Originally Posted by
PTravel
That's complete nonsense. Have you even been to China? I'm there right now, in Yunnan province, which is a rural area, not at all like the major cities like Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen. Plenty of televisions and DVD players here (and satellite dishes on many of the farm houses).
China isn't a poor country.
Wow. I'm (almost!) Speechless.
I really need to introduce you to some of my many friends in Shanghai, who come from rural areas, including Yunan, and live in large labrythian housing complexes with shared toilets - outside in the streets - and lightbulbs hanging on extension cables from the ceilings of their rooms. The stench when they empty their "potties" at night, into the urinals in the morning, is very sobering.
One friend in particular, who works in a McDonalds, watches TV... because his neighbour allows him to watch through the window across the way.
Maybe he's spent all his money buying DVD players for his family back in Changsha
My fella (I have a place close to Lane Crawford) still comes on his bike with a black briefcase tied to the back. Even though I download these days, I get a few TV series gems I'm surprised he has (Thin Blue Line a couple of weeks ago^) just to help the guy out.