Comments on: Beijing Olympics thought 9: A few good men http://www.beijingboyce.com/2008/06/09/beijing-olympics-thought-9-a-few-good-men/ A Somewhat Young China Hand on the Local Drinking Scene Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:20:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Radhika http://www.beijingboyce.com/2008/06/09/beijing-olympics-thought-9-a-few-good-men/#comment-58500 Radhika Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:43:43 +0000 http://www.beijingboyce.com/?p=1202#comment-58500 ha ha! i think this is a universal problem for us women... the men are never good enough.. not just in beijing... here in india too! Well written and it made me laugh! ha ha!
i think this is a universal problem for us women… the men are never good enough.. not just in beijing… here in india too! Well written and it made me laugh!

]]> By: boyce http://www.beijingboyce.com/2008/06/09/beijing-olympics-thought-9-a-few-good-men/#comment-57943 boyce Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:04:23 +0000 http://www.beijingboyce.com/?p=1202#comment-57943 Sandra, I'll inform the women with whom I hang out, two of whom thought the post was funny, that they may be dumb. Maybe you could help 'educate' us, and, in exchange, we could help you gain a sense of humor and lose the tendency to simultaneously make assumptions and be self-righteous: "There are at least five million men in Beijing, and the idea that their numbers will increase significantly during the olympics shows that what you really mean is “white”–or at the least, “foreign”– when you say men, which is an unforgivable slip." I guess what *you* really mean is "white" or "foreign." Did you ever consider Chinese men who don't reside in Beijing might attend the Olympics? Cheers, Boyce Sandra,

I’ll inform the women with whom I hang out, two of whom thought the post was funny, that they may be dumb. Maybe you could help ‘educate’ us, and, in exchange, we could help you gain a sense of humor and lose the tendency to simultaneously make assumptions and be self-righteous:

“There are at least five million men in Beijing, and the idea that their numbers will increase significantly during the olympics shows that what you really mean is “white”–or at the least, “foreign”– when you say men, which is an unforgivable slip.”

I guess what *you* really mean is “white” or “foreign.” Did you ever consider Chinese men who don’t reside in Beijing might attend the Olympics?

Cheers, Boyce

]]> By: Sandra http://www.beijingboyce.com/2008/06/09/beijing-olympics-thought-9-a-few-good-men/#comment-57941 Sandra Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:35:44 +0000 http://www.beijingboyce.com/?p=1202#comment-57941 Maybe you hang out with dumb women--though you are not owning up to the obvious, which combined with your preferred company, doesn't bode well for your own respectability. There are at least five million men in Beijing, and the idea that their numbers will increase significantly during the olympics shows that what you really mean is "white"--or at the least, "foreign"-- when you say men, which is an unforgivable slip. I am not sorry for you that you feel like you can't check out Chinese women at bars. Find new company; educate yourself. Maybe you hang out with dumb women–though you are not owning up to the obvious, which combined with your preferred company, doesn’t bode well for your own respectability. There are at least five million men in Beijing, and the idea that their numbers will increase significantly during the olympics shows that what you really mean is “white”–or at the least, “foreign”– when you say men, which is an unforgivable slip. I am not sorry for you that you feel like you can’t check out Chinese women at bars. Find new company; educate yourself.

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