tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8990331234670023476..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Slow boat to ChinaBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32310745171620936752022-02-08T05:28:13.947-08:002022-02-08T05:28:13.947-08:00Very good! The view here is very nice, I loved rea...Very good! The view here is very nice, I loved reading this blog or got inspired by the author, aware me of the Chinese culture. I decided to have try Chinese food.Ankithttps://www.quora.com/profile/PlayOn99-innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38227178463041604582021-05-26T20:07:09.895-07:002021-05-26T20:07:09.895-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cracksdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180576454762882347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4203929154781612402015-03-17T11:22:46.478-07:002015-03-17T11:22:46.478-07:00I never said I was offended by the cat eating joke...I never said I was offended by the cat eating joke. I said it was a tired/played out joke. I of course expect better of Ken!Henriettanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66651516927340305612015-03-16T20:02:56.831-07:002015-03-16T20:02:56.831-07:00Where's the Chinese pitching scouting report? ...Where's the Chinese pitching scouting report? <br />I thought that's why the Dodgers were paying you the big bucks to make the trip.<br /><br />You DID attend SOME kind of sporting event?DrBOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179469265158025584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79623017526449972192015-03-16T18:09:04.526-07:002015-03-16T18:09:04.526-07:00Bo Yee Poon will tell you all the weather this is ...Bo Yee Poon will tell you all the weather this is to know. If you can figure out when she's on.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753360146107174303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45655014554155593352015-03-16T17:37:08.467-07:002015-03-16T17:37:08.467-07:00Nice read. You take the tough trips so that we do...Nice read. You take the tough trips so that we don't have to. <br /><br />What were your "surprisingly" interesting presentations about? mdv1959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84932658069867039962015-03-16T16:50:28.243-07:002015-03-16T16:50:28.243-07:00You should have totally touched base with the adop...You should have totally touched base with the adoption community before your trip. They could totally give you the rundown on all of the best restaurants there (Chinese and American) with the smallest chances of getting food poisoning. They also know all of the travel tricks...like there's some internet gizmo and the wonders of melatonin.Barbara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13066983078171521691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14342413205782599682015-03-16T16:23:00.910-07:002015-03-16T16:23:00.910-07:00If you're going to make fun of Ken, at least d...If you're going to make fun of Ken, at least do it right.<br /><br />His essay should be retitled:<br /><br />Around the World in 14 Days: Exotic Travels of an L.A. Jew–Weather PermittingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81994539032200325612015-03-16T14:17:05.081-07:002015-03-16T14:17:05.081-07:00D'oh! I have no idea why that came up as Anony...D'oh! I have no idea why that came up as Anonymous but it was me who posted the above. Hamidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-27691500168022054362015-03-16T14:15:23.839-07:002015-03-16T14:15:23.839-07:00Wow. It appears there's been a major sense of ...Wow. It appears there's been a major sense of humour failure among a few people today. Ken used the word riot and made a joke about the fact that domestic animals are eaten in Asia and a couple of commenters decide to get offended.<br /><br />And Wallis:<br /><br /><i>"We decided on Chinese food for lunch."</i><br /><br /><i>Or as they call it: "food."</i><br /><br />That was the whole joke, Wallis. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71618945768363658092015-03-16T12:59:55.199-07:002015-03-16T12:59:55.199-07:00"We decided on Chinese food for lunch."
..."We decided on Chinese food for lunch."<br /><br />Or as they call it: "food."<br /><br />Ken, was this really your first time in Non-Simulated Korea? And if so, does it look anything like Malibu Creek?<br /><br />BTW, don't be surprised if Boca Obama Meniscus gets picked in the 1st Round of the NFL Draft this year.Wallis Lanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64428248240760803412015-03-16T10:52:14.658-07:002015-03-16T10:52:14.658-07:00You can't swing a dead cat on the internet (or...You can't swing a dead cat on the internet (or in sitcom land) without hitting someone telling the "(asian ethnicity) eats cats or dogs" joke. Maybe time for you pros to retire this chestunt?<br /><br />(Not to be confused with my beloved cat named Chestnut who disappeared when that new Chinese restaurant opened. Ha ha get it?)Henriettahttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33567812141627924302015-03-16T10:50:00.148-07:002015-03-16T10:50:00.148-07:00FYI, am on the road and have discovered that Comfo...FYI, am on the road and have discovered that Comfort Inns block your blog, as does The Mirage in Vegas. Strange to think that ANYTHING would be blocked in Vegas, but you've apparently crossed even their line of decency, Ken! Congratulations! :DCharlotteSometimesNotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10425089880812722812015-03-16T10:45:56.788-07:002015-03-16T10:45:56.788-07:00V. Anton Spraul said...
"I can't think o...V. Anton Spraul said...<br /><br />"I can't think of many people who refer to the 1989 pro-democracy protest as a riot, or are happy that such protests have been so successfully clamped down. I'm assuming that's just a joke that came out the wrong way?"<br /><br />Mr. Spraul, what has happened here is Ken was riffing out random jokes as he described his vacation, and you are a douche.<br /><br />Hope this helps clarify what happened here.<br /><br />PS Every democracy in the history of the world has failed miserably, in a cauldron of pain and suffering.<br /><br />Every. Single. One.<br /><br />The world doesn't conform to your skewed inner shorthand. Get some humility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57039370185303687762015-03-16T10:25:31.423-07:002015-03-16T10:25:31.423-07:00Moochie? You traveled with Moochie? Moochie? You traveled with Moochie? Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28790896920469296502015-03-16T08:23:26.007-07:002015-03-16T08:23:26.007-07:00So Seoul essentially is the Wilshire/Vermont Metro...So Seoul essentially is the Wilshire/Vermont Metrorail stop amplified a thousand times?VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60442130023401799832015-03-16T08:18:48.687-07:002015-03-16T08:18:48.687-07:00More pictures! Fun!More pictures! Fun!Barefoot Billy Alohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586870309250699505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65161623834741693492015-03-16T08:14:02.478-07:002015-03-16T08:14:02.478-07:00I've endured a heaping pile of "Boca seni...I've endured a heaping pile of "Boca seniors" and if you didn't pitch them overboard at night you've really done China's ecosystem a favor.Oat Willienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48753319783289047262015-03-16T07:33:18.536-07:002015-03-16T07:33:18.536-07:00Maybe that was an unintended choice of words, but ...Maybe that was an unintended choice of words, but it's odd that you made a joke about Tiananmen Square being "riot free I'm happy to report." Outside of the Chinese government itself, I can't think of many people who refer to the 1989 pro-democracy protest as a riot, or are happy that such protests have been so successfully clamped down. I'm assuming that's just a joke that came out the wrong way?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618297568720543462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54428154328437787582015-03-16T07:02:30.688-07:002015-03-16T07:02:30.688-07:00I noticed English on many of the pictures. Is tha...I noticed English on many of the pictures. Is that common?Gregg Bnoreply@blogger.com