Comments on: Book Review: I Could Probably Live Without “A Year Without Made in China”

By: I Could Use A Little Escapism « One-Eyed Panda’s Journal

I Could Use A Little Escapism « One-Eyed Panda’s Journal — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:45:27 +0000

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By: JohnG

JohnG — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:04:53 +0000

Haha Ryan I can see it becoming a best seller.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:12:35 +0000

I never really know how to respond to people like Sara Bongiorni, and I have family members that are just like her – or enough like her for this generalization.

I mean, I doubt many of us who *know* about China want to be labeled CPC apologists, or travelling know-it-alls… ok, maybe a few of us do. But really, how could any but a North American get away with writing a book about a country they’ve never been to and know nothing about?

Blows my mind.

Incidentally, I’m now writing a novel entitled, “The complete guide to Azerbaijian from someone who’s never been there nor ever plans to go”