Not hipster doucheism at all -- it's pretty much impossible to deny. I mean, the first Rush Hour was fun, as was Shanghai Noon, but the rest of Chan's Hollywood filmography has been pretty weak (I mean, I don't think anyone is going to come out of the woodwork to defend the Tuxedo). And even those two pretty good films pale in comparison to pretty much anything Chan made in Hong Kong in the '80s and early '90s.

Meh. Your tumescent head and my own together make the Hindenburg look like a child's toy balloon. If any piece of shit was worthy of a shanghai it was this one...

A suggestion? How about embedding some sift-worthy offerings and run that for a while instead of your flatulent, grade-school bully script. Tell all your circle-jerk buddies to do the same and perhaps the place will profit from some traffic, creativity, intelligent banter and bit more color.

Done with this thread, off to hijack another school bus full of Special Olympics kids-oh and, DO come back for more soul-searching exercise, I'm just warming-up.

I'm not sure about the American education system, but here in Canada the dumbing down of it is appalling to me. It's been getting dumbed down in the name of being 'open minded' and other nonesense by people that don't understand basic reading, writing and arithmetic are not subjective studies and can't be taught in a everyone can do it how they feel manner. Our curriculum is being designed around 2+2=5 isn't 'wrong' it's just that a student applied a different method and should still get partial marks. Our schools are also implementing 'no-fail' policies that basically do away with the 'social stigma' attached to failing and insisting that all students pass each grade unless parents agree, teachers and all staff agree. It's no wonder our western standards are falling, as we are exploiting every last inch of the luxury we have to do so.

That said, I do believe comparisons of students here to those in places like say China are misleading. Shanghai may top the global charts on student results, but I question how complete those statistical methods are. China is very focused, and understands you don't need or even want EVERYONE to be an expert in politics, economics and astrophysics. As a result most people aren't going to go beyond our equivalent of middle years or maybe junior high before entering the workforce. The students that remain in school will be the best and brightest. If you then take ONLY students enrolled in high school from a place like that and compare it to the west, your numbers will of course badly favor the countries limiting student enrollment.

As I noted above, it's no reason for complacency. I'm spending hours and hours each week compensating and supplementing the education my kids aren't getting because of systematically flawed education system .

I was hoping for a parody tag here...

The concept of using drones as a delivery system was developed to supply people with essential goods in low infrastructure regions of the world. To see it shanghaied into this makes me want to choke a puppy.

Below is a link to the world's largest skate park, SMP in Shanghai:

http://www.skateboardingmagazine.com/the-worlds-largest-skatepark-new-jiangwan-city-shanghai-china/

Notice any difference between it and the park in the video? Like how it looks smaller?

Did you notice any other differences? Are there trees growing in the middle of it? What about open seems in the concrete for wheels to click on? People strolling through casually as if they're on their way to work? Garbage cans?

Sadly, the writers who fed her that line probably do take more inspiration from Shanghai Noon than from The Big Payback.

..Shanghai Noon was pretty funny...

> The only way this counts as a tragedy is if you value
> the well-being of the average American more than that
> of the average Chinese person


hmmm yes good thinking there... I'll remind my kids if they cant find a job to check in Shanghai, China.

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Looks delicious.

I met a young Dutch couple in shanghai that took the train. They said it was an experience... glad they did but never would again, mostly because they said the Russian people were an awfully rude lot. I guess Russia isn't much dependent on the tourist trade.

Google Simon Ostrovsky, he's got some great vids out there.

@chilaxe Those rules of entrepreneurship apply just as much in Shanghai, Bengaluru, and Johannesburg.

>> ^Jinx:

>> ^Peroxide:
Anywhere else in the world? What about in China?

Lol, Chinese takeaway is about as Chinese and Taco Bell is Mexican.
Actually, I don't know, but it wouldn't at all surprise me if Chinese food is different to food in China.


Way different. Watch the sifted TED talk: Jennifer 8. Lee

I went to Shanghai for just over a week and ate like a king. Most restaurants didn't have refrigeration so all was fresh and cheap as hell. I actually recommend Yak tongue.