Comments on: Friday Links: Bloomberg reporters get visas, liquid nitrogen to clean up Beijing smog, and Chinese materialism

By: wafflestomp

wafflestomp — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 03:48:51 +0000

Of course it’s hard to poll poor people, they’re too busy being shit on the the govt/employers. The middle/upper class are the materialistic ones.

By: Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 01:08:10 +0000

“The poll results should, however, be carefully weighed. Ipsos said that results from China “are not reflective of the general population” because the country’s Internet penetration rate is less than 60 percent. However, as in other countries that fall below that threshold, including India, Russia and Brazil, the participants in the survey are deemed to be “primary engaged citizens” with education, income and connectivity levels comparable to those in more developed countries, the company said.”
~NY Times

By: wafflestomp

wafflestomp — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 13:06:06 +0000

Did you read the survey results? Maybe you should Chinese sheeple.

By: Chinese Netizen

Chinese Netizen — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 12:44:28 +0000

As opposed to Europeans, Americans, Canadians, South Americans, Australians, South Africans, Thai, Indonesians, Indians, Saudis, Israelis, etc. etc. etc.

By: wafflestomp

wafflestomp — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 09:25:52 +0000

As if we all didn’t know the Chinese are insanely materialistic and rotten inside.