tax brackets. He was upset that he had to give over half of his before-tax income of over US$1 million to the US government last year, not to mention taxes on real estate property in the US and his earnings in China.
from here http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1103&MainCatID=&id=20111230000038

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Christmas Has Passed

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 29, 2011


In China, as in civilization, Christmas is well behind us. This must be a comforting thought to all who inhabit this toxic filled land.

While they do their best to smear on smiles and act like, ‘hey its Christmas, lets be merry!” they have little clue as to what it really means.Thus, to them ‘faking Christmas’, is like they fake all else. They build up a shoddy exterior to hide the futile bird boned structure that lies beneath waiting to crumble when used as planned.

To them, this time, along with the ‘barbarian new year’, ie January 1, are idiosyncrasies they will tolerate while they still feel inside that they are right and we are stupid barbarians.

How can China not be the best, they reason, we’ve been around for thousands of years…

The funny thing is that upon living here you see just how little they have learned in all their time.
-civility
-cleanliness
-comraderie
-innovation
-independent thought
-proper use of a finger and or kleenex
-proper use of a toilet
-etiquette
-adaptation
-respect

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Chinese Subway

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 29, 2011


Here is what we endure on a daily basis just to get to work….

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Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 29, 2011


2 2 my badass rabbit got some new clothes, but she’s not happy about it. I think she looks like she’s ready for her first communion, but she does not seem to agree.

 

Actually that is a collar that is used so she does not lick antibiotic that was applied to her skin…

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2 2 My Panda Rabbit Has a New Wardrobe

Posted by w_thames_the_d on December 29, 2011


2 2 my badass rabbit got some new clothes, but she’s not happy about it. I think she looks like she’s ready for her first communion, but she does not seem to agree.

 

Actually that is a collar that is used so she does not lick antibiotic that was applied to her skin…

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