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DON'T eat the food in China

post #1 of 32
5/27/08 at 8:03am
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I still cannot believe the Olympics are in China this year. Check out this article. Horrendous

http://www.reuters.com/article/blogB...NlzA9cgMcVdcSb

The one below is about the pollution. No one could pay me to go there.

http://www.reuters.com/article/sport...rpc=22&sp=true
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post #2 of 32
5/27/08 at 8:09am
Ah, and the rest of the world will find out what it's like to be a Chinese citizen; harangued into agreeing with a government who only does things wrong, forced to cover up for some awful policies and utter failures of public health.

I can't fathom why they're having the Olympics there, either. It's prompted me to boycott their sponsors, and I sure as heck won't be watching. I wouldn't be surprised if the athletes aren't particularly excited to go either.
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post #3 of 32
5/27/08 at 8:13am
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I predict nothing good coming out of this. There is no way that the Chinese authorities will be able to keep everyone attending the Olympics from doing what they don't want them to do. It should be very interesting.

We probably won't hear the truth until after the Olympics are over and everyone is back in their home countries.. I wonder if China will peruse each and every broadcast before it is allowed to be transmitted.
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post #4 of 32
5/27/08 at 9:09am
Yea, they're going to have a real hard time trying to suppress the will of people from nations that have freedom and haven't been brainwashed into the mindset that authority is always right. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/24/op...24kristof.html
Wonder if they'll try to enforce a dress code too. They've since tried to say that talking about Darfur is against Olympic policy.

You know, I can't help but wonder if China was chosen to host the Olympics in order to bring to the foreground all the horrific things the Chinese government has done and all the human rights violations they commit on an hourly basis. Maybe they thought enough global pressure would enact some change, at least temporarily. I think they underestimated the audacity and arrogance of the Chinese government though.

And we all know how reliable China's food sources are. Menu Foods recall, anyone? The company that supplied the poisoned ingredient insisted that people were eating the same food and not getting sick.
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post #5 of 32
5/27/08 at 9:53am
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You have more faith in the corrupt Olympic committee than I do Julie.
I don't think they give a fig about China's human rights abuses, I think China just lined more pockets with more money. It sucks to be such a skeptic.

Good grief, what can people be thinking that are going there as Olympic observers? I would be afraid to eat anything. And afraid to breathe anything for that matter.
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post #6 of 32
5/27/08 at 2:21pm
I can't imagine why they are having the Olympics in Bejing. There are so many other places to have them!

My coworker sent me a link with pictures of the food being served there, and I surely wouldn't eat it anyway! Silk worms and snakes on a stick, scorpions, dog brain stew, etc. Oh no.
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post #7 of 32
5/27/08 at 3:11pm
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Originally Posted by Tara & Rob View Post
My coworker sent me a link with pictures of the food being served there, and I surely wouldn't eat it anyway! Silk worms and snakes on a stick, scorpions, dog brain stew, etc. Oh no.
Some of the more exotic/ethnic foods are nasty (even the ones here)... Has anyone watch that Bizarre Foods show on the Travel Channel? ...there is something to be said for fresh market foods. Silk worms wouldn't be so bad, they're very high in protein and can only eat one thing - Mulberry leaves, so it's not like they've been eating anything nasty (unlike fish, shrimp, etc).

I have a friend who's visited China a few times, she never had any problem with the foods there and actually enjoyed them a lot. And as for how healthy it is, how many of you on this site actually look at the ingredients in some of the foods you eat or know what is allowed in the foods?
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post #8 of 32
5/27/08 at 3:48pm
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Come to think about it, I don't think I have ever seen an overweight Asian person. So they must eat healthier than I do.
BUT, I don't trust the steroids and chemicals in their food.
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post #9 of 32
5/27/08 at 4:51pm
some of you guys are funny lol. People eat many of the same stuff here
dont tell me you never saw or heard of eating rattle snakes? etc etcetc

Cindy look at your food, the same stuff is in there.

the Bizarre Foods show on the Travel Channel, dont forget the trips in the US and europe. They showed some of the same stuff.
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post #10 of 32
5/27/08 at 5:41pm
It seems to me that the equistrion (sorry dictonary upstair) isn't being held in China proper but Hong Kong due to quarantines?? Some running events may be canceled or top athletes not participating due to health concerns. I might watch some events but haven't made up my mind yet.
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post #11 of 32
5/27/08 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by Zissou'sMom View Post
You know, I can't help but wonder if China was chosen to host the Olympics in order to bring to the foreground all the horrific things the Chinese government has done and all the human rights violations they commit on an hourly basis. Maybe they thought enough global pressure would enact some change, at least temporarily. I think they underestimated the audacity and arrogance of the Chinese government though..
That's an interesting theory.....you may very well be right. And after the Olympics are over, they'll just go back to doing it the same way they've been doing it. I doubt the Olympics will change anything.
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post #12 of 32
5/27/08 at 6:43pm
I am appalled that the Olympics are being held in China.
I actually buy my meat from local ranches that don't use antibiotics or steroids in the meat, eggs and dairy products. I also buy my veggies at farmers markets or co-ops that are pesticide free. I like supporting my local economy and supporting farmers in my state.
I used to want to visit China because I like exotic travel but a little research and now I know there are other Asian countries I would rather visit. I am admittedly squeamish about the food. I have watched those travel channel shows and some of the stuff was disgusting.

With all of those poor people in China they should have spent the money improving their infrastructure instead of building Olympic buildings that will only be used once. If I were a Chinese citizen I would be really angry right now.
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post #13 of 32
5/27/08 at 8:15pm
Someone I know who is a Qi Gong master, and took training in China, and has been over there quite a few times, loves genuine Chinese food. But she said the place has changed beyond recognition, at least in the cities, and she said pollution is a big problem.

I couldn't say about the food in China itself, never been there, -- the best meal I ever had in my life was a Chinese meal at a restaurant in Montreal's Chinatown, and I had no idea what it was I was eating. The menus were in Chinese and nobody spoke English. We just pointed at something and they brought it. I LOVE all kinds of Asian food.
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post #14 of 32
5/27/08 at 8:20pm
lol i lived there, and most of the foods they showed on travel channel and stuff, i never saw.

its like the shows here wher ethey show you people eating Mountain Oysters
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post #15 of 32
5/28/08 at 4:47am
There was a program about to start last night on the Chinese eating snakes etc... It was switched over before the title came up
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post #16 of 32
5/28/08 at 4:52am
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There was a program about to start last night on the Chinese eating snakes etc... It was switched over before the title came up
people eat snakes here also
taste like chicken
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post #17 of 32
5/28/08 at 4:56am
After seeing the way they treat their animals Bruce, the mere thought of that place chews my stomach up
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post #18 of 32
5/28/08 at 5:05am
Yea, i am not fan of some accepts for sure.
Just that people keep talking about the food, and not really seeing ,
that for most cases the food the some.

what they see on tv is the strange stuff , some of which we eat the same,

like the guard here was like omg they eat chicken feet.
news flash, so do some people here.
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post #19 of 32
5/28/08 at 5:16am
Some people here eat pigs trotters

Last night i watched this program where 2 English celebs went back in time to 16th century England. They had to eat the same foods as they ate back then and one of the foods was a coffin pie. It had everything in it from a chickens head right down to a full tongue from an ox and i could have heaved!!

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/enterta...6908-20420709/
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post #20 of 32
5/28/08 at 12:11pm
In a recent edition of National Geographic Magazine the whole magazine was about China. It had some interesting articles. There was one talking about how they destroyed the homes of thousands of poor people to construct the buildings for the Olympic games. It was very sad.
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post #21 of 32
5/28/08 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by Rosiemac View Post
After seeing the way they treat their animals Bruce, the mere thought of that place chews my stomach up
I agree with you there Susan
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post #22 of 32
5/28/08 at 6:47pm
I have a beef with China. I recently moved had to rebuy alot of general living items that i could not bring with me. I went to WALMART for many items, like dishes and sheets, etc. It is ALL FROM CHINA . My BF says, we are living in China, we just dont know it yet. Look at your stuff and see where it was made.
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post #23 of 32
5/28/08 at 10:01pm
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Originally Posted by binkyhoo View Post
I have a beef with China. I recently moved had to rebuy alot of general living items that i could not bring with me. I went to WALMART for many items, like dishes and sheets, etc. It is ALL FROM CHINA . My BF says, we are living in China, we just dont know it yet. Look at your stuff and see where it was made.
That is why Walmart won't ever see another dime of my money. They are not helping America.They are hurting America by bullying the small guy. I don't want questionable stuff from Chinese sweatshops.
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post #24 of 32
5/30/08 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
Silk worms wouldn't be so bad, they're very high in protein and can only eat one thing - Mulberry leaves, so it's not like they've been eating anything nasty (unlike fish, shrimp, etc).
Silkworms can have nasty viruses, I know since I have fed them to my reptiles, many carriers have gotten away from silkworms from China. Some reptiles have gotten very sick off of certain strains of silkworms. And they can eat things other than mulberry leaves and survive/breed.

The last program I watched on TV was a documentary either by Discovery Channel or National Geo and it was about China and their food sources, the country is in crisis due to the HUGE pollution as well as the population problem. The natural food is not safe to eat in many cases, foods like rice, fruits, veggies, water, etc. are not healthy due to the high pollution levels in many areas.
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post #25 of 32
5/31/08 at 8:24am
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Originally Posted by CC12 View Post
That is why Walmart won't ever see another dime of my money. They are not helping America.They are hurting America by bullying the small guy. I don't want questionable stuff from Chinese sweatshops.
It is our own fault. We American consumers want cheap prices AND high wages. Can't have both.

I don't believe that because one does not shop at Walmart, one doesn't buy things made in China. Everything is made there.
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post #26 of 32
5/31/08 at 7:49pm
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It is our own fault. We American consumers want cheap prices AND high wages. Can't have both.

I don't believe that because one does not shop at Walmart, one doesn't buy things made in China. Everything is made there.
I try not to buy things made in China. I am not always successful but I try. I try to buy things locally. I try to keep my dollars in America and I do look at labels
but it is hard with some stuff.
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post #27 of 32
6/1/08 at 11:09am
It's pretty easy to not buy things made in China if you are too poor to buy anything new But a lot of stuff is unavoidable; kinda like if you try not to support outsourcing, but one day you call the airline or the insurance company or whatever and find yourself talking to someone in India. You don't always know anymore if the parts, or some aspect, is from China because products only have to be labeled with where they were finished.

For instance, because of NAFTA, clothes can be manufactured entirely in Mexico, but so long as the tags aren't sewn in yet, they can ship them back across the border, tax-free, pay a few people to sew the tags in, and stamp them as "Made in America" or sometimes (depending) have to put "assembled in ____, made in America". There are lots of tricks, you can't really say for certainty where anything came from.

I was talking to someone who refused to buy a Honda because he claimed they were made in China (). Of course he wouldn't listen if you told him that they now employ more people in America than the "American" motor companies...
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post #28 of 32
6/1/08 at 11:21am
Reminds me of a TTY trip I made to Pohang, Korea with the USMC years ago. When we were "out in the 'ville" (off-base liberty), one of the things we did was tour the big factory there. They make sneakers. ALL of them.

Adidas, Reebok, Nike, Puma, KangaROOS, LA, Pony; even good ole' all American Converse. All made in the same factory, by the same workers, from the same materials.

And you could buy them at the kiosks in town for about $4 USD a pair. I know, I brought home 14 pairs.
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post #29 of 32
6/1/08 at 12:07pm
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Got any left, I'll give ya ten buck for a pair.

I would much rather buy something made in Mexico than China.
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post #30 of 32
6/2/08 at 8:34am
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Originally Posted by ckblv View Post
Got any left, I'll give ya ten buck for a pair.

I would much rather buy something made in Mexico than China.
Me too.

I know it is hard to avoid and there are tricks but all I can do is try. I know I can do it with food. The two pet stores I go to will not carry pet products with anything in them from China. So I am good there.
I drive a foreign car that was manufactured here.
But clothing is impossible even if you sew you still have to get the supplies. Somethings are beyond our control.
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