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Philip:
Like Willy, I am living the life of Riley in China with my little family, wife, 3 year-old son, 13 year-old stepdaughter (stepson is in university in Shanghai, getting ready to do a couple of years military service).
Most of the stuff in the media about China is wrong, which suits me fine. I can just carry on enjoying being as happy, as free, as un-spied-upon and as wealthy as I've ever been. Like Willy, I'm still waiting for this disastrous economic collapse that all the debt-ridden Western economies swear is imminent. lol.
So, life is sweet, there are probably lots of everyday events in my life that could be of interest in a forum with active members, but not for people that only want to talk about U.S. politics.
Willy The Londoner:
--- Quote from: Philip on May 23, 2016, 12:40:50 am ---Like Willy, I am living the life of Riley in China with my little family, wife, 3 year-old son, 13 year-old stepdaughter (stepson is in university in Shanghai, getting ready to do a couple of years military service).
Most of the stuff in the media about China is wrong, which suits me fine. I can just carry on enjoying being as happy, as free, as un-spied-upon and as wealthy as I've ever been. Like Willy, I'm still waiting for this disastrous economic collapse that all the debt-ridden Western economies swear is imminent. lol.
So, life is sweet, there are probably lots of everyday events in my life that could be of interest in a forum with active members, but not for people that only want to talk about U.S. politics.
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I agree with Philip life here is more than good. I want to live no where else until my final curtain is lowered.
I laugh at some of the rubbish media items I see and read about China. ;D The Chinese people have never had it so good. Come to think of it neither have I. ;D
Civil rights bah humbug! ;) What civil rights do I have here? 8) I have all that I want - I can walk out at night without the fear of being mugged or being in bed at night without the fear of my home being broken into both things that I could not do either in London or most other big cities in the Western World.
The 'disastrous economy' here has been good to tens of millions of Chinese and me. Wages have risen and house prices are such that for the last few year my investments in property have outstripped any other investments. I keep hearing the western profits of doom telling me that the housing bubble will burst but guys you have been telling me that since I arrived here in 2009. Things still keep growing and long may it do so.
Of course there is a big difference between the West and China. The vast majority of home purchasers here are paid for in full without any loans from banks. Loans are usually for no more that 25 % - 50 % of the value for those who do use banks. So the loans do not outstrip the value of the properties.
Mind you I am not against USA politics. They are like movies and they start of with the highly comical primaries which leads to the backstabbing back chatting jibes and eventual we get to the pathos and when just one on each side go head to head there vare the false promises and eventually we have the horror of realising just whose finger is on the trigger.
What is different to the west than here. The people in the west THINK their votes count. Where as here! ::)
Willy
shaun:
Another aspect is that there are those of us who feel it is unsafe to post anything on this site. Sorry Robert. There are abuses and predators who will screw you up if they get half a chance. They get booted of this site but there isn't anything one can do to keep them from coming on as anther person. So several of us just don't post anymore.
Willy The Londoner:
--- Quote from: Willy The Londoner on May 24, 2016, 08:48:27 pm ---
Mind you I am not against USA politics. They are like movies and they start of with the highly comical primaries which leads to the backstabbing back chatting jibes and eventual we get to the pathos and when just one on each side go head to head there vare the false promises and eventually we have the horror of realising just whose finger is on the trigger.
What is different to the west than here. The people in the west THINK their votes count. Where as here! ::)
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I think Mark Twain summed up politics perfectly. "if voting made a difference they would not let you do it"
Willy
David E:
--- Quote from: shaun on May 25, 2016, 09:19:11 pm ---Another aspect is that there are those of us who feel it is unsafe to post anything on this site. Sorry Robert. There are abuses and predators who will screw you up if they get half a chance. They get booted of this site but there isn't anything one can do to keep them from coming on as anther person. So several of us just don't post anymore.
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Hi Shaun....
Good to see you are still "up and about"....sorry to have not heard from you for so long "!!
Why do you get so uptight about the "trolls" that we get here from time to time...sticks and stones.......
Talking about the Chinese economy... ;D ;D
In Aus we are constantly barraged with the doom and gloom that our economy will suffer as China enters its own economic meltdown...woe is us !!!
What nobody seems to realise is that China has moved from an annual growth rate of 15% plus, to a more rational 7% as its own economy matures and moves towards a service based model...such as it has done in Western economies as they matured.
Interestingly....if the developed Western Countries were currently achieving a growth rate of 7% there would be dancing in the Streets...how come everybody is so depressed !!!!
Its all politics...logic does not apply
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