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Policies for home buyers

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

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Worm infestations

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

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People in metro

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

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Eggs in China

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

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One-minute speed dating

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

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Microsoft's campaign

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

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Fushou Garden

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

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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

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