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Markness
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MisterButtkins
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As has been said, two years ago, air pollution was not on the radar, now people are outraged that you would think of bringing kids to China. It's an over-reaction, and baffling.
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Uhh wasn't on the radar for whom? It's not an overreaction. The air quality is a huge problem. |
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Guerciotti
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Location: In a sleazy bar killing all the bad guys.
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(upon checking into the hospital I quit smoking cold turkey and haven't smoked since).
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Just saw this and I must say congratulations! Hell yea! Seriously.
About the air here ... it is quite educational. Where else can you go to experience a 500 or 600 AQI?
Seriously, the air here is not good. With allergies you might want to be careful where you go. You may buy all kinds of 3M masks on Taobao. I'm reckless but I wear them because I like to go for long bike rides time permitting. |
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toteach
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NoBillyNO
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| Listen to what these guys are saying, we're here on the ground and we, as NoBillyNo rightly says (and we don't often agree), look out of our windows and see what's happening. |
Before we all hug and sing Kumbaya let me qualify my post....it was only concerning children of folk I know... from here to Bangkok. As for myself I don't really notice the air, as in my health .....my eyes don't burn; never have a sore throat. It does drive me "bats" to listen to the constant rants over the air pollution .... that being said, I know tht I would expose my self to things that I would never expose children .. heck even my girlfriend to .... I have even considered moving farther out of Beijing .. as now I live in a small village north of B-Town...I don't use an air filter, was born with allergies and dealt with them up until I left stateside years ago.... took some Chinese TCM and never suffered at the hands of pollen again....this may not be the choice of many but if your coming.. it might behoove ya to find a TCM clinic that can treat with Chinese meds...and keep the insurance for all else. |
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fat_chris
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Location: Beijing
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| Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:13 am Post subject: |
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(upon checking into the hospital I quit smoking cold turkey and haven't smoked since).
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Just saw this and I must say congratulations! Hell yea! Seriously. |
Cheers, Boss.
Yeah, I had been an on-again/off-again smoker for my entire adult life so I figured it was time to kick the habit. I'm not getting any younger and I need to take better care of myself, especially if I stay in China for a little while longer. It feels good and I am not looking back.
500AQI, 600AQI. And a few days a year the Chinese like to go Spinal Tap style and turn it up to 11. 800AQI anyone?
Crazy bad pollution to quote the U.S. Embassy.
Warm regards,
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NoBillyNO
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| Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:59 am Post subject: |
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| smoke responsibly |
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mambawamba
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@NoBillyNo Before we all hug and sing kumbaya?
Agreeing with one thing you said has apparently exposed my secret hippy tendencies to the wider population. Bummer. |
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NoBillyNO
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