| @db - you have supported my point exactly... I wasn't sprouting data - someone else was... if it's not real, why post it? There are people that read stuff on blogs like this and believe it. Also completely agree that my experiences are not necessarily reflective of the entire population of China - I never once suggested otherwise. @yeepee - I didn't mention my wife in my most recent post about the substandard data that was posted. Actually what I do take offense to is people making pointed remarks at skin colour - since you are so hung up on colour, what colour would you decsribe my son as?? Be careful, coz it could lead to a punch in the nose in other circumstances - also FYI, not sure of your heritage or financial position, but since you brought up my wife - We met in a professional environment, she is well-travelled, extremely highly educated and comes from a very well-to-do family (much more well-to-do than mine actually), with no need for green cards, money or anything else you might suggest. Also, I'm not naive enough to believe that all cross-border relationships have the same base (just check with people who have experiences with Mexico and foreign relationships). You agree with db's post about data not being available in China, but then continue on to quote a number of 80% again - do you agree with db's post, or just his AussiePB bashing. To you both, please review my post in reponse to the data again... I never once generalized nor tried to offer any data. As a person qualified in statistical analysis, I will always question any data that is unsubstantiated... that's all I did and referenced my personal experience / circles... what's with the poignant attack from you?? Perhaps it is you who have issues with cross-cultural marriages and your way of subtly getting your feelings across is to bash me for a very innocent post questioning the validity of data that someone posted... when I questioned it, MrMa suggested that I lacked common-sense. My family are members of groups that socialize together - happily married mixed couples with children... western men/chinese women, chinese men/western women, african women/chinese men, european men/south american women, and many, many more combinations... some have them have just now read the above posts and cannot believe some of the negativity associated with many of these posts - especially this latest unwarranted 'attack' by yeepee. I implore you both to please re-read the previous few posts and allow me to question unsubstantiated data - please let's just continue with good-hearted, positive debate based upon opinion and experiences without the personal attacks - this is what I've grown to love about Jianshou's blog over the years... God bless!! :p |
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