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He was talking about things in China like Poisonous air - "pollution levels hovering over 12 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization" htt

He was talking about things in China like Poisonous air - "pollution levels hovering over 12 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization" http://theweek.com/articles/672007/filth-breathe-china http://theweek.com/articles/672007/filth-breathe-china Poisonous food: "Fake Chinese seasoning ring, operating for 10 years using cancerous industrial ingredients" http://shanghaiist.com/2017/01/17/fake_seasoning_factories.php http://shanghaiist.com/2017/01/17/fake_seasoning_factories.p... Dirty water: "Shanghai water supply hit by 100-tonne wave of garbage" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/23/shanghai-water-supply-hit-by-100-tonne-wave-of-garbage https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/23/shanghai-water...

seanmcdirmid 10y ago
All expats fall into this trap eventually. There is so much crazy stuff going on, we fixate on it, since it is a situation that directly effects us. If it wasn't for the pollution and food safety issues, china wouldn't be such a bad place to live, though.
- kitschshrine 10y ago
  There are still other issues in China like - censorship - bad access to world internet - corruption - zenophobia/racism - bad manners/behaviors from locals - no weed - food delicacies (mexican guacamole, european chocolate, real cheeseburger, etc)
  - esturk 10y ago
    What do you mean by no weed? Just like in many states where it is illegal, you just need to know people.
    - seanmcdirmid 10y ago
      Weed grows along the great wall in Beijing. The raves around the wall are infamous.
    - ngoldbaum 10y ago
      That may be true, but then you're taking a real risk of being thrown in a Chinese prison, maybe for years.
      - seanmcdirmid 10y ago
        Actually...my friend went to an organized rave in north Beijing, the authorities stopped the bus on the way back to the city, all Chinese were drug tested, the foreigners were just ignored for some reason. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, but I've never heard of anyone getting even deported for drugs, let alone jailed. But remember Chinese laws are enforced selectively, so it is playing with fire.
  - lazaroclapp 10y ago
    I don't know about the rest of it, I suspect you might well be right, but having been born in Mexico, lived in the US for 5 years and traveled to China for 2 weeks, I can tell you that "lack of food delicacies" is a much bigger issue in the USA than in China from my point of view ;)

seanmcdirmid 10y ago

All expats fall into this trap eventually. There is so much crazy stuff going on, we fixate on it, since it is a situation that directly effects us. If it wasn't for the pollution and food safety issues, china wouldn't be such a bad place to live, though.

kitschshrine 10y ago
There are still other issues in China like - censorship - bad access to world internet - corruption - zenophobia/racism - bad manners/behaviors from locals - no weed - food delicacies (mexican guacamole, european chocolate, real cheeseburger, etc)
- esturk 10y ago
  What do you mean by no weed? Just like in many states where it is illegal, you just need to know people.
  - seanmcdirmid 10y ago
    Weed grows along the great wall in Beijing. The raves around the wall are infamous.
  - ngoldbaum 10y ago
    That may be true, but then you're taking a real risk of being thrown in a Chinese prison, maybe for years.
    - seanmcdirmid 10y ago
      Actually...my friend went to an organized rave in north Beijing, the authorities stopped the bus on the way back to the city, all Chinese were drug tested, the foreigners were just ignored for some reason. I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, but I've never heard of anyone getting even deported for drugs, let alone jailed. But remember Chinese laws are enforced selectively, so it is playing with fire.
- lazaroclapp 10y ago
  I don't know about the rest of it, I suspect you might well be right, but having been born in Mexico, lived in the US for 5 years and traveled to China for 2 weeks, I can tell you that "lack of food delicacies" is a much bigger issue in the USA than in China from my point of view ;)