Comments for Asia Blog http://asia.elliottback.com China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:26:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Vietnamese Prince Regent Visits Cornell by Huh? http://asia.elliottback.com/vietnamese-prince-regent/#comment-543378 Huh? Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:26:06 +0000 /?p=9#comment-543378 @Raj Chanani: Gee, because India's doing so well with all its poverty and corruption... Vietnam is behind because of the war's devastation and its political ramifications such as US sanctions, you idiot. It's funny that if I started making insinuations about Indian people, imbeciles like you would be jumping up and down screaming. @Raj Chanani: Gee, because India’s doing so well with all its poverty and corruption… Vietnam is behind because of the war’s devastation and its political ramifications such as US sanctions, you idiot. It’s funny that if I started making insinuations about Indian people, imbeciles like you would be jumping up and down screaming.

]]> Comment on Japanese Friend Finder by tallwineman http://asia.elliottback.com/japanese-friend-finder/#comment-541794 tallwineman Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:19:47 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2007/12/28/japanese-friend-finder/#comment-541794 I am Keith from Burnaby British Columbia Canada and my friend said that Japanese gals are cool and in demand so I wish to find one I am Keith from Burnaby British Columbia Canada and my friend said that Japanese gals are cool and in demand so I wish to find one

]]> Comment on Hoang Thuy Linh’s “Mistake” by Sonny Nguyen http://asia.elliottback.com/hoang-thuy-linhs-mistake/#comment-541791 Sonny Nguyen Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:50:32 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2007/10/28/hoang-thuy-linhs-mistake/#comment-541791 As a Vietnamese-American, I feel that people should take personal responsibilities for their own actions--wrong or right. The male BF definitely should be equally condemned. At the same time, Linh is not some naive innocent virginal white flower of a victim blameless because of her age (19 is young but is enough for one to know better!) for not upholding what is the moral values of her society, country. Remember each country has different mores and those of Vietnamese are highly conservative and we must respect that regardless and not judge Vietnamese cultural values against the context of foreign/Western ones, especially in light of the celebs status we in the West has given to people like Hilton (who despite her fame are generally looked down upon by the American populace at large). And if Paris is a mark of shame on the degradation of traditional American values, so too are the antics of Linh and her BF an affront to Vietnamese. Perhaps some pontificating Westerners commented here don't see anything wrong with an age 50-70 dude hooking up with a teenage local girl and feel that the locals are working up over nothing, but imagine if it's your daughter. Try not to judge other foreign cultures based on narrowed, ethnocentric Western mindsets! I personally disagree with the rigid double-standard VN values but if most local people support them, then so shall I. And in this culture these behaviors are affronted to everything the Vietnamese believe in. Linh's celeb position as a model for the youth exacerbates it even more! As a Vietnamese-American, I feel that people should take personal responsibilities for their own actions–wrong or right. The male BF definitely should be equally condemned. At the same time, Linh is not some naive innocent virginal white flower of a victim blameless because of her age (19 is young but is enough for one to know better!) for not upholding what is the moral values of her society, country. Remember each country has different mores and those of Vietnamese are highly conservative and we must respect that regardless and not judge Vietnamese cultural values against the context of foreign/Western ones, especially in light of the celebs status we in the West has given to people like Hilton (who despite her fame are generally looked down upon by the American populace at large). And if Paris is a mark of shame on the degradation of traditional American values, so too are the antics of Linh and her BF an affront to Vietnamese. Perhaps some pontificating Westerners commented here don’t see anything wrong with an age 50-70 dude hooking up with a teenage local girl and feel that the locals are working up over nothing, but imagine if it’s your daughter. Try not to judge other foreign cultures based on narrowed, ethnocentric Western mindsets! I personally disagree with the rigid double-standard VN values but if most local people support them, then so shall I. And in this culture these behaviors are affronted to everything the Vietnamese believe in. Linh’s celeb position as a model for the youth exacerbates it even more!

]]> Comment on Japanese Friend Finder by PETER http://asia.elliottback.com/japanese-friend-finder/#comment-537408 PETER Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:46:27 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2007/12/28/japanese-friend-finder/#comment-537408 i need japanese friends who want to invest in uganda my mail is ayellapeter@yahoo.com i need japanese friends who want to invest in uganda my mail is ayellapeter@yahoo.com

]]> Comment on Japanese Emoticon List by banana http://asia.elliottback.com/japanese-emoticon-list/#comment-534640 banana Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:31:21 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2007/02/27/japanese-emoticon-list/#comment-534640 What does @^^@ mean please? Thanks. What does @^^@ mean please? Thanks.

]]> Comment on Torrents in China by Don http://asia.elliottback.com/torrents-in-china/#comment-532515 Don Wed, 30 May 2012 05:08:45 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/?p=467#comment-532515 Thanks Rob, I re-set my preferences as you suggested. I am also looking into "port forwarding"... at this point I do not yet understand how to do it but I hear it helps a lot... Thanks Rob, I re-set my preferences as you suggested. I am also looking into “port forwarding”… at this point I do not yet understand how to do it but I hear it helps a lot…

]]> Comment on Torrents in China by johnnyinbeijing http://asia.elliottback.com/torrents-in-china/#comment-532332 johnnyinbeijing Mon, 28 May 2012 07:42:19 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/?p=467#comment-532332 u torrent est maintenant bloque à Pekin u torrent est maintenant bloque à Pekin

]]> Comment on 2011 Chinese 1oz Silver Panda Coins by sam in china http://asia.elliottback.com/2011-chinese-1oz-silver-panda-coins/#comment-528921 sam in china Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:46:40 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/?p=562#comment-528921 Cool, do these coins increase in value? Or is it just really the silver that increases? Cool, do these coins increase in value? Or is it just really the silver that increases?

]]> Comment on Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Underage? by Chinese-person-in-America http://asia.elliottback.com/chinese-olympic-gymnasts-underage/#comment-527171 Chinese-person-in-America Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:49:54 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2008/07/27/chinese-olympic-gymnasts-underage/#comment-527171 Please...Watch how you say things. I feel SO offended. "They deserve nothing but misery at these Olympics because they have done nothing but pimp these games out to try to raise their place in the world thereby eliminating the true spirit of the games." They've done nothing? They practice, practice and practice everyday and you call that NOTHING? The last sentence "Screw the Chinese!" You know that's racist, right? This doesn't make America any better why making remarks like this. Please…Watch how you say things. I feel SO offended.

“They deserve nothing but misery at these Olympics because they have done nothing but pimp these games out to try to raise their place in the world thereby eliminating the true spirit of the games.”

They’ve done nothing? They practice, practice and practice everyday and you call that NOTHING?

The last sentence “Screw the Chinese!” You know that’s racist, right?
This doesn’t make America any better why making remarks like this.

]]> Comment on Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Underage? by Anon http://asia.elliottback.com/chinese-olympic-gymnasts-underage/#comment-527170 Anon Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:43:38 +0000 http://asia.elliottback.com/archives/2008/07/27/chinese-olympic-gymnasts-underage/#comment-527170 I agree 100% of what you've said. I agree 100% of what you’ve said.

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