Comments on: Where Did all the China Go? http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/ 老百姓記 -- a search for humanity in China (by bicycle) Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:24:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Louis http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Louis Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:33:53 +0000 http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/?p=918#comment-261 As a follow-up, Republicans are fighting what happens to be a shitty Democratic cap-and-trade legislation aimed at making the environment not suck considerably more in the near future. Their beef?: "Sure the environment is bad, but how how much will it cost the economy?" OR Save the Planet, sure, but at what cost? As a follow-up, Republicans are fighting what happens to be a shitty Democratic cap-and-trade legislation aimed at making the environment not suck considerably more in the near future. Their beef?: “Sure the environment is bad, but how how much will it cost the economy?” OR Save the Planet, sure, but at what cost?

]]> By: Louis http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Louis Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:13:49 +0000 http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/?p=918#comment-260 Psychologist (psychoanalyst?) Erich Fromm was saying pretty much the same thing about American society 50 years ago, and things have only gotten 100x worse since then. Reading your post made me think of how uncultured every American city save the seven or so with character really are. How few people know how to actually do anything, and how people work and live for "progress" and the "economy" and "economic progress" both for themsevles and sometimes their family. Nature and culture and the idea of independent living are being killed in tandem in the United States. Psychologist (psychoanalyst?) Erich Fromm was saying pretty much the same thing about American society 50 years ago, and things have only gotten 100x worse since then. Reading your post made me think of how uncultured every American city save the seven or so with character really are. How few people know how to actually do anything, and how people work and live for “progress” and the “economy” and “economic progress” both for themsevles and sometimes their family. Nature and culture and the idea of independent living are being killed in tandem in the United States.

]]> By: Miguel http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Miguel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:24:28 +0000 http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/?p=918#comment-255 I have similar ranting attacks every 2 weeks more less, more often if I don't drink myself to unconsciousness... Very well explained what you are missing (and looking for in china), I already gave up... I will have to go Japan to try to find it I have similar ranting attacks every 2 weeks more less, more often if I don’t drink myself to unconsciousness…
Very well explained what you are missing (and looking for in china), I already gave up… I will have to go Japan to try to find it

]]> By: Noel http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Noel Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:37:16 +0000 http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/?p=918#comment-253 "experience with officialdom" I meant to say “experience with officialdom” I meant to say

]]> By: Noel http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Noel Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:36:42 +0000 http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/?p=918#comment-252 Have you posted about visa requirements and permissions for wandering around the country? I'm planning a more limited wandering in 2011, not by bike and for different purposes. Your experience with could be quite helpful. I'm finding your posts to be very informative as I plan and prepare for being there. Have you posted about visa requirements and permissions for wandering around the country? I’m planning a more limited wandering in 2011, not by bike and for different purposes. Your experience with could be quite helpful.

I’m finding your posts to be very informative as I plan and prepare for being there.

]]> By: james http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/2009/10/where-did-all-the-china-go/comment-page-1/#comment-251 james Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:51:14 +0000 http://www.portraitofanlbx.com/?p=918#comment-251 Here's hoping for some kind of Chinese renaissance. Eventually once they have money and become "developed" they're going to start looking for something else, and hopefully that will be reviving their once glorious culture. Considering that you guys are right smack in the middle of China's asshole, I doubt you're going to find any blooms of it there. I'm confident you'll start to see it as you get into Zhejiang. Here’s hoping for some kind of Chinese renaissance. Eventually once they have money and become “developed” they’re going to start looking for something else, and hopefully that will be reviving their once glorious culture.

Considering that you guys are right smack in the middle of China’s asshole, I doubt you’re going to find any blooms of it there. I’m confident you’ll start to see it as you get into Zhejiang.

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