The World of Chinese has a
particularly interesting roundup this week. A few thoughts.
1. Sounds like rich people problems. They're the only ones who could afford an apt in Shanghai anyway. Still it seems like buyers got screwed (and the sellers made out well). If the regulation said you can't sell one of these converted apartments vs "you can buy it, but must make it unlivable" I wouldn't be sympathetic at all.
2. the original video they mention is worth a watch. It's amazing how people can act like locking up a share bike "aint doing nothin wrong". What kinda a dick do you gotta be to put needles on them? Deserve a solid beating, that's just anti-social.
3. Sounds like a good idea. I think big and dangerous breeds should be banned generally. And fortunately, Chinese people don't think having whatever kind of dog they want is some kind of sacred right. It pisses me the hell off seeing people keep huskies in Guangdong or farm dogs in tiny apartments.
4. The key part for me is
Quote:
The makers say that the main problem that it had was with the questions themselves. It had a tough time understanding the nuances of language and so would misinterpret specific problems.
this is why I think that teaching and learning languages will remain worthwhile pursuits for the foreseeable future. Even the best free tech today (google/wechat translate, this bot) is spotty at best when trying to understand written language, and when you add spoken language it gets absurd (look on youtube for Trumps NATO speech with youtubes auto transcriber-the audio isn't perfect, but any fluent speaker would transcribe it no problem, but the software is HILARIOUSLY off).
Of course I'm not an expert on that, so if someone has some reading on it I'd be ears.
5. Yeah the gaokao is high pressure. I think Japan still crushes China in school related suicides. I kinda hate schools altogether. I had an unschooling experience from 2-12th grade and I liked it. ANd unlike public school, it didn't crush the love of learning out of me.
6. That video is rough. If you are ever hit by a car, you'd better pray it's not in China. It's unlikely anyone will help the laowai lying broken in the gutter. This isn't just a result of callousness-it's a common scam to get hit (or pretend to get hit) by a car and then demand cash or get sued.