Shanghai Falling Apart

JohnnyKnockdown

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• Aug 9, 2007

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Was it on old Chinese proverb that says
"Do unto others as only you would do unto yourselves"
or maybe that was just my mother speaking.
It seems as if that same cheap flimsy crap China exports
to all of us was also used in the construction of the
Shanghai Circuit.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_MOTORSPOR...EK8183120070807

 

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That's just sad...

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JohnnyKnockdown @ Aug 10 2007, 03:06 AM) [snapback]84075[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Was it on old Chinese proverb that says
"Do unto others as only you would do unto yourselves"
or maybe that was just my mother speaking.
It seems as if that same cheap flimsy crap China exports
to all of us was also used in the construction of the
Shanghai Circuit.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_MOTORSPOR...EK8183120070807



"damaged by a fierce storm"

did'nt a certain storm almost wipe out new orleans recently

seems like we all make crap not just the chinese

 

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Part of the typhoon that has been circling around Taiwan and before that Japan has been causing a bit of grief. Had a Typhoon warning here in Hong Kong the other day, though it didn't amount to much but some gusty winds and plenty of rain. Back to Shanghai some of those stands will not be missed as they never get filled!

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Dazza @ Aug 10 2007, 01:54 PM) [snapback]84087[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Part of the typhoon that has been circling around Taiwan and before that Japan has been causing a bit of grief. Had a Typhoon warning here in Hong Kong the other day, though it didn't amount to much but some gusty winds and plenty of rain. Back to Shanghai some of those stands will not be missed as they never get filled!


Here too...the floods just subsided in some areas...work/school was cancelled for two days.

 

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Pity it didn't destroy the whole circuit so we could ditch it and get Istanbul back!!

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raven46 @ Aug 10 2007, 05:50 AM) [snapback]84085[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
seems like we all make crap not just the chinese

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Son of Doohan @ Aug 10 2007, 02:13 AM) [snapback]84091[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Pity it didn't destroy the whole circuit so we could ditch it and get Istanbul back!!

 

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i'm sure the F1 fans can find other spots on the track to nap during the race.

 

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japan is made of concrete literally when the cat 5 typhoon hit some of the robots were still going to work.

also speaking of china I saw on the news here in japan a company in china was selling like riceballs but instead of meat instead (it was like curry flavored) they were using cardboard

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(xx CURVE xx @ Aug 10 2007, 02:38 PM) [snapback]84135[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
i'm sure the F1 fans can find other spots on the track to nap during the race.

Niiiiiice!!!

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(krazy91 @ Aug 10 2007, 10:08 PM) [snapback]84138[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
japan is made of concrete literally when the cat 5 typhoon hit some of the robots were still going to work.

also speaking of china I saw on the news here in japan a company in china was selling like riceballs but instead of meat instead (it was like curry flavored) they were using cardboard

The fake dumplings story..has to be in the land of the fake its all true

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raven46 @ Aug 10 2007, 04:50 AM) [snapback]84085[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
"damaged by a fierce storm"

did'nt a certain storm almost wipe out new orleans recently

seems like we all make crap not just the chinese


We don't make cheap crap, but we are dumb enough to encourage people to live below sea level. Then after a Cat 4 hurricane puts the city under water we are dumb enough to spend billions of dollars trying to convince them to come back.

By the way building "cheap crap" isn't a sin. Do you really want an action figure that lasts you until youre 35? or a computer that's engineered to last for 20 years?

However, pegging your currency to the currency of your major trading partner is akin to predatory dumping. In true political fashion; however, we don't dare declare such a big country might be corrupt, we just force them to buy our bonds so we can live above our means for a few decades.

Priceless

 

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• Aug 16, 2007

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seems like we all make crap not just the chinese
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No. We Americans don't make crap......We destroy crap

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JohnnyKnockdown @ Aug 16 2007, 09:43 PM) [snapback]85072[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>

No. We Americans don't make crap......We destroy crap




i think ye americans need to pull yer heads out of yer arses

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(raven46 @ Aug 17 2007, 03:52 PM) [snapback]85280[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
i think ye americans need to pull yer heads out of yer arses

My Point Exactly

 

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• Aug 18, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Son of Doohan @ Aug 10 2007, 01:13 AM) [snapback]84091[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Pity it didn't destroy the whole circuit so we could ditch it and get Istanbul back!!


I wish the rest of those lifeless F1 rings would crumble too. Moto GP needs real race tracks.

 

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• Aug 18, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mylexicon @ Aug 16 2007, 12:06 PM) [snapback]85056[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
We don't make cheap crap, but we are dumb enough to encourage people to live below sea level. Then after a Cat 4 hurricane puts the city under water we are dumb enough to spend billions of dollars trying to convince them to come back.

By the way building "cheap crap" isn't a sin. Do you really want an action figure that lasts you until youre 35? or a computer that's engineered to last for 20 years?

However, pegging your currency to the currency of your major trading partner is akin to predatory dumping. In true political fashion; however, we don't dare declare such a big country might be corrupt, we just force them to buy our bonds so we can live above our means for a few decades.

Priceless

All true.