I'm moving to Beijing!

[HEyHEY]

Got the gig there....pending a physical and some letters from my college and current employer.

[JVS]

1. Good luck breathing!

Congratulations dude!

[HEyHEY]

4. How dare you insult the chemically enhanced people's air!

Sorry, just practicing.

[JVS]

5. As a government mouthpiece and stooge, will you still be able to post here?

Do you think you can even get DU in China?

[HEyHEY]

6. No idea

[JVS]

7. Well if you're lucky the world economic crisis will cause massive upheaval in China while you're...

there. Not a pleasant thing, but for a journalist it's money in the bank. It's going to be interesting to see how 1.2 billion people who are used to accepting a trade off of political liberties for economic growth (opposite deal from Gorbachev's reign over the USSR) react when the economic growth is not delivered.

[HEyHEY]

8. I know, it's such an awesome time to go!

Of course, when the people rebel they'll probably kill foreign government mouthpieces first :-(

[JVS]

9. Yes, xenophobia seems to be a popular salve for economic wounds. Just check GD where...

a general depression of the markets has been ignored as the cause of the big 3's woes in favor of the Japanese. So, how long are you figuring to stay there?

[HEyHEY]

10. A year at least, that's the contract.

check your PM

[JVS]

12. You can watch this film to get ready to go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8rESHKO_ro

[HEyHEY]

18. Worke and parasite!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXHUHGGCWTI

[NewJeffCT]

11. I've had no problems accessing DU or DailyKos in China

on my two trips there.

[JVS]

16. cool

[billyskank]

2. Woah.

That's pretty wild.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

3. Wait...

what will Canada do when you are gone? The beer sales alone will fall off the charts!

[HEyHEY]

28. Numerous bartenders do depend on my support, but they'll get by

[MrCoffee]

13. That is so awesome

Congrats!

[redqueen]

14. Wow... how exciting!

Congrats! :toast:

[NewJeffCT]

15. Why are you going, and do you know where you'll live yet?

Be prepared for some brutal humidity in the summer...

Watch out for those Chinese women, too!

[HEyHEY]

19. New job

And learning mandarin, which is a benefit of the gig, free tutorials!

[NewJeffCT]

23. Can I ask what the new job is?

My wife has family in Beijing, by the way.

[HEyHEY]

26. check your PM

[Odin2005]

27. Uff, good luck getting the those tones down!!!

I tried to teach myself Chinese a while back, didn't work because I sucked at getting the tones down, especially the down-up tone.

[DS1]

17. You're going to be big in Beijing

:yoiks:

[HEyHEY]

20. I expect to lose 20 pounds from dysentery alone!

[Bucky]

34. .

I didn't need that image

[foxfeet]

21. How's your Mandarin?

[HEyHEY]

24. As good as my russian

But I get free mandarin lessons as part of my benefits

[QueenOfCalifornia]

29. Can you see

Russia from your porch?

[Odin2005]

22. You're a journalist? Didn't know that! Good luck!!!

[HEyHEY]

25. Yup...

Currently at CBC, but moving on

[ceile]

30. Wow!

Congrats!

[Shakespeare]

31. Congrats!

If the job is what I think it is, I've considered the same thing. I hope you'll let us know how you like it there. :hi:

[tigereye]

32. wow! Congratulations!

do they have polar bears there somewhere?


:party: :toast:

[HEyHEY]

35. Likely dyed pandas

[XemaSab]

33. Congratulations!

:bounce:

[Lucian]

36. Why are you moving to Beijing?

New job?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

37. Congratulations! What a great opportunity for you.

:toast:

[jeff30997]

38. If you get in trouble with the commies just say the magic words:

Norman Bethune. :)

Enjoy your stay dude.:toast:

[enigmatic]

39. Right on, man

I'd jump at that, too! :toast:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

40. Congrats!

:toast: