Thursday, 24 December 2009

Freedom's all relative

Our Man's not much of one for pan-Asian relations. He has trouble enough getting his head round Japan, let alone anywhere else in these parts. But he found himself scoffing dumplings at a Chinese couple's pokey company flat yesterday with their two-year-old son clambering about blanket in hand, and was blind-sided by an observation they made. "We love Japan," the lady of the mansion said "because we didn't know what human rights were until we came here. People are so free here."

Ehhh? Here? The land of the hammer that hits the nail that stick out? Man, if this place is the free world, China must be worse than North Korea.

Well yeah, if you want your son to have a brother or sister.

And China is the great hope for the global economy? Sheesh.

5 comments:

Armchair Asia said...

Hope you brought over to those good folks a bottle of that Sandakan Road or whatever it was that you were drinking the other day.

Our Man in Abiko said...

Actually, a bottle of Chile Explorer wine - 7-11's most expensive, and tastiest.

Durf said...

China is, like, totally all about the freedom, I hear.

datsun kildare said...

'Actually, a bottle of Chile Explorer wine - 7-11's most expensive, and tastiest.'
coming form a man who knowes his meths brands,that's some compliment.

Anonymous said...

Durf, I don't like clicking on strange links, couldn't you at least give us a clue what it is you are on about...?

And a happy holiday to all Abikoians, free or not.

(Word Verification: makeder)