ThatsXiaofu's picture ThatsXiaofu Submitted by Guest on Fri, 09/10/2021 - 19:27

Actually for me it's not the “站” at the end of the station names that draws my attention; it's the “地铁” at the beginning! We see in the photo accompanying the article: “地铁顺义站”. Do we really need the two characters "地铁“ at the beginning of the name? It's the name of the particular station (顺义) that is the most important bit of information, so it should be first. Wouldn't "顺义地铁站" be more logical and ever-so-slightly-more practical?

Or is this yet another chapter in the ongoing series of me incorrectly superimposing a linguistic structure from my mother tongue onto Chinese? *smile*

Bond1806's picture Bond1806 Submitted by Guest on Tue, 08/31/2021 - 14:26

Dogs eat grass when they have bad stomach. Since most of the owners are feeding dogs with human foor, which basically is not good for dogs, their stomach gets iritated and then they eat grass to ease the belly pain. There is something in the grass, the acidity of it, that helps them. Dogs should not eat human food. Spicy, salty, sweet... all that is not good for dogs.
Google is your friend.
Oh, wait, Google is forbiden in China... Knowledge can only hurt.
No wonder people here are puzzled with everything. Everything is bizzare, when it is quite normal and common.

BauLuo's picture BauLuo Submitted by Guest on Sat, 08/28/2021 - 01:08

Woe unto them that call good evil; and evil good; putrid tasty, and tasty putrid. Those of the sect of the stinky toufu and assorted abominations before the LORD, shall be recompensed sevenfold for their iniquity. 粥 drinkers and purveyors, 凤爪 hawkers, glutinous rice peddlars, ( and other nasty food!stuffs) repent!

I am Doktor Aethelwise Snapdragoon.

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Thu, 08/19/2021 - 05:52

jknotts wrote:
Sikaote wrote:

First, you write:

But believe it or not, it's not the law.

Then:

The fact is, this has always been the law.

Which is it???

Asking for a friend.

Secret

If you read carefully, you'll find there is no contradiction.

It's not the law that cars may refuse to yield to pedestrians.

It is the law that they must.

Either way, nothing will change. Us walkers risk our lives everytime we go to the market.

jknotts's picture jknotts Submitted by Guest on Wed, 08/18/2021 - 11:11

Sikaote wrote:

First, you write:

But believe it or not, it's not the law.

 

Then:

The fact is, this has always been the law.

Which is it???

Asking for a friend.

Secret

If you read carefully, you'll find there is no contradiction. 

It's not the law that cars may refuse to yield to pedestrians.

It is the law that they must.

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Tue, 08/17/2021 - 17:28

Bond1806 wrote:

On the main page under the headline you state "Like living in any major cities, anyone who has lived here long enough will notice that Beijing is never a friendly city to pedestrians.".
No, not in any major city. In China. I am sure they are not driving like this in Berlin or Vienna for example...

I am sure they are not driving like this in Berlin or Vienna for example...

The scooter drivers are the problem here, not car drivers.

And, boyyyyyyy, are the scooter drivers a problem. No one walking is safe from the scourge of the scooter drivers. Personally I root for the cars to take them out one by one.

ROFL