View Full Version : Expats leaving Beijing with worsening pollution
phantom_opera
19-04-13, 10:23
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1129660/bad-pollution-driving-many-expatriates-out-beijing
where would expats go?? HK is equally polluted, Shanghai is no better ... :D
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1129660/bad-pollution-driving-many-expatriates-out-beijing
where would expats go?? HK is equally polluted, Shanghai is no better ... :D
singapore lo....:spliff2:
phantom_opera
19-04-13, 10:50
The consultant said he thought Beijing's air pollution would be similar to that of Hong Kong when he first arrived in the capital, but he was always coughing after suffering from mild pneumonia last year. "Sometimes I end up taking aspirin to cure a headache after waking up," he said.
A Beijing-based American blogger working for a mainland newspaper said: "I have had more respiratory problems living in Beijing in 21/2 years than I had in my entire life in the US."
=> I can testify ... I was in BJ a few months back, fast becoming Gotham city liao
now u know why Batman needs a mask, but no use against H7N9 lol
http://www.hdwallpapers.in/thumbs/batman_3_gotham_city-t1.jpg
NYC is nowhere near BJ or SH, in terms of air pollution. All hail michael bloomberg.
I'm putting off holidaying in china till the air, water, food issues are cleared up.
"Pollution is a growing issue, especially in Beijing. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Beijingers joke that they can open their windows and get a free smoke!" PM Lee.
http://www.pmo.gov.sg/content/pmosite/mediacentre/speechesninterviews/primeminister/2013/April/speech_by_prime_ministerleehsienloongatgaladinnerhostedbyuschamb.html
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