I'm not completely convinced it's a good idea to leave Europe

[DodgyAgent]

Like the British. The difference is that if you get caught in China you risk the firing squad.

I think you will find that the Chinese do rather better than fiddle a few quid on expenses

[cojak]

Someone threw the word "totalitarian" without any idea of what this term means. Not my fault people here have a poor political culture.

Let me show you what totalitarian means.

This website isn't a democracy, and it it ain't great when you're on the receiving end, is it?

[Mich the Tester]

I think you will find that the Chinese do rather better than fiddle a few quid on expenses

There are many service sector businesses in various Asian and African cities that are entirely devoted to rendering services chargeable to Chinese officials' expense accounts. They're highly mobile and flexible; some will even serve in the patron's hotel room. Nearly all involve 'fiddling', and there may be some 'fidgetting' involved too.

[minestrone]

Did someone ban Churchill again?

[istvan]

Where? Hungary? I am 100% anti-Communist but I don't regard the Eastern European satellites of the Soviets as "totalitarian".

I left in 1979. It was a different world back than.

[istvan]

It depends on how you define "better".

The Chinese political elite are better at lining their own pockets
They are better at locking people up without proper trials
They are better at killing their own people
They are better at getting newspapers to write nice stories about their leaders
They are better at exploiting Africa.

Yep, as ever Kaiser Bill you are spot on. Your ancestor would have been proud of you.

Well said! I tip my hat to you DodgyAgent.

[shaunbhoy]

Well said! I tip my hat to you DodgyAgent.

Don't do that, you'll only get 80% of your hat back!!

[DodgyAgent]

Don't do that, you'll only get 80% of your hat back!!

if he is lucky

[sasguru]

Let me show you what totalitarian means.

This website isn't a democracy, and it it ain't great when you're on the receiving end, is it?

Whose sockie is he? No one is stupid enough to trot out standard old brain dead Nazi tropes unles they are a cretin? Oh wait, this is CUK ...

[istvan]

if he is lucky

Woops, were is my hat, anybody seen it?