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    Best and worst of... China

    I don't even know where to start, so I'll let other people go for it first.

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    worst - they invited gayness

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    oh wait that's the greeks

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    Timing, mate.

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    I called Randrew a 'faggot with a whisk' and got eight points 'because you know better', as if I'm meant to lead by example. You would say the worst things about China are its authoritarianism, corruption, disregard for human life, and its all round general stupidity; but that all pales into insignificance compared to the actions of the TWATS running this place.

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    Best - Australia and China are best friends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    I called Randrew a 'faggot with a whisk' and got eight points 'because you know better', as if I'm meant to lead by example. You would say the worst things about China are its authoritarianism, corruption, disregard for human life, and its all round general stupidity; but that all pales into insignificance compared to the actions of the TWATS running this place.
    You should know better because you've been warned for the same precise thing a dozen times. If you haven't managed to put the dots together as to what you're doing wrong, that's on you. If you're doing it because you think it's a slap on the wrist, then the slap needs to be a bit harder to make you stop doing it.

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    Best... managing to build 12 metro lines from 2002 - 2010. For comparison, Ho Chi Minh City is struggling to build 1 line, having started in 2008.
    Building shit, China don't fuck about...
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beipan...Highway_Bridge
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressways_of_China

    Worst...
    The people
    The pollution
    The blandness of Beijing
    The people
    The food
    The people

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    Building a new metro out of nothing is a pretty serious endeavour.

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    Completely fucking it up, wasting money left, right and centre, and reaching previously unseen levels of corruption, however, takes some doing.

    EDIT: Also, some 80% of it is over-ground, so whilst I appreciate it isn't easy - it shouldn't be as overdue late as it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Arne View Post
    Completely fucking it up, wasting money left, right and centre, and reaching previously unseen levels of corruption, however, takes some doing.

    EDIT: Also, some 80% of it is over-ground, so whilst I appreciate it isn't easy - it shouldn't be as overdue late as it is.
    That sounds more like it.

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    We mustn't offend our gay lurkers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    We mustn't offend our gay lurkers.
    Is that what a gurka is? No wonder Joanna Lumley loves them.

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    Gurkhas are Indian, you annoyingly mildly successful exciting man.

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    I deserved my infraction, but for fucking up the Father Ted reference rather than for actual homophobia.

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    Infractions are through the roof just lately.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    Gurkhas are Indian, you annoyingly mildly successful exciting man.
    No they aren't, and if you told them they were then someone would need to pick bits of your face up off the chip shop floor.

    Again.

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    Look if I go to an Nepalese restaurant it's basically Indian food. This is a bit Scottish/British, so fuck them. WATP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    Gurkhas are Indian, you annoyingly mildly successful exciting man.
    Exciting

    For the sarcastically challenged, it was a very funny portmanteau I went for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adamski View Post
    Exciting

    For the sarcastically challenged, it was a very funny portmanteau I went for.
    Lol remember you're speaking to the portmanteau master here.

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    So good you got points for one of them.

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    Hateousy is something I have no control over.

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    Worst - the students in gangs have a habit of stopping to talk in the worst possible places, like entranceways or small paths. When on their own, they will stop dead or change direction and walk directly in front of you. How they don't all kill each other on the roads is a constant mystery

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    Worst - They cannot drive at all especially the older female ones.

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    Worst - they are obsessed with PC gaming, to the point where they shout at their screens all night and watch Twitch streams in groups, while they cook and (I think) take baths.

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    Best - Gangs of Chinese people are the least intimidating in the world.

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    Best - sesame prawn toast

    Worst - they are collectively as thick, stupid, and rude as any collective group I have encountered with the possible exception of white South Africans.

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    A lot of the rudeness is put down to being 'shy', as if saying 'okay' instead of thanking somebody is being shy.

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    I dont know if this says more about myself or if it is an easy mistake to make for most and I had to look up the name anyway. I recalled there being a footballer at France '98 (does anyone remember Willie?) who was still knocking about today. His name is Kazuyoshi Miura and hes not even Chinese.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuyoshi_Miura

    I would like to know the secret of why the Japanese have a life expectancy longer than anywhere else in the world.

    The best thing about China would be the cheap child labour (it wont benefit you Magic_Johnson, you need to fly to get there) and the current increase in big wages and bigger transfer fees that are highlighting which football players are bona fide mercenaries.

    The worst thing is I dont think there is a single person who hasnt got something that was Made In China lying around in their home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    I called Randrew a 'faggot with a whisk' and got eight points 'because you know better', as if I'm meant to lead by example. You would say the worst things about China are its authoritarianism, corruption, disregard for human life, and its all round general stupidity; but that all pales into insignificance compared to the actions of the TWATS running this place.
    Aww. Poor widdle Lewis can't be a racist! No fair!

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    Worst: Their language(s) are horrible to listen to. I think I get a mixture of Cantonese and Mandarin in this flat, since one girl is a lot paler (Korean/Japanese, possibly) than the others and has been SHUNNED by the little group that's formed, so I'm well positioned to comment. The Hong Kong lot all talk/shout like they're at the dentist, where as the reject just moans in a high pitched voice (but only very early on Saturday/Sunday) and genuinely sounds like she's being tortured. I can only further comment that they're utterly thick.

    Best: When you do come across a decent Chinese person, though, they're usually great. I had a mate in first year who got British humour and made loads of effort to get involved. There's also a bloke I play badminton with who's a good laugh, though could definitely be Korean/Japanese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henry View Post
    Aww. Poor widdle Lewis can't be a racist! No fair!

    Im stereotyping not racist.

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    Please, please, please change Henry's name to Mr. Potato Head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ItalAussie View Post
    You should know better because you've been warned for the same precise thing a dozen times. If you haven't managed to put the dots together as to what you're doing wrong, that's on you. If you're doing it because you think it's a slap on the wrist, then the slap needs to be a bit harder to make you stop doing it.
    None of which is enabled by the rules you helped to import, but why has it taken you this long to start slapping my wrists (is 'oo-er' going to get me into trouble)? Why were you letting down our gay lurkers for so long?

    We have eight members. Ban people for porn or whatever else threatens the licence.

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    What are the rules on gay porn?

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    I believe it falls under the no gay-bashing rule.

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    This will probably be used against me in a court of law someday but I'm committed to Offy's threads so here goes:

    Best - Lots of interesting sightseeing / areas of beauty that the government have done a decent job of preserving. Once you get used to it, the wide variety of food is pretty nice. The nice people you do find are usually pretty great and will go out of their way for you. Foreigners get treated better than locals. Job opportunities look good there. The language is not as bad as some other east Asian languages. (Thai? I'm convinced it's not even a language). Their bullet train network is extremely convenient and cheap to use.

    Worst - Vast majority of people are fucking awful. Most people have no manners to speak of whatsoever, especially males who, generally speaking are pricks. Probably country-wide short-man syndrome. I've heard shocking stories of corruption at every level, as you can probably guess. The language is absolute garbage and if I didn't have to speak it I never would. Then you've got the air quality, the rampant social disharmony and FREEDOMS of speech which just compound the problems. Then the cunts seem to spend 90% of their life at work.

    I've made a massive mistake agreeing to go there, haven't I? Fuck me.

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    Best - 70m's wife
    Worse - 7om

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    Best - That horse 7om was on. Chow mein and prawn toast (although these are probably from somewhere far more sensible).

    Worst - Basically everything else.

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    I like 7om moaning about the Chinese and not the wrestling. Everyone thinks it but no one says it.
    Small man syndrome in more ways than one.

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    Best: Gangnam Style, the crazy amount of money they are pouring into research, some of the food.

    Worst: Most of the food (Chinese buffets ) and the ridiculous work ethics.

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    Gangnam style is South Korean you racist.

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    I know.

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    Cannot get my head around a Brummie speaking Mandarin/Cantonese

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    I reckon it'll sound a bit like this.


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