Policies for home buyers
Date:2008-11-17
Q: What do you think about the state's new policies to help home buyers?
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Rachel Mutter 30 tourist from London journalist |
“I want to buy an department here, but the house price is still very high in Shanghai.” |
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Xie Yun 63 Shanghai |
Worm infestations
Date:2008-11-10
Q: Are you afraid to buy oranges after learning about the worm infestations occurring in Guangyuan, Sichuan Province?
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Zhang Jie 31 Shanghai operator |
“Fruit sold by street vendors may be unsafe, so I usually buy oranges at big supermarkets. My kindergarten-age son and I eat a lot of oranges.” |
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Liao Dong 33 Hebei Province |
People in metro
Date:2008-11-03
Q: What do you think of people dressed up as chickens, deer, mummies and Superman using the subway?
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Song Yu 29 Xi抋n City hotel manager |
“It brings a bit of fun to life. I don't think it disturbs public order.” |
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Wang Chunkai 28 Shanghai |
Eggs in China
Date:2008-10-30
Q: Eggs have been found to contain melamine in some parts of China. How does it make you feel?
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Chen Cheng 49 Shanghai department manager |
“It's terrible. I doubted that more food safety problems would come to the surface with further investigations.” |
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Chen Lican 50 Shanghai |
One-minute speed dating
Date:2008-10-27
Q: What do you think of “one-minute speed dating”?
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Wu Jiajie 24 Shanghai sales |
“I think it takes at least five minutes to have any sort of conversation. You can only exchange business cards in one minute, and so it’s meaningless.” |
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Xue Zhixin 60 Shanghai |
Microsoft's campaign
Date:2008-10-22
Do you support Microsoft’s latest campaign to crack down on pirated software by turning some screens black?
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Chen Qihao 26 Shanghai IT executive |
“I use original Microsoft software, but I still think the price is too high. The pirate situation might be improved if the company lowered prices.” |
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Sun Lei 27 Shanghai |
Fushou Garden
Date:2008-10-20
Q: Should Fushou Garden, a local cemetery that houses the remains of many Shanghai celebrities, become a national-level scenic spot?
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Li Hua 55 Shanghai public servant |
“It’s acceptable for a cemetery of cultural importance to be opened to the public as a tourist destination. Russia and France have such cemeteries.” |
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Pan Miaodi 71 Shanghai |
International economic crisis
Date:2008-10-13
Q: How does the international economic crisis influence your life?
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Yang Diqi 20 Shanghai operator |
“I have just graduated from college and I found it hard to find a job within the current economic climate.” |
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Wu Xingren 68 Shanghai |
















