Richard Roman's Blog – August 2011 Archive (7)

Shanghai one of China's 'most miserable' cities

Locals react to report claiming Shanghai is about as much fun as a hole in the head

For one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, Shanghai is a surprisingly depressing place in which to live -- that's the takeaway from new research on the satisfaction levels of China's city dwellers.



According to the report on the happiness of Chinese residents, published earlier this month, Shanghai is third to last out of 100 Chinese… Continue

Here is an article from the daily telegraph about the top ten ex pat con artists. Do we have any such con artists here in Changchun? ChangchunLive will soon be setting up a rogues gallery!

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/8717778/Catch-me-if-you-can-Top-10-expat-con-artists.html

 

No.1:…

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http://www.chinasmack.com/2011/pictures/chinese-dead-sea-crowded-with-visitors-escaping-summer-heat.html…

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Binge-drinking is increasingly common for Chinese professionals – often it's even in the job description

 

Peter Chi knows he has to cut back on his drinking. It is not much fun at the best of times, and the worst have included hospitalisation – after drinking fake alcohol – and the numerous evenings where he has passed out at the table.

"No one likes binge drinking, but…

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Marriage Law’s latest judicial interpretation controversy, accused of favoring the already advantaged…

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 Virgin Islands artist Aragorn Dick-Read works on a 10-foot-wide fireball that was lit on Sunday during the 12th Annual Changchun International Sculpture Symposium in China. Aragorn Dick-Read’s dream of building what he believes to be the biggest fireball sculpture in the world came true over the weekend in China.

 

On Sunday during the 12^th Annual China Changchun International Sculpture Symposium, Mr. Dick-Read’s 10-feet-wide creation was lit for an audience that…

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