Hey Jacky, a couple words to the wise... If you're going to charge 50 yuan cover and then have high priced drinks with weak pours, at leat make sure your club has a 50/50 ratio of girls to guys.. I went in on a saturday and it was a fracking dude fest - if I want that kind of atmosphere I'll go to a no-cover bar where the drinks are cheap.
You should have better promotion and/or be pickier about who you let in...
Come on - smog!!!! Only those who has never seen smog believe in such crap! Fog is fog - and to pass off these few days of mistiness and fogginess as smog is simply irresponsible....Beijing is not as bad as California. Smog has a light yellowish tinge and tends to rise above the horizon...
A 10 car pile up due to low visibiity is not unsual if people drives irresponsibly and do not know how to use their fog lights, or drive slower...
So whoever wrote this article, please do not insult the intelligence of those of us who have lived in other cities in parts of the western world ....
Stop blaming all troubles in China on air pollution - go back to wherever you are from if all you know to do is criticise China - I am not born here but I love this place - you either live with both the good or bad, or scam!!!
Hey i think this comment wins as the most utterly ridiculous, uninformed -- no wait, deluded -- one i've ever read, in five years of administering this website.
I'd also like to add I wasn't blaming anything - I was reporting what was said in a CHINESE paper by a CHINESE reporter. So telling the person to "go back to where they came from" is pretty lame.
Having said that, if you really think the smog in Beijing is as bad as many Western cities you're frankly deluded.
And since when did "loving" a place mean you cannot say anything about it that isn't 100% glowing. I come from Australia and like the place a lot - that doesn't mean I don't think my country has many problems or that I don't frequently voice so-called "criticisms" about some of the things that go on there.
Grow up - China has problems just like every other country in the world. And air pollution is one of the most serious.
Come on - smog!!!! Only those who has never seen smog believe in such crap! Fog is fog - and to pass off these few days of mistiness and fogginess as smog is simply irresponsible....Beijing is not as bad as California. Smog has a light yellowish tinge and tends to rise above the horizon...
A 10 car pile up due to low visibiity is not unsual if people drives irresponsibly and do not know how to use their fog lights, or drive slower...
So whoever wrote this article, please do not insult the intelligence of those of us who have lived in other cities in parts of the western world ....
Stop blaming all troubles in China on air pollution - go back to wherever you are from if all you know to do is criticise China - I am not born here but I love this place - you either live with both the good or bad, or scam!!!
If you think Beijing's recent bout of "fog" is merely condensed water vapor, then I can only but applaud your unsullied optimism. Do you ever look at the sky in Beijing? Did it occur to you that you can't see the "yellowish horizon" because it's obscured by all the "fog"?
I, too, love living in Beijing and and am, in fact, in California right now. But my withered lungs, constantly irritated sinuses and smokers' cough-(I don't smoke) can vouch for the fact that LA's infamous smog is nowhere near as bad as Beijing's, where the smog alert registered above "500" (emergency levels) last week and is at its best consistently at "Very Unhealthy" levels.
Take a look here on a daily basis and do the math:
http://iphone.bjair.info/
And what's with the knee-jerk defensiveness? Face it, China has a serious air pollution problem that my family and I have to live with and breathe in every day. I hardly think the writer is insulting anyone's intelligence by pointing out what's painfully obvious or "blaming all the problems of China on air pollution."
The shrillness of your tone (and obvious Chinglish grammar) belies your intentions - you by any chance affiliated with the coal industry?
Come on - smog!!!! Only those who has never seen smog believe in such crap! Fog is fog - and to pass off these few days of mistiness and fogginess as smog is simply irresponsible....Beijing is not as bad as California. Smog has a light yellowish tinge and tends to rise above the horizon...
A 10 car pile up due to low visibiity is not unsual if people drives irresponsibly and do not know how to use their fog lights, or drive slower...
So whoever wrote this article, please do not insult the intelligence of those of us who have lived in other cities in parts of the western world ....
Stop blaming all troubles in China on air pollution - go back to wherever you are from if all you know to do is criticise China - I am not born here but I love this place - you either live with both the good or bad, or scam!!!
Bad visibility doesn't cause 23 car pile ups. Thats what fog lights are for.
Bad driving, following too close, passing on the shoulder/blind spots and driving in the dark with no lights on causes 23 car pile ups.
The only time a Chinese paper would blame smog is when the problem is due to a more serious government failure, like the complete lack of drivers education here.
Leave it up to the consumers to try to abuse the system. And also leave it up to the local-run business to cheap-out, rather than being smart and cashing in. Really, how much do cucumbers cost here?
If they were smart, they'd learn from the buffet restaurants and impose a penalty for not finishing the salad (based on weight of leftovers). I would love to see these guys get sick from eating their 3 jing horde of cucumber slices and salad dressing.
the only remaining reason I'd ever go to Pizza Hut -- and that would be to ogle the consumers who build such towers -- is now to be removed.
Also, it seems to me the genius of the el cheapo salad bar -- aka fooling consumers into coming in to pay inflated prices for mediocre fast food, but leave them thinking they got a great deal because they managed to hoarde a bunch of cucumber slices from the fetid salad bar -- is one of the key appeals of Pizza Hut for many.
omg so sad!!!!!! I LOVE the salad towers. When my parents were in China, I took them to Pizza Hut SPECIFICALLY to see the cultural phenomenon that is Pizza Hut salad bar architecture. Way to take all the fun out of your restaurant, Pizza Hut!
When the first Ikea first opened, I was really miffed by the large number of people who came in just to sit down and rest for hours at a time. Mostly old people with their grandkids. They weren't serious shoppers and had no intention to buy anything. Even brought along their own snacks. Hope the store management learned from that and will apply some more scrutiny on this store. It would make it a better shopping experience.
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Hey Jacky, a couple words to the wise... If you're going to charge 50 yuan cover and then have high priced drinks with weak pours, at leat make sure your club has a 50/50 ratio of girls to guys.. I went in on a saturday and it was a fracking dude fest - if I want that kind of atmosphere I'll go to a no-cover bar where the drinks are cheap.
You should have better promotion and/or be pickier about who you let in...
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We have a winner! Congratulations to Alex Lau, who wins an advance copy of the 2010 Insider's Guide to Beijing.
Re: Smog-Related Traffic Pileup
Hey i think this comment wins as the most utterly ridiculous, uninformed -- no wait, deluded -- one i've ever read, in five years of administering this website.
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Do you know whether this price includes board hire?
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maybe next year we will see a Bikini top unit
Re: Smog-Related Traffic Pileup
I'd also like to add I wasn't blaming anything - I was reporting what was said in a CHINESE paper by a CHINESE reporter. So telling the person to "go back to where they came from" is pretty lame.
Having said that, if you really think the smog in Beijing is as bad as many Western cities you're frankly deluded.
And since when did "loving" a place mean you cannot say anything about it that isn't 100% glowing. I come from Australia and like the place a lot - that doesn't mean I don't think my country has many problems or that I don't frequently voice so-called "criticisms" about some of the things that go on there.
Grow up - China has problems just like every other country in the world. And air pollution is one of the most serious.
Re: Smog-Related Traffic Pileup
If you think Beijing's recent bout of "fog" is merely condensed water vapor, then I can only but applaud your unsullied optimism. Do you ever look at the sky in Beijing? Did it occur to you that you can't see the "yellowish horizon" because it's obscured by all the "fog"?
I, too, love living in Beijing and and am, in fact, in California right now. But my withered lungs, constantly irritated sinuses and smokers' cough-(I don't smoke) can vouch for the fact that LA's infamous smog is nowhere near as bad as Beijing's, where the smog alert registered above "500" (emergency levels) last week and is at its best consistently at "Very Unhealthy" levels.
Take a look here on a daily basis and do the math:
http://iphone.bjair.info/
And what's with the knee-jerk defensiveness? Face it, China has a serious air pollution problem that my family and I have to live with and breathe in every day. I hardly think the writer is insulting anyone's intelligence by pointing out what's painfully obvious or "blaming all the problems of China on air pollution."
The shrillness of your tone (and obvious Chinglish grammar) belies your intentions - you by any chance affiliated with the coal industry?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_fog_mixed_with_pollution
Re: Smog-Related Traffic Pileup
Come on - smog!!!! Only those who has never seen smog believe in such crap! Fog is fog - and to pass off these few days of mistiness and fogginess as smog is simply irresponsible....Beijing is not as bad as California. Smog has a light yellowish tinge and tends to rise above the horizon...
A 10 car pile up due to low visibiity is not unsual if people drives irresponsibly and do not know how to use their fog lights, or drive slower...
So whoever wrote this article, please do not insult the intelligence of those of us who have lived in other cities in parts of the western world ....
Stop blaming all troubles in China on air pollution - go back to wherever you are from if all you know to do is criticise China - I am not born here but I love this place - you either live with both the good or bad, or scam!!!
Re: Smog-Related Traffic Pileup
Correct!
Re: Smog-Related Traffic Pileup
Bad visibility doesn't cause 23 car pile ups. Thats what fog lights are for.
Bad driving, following too close, passing on the shoulder/blind spots and driving in the dark with no lights on causes 23 car pile ups.
The only time a Chinese paper would blame smog is when the problem is due to a more serious government failure, like the complete lack of drivers education here.
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Re: Capital Bites: Pizza Hut Topples Salad Towers
Haha... like we couldn't see this coming.
Leave it up to the consumers to try to abuse the system. And also leave it up to the local-run business to cheap-out, rather than being smart and cashing in. Really, how much do cucumbers cost here?
If they were smart, they'd learn from the buffet restaurants and impose a penalty for not finishing the salad (based on weight of leftovers). I would love to see these guys get sick from eating their 3 jing horde of cucumber slices and salad dressing.
Re: Capital Bites: Pizza Hut Topples Salad Towers
this is funny...
carrot sticks
and tomato slices.. haha
they should make Pizza Hut more like it is in US.
I might go then.
a litte.
Re: Capital Bites: Pizza Hut Topples Salad Towers
Re: Capital Bites: Pizza Hut Topples Salad Towers
oh god
the only remaining reason I'd ever go to Pizza Hut -- and that would be to ogle the consumers who build such towers -- is now to be removed.
Also, it seems to me the genius of the el cheapo salad bar -- aka fooling consumers into coming in to pay inflated prices for mediocre fast food, but leave them thinking they got a great deal because they managed to hoarde a bunch of cucumber slices from the fetid salad bar -- is one of the key appeals of Pizza Hut for many.
what a strategic blunder
Re: Capital Bites: Pizza Hut Topples Salad Towers
omg so sad!!!!!! I LOVE the salad towers. When my parents were in China, I took them to Pizza Hut SPECIFICALLY to see the cultural phenomenon that is Pizza Hut salad bar architecture. Way to take all the fun out of your restaurant, Pizza Hut!
Re: Second IKEA Outlet Slated for Beijing
When the first Ikea first opened, I was really miffed by the large number of people who came in just to sit down and rest for hours at a time. Mostly old people with their grandkids. They weren't serious shoppers and had no intention to buy anything. Even brought along their own snacks. Hope the store management learned from that and will apply some more scrutiny on this store. It would make it a better shopping experience.
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Congratulations - we now have winners for all our Art of War tickets.
Enjoy the fight!