Tag Archives: text messages
the 5.12 beichuan incident, nuclear war games, and why the party fears religious organizations
The Party’s refusal to either share power or make political decision making transparent and open to public debate creates mistrust: just what have they got to hide anyway, inquiring minds … Continue reading →
B; it’s more than a letter, much less than love
Couplets and rhymes circulate as text messages on Chinese cell phones and as scratched graffiti on walls. Although economic class and levels of education may separate texters from scratchers, nevertheless, … Continue reading →
poor but honest farmers? that’s the buzz…
乡下人三句话培养好孩子：1。孩子，爸妈没本事，你要靠自己；2。孩子，做事先做人，一定不能做伤害别人的事；3。孩子，撒开手闯吧，实在不行，回家还有饭吃。 城里人三句话害孩子：1。宝贝，好好学习就行，其他爸爸妈妈来办；2。宝贝，记住不能吃亏；3。我告诉你，再不好好学习，长大没饭吃！ Country people raise their children on three sentences: 1. kid, your parents are useless, you’ll have to depend on yourself; 2. kid, to accomplish anything, first you have … Continue reading →
if we are what we eat, what are we becoming?
养生 (yǎng shēng) or taking care of one’s health is a Shenzhen obsession. However, the difficulty of living a healthy life has given rise to cynical takes on the preventative … Continue reading →
80s nostalgia
More text message fun; this time 80s nostalgia We miss the 80s, when medicine still cured illnesses; doctors took care of the sick and dying; people wore clothing for photographs; … Continue reading →
Life lessons
Chinese politics confound me because they seem complicated and redundant. Fortunately, text messages simplify the problem. Of interest is the way that “family” operates as a metaphor to explain and … Continue reading →
revenge of the grandparents
Grandparents do the work of raising the next generation. Here’s a joke making the rounds. Go granny go! 「喂！現在我們不在家，請在聽到「嗶」聲後留言……… “Good morning. . . . At present we are not at … Continue reading →
why text messages?
As the Christmas decorations have been quickly swept away, Shenzhen has entered Chinese New Year mode. Rabbits are popping up everywhere and every type of text message from year in … Continue reading →
snide year’s greetings
it’s that time of year when the snide texts fly… this last one, summarizes thirty years of reform and opening not with a bang, but whimper whimper sigh… 新华社发布最新统计数据：三十年来，升值最快地是住房、墓地、乌纱、古玩和公务员；贬值最快地是职称、文凭、道德、诚信和人民币，惟有友情最保值。民族也日趋增多，新增了月光族、打工族、肯老组、蜗居族、蚁族、骗族、隐婚族、闪婚族、傍官族、小三族、还贷族等！奴隶制有复苏苗头，房奴、车奴、卡奴等已出现。 《最新幸福指数》 … Continue reading →
more global fun
125thst Originally uploaded by maryannodonnell have recently received the following message, both on phone and in email, so clearly it’s making the rounds. enjoy this take on national psychologies / … Continue reading →
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