Jiao notes problem
Date:2011-01-28
Q: Will you take the jiao notes?
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Antoine Gabriel 27 France designer |
“I may take the notes the fi rst time, but if I found I can’t use them, I would say no from then on.” |
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Alvalo Canin 40 Spain photographer |
"It is no big deal because the notes are of low value. People taking it or rejecting it doesn’t matter. " |
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Keith Newington 53 Australia IT engineer |
"I do not want the small value notes because they can buy nothing in Shanghai. I will leave the notes at my hotel room if I still have some before leaving the city. " |
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Li Tianni 19 Shanghai student |
"I prefer notes to coins because the coins are too heavy. Moreover, the small value notes may become collectable if the numbers in circulation decreases. " |
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Sun Yonghe 77 Shanghai retired |
"I have a good suggestion - collect the small value notes and coins in an envelope and use them to pay for water and electricity. I do it every month and the notes have never been rejected. " |
One Household, One Pet Dog
Date:2010-11-06
Q: What do you think about the policy which says one household is only allowed to raise one pet dog?
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Gong Yifeng 37 Sichuan Province real estate agent |
"I do not agree with it. People have close relations with dogs, and it will be a real hardship if they were asked to give dogs away if they have more than one." |
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Guan Zhenchun 51 Shanghai |
Wedding date
Date:2010-10-11
Q: Lovers flocked to tie the knot on 10-10-10 - a perfect date for marriage. What's your opinion?
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Xu Shenrong 24 Shanghai media worker |
" You shouldn't get married on a day just because it's fashionable. It's not the date that decides the happiness of married life, it's the couple." |
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Tong Sun 25 Liaoning Province |
National Day holiday's schedule
Date:2010-10-01
Q: How will you spend the National Day holiday?
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Zhou Chunhong 45 Shanghai hotel worker |
" At first, I planned to visit the Expo, but it seems too crowded. Maybe I will enjoy Shanghai Tourism Festival activities during the holiday." |
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David Fan 27 Shanghai |
Your coolest Expo experience
Date:2010-08-21
Q: What is your coolest Expo experience in the hottest weather?
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Paola Giodia/Gioua Fosstn 22/21 Italy Students |
"Gioua fainted in such hot weather, so we went to the restaurant in the Italian Pavilion for a break. To our great surprise, we were given a 70 percent discount (paying 375 yuan instead of 530 yuan) for being Italians." |
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Eduardo Garcia 45 Mexico |
Too much cloths?
Date:2010-08-16
Q: Some people are complaining on online forums that some young women wore too much revealing clothing at work, distracting others. What do you think?
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Fiona Yu 24 Shanghai Customer service |
" The young men who are complaining online should stop whining as they are only making an excuse for their negative attitudes toward work." |
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Feng Junqi 25 Shanghai |
Return to the past
Date:2010-08-10
Q: A recent survey showed 70 percent of young Americans would like to live in the past as they are disappointed with the present. Would you like to return to the past? And Why?
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Huang Zhaoxuan 19 Shanghai Waiter |
" I don't think so. The world is changing all the time and we should not live in the memories of our past. We must march forward." |
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Cai Xinyi 32 Shanghai |
Dealing with the heat
Date:2010-08-04
Q: How are you dealing with the heat and what have you done to stay cool?
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Hu baoquan 47 Shanghai Hotel worker |
" I try to keep cool by smoking less and drinking more barley tea. Also, I spend less time playing computer games to avoid getting excited." |
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Ceonor Estrada 33 Mexican |
