User Comments - bababardwan

Posted on: Dog Meat and Animal Rights

changbiyuan,

I have read that if an avatar is not a photo of yourself than it is at least meant to reflect something of your character,so I thank you for divulging your above intriguing insight into your character.What other parallels can you entertain us with? I hope you don't also reflect this 黑帮 side of the Panda they talk about:

Posted on: Dog Meat and Animal Rights

zhenlijiang,

Thanks for your input.It's great having a diversity of views as I agree that:

"in the community here as English is the lingua franca, that is still only a partial view"

Calkins,

Thanks mate.Look forward to your tales with much anticipation.

Posted on: Dog Meat and Animal Rights

calkins,

Gee,I'd really love to have a good chat to you about this whole topic in general sometime ,because it leads me into something else I've been interested in and not getting much feedback on and that is my question about what I call "culture power struggle" and as you are living in Taiwan I'd be very interested to hear your views about it.Basically what do you do in a situation where you'd normally act a certain way,but the culture you're now living in would dictate etiquette demands a different behaviour of you.Have you struck this situation at all? I mean about something important,not trivial stuff like how you hold your chopsticks;sure it's fun to do all that stuff.For me,I wouldn't anticipate it happening often at all,but I'm sure there are times that it arrives and I'd love to hear how people deal with it and how they feel about it.

ps My point about it not being a big part of the overall picture here was this.On the one hand ,the picture and original intro added very little extra information or educational content [and one can easily google a pic of some dogs in a cage which is all it was],whereas this has to be weighed against some very strong feelings on the other hand.I really don't think anyone missed anything much and thus I don't think eyes were really being shut to anything.I must say I am aware that there are people in the world that abuse children,but I really don't wanna see graphic pictures of it;too upsetting.So I would expect something along those lines to be censored and thus I can understand those who view the treatment of the dogs as cruelty and have strong feelings about it;I think that should be respected.We still had a pretty broad rounded discussion about it.Do you really think you've been kept in the dark about anything important? Anyway,I'd better hit the sack mate.I'll catch up with this thread in the morning.Cheers and thanks for the debate. :)

Posted on: Dog Meat and Animal Rights

changbiyuan,

I agree the Panda has a lot of appeal because of the cuddly cuteness factor,but more to the point I believe it is an endangered species due to habitat loss.I think all endangered species should be saved regardless,as we are witnessing a loss in species diversity.Care should also be taken with mother earth everywhere.Once again,some areas are probably more sensitive to environmental pressures than elsewhere.I also think the more people making genuine posts on these boards and feeling free to express their true own opinions the better,so whether we agree on things or not,I for one am glad to have you post mate.Keep 'em coming I say :)

Calkins and changbiyuan,

I don't quite agree with you on this.I personally did not require either the pic or the intro to be censored.But I think at some point there is censorship in everything,it just depends on where you draw the line.In other words we will all find some things offensive [and this is going to be different for different people],and there are certain things we would not say in certain company.I think CPod here have to take in a very wide variety of belief systems,cultures etc, and degrees of sensitivity and if you look at the initial posts were responding to some pretty strong requests from some highly offended people.We have all applauded CPod's aptitude for listening to users and responding.When there are differing views it means there are some that aren't going to be too happy with the outcome.I think they were still brave enough to bring up a touch subject and allow a pretty free flowing discussion about it and I really don't think the lesson pic or intro were a big part of the overall picture here.

Posted on: Toilet Types

A:蹲的还是坐的？

B:对，蹲还是坐。

A:什么？？

B:你看,都可以:

..called a pedestal squat toilet.

Translation of above:

A:squat or sit?

B:correct,squat or sit.

A:What?

B:you look,both possible :

Interesting article on the health benefits of using a squat toilet here.

Article on western toilet related injuries here.

Hehe,yeah matt,the Aussie word "dunny" should make it easier for us to remember 蹲.

Posted on: Toilet Types

changye,

Useful information.I was in a class where we went through the scenario of how to defend yourself while on the 厕所,but facing away from the door wasn't taken into consideration,so I'll have to raise that next time.It was in a jiu jitsu class too which of course comes from Japan.I think a backwards somersault flying kick might be in order,or perhaps just a donkey kick,what do you reckon mate ?

Posted on: Toilet Types

I think this must be the converting device you can buy for westerners staying longer term and not wanting to adapt for one reason or another:

..looks like it cost a few hundred bucks though.

Posted on: Toilet Types

Found an interesting article on the world's largest toilet in Chongqing:

The article says:

"The four-story, 1,000-stall facility features TVs, a soothing soundtrack piped throughout"..."and stalls with no roofs for those who prefer to relieve themselves al fresco":

"Even the sinks are provocative":

Posted on: Toilet Types

matt_c,

就是，good call mate.'twas part of the roman empire though,hey,as I think you're agreeing.

I wonder what advice people can give about 蹲厕所 for children.I believe there is some sort of adapter you can put across them,though I can't imagine travelling around with such a device as a tourist.

I also wonder how disabled Chinese have coped with squat toilets,esp with those with lower limb problems.

Posted on: Dropping and Losing 丢, 弄丢，丢掉

vernezze,

"Don't go telling me this is good natured"

Yeah,it certainly strikes me as good natured stuff for several reasons.Firstly,Jenny and Connie,while I don't know them personally,certainly sound like the loveliest people.Secondly I would say that:

"sense a weakness in a man" ..doesn't ring true.Pete has both brains and brawn [he's a marathon man after all].I would suggest the opposite in fact.The best candidates for a bit of friendly ribbing are the strong ones,those you know can take it and you should avoid ribbing weak people as it may even with good intention end up being too close to the bone.As they are work colleagues I'm sure Pete wouldn't allow it on air if it bothered him.Also,it seems to me the purpose of such banter is to give some amusing memorable sentences and brighten up the subject for the sake of the listeners.I think it shows what a good sport Pete is [and it would surely be like water off a ducks back and also not have an iota of truth in most of it anyway] and I'm sure Jenny and Connie understand this.I'm sure Pete is more than capable of defending himself when the need really did arise.Yeah,good natured fun I'd say.