Originally Posted by
bungbukuen
Wall – just because you are getting your China facts mixed up there is no need to feel frustrated.
You know, it's unusual, you've managed to somewhat irritate me That speaks volumes about your trolling skills, as I very rarely get irritated, bravo!
I conclude by saying:
1 - I'm not getting my China facts mixed up (I'm actually partly saying the same thing as you are, if you cared to read what I write ... )
2 - I'm stating my China facts as experienced by me, in first person, for months, in Henan, in various trips
The families of the statistics? I've seen a variety of them, been guest at their homes, made friends with their sons and daughters involved in KungFu schools and related businesses ... businesses they can have thanks solely to Shaolin tourism, otherwise they would be plowing a field for some meagre subsistance food, like most people in rural Henan do, or trying to move to a bigger city to work in dead-end poverty line manufacturing.
Of course, many are still doing that, but Shaolin business has helped just as many carve for themselves a better life as KungFu teachers, shop assistants, tourist guides, restaurant operators, and may other jobs that would otherwise simply not exist in dengFeng.
It does not seem a difficult concept to understand...
But I guess you've lived there all your life so you know best ...
I've made the contribution I could to this thread with all the info I have on the subject, so I have nothing further useful to add ... and have no interest to be lured in an obvious troll
Wall
PS. I've just read your post below: as expected ... another attempt at trolling, this time by making it personal, with a little flattery to come across "nice"
Last edited by wall; 09-01-2006 at 07:48 AM.
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