Just a few China myths for you, courtesy of the New Yorker…
My favorite?
“The Internet might be censored but it can never be rolled back in China”
and
“China is a land of no siblings.” (People always ask about that one).
Read more: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/evanosnos/2009/12/top-ten-china-myths-of-2009.html#ixzz0ZrkhjSiB
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Every day when I come home, there is a small group of elderly women and men waiting for me outside perched on a strange assortment of chairs that have been rescued from the trash bin. In actuality, they’re not waiting for me, per se, but they are hanging out, drinking tea and occasionally playing checkers [...]
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A “level 3″ stare…
Fine, fine, it’s not a game. I couldn’t come up with a title. I’m lame.
At any rate, I do want to talk about staring. Now, I am stared at here. Is this a surprise? Not really, considering my height and the way I look. I’m stared at here on a level that [...]
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