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Re: Things I’ve learned in China so far

Ravit_Ustrategy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:02:53 -0000

Robert, did you get to see the cover bands in China? They're amazing (in Singapore too). Everyone wants to be a music star. When I was there in earlier this year , I had serious talks with entrepreneurs about creating a "self publishing" business for these guys. It's hard to borrow the exact models of US-based music collaboration and publishing startups, but with mild modifications it can definitely be a huge opportunity.

Best,
Ravit

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Vickywebworld — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:01:14 -0000

Great! Everone have something to learn from this.

Thanks for writing such a fabulous article

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George — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:55:27 -0000

hey - thanks for visiting us at our Web2Asia office, it was a cool session with local entrepreneurs!

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Alain Saffel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:00:57 -0000

Ahh, chicken feet. I stayed with family friends once when I was a kid and they served chicken feet. I refused to eat that night.

Years later, as a joke, my parents cooked up some chicken feet and put them in front of me. It was a good joke, but I still didn't eat them.

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Ted Murphy — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:03:36 -0000

How were the chicken feet prepared? Fried? Anything tastes good fried.

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Martin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:56:29 -0000

Hi,

well Budvar is a Czech pilsner and a fairly good beer and Budweiser is a brown liquid that s marketed in the US as a beer but can be easily avoided if you for a real beer from a microbrewery.

Have fun

Martin

Re: Things I’ve learned in China so far

Diana — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:53:55 -0000

Nice post. But chicken feet! Eyuk. I have a habit of browsing blogs and having my dinner. I'm glad I was done with dinner before reading this post :)

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Lucas — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:57:22 -0000

That's cool. Nice perception.

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cgrassi — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:52:33 -0000

did you make any video of the interior design of the Shenzhen book center?
Would be great to share it, thanks.

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Scott — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:14:36 -0000

What are the Facebook clones that are doing well?

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Udo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:02:27 -0000

> 7. Chicken feet are more tasty than one might expect.

This made me laugh :-) On the other hand, one already has pretty low expectations to begin with when it comes to chicken feet!

Have you tried the fried bugs yet?

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shareme — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:56:51 -0000

I think People fail to realize that the protectionist censorship philosophy has been rampant in China since China was first open to the west in the early 19th Century as a form of protection from invasion.

Thus the counter if to succeed would also have to philosophically have at its core the task of protecting China from perceived invasion..yes we all hate Xenophobia but in CHina its looke don as a Countries other military..

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Toma Bonciu - SEO Services — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:48:06 -0000

Hi,

All that pollution it's not good. China has now a great economical power and if they suffer I think we all will feel it.

Thank you

Re: Things I’ve learned in China so far

Lori Ann — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:29:13 -0000

Chicken feet, tasty? Chewy, maybe, satisfying, perhaps, but I'm not sure they taste like... anything...

I live in rural China, so most of the rest of your points aren't the same here (low pollution, the American brands are mostly Oreos and Pepsi, not cars or beer, ec.). But I've traveled around other parts of China to know what you mean! (Especially about the driving... scary.)

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Jan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:03:07 -0000

just 1 point: I've lived in China over 20years, never seen ppl wear masks to protect their lungs, that's totally exaggerated. You'll lose your money if you sell masks here :)

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tim — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:59:51 -0000

just to add to May's post: when haggling, offer .10 of the asking price. walk away at least twice.

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Ben — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:22:27 -0000

You are braver than I am eating chicken feet. Have you tried drunken prawns yet?

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Sparky — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:57:58 -0000

7. Yes, chicken feet are very tasty. My youngest son was born in Thailand. Earlier this year, we went back to the states for a vacation. We went to KFC. What did he ask to eat? Fried Chicken Feet! The staff behind the counter thought he meant chicken legs. Imagine the look on their faces when I explained what he really wanted.

Another chicken feet story, right before the Iraq War, an Iraqi Kurdish friend was visiting us in southern Thailand. At the local internet cafe, he came running up to me and said, "Oh my god, what are those people eating? It looks like some kind of weird animal." Nope, it was fried chicken feet.

Re: Things I’ve learned in China so far

Bob Evans' Sausage — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:22 -0000

With all of your "I am not an American", Socialist, liberal leanings, it's no wonder you have assimilated so well. Did you buy a one-way ticket or round trip?

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Henry — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:19 -0000

Thanks for showing your ignorance.

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Ori Matalon — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:02:45 -0000

#6 is so true, drive carefully ;-)

my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim

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Chris Andrew — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:25:38 -0000

Sexy gas masks. Unfortunately I see this being big. Love the post.

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Gaby Bruna — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:24:37 -0000

Hey Rob...

ONE OF MY MEMORIES OF WEB-DRIVEN CHINA:

1-Going into tucked away internet cafes located in between apartments in Beijing.
2-Having to give in my ID and get it fotocopied (drove me insane)
3-Barely able to find a computer available because these room were FILLED with dozens of teenagers, men and women, all playing video games, smoking and drinking Sprite.
4-NOTE: This was of course on a Wednesday at 11am)
5-Adamant to judge, I must confess I did feel scared and felt sorry for all those young people in there. It was a weird vibe.

Re: Things I’ve learned in China so far

Stephanie Sibal — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:38:42 -0000

Robert,

Sounds like a great trip so far-- I have to admit that a blog posts admitting that trying out chicken feet wasn't that bad are few and far in between!

Re: Things I’ve learned in China so far

Ted Murphy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:39:27 -0000

This is a great post, thank you. I love travelogue stuff like this. Very much appreciated.