Hursty Dave is anti British and is likely some sort of muslamistic as he lives in Communist China.

    What’s the word on the street regarding China–Russia relations Dave?

      mono-stereo What’s the word on the street regarding China–Russia relations Dave?

      Most Chinese are unwilling to engage with foreigners nowadays about political topics, and actually my Chinese isn’t strong enough to have a sustained, serious conversation about this beyond general cliches the mainland Chinese always spout, such as ‘China and [insert other country] are as close as lips and teeth!’ (Actual meaning: we think they’re a pack of untrustworthy cunts but since we’re forced into an alliance of strategic convenience with them we will spout some banal platitude such as this).

          bosstrabs China and [insert other country] are as close as lips and teeth!’ (Actual meaning: we think they’re a pack of untrustworthy cunts but since we’re forced into an alliance of strategic convenience with them we will spout some banal platitude such as this).

          Sounds like Chinese proverbs have gone downhill rapidly since ancient times

              Mad_Cyril Interestingly… (I know no-one’s interested but still)… that’s because on the mainland scholarly Chinese has been replaced by communist rhetoric.

              Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora who moved abroad before 1949 are different.

                bosstrabs No worries, I asked the bloke in the Dragon Palace what he reckons as I was waiting for my order.

                  Mad_Cyril Sounds like Chinese proverbs have gone downhill rapidly since ancient times

                  Agreed. What happened to ‘Man who go to bed with itchy bum, wake up with smelly finger’?

                    a year later

                    Enjoying Chuckleberry jam on the train this morning.

                    God I LOVE THIS COUNTRY