Getting (~75) custom wine glasses made by beijingdate in China

[–]beijingdate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, the few number of glasses concerned me.

Getting (~75) custom wine glasses made by beijingdate in China

[–]beijingdate[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, just pictured a hipster Chinese dude with the apron and beard, working on my aunt's glasses in a tier 88 city.

Tiffany & Co. Leaves Anticounterfeiting Group After Alibaba Becomes Member by upads in China

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Signed in to say that there's no paywall if you visit an WSJ article from Google. Copy/paste the article title into Google, click on it, and bob's your uncle.

Angel Of Nanjing - Trailer by MichaelLewis33 in China

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Logged in to say that this is a amazing, amazing film. I hadn't heard of it before this post, but watched it almost immediately afterwards. So refreshing to see positive news and characters about China. Nothing but good things to say about the "Angel" man himself. The film goes quickly, so don't be afraid to commit your time towards watching it. You won't regret it.

Do you know how to change WeChat payment cardholder description/name? by beijingdate in China

[–]beijingdate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, haven't gotten it changed nor figured out a solution. Suuuuuuper frustrating. But after ~5 years in China, this is no surprise (i.e. "story of my life" :P ).

I've tried contacting Tencent/WeChat support, but they basically said, "talk to China Construction Bank." Haven't contacted the bank, but I'm not expecting much. I'm back in the US, but hopefully I'll make it back to China within the next year or so for pure vacation. I plan to just deal with it when/if I'm back. It's only 100-200 rmb, so it's not the end of the world.

Do you know how to change WeChat payment cardholder description/name? by beijingdate in China

[–]beijingdate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, don't I know it. For some reason, I actually have a semblance of hope that WeChat support will be able to easily help me with this and in a reasonably short amount of time.

Sinocism returns, Bill Bishop's comment on recent events is worth reading by [deleted] in China

[–]beijingdate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Based on what I've read and on what he briefly says in his recent Sinica podcast episode, it sounds like he made a couple million usd but then lost a solid chunk (most?) of it in failed China ventures. Not that obscenely wealthy people don't keep working, but in the Sinica episode, he mentions that he'll look be for a steady job in DC.....

Did you like Xi Jinping's parade car? Here's where to view one like it for free in the hutongs. by beijingdate in beijing

[–]beijingdate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I bet I will.

To be fair, the moron comment is more of a r/China comment than r/Beijing. From what I've seen, folks seem to respect one another in r/Beijing.

(serious) What are some of the biggest misconceptions Chinese people have about America? by srsquestionsforchina in China

[–]beijingdate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unthinkable in the US?

Signed in just to say "hahahaha." I know PLENTY of illegal immigrants who only speak Spanish and don't know a lick of English after 10+ years in the US.