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BenJ
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Joined: July 08, 2009
Posts: 237
Location: France, Lyon - PRC, Shanghai
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Oct 21, 2009 - 08:46 PM |
 
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| well, sadly, the only good part of town is really small, the rest of the city is full of ancient buildings that are falling apart. |
The ancient buildings are the best part of this city, everything build after 1990 looks like Lego building, with a lot of kitsch and bad taste to make bricks stick together. |
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SnappySammy
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Joined: Nov 01, 2007
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Nov 13, 2009 - 05:46 AM |
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| BenJ wrote: |
| jetx wrote: |
| well, sadly, the only good part of town is really small, the rest of the city is full of ancient buildings that are falling apart. |
The ancient buildings are the best part of this city, everything build after 1990 looks like Lego building, with a lot of kitsch and bad taste to make bricks stick together. |
So so wrong....The ancient buildingd in Shanghai are old , lacking charm..reminds me of all the old apts in Paris with their extra small rooms and leaky pipes and really foul ordors.....The sooner they rebuild Shanghai and Paris the Better..  |
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bleepingbleeper
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Joined: June 18, 2009
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Nov 20, 2009 - 01:24 PM |
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^ i think the old buildings in shanghai look nice from the outside. gives the place some character and sense of history. yeah, lots are probably torn up inside, but how about just some remodeling?
i think some of the (relatively) newer places are just terrible. was riding a taxi around hongqiao area yesterday to get to bubba's bbq and went past an area filled with cookie-cutter pink apt buildings. they had the large bricks in alternating pattern lining each of the buildings' 4 corners to give them a more refined look. upon closer inspection, i discovered that these were not interlaced bricks, but painted rectangles made to look like bricks. all i can do is shake my head... |
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shonriver
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Joined: Dec 07, 2006
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Nov 26, 2009 - 11:58 AM |
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i hear all these good things about shanghai, because it is the best city in China.
well, sadly, the only good part of town is really small, the rest of the city is full of ancient buildings that are falling apart. everyone is so aggressive at selling you something.
ASAIN DRIVERS! THIS IS WHERE THEY GET THE STEROTYPE FROM! Almost get hit a few times....... WOW
Getting off the subway, i CANT GET OFF, PPL DONT LET YOU OFF! I **** swore at them bitches for blocking me.
the locals are so badly dressed... its funny, some girls try really hard... and they fail miserably.
the % of attractive girls is lower than 0.5%... i walked around for 8 hours each day for the past 3 days, i could count the number of attractive ones..... and it is a dense populated city.
WHY DOES EVERYONE LOOK AT ME! ALL THE GUYS ALL LOOK AT ME LIKE THEY WANT BEEF! HOLY ****, THEY STARE LIKE THEM BITCHES DO... i walk by, the would turn their head to keep staring at me... wtf...
i am asian btw... its not like i am white or black...
wtf are wrong with the chinese kids...
where can i find some normal people according to north american standards....
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awilli8
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Joined: July 21, 2009
Posts: 213
Location: JingAn
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Nov 26, 2009 - 04:47 PM |
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We are strange, but China is unlike the West in ways that it is really hard to comprehend before arriving here. That said, I really like China. I love the differences, everyone has been really nice. I just want to know if I can toss my tampons and toilet tissue in the toilet in MY OWN HOME without flooding the spot. |
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shonriver
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Nov 26, 2009 - 04:52 PM |
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| We are strange, but China is unlike the West in ways that it is really hard to comprehend before arriving here. That said, I really like China. I love the differences, everyone has been really nice. I just want to know if I can toss my tampons and toilet tissue in the toilet in MY OWN HOME without flooding the spot. |
where can i find some normal people according to north american standards........I mean he is strange , not you  |
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missjane
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Joined: Nov 22, 2006
Posts: 131
Location: dreaming around
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Nov 26, 2009 - 05:13 PM |
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| bleepingbleeper wrote: |
^ i think the old buildings in shanghai look nice from the outside. gives the place some character and sense of history. yeah, lots are probably torn up inside, but how about just some remodeling?
i think some of the (relatively) newer places are just terrible. was riding a taxi around hongqiao area yesterday to get to bubba's bbq and went past an area filled with cookie-cutter pink apt buildings. they had the large bricks in alternating pattern lining each of the buildings' 4 corners to give them a more refined look. upon closer inspection, i discovered that these were not interlaced bricks, but painted rectangles made to look like bricks. all i can do is shake my head... |
it's worth checking out the interior of Shanghai PuDong Development Bank on the Bund |
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Toki_Wartooth
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Joined: Dec 21, 2009
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Dec 22, 2009 - 03:03 PM |
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For me the only really bizarre Chinese cultural practice is ....
Talking on cell phones while shitting.
I mean really, I know you wanna do business 24/7, but is it really gonna help you with your pitch if you're like, "OK, I can ship you those 5,000 units in another .... nnnnnn!.... in .... NNN!!!! **PLOP*** ... in another week. If you need them in a week, it'll be 4RMB per unit ... hello? hello?"
I guess the texting I can understand, but who wants to hear a nature documentary on modern fecal expulsion practices while talking on the phone? I don't.
When I moved into my new apartment on the weekend, I noticed there was only one land-line phone jack installed, directly above the toilet.
I just don't get it. |
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nrgfink
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Joined: July 20, 2009
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Location: Shanghai
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Dec 22, 2009 - 03:22 PM |
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dr3x320
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Joined: Nov 21, 2006
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Location: Boston/NYC/Zhang Hai/Goteborg
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Dec 22, 2009 - 10:46 PM |
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Must be that time of the month... which is like everyday for that poor soul. |
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bleepingbleeper
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Dec 23, 2009 - 04:50 PM |
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For me the only really bizarre Chinese cultural practice is ....
Talking on cell phones while shitting. |
uh...this is not particular to the chinese. my US office has people who do this all the time. some people even take their laptops in the stall with them. even some high-end hotels have phones installed in the bathroom next to the toilet. |
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nrgfink
FooJay
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Dec 23, 2009 - 06:20 PM |
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blondesands
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Dec 28, 2009 - 06:42 PM |
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| ^^ Saw this the other day at my office, I was doing everything I could not to burst out laughing |
You SAW someone talking on their mobile phone whilst doing their thing?  |
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ziccawei
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Joined: Sep 12, 2008
Posts: 6795
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Dec 28, 2009 - 10:48 PM |
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He has sex with monkeys too, the little freak. |
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FooJay
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Dec 29, 2009 - 10:28 AM |
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KalanStar
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Joined: Oct 06, 2009
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Location: Shanghai
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Dec 29, 2009 - 11:38 AM |
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Watch out for nrgfink when you use the bathroom! 
I've heard "them" doing this. (Always speaking Chinese, so I assume it to be "them"!)
It's just China. |
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FooJay
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Dec 29, 2009 - 11:50 AM |
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Delpy
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Joined: Aug 11, 2009
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Jan 09, 2010 - 07:28 PM |
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For me the only really bizarre Chinese cultural practice is ....
Talking on cell phones while shitting.
I mean really, I know you wanna do business 24/7, but is it really gonna help you with your pitch if you're like, "OK, I can ship you those 5,000 units in another .... nnnnnn!.... in .... NNN!!!! **PLOP*** ... in another week. If you need them in a week, it'll be 4RMB per unit ... hello? hello?"
I guess the texting I can understand, but who wants to hear a nature documentary on modern fecal expulsion practices while talking on the phone? I don't.
When I moved into my new apartment on the weekend, I noticed there was only one land-line phone jack installed, directly above the toilet.
I just don't get it. |
Toki I just cannot help burst into laughing....
But i should say that's not Chinese culture. it's the bad habit of some stupid Chinese. |
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morris1986
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Joined: Sep 22, 2008
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Location: here there everywhere
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Jan 09, 2010 - 08:23 PM |
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well i thought everybody knew that america is a big dumpster full og ****! |
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tihZ_hO
Shanghai Royalty
Joined: Feb 17, 2004
Posts: 8864
Location: Jakarta - I got Paroled from Shanghai
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Jan 10, 2010 - 02:14 AM |
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| well i thought everybody knew that america is a big dumpster full og ****! |
Whaaa? 
Say again? og ****???? |
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