h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

That's a bit of annoying, but after decorating, you will have a new house,it muse be more comfortable and convenience to live.

hi nikita
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for 8 or 10 weeks, i,ll be probably in hiding in the front room all the time.
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the dust and noise wont do my chest and angina any good lol.
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and as the windows and doors have to be open, it will be winter, and cold.lol jim xxxx

Hello Jim

Sorry,I can't talk with you just now for doing the business.

I have told you there is a student doing the part-time in my shop,everyday I have several hours to go home for supper, but now she can't do the part-time, so I have no any time except sleeping time at home. I want to employ a clerk for the shop, but it's difficult to find a reliable person at the shop

Nikita

hi tikita
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sorry i just went, the internet went down, and by the time the shop had it rebooted it was time for me to go.
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take care jim xxxx

Hello Jim

It doesn't matter,at first it's me no time to talk to you, I should say sorry to you but whether you go to the same cybercafe every time? it seems not very good,it's always something wrong with the internet,you have no objectiongs to it?

It's Autumn in our side, the weather is still hot, generally the temperature is 33¡æ¡«25¡æ, you said it's cold, what is the temperature in your side?
Does it snow much in winter? I have never seen snow, because there's never snow here.

Nikita

hi tikita
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its like all techno things, they tend to go wrong at the wrong time.lol
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ive been in a snowdrift over 4 feet high in the past, one night in the 1980.s i left work and it took me over 3 hrs to get home, i only had two miles to go.lol.
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snow is good for the kids to play in, but bad for older people, it tends to freeze and burst the pipes,
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if you are in the snow in a blizzard it can make you blind.
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you dont want snow,lol
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jim xxxxx

Sorry, I went home for supper and just came back to the shop, so I didn't online on msn.

I know sometimes snow can cause disasters,but it's my wish all the time to see snow personally. there was several times I travelled to the city in North China in order to see snow, but every time I can't catch up with it, at last I didn't see snow. Maybe I will travel to the other city in winter, I want to see snow

hi tikita
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there is nothing to snow, its only water in an ice form, it looks good as it difts down, and fun the throw as snowballs, or you can lay on your back and move you arms and legs in and out, this is called, making a snow angel.lol
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maybe this yr you will be able to travel to see the snow,
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i looked for you for a few mins then went to doing other things.
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take care, and hope the parcel gets there soon, lol jim xxxx

Hi Jim

You always spell my name wrong, my name is "nikita", not"tikita"

I'm waiting for your parcel too, I'm considering what to send you, but I haven't decided what to send you yet

hi nikita
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you will have to put it down to old age, lol the spelling i mean lol.
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i was watching a gameshow from japan last night, called the "ninga" 100 people compete in upto four challenges to be the ulimate ninga. there was a contestent for china, he only reached the second section.
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they said where he came from but i cant remeber, it ended in provice. but i suppose there is a few in china.
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i might be down town later, and an hr at the cyber.
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i had too get a three way adapter, with switches yesterday, and one switch doesnt work the way it should, so it will have to be taken back and changed.
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it could be after 12 midday my time. jim xxxxx

Hi Jim

I'm a bit of busy these days, the student has not worked in the shop. In my supper time from 6:00 to 7:00pm, usually I close the shop and go home for the supper.

I have no any time to watch TV now. Several years ago, I used to watch TV at night after get off work. There are a lot of the similar tv program in Japan, but I have never seen a contestant from China.

Tomorrow I will have a interview for job, but the chance of success is very low.

Nikita

hi nikita
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you have to think positive, if you dont you wont get the job.
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i know its in the nature of the chinese to be timid to a superior,but its the 21st century, and you have to say, i want the job, and fight for it,
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in england, when we go for a job, you have to show the boss, your right for the job, bow, scrape, say anything the boss wants to here, in biusnes you have to stand up, if you are are, yes man or woman, then the boss controls you.
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jim xxxx

Haw-haw... Thank you for your encouragement! I know confidence is one of the factors of success. During the interview, facing to the manager I'm neither nervous nor timid, but my chance is still very low. I have forgotten many speciality knowledge about foreign trade so that I can't pass the examination, and my spoken English is bad, today the manager was talking with me in English all the time, I can't fluently answer his question, the manager told me once I'm employed, I will receive the message from their company in a week, so I'm waiting for the news now.

hi tikita

i will keep my toes and fingers crossed for you

jim xxxx

hi tikita
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i have just watched a programme "china,s stolen children"
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how people with two children will sell there second one, or have the child stolen, as you have the one child policy.
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i cant even imagine the pain some families are going through, how a country can say, you can only have one child.
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but to have to sell one, to a baren family,or have the child stolen by child trafficers, i cant comprehend.
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and from the way it showed the police arent willing to do much, as the law says one child, so the second or third is not reconised.
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and the families can use playing cards with pictures to hope that someone will see the child,and they have to pay, 900 to get the picture on the cards.
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i see now why as you said, to sell the shop and get a job is better, the counrty, is draining the people, jim xxxx

Hi Jim

You don't know how is population situation in China, so you can't comprehend our country policy for controling the population.

China is a developing country and has a huge population, but with a relative shortage of resources and wealth. The traditional ideas of "early marriage and early births," "more children, greater happiness," and "looking up on men and down on women" have made a problem of over-rapid population growth. At first,
we encourage late marriage and promote birth control, but there is not much result, afterwards, the Chinese government has formulated the birth control policy(family planning), if a family born more than one child, they will be fined for
breaking the rule. According to population prediction,by 2010, China is to have its population within 1.4 billion and the Chinese people will lead a much better life.

Now employment is an outstanding social issue in China, so to get a good job is not easy.

"the families can use playing cards with pictures to hope that someone will see the child,and they have to pay, 900 to get the picture on the cards", what does it mean? you mean the family is superstitious?

Nikita

hi tikita
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i forgot the the amount they have to pay to have the picture on playing cards, 900. then two letters.
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one could have been a p or a b.
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i was more into watching the programme, i had missd the first part.will see if its on what we call, catchup tv. jim xxxxx

Hi Jim

My older brother have legally two children, do you know the reason??? because the children are twins,the twins are very cute, but they are not much alike. They are nearly three years old and go to the kindergarten.

Nikita

hi nikita
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we have our problems in england, but compared to the ones in china, there is no comparison.
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how can people acsept the one child law, i know its as you said, to keep the population down,but it sounds like the way they cull animals, to have a child, and have to give it away or sell it, but from the programme, the ones stealing the children are taking to only child of people, and the police are turning a blind eye in most cases.
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it didnt say in the prigramme, but apart from the playing cards, what other options have they, in america, and lost or stolen children, are on the milk cartons. as milk in america is used daily.
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i might catch up with you today on the msn, im going down town a few hrs earlier, jim xxx

I'm so sorry for every time I can't well talk with you. As a rule, I'm free in daytime and busy at night, I think I have wasted your much time for waiting for me, I must say sorry to you again.

Do you often go to KFC or Mcdonald's? it belongs to high consumption in China, but
many people like to go to KFC or Mcdonald's, there is a KFC nearby my shop, sometimes I can also see some foreigners eating at KFC, do you like it?