Comments for Shanghai Bob

Comment on Monastic life on Sukhumvit by Viriya

Viriya — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:56:29 +0000

It shouldn’t have been the fact he was asking in the evening that tipped you off, it should have been that he was ASKING, and asking for MONEY. The Thais wouldn’t have believed for 2 seconds he was an actual monk.

Buddhist monks (and nuns, in case you happen to meet one of Thailands 7 nuns) must not ever ASK for anything.

It is also prohibited for them to handle money, although, given the widespread levels of corruption in the Thai monastic sangha (community) many do. Good monks won’t take money if you give it to them.

And, for the record, monks may touch lady-boys, but not in a suggestive or sexual manner, i.e. no massages, or anything else, and nothing else which could have even the slightest possibility of being taken the wrong way. And seeming the risk of it being taken the wrong way is high with lady-boys, it’s the kind of thing which is inadvisable.

Comment on WWJD – What Would Jackie Do? by robert

robert — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:55:26 +0000

Hi, there,

I’m sure you’ll have a great time and make a lot of friends. I had no trouble in Shanghai or Beijing, and people in general were very kind. Bars at 4:00a can be troublesome in any part of the world, but I expect you’ll wrestle more with the language than the locals.

Have fun in Beijing,
Robert

Comment on WWJD – What Would Jackie Do? by ＣＢＲＡＶＯ

ＣＢＲＡＶＯ — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:17:01 +0000

Hello bob!
I’m going to beijing for a whole year thanks to a scholarship I won some time ago, and I’m really concerned about racism out there. Have you had any other experiences like this? May I learn some kung-fu?
Also, I’m not white, are chinese people more aggresive against non white people? (I’m latino).
Btw, nice blog!, adding you to my rss.

Comment on Avatar by Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:09:00 +0000

Way too much time on you hands!!!! But you gotta admit, the blinking is a nice touch.

Comment on True change comes from within by Neeraj

Neeraj — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:09:24 +0000

hahaha you are getting ready to go to China

Last weekend I went to do groceries shopping at Indian store and he gave me a bill for $46. I’m not sure why I asked him to check again but did got $11 back.

I guess it’s just good to check

Comment on Tibetan has no word for “guilt” by Neeraj

Neeraj — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:51:32 +0000

Good running Robert. I’m glad you made it. How’s going in small town?

Comment on How do you know when you are fluent in a language? by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:25:19 +0000

I decided fluency in language is when you can successfully complete a Newspaper Crossword puzzle in that language.

Unfortunately by this defination I am not yet fluent in English or any language.

Comment on True change comes from within by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:06:49 +0000

Expect to be charged the wrong amount 9 times out of 10 in Shanghai. This is the norm. if you get a bill for the correct amount be pleasantly surprised.

Comment on I got my visa for Shanghai by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:04:02 +0000

Congratulations!

Welcome to China where things are always interesting but never go smoothly.

Looking forward to meeting up.

Comment on What is the difference between… by Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:02:28 +0000

I thought Ale had a higher percentage of HOPS? Dont forget the HOPS.

Does this mean LAGER and PILSENER are the same? Is there a difference?