Archive for the ‘中国万象’ Category

Sub-prime Crisis with Chinese Characteristics

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

China’s economy is still booming despite the sub-prime crisis in the US. However, a mini-crisis may be in the making. Housing speculators, with the help of or in collusion with builders, have pushed up the housing prices so high that any real downward adjustment may trigger the mini-crisis, especially after the Olympics. Many have bought in to the real estate with 10% oIt may not be as bad as the US sub-prime crisis but things could get ugly.

奥运英文错误

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

北京街头英文标示错误因为奥运已改变了不少, 但是新的错误还是会出现。例如在永定门拍到的火炬接力标示: 英文应该为 Torch Relay.
Torch Relay Sign in Beijing

北京的的士

Friday, July 11th, 2008

北京的的士比10年前进步多了:车也好了,司机也比较正规了。但是,国骂依在。 听不懂还好,听得懂耳根就不清静了。有些司机也不管场合环境,有小孩时照样骂。其实这比环境污染还要糟糕。儿子问我,中国人为什么对自己人那么”mean”, 我没有好的答案,只好说这是少数还有可能中国人太多了。  还有后座的安全带经常被盖住而不能用。