WBraun
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:21am PT
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Stupid Americans think their country is the only country on the planet that's any good ......
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:24am PT
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What do the smart Americans think?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:26am PT
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Was in Guangdong for ten days in 2001 working on product development at a footwear factory. Never saw a single living thing besides humans- not even cats, dogs or birds....way depressing.
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:27am PT
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Plenty of cats and dogs around here. Too many in fact.
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:28am PT
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Survival, is that dune just of of HWy 50 in Nevada?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:29am PT
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Stupid Americans think their country is the only country on the planet that's any good ......
True, but then stupid people in a lot of countries think their country is the only country on the planet that's any good. Americans don't have a monopoly on stupid, despite the evidence to the contrary often visible on this forum.
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moosedrool
Trad climber
lost, far away from Poland
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2013 - 09:29am PT
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Fuk, what do I know about America?
I live in the Bay Area, CA.
Can I change my plea? I love California! (Hey Roxjoke can you her me?)
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:30am PT
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Americans don't have a monopoly on stupid
Give us a few years. I think Google is litigating against Apple and Samsung on a patent. Before long, "iDumb"...yes, yes you are.
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:31am PT
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Like anywhere, China is crowded if you go where the crowds go when the crowds go there.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:32am PT
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Randisi, those cats and dogs must be frightened. The chinese have a saying- they will eat anything with four legs except the table, and anything on two legs except grandmom.
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High Fructose Corn Spirit
Gym climber
-A race of corn eaters
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:33am PT
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Just for fun, a counterpoint...
Was in the Alps above Interlaken for a week in summer 2003 for rehab (for lack of a better word). Never saw a single human being, only the most intense presentation of flora and fauna that I had ever seen... way enspiriting.
EDIT
Better: ...for "spirit-building." (cf: muscle-building)
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:34am PT
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I should also point out that I was forced to go to China from economic pressures.
I sure as hell didn't want to come here!
Best decision I ever made, and despite myself.
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:35am PT
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Jim, grandmom is on three legs! :P
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:37am PT
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But seriously, the retired women feed the stray cats.
Most of the dogs are pets.
China has changed a lot in the last ten years, Jim.
I'm amazed their culture has absorbed the change as equanimously as it has.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:41am PT
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I love California! (Hey Roxjoke can you her me?)
Roxjoke? Phukkin' drool catches on to America damn quick! Classic.
mtropy, yes indeed. It's freekin' huge. Look at the daughter person far away in the pic. It looks like photoshop but it's not!
Randisi, China rocks dude, I can't wait to go back.
The part of the wall I went to was 100% empty.
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:43am PT
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Just send me a PM, Bruce.
There's some good bouldering in Qingdao just south of here.
Not to mention some good beer. Much better than the export variety.
But you don't drink anymore, if I recall?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:43am PT
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Yep....when I climbed in Schezwan in 1980 everyone was on bikes, not a passenger vehicle in sight and just a few trucks.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:47am PT
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Yep....when I climbed in Schezwan in 1980 everyone was on bikes, not a passenger vehicle in sight and just a few trucks.
This does not sound like a down side. Unless you're trying to get somewhere far away......HA!!!
Randisi, I'm getting a new set of passports for the family as we speak.
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:50am PT
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Yes, the increase in personal vehicle use sucks.
But that's a problem in most cities of the world, isn't it.
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Randisi
Social climber
Dalian, Liaoning
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Jan 17, 2013 - 09:52am PT
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when I climbed in Schezwan in 1980
Jim, the current accepted spelling is Sichuan.
Heh.
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