‘Member When We Talked About How Awesome China Is On Our Radio Show?
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June 26, 2023
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June 26, 2023Long time followers of the Chicks might remember the good ole days of our radio show when we used to do a running segment/joke about China, WHICH AS YOU KNOW IS AWESOME, what with their burning rivers and unliveability and whatnot.
There was never a shortage of China content, and it was so much fun. There was always a story about some weird Chinese dude hospitalized for inserting things into his rectal area that didn’t belong there, or a story about some weird custom or cultural oddity. We just had an endless supply of material.
For a short time after we featured those radio segments, we’d sometimes get hate mail from Chinese folks who were mad that we were criticizing their country. Invariably, since these were Chinese folks living/working here in Indianapolis, we’d simply write back, “Why aren’t you in China, then?” and wouldn’t you know it, the hate mail would stop.
Textbook.
Anyway, I just saw this clip about Chinese people cooking rocks, and thought to myself, “Self – this would have made an EPIC “China is awesome” segment back in the day.
And I had to share it with y’all.
I don’t know about y’all, but I will be avoiding any and all stone stir-fry dishes henceforth and forthwith.
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Actually, there are many fast-food sales from American companies, some with a Chinese twist. KFC in southern China would make Col Sanders Proud. Further north it tends to be pretty spicy (hot) A big Mac in Hong Kong and Shenzhen is normal American style. In other areas it is a hamburger patty with two hot dogs on top and special sauce. Starbucks is everywhere. Walmart is there too. The markets are similar with twists. In the meat department You will find hog carcasses hanging with an attendant. You point out what you want and how much and she will cut it off to your liking. Fish is fresh. In fact, they are swimming in large tanks, and they will net the one that you want. Don’t look for cheese in the interior. It isn’t there. Lots of lemons but no limes. Not a lot of ovens in homes so breads and pastries come from bakeries. One visit to a pastry shop and I was addicted.
First, this is not hate mail. Just my observations over many years.
I have been all over the world and have pretty much found the same everywhere. People are generally kind and friendly. The only exception I have found is France. The females there were just fine but the males were largely arrogant and conceited. As for China, the government sucks as all dictatorships do but the people are very nice. I feel safer in their large cities than in any large metropolitan area in the USA. The streets are clean, the people put trash in provided receptacles. There is no homelessness that I could see but that may be misleading. Everyone has a job, even if it is sweeping the sidewalks. They have special stores for the needy that has reduced pricing supported by taxes. I rarely saw police officers or military because people behave themselves. I am cautious about what I wechat to friends and relatives there because it is monitored by the government. (hello, NSA! How are you guys doing today?)
I wish there was an edit button. My reference to communications being monitored was directed at the Chinese government. The NSA crack was for the federal agency that records every 1 and 0 that moves.
Well, that solves a mystery that has perplexed me since childhood. Now life makes sense. His neighbors thought he was Chinese.
(Charlie Brown: I got a rock – YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIhwITwhSg
China, man. F***ing China.
It’s probably because they are running out of food. But because you can’t have bad news in a Communist country, they are trying to convince the proletariat that sucking flavor off of stones is better than not eating at all.