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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Don't remove it, pollution or not, still my absolute favorite place I've ever visited. If it weren't for the air quality (it's not always that bad, but it's often very clear either) I'd take a long-term assignment there in a heartbeat.
Friendliest, most happy people I've met, anywhere. I travel alone a lot and have had to rely on the locals for conversation. More than once I've been welcomed at a bar like a celebrity, people offering to buy rounds, asking where I'm from, etc. They're finally getting exposure to a world outside China and they really try to soak it up. Amazing sites to see and more history than one can absorb in a lifetime. Excellent food. Local Chinese food doesn't compare. China actually has a variet of peppers they will not export, some of which are used in Hunan, Kung Pao, and Schezuan dishes. And it's damn good. It's inexpensive once you're there. Sharing a 7-course lunch with 5-6 people usually ends up costing $4-7 tops. And it's good food. And this is only Beijing. Western China doesn't have the pollution issue and offers some incredible natural landscape. I hope to see it in person sometime. |
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
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I forget where my parents live, I will have to get the name of their city. They absolutely hate it there in China. They lived just outside of Hong Kong and Beijing, I forget where they moved them now. They are both always sick. They have seen some cool stuff, but would much rather live in the states. My dad has to stick it out a few years and he gets a huge bump in his retirement since this economic downturn really hurt everyone, so he is trying to power through.
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Sumter, SC
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When I first saw those pics I thought of a show on the weather channel or history channel or w/e about this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donora_Smog_of_1948 .
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Anaheim, CA
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That country def. needs CARB...Chinese Air Resources Board
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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My parents live in Tianjin
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Norman area, NC
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Interesting pics for sure...geez !! A couple of guys I work with have traveled there and told me about it but didn't take pics. I've never been.
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that's just freakin' insane...
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: ATL Burbs
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Blech. I'm wheezing just looking at those pics.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Fly Over State
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This is Bush's fault for not signing the Kyoto treaty.
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