From Ryan’s Life in Suzhou Blog and ESWN: One woman dared to do what almost every foreign visitor to China’s cities wishes they could do at least once in their life: She took the law into her own hands, put her bike on the line, and enforced the traffic laws. A driver trying to sneak through the “bicycle only” lane in his car ran up against a little thing we like to call Justice. The result? Our foreign friend was cursed and threatened but she held her ground and the driver finally gave in. The next driver? He didn’t even try to challenge her. He just meekly slid back into the auto lane.
- Academics tend to not like Wikipedia. I’m a little ambivalent myself. I’ve read some things on Wikipedia that are just plain silly. (I’ve also read too many student papers with things taken directly from Wikipedia that are just plain silly.) But I’ve got to admit, if I need to look up a quick date or to remind myself of a particular event, I’ve been known to “Wiki” from time to time. Finally, one professor decided to put Wikireality to the test. The results may surprise you.
- Finally, from Anna and the folks at Danwei.tv comes the newest installment of Sexy Beijing: Weddings Gone Wild.* Maybe it’s that YJ and I are planning our own wedding right now, but this episode of weddings at the beach was one of the best yet. Be sure to check it out. (And no honey, we’re not squatting at the beach in the wedding pictures. You ever try to get sand out of crinoline?)
*A version with Chinese subtitles is also available at Tudou.
6 responses so far ↓
1 davesgonechina // Oct 27, 2006 at 11:48 pm
Did you see the comments on the original Laowai Traffic Cop post? Unsurprisingly, several are of the “We Chinese are of such low quality” variety. Instead of simply “that guy was a dick” - though there were some comments like that as well. One commenter said all of Beijing hated that guy and listed his license plate number. Rock on.
2 無名 - wu ming // Oct 28, 2006 at 2:38 am
jesus, that’s funny, she’s like tank man.
3 Lemur // Oct 28, 2006 at 3:44 am
I like this episode of sexy Beijing. Before, for a long time, I didn’t know that taking this kind of wedding pictures is a chinese thing. However, it is such a great opportunity for a girl to dress up like a princess. You know this scene we have dreamed since we were little girls.
So try to tolerate it, and please don’t make fun of it!
4 花崗齋之愚公 // Oct 28, 2006 at 8:08 am
Honey, you’ll always be a princess, everyday. No matter where we take the pictures.
5 花崗齋之愚公 // Oct 28, 2006 at 9:09 am
Thanks Dave, I read over the comments on Lao An’s site this morning while having breakfast. Very interesting stuff.
6 The Humanaught // Oct 29, 2006 at 7:06 am
Hey J., you’re a sweetheart, but, I’m sure you’re well aware that’s not getting you out of up to 18 hours of capturing her princessness to some laminated coffee table album, right?
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