No. I don't mean the protesters or the political dudes mugging for the photo op. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Who are you watching at the 2008 Olympic Games?
Archives for August 2008
The Olympics Demonstrate China's "Soft Power": on Baloney and Silliness.
Watching the NBC broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing gave me a sleepless night. Something about the ceremony and the games bothered me. I had to think it trough. What do you make of the following features of the Opening Ceremony? … [Read more...] about The Olympics Demonstrate China's "Soft Power": on Baloney and Silliness.
(Letter) Watching the Opening Ceremony with a few thousand Tianjiners
My wife and I, along with a German, an Aussie, a TCK (third culture kid), and an American watched the Opening Ceremonies on a giant screen in one of Tianjin's biggest parks. There were thousands of people there, and very few foreigners. We've posted pictures, video, and blogged the experience, particularly the crowd's reactions to different things (Watching the Opening … [Read more...] about (Letter) Watching the Opening Ceremony with a few thousand Tianjiners
(Letter from Hongkonger) Avoid East – West deadend conversations
One of the Most common type of East - West deadend conversations :-) Avoid it if you want to make friends and influence people. ;-) … [Read more...] about (Letter from Hongkonger) Avoid East – West deadend conversations
Who got the loudest cheers at the Opening Ceremony?
One of the interesting things about the Opening Ceremony is the outside world gets to see (or is made to pay attention to) a slice of raw Chinese public opinion on full display. Besides obviously the home team, Taiwan probably got the loudest cheers from the Chinese crowd at the Bird's Nest today, a sure head-scratcher to foreign pundits stuck in a brain warp, I'm sure, but no … [Read more...] about Who got the loudest cheers at the Opening Ceremony?