Beijing Says No Red Hair for Cabbies

Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:39 AM EDT
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munzilla

Finally someone has the courage to speak up against these red haired menaces to society!

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Reply#1 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:29 AM EDT
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Pamela Drew

Hey who you calling a menace? You don't know real fun until you go drinking with a red head. *smirk*

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#1.1 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:34 PM EDT
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munzilla

Oh I know. Some of the maddest people I've ever known were redheads. And I mean "mad" in both senses of the word.

My 4 month old doesn't have much hair in, but it looks a bit red. I'll have to break the news to him when he's old enough to understand that he's not welcome as a cab driver in China.

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    #1.2 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT
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    Ryan Stolte-Sawa
    "Some drivers don't care about their appearance and this has a negative impact on the whole industry," the bureau's vice director Yao Kuo was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

    I had a driver with red hair once. Never took a cab again.

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    Reply#2 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:34 AM EDT
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    munzilla

    Exactly. Had I known the cabdrivers would have such an offensive and downright immoral appearance, I'd have never flagged the cab in the first place!

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    #2.1 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:38 AM EDT
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    Ryan Stolte-Sawa
    offensive and downright immoral

    One could almost say communistic.

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    #2.2 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:47 AM EDT
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    munzilla

    *gasps*

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    #2.3 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:48 AM EDT
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    {"commentId":648713,"authorDomain":"cobbs"}
    steveoutdoorrec
    Finally someone has the courage to speak up against these red haired menaces to society!

    Speaking as a redhead, I resemble that remark

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    Reply#3 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:53 AM EDT
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    neteng

    Amazing what hosting the Olympics will do for a society...

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    Reply#6 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:38 AM EDT
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    boons_orama-131388

    Hmmm. When Chinese people come to our country, we don't change for them (and we shouldn't). So when we go to their country, we sure as hell shouldn't expect them to change for us. Besides, isn't that what makes going abroad so interesting? Checking out the different cultures?

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    Reply#7 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:35 PM EDT
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    Ryan Stolte-Sawa

    Part of the issue here is that China has been in a perpetual process of cultural recovery, first from feudalism, then from Confucianism, and presently, with the rise of global capitalism, from the fascist communism of the Cultural Revolution. All these movements toward "recovery" have shared a common goal, however, of unifying the country's people as Ideal Chinese Citizens. As we have seen throughout history, this approach carries some very serious repercussions.

    Another provocative point to raise in this discussion is who it is that actually drives American taxis: namely, nonwhite immigrants. It's a stereotype, sure, but in my experience, it's largely substantiated. The United States has been in a cultural identity crisis for some time now. The ethnic and social makeup of the States precludes the possibility that these drivers who are of such diverse backgrounds can ever achieve "normal Americanness" in the way that the Chinese conceive.

    America also carries an air of having nothing to prove in the international community. One can speculate that even if everyone in the USA was white, we still probably wouldn't worry about keeping things squeaky clean for rich foreigners because we, not in wont of cash, are as rich as they are.

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    #7.2 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:27 PM EDT
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    Ryan Stolte-Sawa

    Also, boons, just as a side-note: the Chinese government largely perceives "different cultures" or subcultures to be a threat to the integrity of the Chinese identity. It is not a country well-known for its progressive policies on free thought. :)

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    #7.3 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:29 PM EDT
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    tigerblade
    If I had to guess, I'd say the Chinese could care less what visitors from the US think about them.

    Gah! Normally I wouldn't comment on this, but seeing as I just came from a topic on 20 pet peeves about writing, I have to say something. It's "couldn't care less" -- if they could care less, then they do care as is.

    I agree with your point about Chinese attitudes, but I just had to point that out.

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    #7.4 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:46 PM EDT
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    Ryan Stolte-Sawa

    Tiger, I used to have the same pet peeve, but after long sleepless nights I've realised that it can work both ways, depending on inflection. I think that saying "I could care less" can be taken to mean "I would care less if I could." But you're right: literally, it should be "I couldn't care less."

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    #7.5 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:00 PM EDT
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    Brian White

    What are you talking about Anna? Who wants you to be Chinese?

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    #7.9 - Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:46 PM EDT
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    determined0a1

    ""Who wants to be Chinese""

    For sure not the people of Taiwan.

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      #7.11 - Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:43 PM EDT
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      determined0a1

      Anna,

      The island of Taiwan want to be free of the red China.

      Very pleasant people (Taiwan) that we enjoyed in our vacation and have pieces of furniture bought there.

      My comment was based in another comment produced by a poster. I did not have access to the buttons that I have now for quote.

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      #7.13 - Wed May 2, 2007 1:23 PM EDT
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      determined0a1

      I welcome more a law against BO than the red haircolor or big earrings.

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      Reply#8 - Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:05 PM EDT
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      Glinda

      why should the chineses outlaw boons orama?

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      #8.1 - Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:24 PM EDT
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      Glinda

      chinese already

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        Reply#9 - Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:27 PM EDT
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