Costs to raise a child
Date:2009-06-29
Q: A study claims it costs 118,000 yuan (US$17,000) to raise a child to the age of 6. What do you think?
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Fan Wenya 25 Shanghai sales |
" It’s very reasonable for a local family to spend about 20,000 yuan per year to raise a child, judging by what things cost in this city." |
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Dai Hongmei 58 Shanghai retired |
" My grandson is seven years old. When he was younger we spent a lot buying him imported milk powder and diapers. Now we spend a lot on his schooling and tutors." |
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Zhou Demin 55 Shanghai proofreader |
" I think it's very possible with the rise in our living standards, especially with the one-child policy. Parents will try to offer their children the best things they can get." |
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Zhen Qinjian 47 Shanghai retired |
" How can people raise a child if they have a low salary? If that’s true, I’d rather not have children." |
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Wang Min 22 Anhui Province clerk |
" It seems reasonable. Parents want to give kids the best. They won’t buy cheap stuff for their children." |
Athletes declined a university's offer
Date:2009-06-20
Q: Five athletes declined a university's offer to prolong their studies after they failed to meet requirements. What's your view?
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Bardon Bei 31 Shanghai financial analyst |
" The university has good reason not to let those athletes graduate. They can't just graduate as easily as they got into university." |
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Zheng Li 22 Shanghai |
Q: Shanghai will choose eight new top attractions.
Date:2009-06-17
Q: Shanghai will choose eight new top attractions. What are your recommendations and do you remember the original Top 8?
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Chen Peiyu 15 Shanghai junior school student |
"I have no idea about them. But I would recommend the Bund. It's very beautiful." |
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Xiao Guofang 53 Shanghai |
PLA to enlist graduates
Date:2009-06-15
Q: The People’s Liberation Army will enlist graduates this year and give them up to 24,000 yuan (US$3,511) for university tuition fees. What do you think?
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Zhang Hao 25 Shanghai graduate student |
" I know a student who used to serve in the military and went back to university afterwards. He said the experience was a great help. Professionals with a good education are also needed in the army." |
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Lu Haiping 34 Shanghai |
Sex education summer camp
Date:2009-06-13
Q: What's your view of a sex education summer camp for children between 8 and 12 being held in the city?
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Hou Xinqiang 33 Shaanxi Province IT service |
" I feel that it is necessary for the whole society to take the responsibility to educate children about sex." |
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Nuno Lopes 31 England |
Keep dog
Date:2009-06-12
Q: Residents in Luwan District now need to attend a hearing to get approval from their five nearest neighbors if they want to keep a dog. What do you think of the idea?
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Andre Poupart 45 Canada importer |
" If someone wants a dog and you don’t let them, then you just don’t respect other people. But Shanghai is not a good place for dogs. " |
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Ye Maoqiang 57 Shanghai |
Toilet attendant
Date:2009-06-06
Q: Do you think that being a toilet attendant is a suitable job for college graduates?
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Yan Jincheng 53 Shanghai manager |
"In my opinion, about 30 percent of those graduates won’t do a good job since they were once the kings and queens at home." |
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Shen Liang 23 Shanghai |
Plastic bag ban
Date:2009-06-01
Q: How has the ban on free plastic bags affected your shopping experience?"
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Da Shan 50 Guangdong Province manager |
" The ban seems like a good thing, but is it effective in improving our environment?" |
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Li Sa 43 Henan Province |
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