chaofan's picture chaofan Submitted by Guest on Sun, 01/06/2013 - 11:23

Why all of the negative comments? Give the writer a break, they are just giving their opinion. It all boils down to money. If you have money in the US and you have money in China where do you want to live? Well if you have lived in both places I am sure you would pick the US over China any day of the week!

I am going on my 4th year in here China after what was supose to be a one year trial. I stayed because the money thrown at me was too good to pass up but I have to admit I am getting tired of the pollution, the number of people, I miss my car and motorcycle from back home and the fact that you can eat out often back in the US and do not need to rush home before crapping your pants!

I am not a hater here, I mean come on, 4 years I must like some things here but the writer made some good points, thats all I am saying.

RogerLiu's picture RogerLiu Submitted by Guest on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 20:54

It's a shame that the Nanhu Market has now gone. It has been pulled down to build new apartments. It was such a great place to buy all sorts of things and part of the local culture has gone. I hope that the sellers recover from the move and people continue to come to Wangjing.

Roger

zhuwensen's picture zhuwensen Submitted by Guest on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 08:23

cute,
but forgot to mention new tax increases, the police surveillance state, and the opportunity for unemployment offered by the US. Not to mention the possibility of being mugged either by flash mobs or by the Gestapo if you live in one of the decaying Amerikan cities...

Of course you could join the military and be part of the war on Terror.

NewYork2013's picture NewYork2013 Submitted by Guest on Sat, 01/05/2013 - 01:54

I don't see why this article should hit anyone's nerve. George is writing about his own personal experience in a satirical way.
China is a heaven for a foreigner and you should embrace. I have been in Beijing for few months and I realize that this place has great potentials for a foreigner like me, unless you are a loser...
and my "extensive" resume comes from New York City...

Jerry's picture Jerry Submitted by Guest on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 17:58

I wish for:

- more international restaurants in Shuangjing (especially a new branch of Home Plate down south). A Jenny Lou's or April Gourmet wouldn't hurt either.

- Food trucks

- more Cajun food

- Real doughnuts

- for all the crappy restaurants in the Wanda Plaza to close down and be replaced by more edible options ...

Jerry Chan, Digital Marketing & Content Strategy Director

webdude's picture webdude Submitted by Guest on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 10:27

Your teaser photo shows a collision between space objects. The ado over the Mayan calendar was ridiculous, but at some point, Earth will be hit. Actually, Earth is hit many times each day - just not by an object big enough to worry about. However, why should that stop retailers from missing an opportunity?

Here's the next good one:
Last February 23, an asteroid, designated 2012 DA14, was discovered by an observatory in Spain. 2012 DA14 has an estimated diameter of about 45 meters and mass of about 130,000 metric tons. When will it pass close to Earth? Just after Valentine's Day this year. Sounds like a great opportunity for retailers to sell lovers on buying gifts to ensure getting one last kiss, or something more intimate, before risking saying goodbye forever!

The government appears to be blocking all sites related to the object, as well as many other sites related to Near Earth Objects (NEOs), perhaps due to fear of a recurrence of something similar to the school attack by the knife-wielding lunatic just before the last "end of the world." So, unless you use a VPN, about all you can view is this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Earth_Objects

Astronomers measure distances in Astronomical Units (AUs), roughly equivalent to the average distance from Earth to the sun. For NEOs, I think LAUs (Lunar Astronomical Units) would make more sense. Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within about one LAU of Earth. Let the Valentine's marketing frenzy begin!