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By: SG's Weed Dealer

SG's Weed Dealer — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:30:31 +0000

How I found this site?

No idea… it’s the internet, man. How the ***k do you expect me to remember how the ***k I got any a web-site??? HAHA!

Why you visit?

No idea… well… I do have an idea. I come here because of ……………. FAUNA!!!

Normally I do not participate in this sort of retarded let’s tell the world about our special feelings…but I will make this exception for FAUNA AND CHINA SMACK!

By: Bokamba

Bokamba — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:26:06 +0000

1. I found ChinaSMACK when some China-related blogs such as Danwei.org linked to entries at ChinaSMACK.

2. I continue to read ChinaSMACK for a few reasons. First, it lets me keep up with an important part of Chinese popular culture (imagine my Chinese friends’ surprise when I used the phrase “很黄，很暴力”). Second, I like to read different perspectives on China-related news. Third, I enjoy reading about the weird and funny things that attract the attention of Chinese netizens.

By: Sami

Sami — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:35:15 +0000

How did you discover chinaSMACK?
-don’t really remember exactly from where, but randomly stumbled onto the glossary/slang page from some other site, while i was searching for a job/teaching position in China.
Why do you still visit chinaSMACK?
-i find the articles interesting…to know bout news and stories of China that’s not much heard about. and the glossary of slang is interesting itself.

By: Elyse

Elyse — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:06:17 +0000

I discovered ChinaSMACK pretty much at random: clicked on a link, clicked on a link, clicked on a link, clicked on ChinaSMACK, and immediately spent a couple of hours perusing the entire archive. I keep coming back here because I often look at Chinese articles online or in print and wish that I could read them. Visiting ChinaSMACK.com is the closest I’ll ever come to having a pair of magic translation goggles.

By: will

will — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:23:27 +0000

Was introduced to chinaSMACK by my friend Nick. I’m not sure where he found it, but I’m glad he showed me this site.

I continue to read chinaSMACK because it shows off the many sides of Chinese people, from silly things to extremely sad ones. Since I can’t read chinese characters this site helps give me insight to whats going on in China.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:03:34 +0000

One day I caught an employee looking at strange pictures on ‘MOP’. That employee defended himself by telling me how funny the content was. What he showed me was about Chinese “farmers” building their own aircraft and filming their flight and posting it on a Chinese YouTube equivalent website… How bizarre! After the incident, that employee started e-mailing me links to various stories that he found were amusing. I live and work in China but I never heard of such strange stories and I found them quite interesting. Wanting to know more I did some research on Google to find more information about these stories in foreign media, and came across chinaSMACK.

I visit chinaSMACK for my daily fix of China’s inside stories and perspectives !

By: Ryz

Ryz — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:20:56 +0000

I was referred to chinaSMACK by my friend Ray. The page he linked me to was the glossary page, haha. There were lots of funny phrases and words on there. From there I read lots of other interesting articles and learned a few things. I continue to return to chinaSMACK for a few reasons. Obviously there are good stories, videos, and pictures available. Since I am not fluent in mandarin and my reading ability is so-so (I speak 潮州话）, it is hard for me to read Chinese news from Chinese websites like sina. However, I have slowly been improving reading and speaking, so this is a great opportunity to read through the articles and comments and pickup a phrase here and there. Hopefully someday I will be fluent and literate in Chinese. Lastly, I am trying to keep connected to the Chinese community in anyway. I went to China over this past summer for the first time to study abroad in Beijing and Shanghai and I loved it. Any exposure to Chinese culture and news is highly valued! Thanks to chinaSMACK’s authors and community!

By: CKE

CKE — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:37:40 +0000

1. How did you discover chinaSMACK?

Usual random surfing.

2. Why do you still visit china SMACK?

Amusing stories.

By: 薇薇

薇薇 — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:08:07 +0000

1. How did you discover chinaSMACK ?
C:
procrastination + google = chinaSMACK !
I was looking up fei zhu liu to check on something and OHOHO, there it was : first page, second link !.

2. Why do you still visit chinaSMACK ?
Two words : the stories.
… and the glossary.
The stories on this blog just make me more aware of my culture as well as informing me on the crazy things that happen that no one hears about on TV. It’s like a habit for me to check it everyday for an update. C:

By: 戴勇明

戴勇明 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:29:05 +0000

1. How did you discover chinaSMACK?
I discovered chinaSMACK while browsing Google for different websites to assist me with learning Putonghua!
2. Why do you still visit chinaSMACK?
I find the glossary to be extremely amusing and the stories also inform me on what is going on in China…This is quite useful since I will be traveling to Beijing this summer :D