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So I just saw that some American cyclists arrived in Beijing wearing masks because of the suspected air quality. I for one think this is justified, they are athletes and have every right to be concerned about their health and performance. I feel they also made a nice move apologizing for any offense they might have caused. What's your opinion on this?
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Don't lots of people in Beijing already wear masks all the time anyway?
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At 8/6/08 11:25 PM, Elfer wrote: Don't lots of people in Beijing already wear masks all the time anyway?
I think that has really been uncommon since SARS became less of a issue.
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At 8/6/08 11:25 PM, Elfer wrote: Don't lots of people in Beijing already wear masks all the time anyway?
I think you only get to wear a mask when you have some sort of sickness, like a cold and whatnot.
I think they do that in Japan too, because the population is so damn dense.
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At 8/7/08 01:45 AM, ijustowndU wrote:At 8/6/08 11:25 PM, Elfer wrote: Don't lots of people in Beijing already wear masks all the time anyway?I think that has really been uncommon since SARS became less of a issue.
I don't know man, I've seen Chinese people here wearing them.
Recently.
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While wearing the mask seems justified it seems a bit offensive to the Chinese government, but it's justified(the masks).
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At 8/7/08 09:25 AM, Elfer wrote: I don't know man, I've seen Chinese people here wearing them.
Recently.
Are you sure they're chinese, or do you call all asians chinese?
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It probably started out as a statement against china. They got called on it and pussed out.
Our growing dependence on laws only shows how uncivilized we are.
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At 8/7/08 02:41 AM, jokerscard wrote: I don't think that question can be answered beacuse of China's censorship.
They could just ask the Beijingers wearing the masks if its about air quality or whatnot.
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Catching this morning's road race, they really needed umbrellas because it was absolutly pissing with rain...
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At 8/10/08 03:36 AM, ForkRobotik wrote:At 8/7/08 09:25 AM, Elfer wrote: I don't know man, I've seen Chinese people here wearing them.Are you sure they're chinese, or do you call all asians chinese?
Recently.
No, I can tell the difference between Chinese/Japanese/Korean.
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They should just not be offended, it's not a big deal.
