Posted on Monday, 5 May 2008 by 克莱夫
On QQ news is an item of complaint about a bus stop advertisement, found in Ireland. The ad is for a detergent and the slogan makes use of the expression ‘all the tea in China’ – a common idiomatic expression meaning ‘much’ or ‘a lot’ - and reads, “Gets Out Stains Made By [...]
Filed under: China, Comment-China, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Tib@t, attitude, racism, tea, violence | Tagged: anti-China, Ariel, detergent, disgrace, green, insult, lunacy, Procter & Gamble, stain, Tallaght, tea, tea-stain | No Comments »
Posted on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 by 克莱夫
Early in March I reported two groups who planned to cycle from Athens to Beijing; in keeping with the Olympic spirit here are a few more details about our intrepid travellers.
These two pictures were taken of the Chinese team while they were in Athens with their volunteer guides. It’s not difficult to pick [...]
Filed under: 2008, Athens, BaltiCCycle, Beijing, China, Crotos, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, athens to beijing, cycles, cyclist, international, olympic, travel | Tagged: celebration, crosscountry, group, health, Huazhong University, international, team, support, no support, epic, olympic spirit, benefits, green, entrepreneurial, intrepid, environment, tour | No Comments »
Posted on Monday, 7 May 2007 by 克莱夫
Not long ago [I don’t know if your memory stretches back this far] the Roman Catholic Church sold small items of salvation to the people of Europe. The idea was that if someone misbehaved he/she had the option of saving themselves from future punishment by buying a certificate called an Indulgence. After paying for this [...]
Filed under: climate change, global issues, humour, politics | Tagged: carbon offsetting, clean, ecological experts, green, scam, whinging greenies | No Comments »
