TIC (This is China)

[Zorge]

There was a need to be sarcastic. My points were completely lost on you, it seems.
My point was that loving China to some Chinese nationalists means:

a. You must hate Japan.
b. You can't even eat Japanese food, even though none of the ingredients in it are from Japan.

I dislike Nazis from WW2. Does it mean that I hate on German and Austrian people now? NO!
Do I refuse to drink some of the best beer in the world? F**k NO!

I felt that sarcasm was directed on my mentioning of the bloody wars with disproportionately large number of civilian casualties. But if it refers to the story of sushi, then I agree with your attitude.

About the beer: Czech beers are better.

Kozel? Hit me!

Staropramen? Hit me twice!

Gambrinus? Hit me all day long!

[ZMC888]

I felt that sarcasm was directed on my mentioning of the bloody wars with disproportionately large number of civilian casualties. But if it refers to the story of sushi, then I agree with your attitude.

You have to remember that the kid in this story is only 14. He is actually likeable and very intelligent. What's scary is how he is being manipulated by adults.

Oh, by the way I prefer Belgian beer to Czech and German beer. But it's a close-run thing.

[bigdamo]

You have to remember that the kid in this story is only 14. He is actually likeable and very intelligent. What's scary is how he is being manipulated by adults.

Oh, by the way I prefer Belgian beer to Czech and German beer. But it's a close-run thing.

Me wonders if you know this boy because i know many like him/her.That crap with the Phillipines a few months ago also brought out the best in the Chinese.

Hearing "we will blow the Phillipines off the map" by charming 16 year olds was just another nail in the coffin for me living in China.

[ZMC888]

Hearing "we will blow the Phillipines off the map" by charming 16 year olds was just another nail in the coffin for me living in China.

It's also this double-edged arrogance/insecurity that comes with Chinese nationalism. Constantly comparing themselves to other countries, what other countries do or what they think they do. Are we better? You must love China, you must love the party blah blah. That's OK, if you must. But it's the hate, you have to hate on X to be a patriot, and teach children to hate. X is japan now. Will X be your or my country next?

[TexasAggie]

Me wonders if you know this boy because i know many like him/her.That crap with the Phillipines a few months ago also brought out the best in the Chinese.

Hearing "we will blow the Phillipines off the map" by charming 16 year olds was just another nail in the coffin for me living in China.

I have heard the same "we will blow XXXX off the map" or "we will kick their ass in XXXX" coming from 16 year olds in USA, Mexico, Australia, UK, Korea, Germany, Italy, and Spain. You kind of have to be more grown up than they are to keep one's sanity. I have as many or maybe more bad China days than most anyone, but I have not found any country that can throw rocks in this glass house we call the planet earth.

[Lao Jia Hou]

Another commonly misconceived prejudice (based on lack of genuine experience) is ...

"Chinese women are weak little waifs who will do whatever the man wants."

Hmmm ... ok ... obviously promulgated by someone who has never actually had a Chinese girlfriend/wife. Even still, luv em to bits!

[TexasAggie]

Another commonly misconceived prejudice (based on lack of genuine experience) is ...

"Chinese women are weak little waifs who will do whatever the man wants."

Hmmm ... ok ... obviously promulgated by someone who has never actually had a Chinese girlfriend/wife. Even still, luv em to bits!

Truer words were never spoken!

[moilami]

About the beer: Czech beers are better.

Kozel? Hit me!

Staropramen? Hit me twice!

Gambrinus? Hit me all day long!

Those sound like very mainstream beers. Gems are often found from small breweries.

That said, to say Czech beers are better than German beers is quite interesting statement. We should do some research how the thing is. That would, naturally, involve trying hundreds of different beers, after which I would certainly propose another hundreds of samples because betterness would still be undecided :D

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[Zorge]

That said, to say Czech beers are better than German beers is quite interesting statement. We should do some research how the thing is.

In that case, we should include Danish beers in our research too.

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