Comments on: Vicarious Suzhou Pubcrawl

By: Jim Zhou

Jim Zhou — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:36:34 +0000

I’m very amused at the anonymous jab at my hyperbole and I’ll continue to be as ridiculous as possible in my blog. “Perpetuate derogatory speech”? Made my day I’m glad I shocked and awed someone into being an internet tough guy.

Thanks Ryan for the plug, I know it’s very, very late, but better late than never.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:45:42 +0000

@Jason: Hopefully you found those instructions. They work like a charm. If you didn’t – the post is: How To Spot A Blogspot Blog

@Jeremy: I go in phases. I’ve been so caught up in developing a path out of teaching lately that I’ve not had much time for a social life. However, all work and no play makes Ryan a grumpy laowai. So… I’ve made a bit more of an effort to get out (as cheaply as possible).

@A reader: Fair enough, but why post your comment anonymously? And the great thing about blogs – we don’t need licenses to perpetuate anything, we can just do it.

By: A reader

A reader — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:27:48 +0000

I’m sorry, but Jim Zhou’s post reads a lot like a bad writer trying to sound edgy. “Also, Chinese people dance to steal wallets. Fucking chinks, not that I’m not one myself, but I come out of Inglewood and we got respect, you know.”? Just because he’s Asian doesn’t give him license to perpetuate derogatory speech. No amount of slang or trying to imitate Bret East Ellis or Jay McInerny is going to cover up bad writing.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:43:33 +0000

Ryan,

Funny thing is, my situation is the opposite. I just am tired of the whole going out thing – well, only partly I suppose just feel too poor to do so. It’s the out of work girlfriend that keeps pushing us to go out and me coming back with ‘we’re too poor to do that’.

Heh… can we switch personalities? Then everyone would be happy.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:41:14 +0000

I went to ‘Mural’ in Shanghai last Saturday and with no cover, (granted RMB20 Carlsburgs were the cheapest brews at the place) there was a live salsa band from Argentina and more dancing than you could throw a stick at. (Not that you’d want to with all the pretty ladies…unless your speaking figuratively of course). You would of loved it.

On another note: I got your comment on my blog, but being so new to this whole net-nanny battle thing, I haven’t really figured out how to access it here. If I remember correctly, there’s instructions over at Lost Laowai? I’ll go check it out.
(And yeah, the plane was totally hijacked. I however, with my awesome vocal abilities, joined the pop band and convinced them to tour China again. So, back in Shanghai it is.)