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    China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans

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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    A pal of mine moved from Arizona to Beijing to teach Engrish and he absolutely loved it out there... Wifey and I went to visit in '06, and to have a local whitey take us around was much good times. Whenever we were in line at places I'd notice a lot of other Americans, and upon further investigation were residents, not visitors..
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    Image of GreshamEspionate GreshamEspionate
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    Shanghai "charming?" Not even on crack.

    I think you mean "Middle" Kingdom.
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    08/12/09

    @GreshamEspionate: I engage here just to clear up something: "Zhōngguó" variously translates in English as "Central Nation," "Middle Kingdom," etc. There is no "right" or "wrong" translation.
    You didn't like Shanghai? Sorry, I think you're lame.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    Apparently, I have four Facebook friends in common with Miss Berman. I'm feeling like quite the celebrity this morning. You can touch me, if you like.
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    china: the america of the future
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    Image of shanghai xiaojie shanghai xiaojie
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    Please don't come - we don't want you here. If you honestly think you can find a respectable job without speaking Chinese, you're wrong. However, there's always teaching English...
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    Image of shortskid shortskid
    08/11/09

    @shanghai xiaojie:
    Now I want to go just to spite you and mangle your language.
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    Image of NathanSt NathanSt
    08/11/09

    @shanghai xiaojie: Haven't you seen Star Trek? Obviously in this scenario you Chinese are the cold, logical Spocks to our intuitive Kirks.
    Except in this scenario Kirk is some white chick that slept her way into a decent job.
    Other than that the situation is completely analogous.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    08/11/09

    @shanghai xiaojie:
    Screw that, now we're going to come over and secretly sprinkle snark powder in your eggdrop soup for free, while singing snippets of the Canterbury Tales and Mao's great poem of '49, The People's Liberation Army Captures Nanking.
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    Image of ChillbearLatrigue ChillbearLatrigue
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    The problem is that no matter how much success you achieve, you just want more an hour later.
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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    08/11/09

    @ChillbearLatrigue: ftw
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    An ex of mine went to China to seek fame and fortune, and found them, in moderate quantities. He did, however, find it inconvenient to confine himself to the hotel when the government decided to send the tanks down the street into Tienanmen Square and run them over all the students.
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    08/11/09

    @raincoaster:
    Oh sure, ONE measley data point.
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    As someone who was afforded the privilege to live in the Central Kingdom, I shall like to point this much out: The public toilets there are beyond gnarly, you need to carry toilet paper and soap upon yourself at all times. Also, if you're gonna settle in China, pick Shanghai or Shenzhen, not Beijing. Shanghai is the future—infinitely more progressive and charming than Stalin-gothic Beijing.. Though I personally root for the Cantonese in Shenzhen—they’re my kind of people. Utterly obsessed with food and money, majorly CRAZY and totally fun. I adore their culture and felt privileged to have lived in Hong Kong and experienced it first-hand.
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    Image of NathanSt NathanSt
    08/11/09

    @snugbug: I'd push your heart button again, if I could, for this lovely post.
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    08/11/09

    @snugbug: Here here. We went on a Beijing/Shanghai trip in 06 and it occurred to me Beijing was somewhat like Shanghai was Times Square meets Dubai, while Beijing seemed like an old world shitmess...
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    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    Free spirited English majors REJOICE
    Now get the hell out of here and go to China. We've got enough burger flippers. ;)
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    Image of HoneyMcLoveseat HoneyMcLoveseat
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    Sign my family up for the Macbook & 44,000 deal!
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    Image of Mutley Mutley
    08/11/09

    In reply to China, Land of Opportunity for Downtrodden Americans
    Great. Now we have to leave America in order to find the American dream.
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    08/11/09

    @Mutley: Could be worse. You might have to be Canadian to find the American dream.
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    08/11/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: At least Canada has healthcare.
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    Image of quatrevingtquatre quatrevingtquatre
    06/09/09

    In reply to Sean Hannity Interviews Sarah Palin In the Woods
    As with Michelle Bachman and Ann Coulter...the longer the Republican lady politickers hair, the bigger the crazy.
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    06/09/09

    @thatonegirlsays: the crazy lives in the hair. Like lice.
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    06/09/09

    In reply to Sean Hannity Interviews Sarah Palin In the Woods
    Something we wouldn't even recognize, yet we already have a name for it?
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    06/09/09

    In reply to Sean Hannity Interviews Sarah Palin In the Woods
    Jesus, Camille Paglia must be so jealous that Sean Hannity got so much face time with her lesbian fantasy.
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    06/09/09

    @gawkimo: ha. Paglia. Why Salon continues to run her cutesy-poo contrarian columns, I will never know.
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    06/09/09

    In reply to Sean Hannity Interviews Sarah Palin In the Woods
    Not to get partisan, but after Reagan (he had Alzheimer's the whole time people)and Dubya (he is ignorant) it seems clear that the GOP can nominate and/elect any idiot to national office and get away with it. I don't mean any idiot as an ad hominem comment. I mean idiot as a literal fact.
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    06/09/09

    @Hey_mikey: this is true
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