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ziccawei
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Mar 22, 2009 - 09:19 AM |
 
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Timmy is from Dorchester. A small town in Dorset.
He's a country bumpkin. |
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CoffeeHawk_0
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Mar 22, 2009 - 09:27 AM |
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Why do so many English towns have 'chester' in thier names?
In the US we have something called 'Chester the molester' but we'd never name a town after that. |
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tihZ_hO
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Joined: Feb 17, 2004
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Location: Jakarta - I got Paroled from Shanghai
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Mar 22, 2009 - 11:23 AM |
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Yawn...Just another bitaching thread.
Ok, face it. Who cares whether it's international? I am from Shanghai and currently living outside China. I don't go around here bragging how great Shanghai is. To a lot of pepole who are from this city, it's simply their home with friends and family. Meanwhile I don't put down the place where I am living. If I don't like this place, simply because I can't find the lifestyle I enjoy here. I don't know what makes you so bitter, but certainly it may have something to do with your personality, not where you are.
Now, are you all ready to throw some snowballs at me? |
Bitter is not the word I would use, looking behind the smoke and mirrors is more how I would describe this.
I would of course expect a comment such as yours because you are Chinese, no snowballs needed. 
China goes to extreme lengths ($43 billion) to prove it is now sophisticated cultured and international, ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the global community. Yet some restaurants and bars and all of Shanghai's flash and glamour does not make it nternational in the eyes of an international community - only to Chinese is Shanghai international. |
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genghis
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Mar 23, 2009 - 12:34 PM |
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| The internationalizing of a city doesn't come through access to ethnic restaurants, nor does it come with the age of a place. To be truly global requires a sustained and coordinated effort on the part of local government, businesses and places of higher education. Individuals, diverse communities and a sincere support for the arts round out the endeavor. |
So, therefore, no. |
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kidrok
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Mar 23, 2009 - 01:17 PM |
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"me the shanghai girl, very special. me not like other chinese, me special, me have louis vuitton. me have the foreigner husband , me no normal gooo......." |
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kidrok
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Mar 23, 2009 - 01:21 PM |
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Timmy is from Dorchester. A small town in Dorset.
He's a country bumpkin. |
yes i believe it was also a capital. 2nd city of the roman empire at those times.
whereas ur from what? the dell-boy accent is quaint and it wud b cute to say u r from the ghetto. but actually ur a mockney canker from a town north of london arent u fatso? |
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Havard
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Mar 23, 2009 - 09:07 PM |
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The degree of how international a city is could define it by at least the following dimensions:
1. Number of international residents and travellers
2. Number of operating international companies/organization
3. International reputation/influence
4. Width and depth of commuication and interactions with different parts of the world
5. Suitability for people around the world to live/work
6. Uniqueness
If we look at Shanghai Now and Shanghai Ten Years Ago, it would not be difficult to see the improvement in 1-5. However, if we compare Shanghai with Hongkong and Singapore etc., there is a long way to go.
Surey Shanghai would not be paradise for anyone. If one has stomach disorder here in Shanghai, the best one could do is go to back home. Prolonged stay will only end up with worsened stomachache (don't know if it leads further to mental disorder). |
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bloomark
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Mar 23, 2009 - 09:16 PM |
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| Havard wrote: |
The degree of how international a city is could define it by at least the following dimensions:
1. Number of international residents and travellers
2. Number of operating international companies/organization
3. International reputation/influence
4. Width and depth of commuication and interactions with different parts of the world
5. Suitability for people around the world to live/work
6. Uniqueness
If we look at Shanghai Now and Shanghai Ten Years Ago, it would not be difficult to see the improvement in 1-5. However, if we compare Shanghai with Hongkong and Singapore etc., there is a long way to go.
Surey Shanghai would not be paradise for anyone. If one has stomach disorder here in Shanghai, the best one could do is go to back home. Prolonged stay will only end up with worsened stomachache (don't know if it leads further to mental disorder). |
Good point! I'll put the emphasis on point 4 to 6. I just want to laugh when people talking about the internationalization of Shanghai, goddammit, they take the city hall propaganda stuff for real! |
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ziccawei
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Mar 24, 2009 - 06:46 PM |
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| ziccawei wrote: |
Timmy is from Dorchester. A small town in Dorset.
He's a country bumpkin. |
yes i believe it was also a capital. 2nd city of the roman empire at those times.
whereas ur from what? the dell-boy accent is quaint and it wud b cute to say u r from the ghetto. but actually ur a mockney canker from a town north of london arent u fatso? |
HAHAHA!!!
You short little bog pony.....
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dsugg
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Mar 27, 2009 - 05:27 PM |
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ur a mockney canker
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You short little bog pony
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BuckPlankchest
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Mar 28, 2009 - 04:07 PM |
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Why do so many English towns have 'chester' in thier names?
In the US we have something called 'Chester the molester' but we'd never name a town after that. |
I'd rather live in Colchester, VT compared to Beefhide, KY... |
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Moroes
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Mar 30, 2009 - 09:48 AM |
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You know some Chinese call Shanghai a cultural waste dump trying to westernize itself. So if SH ain't national or international then what is it then? |
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ziccawei
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Mar 30, 2009 - 10:58 AM |
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To be honest, Shanghai reminds in many respects of London in the early 70's. |
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