At the beginning of the Olympics, the media was criticizing the government about the thick smog that was hovering over the city. I remember talking to my roommate, Kiel, and we made this analogy: China is like this big awkward kid with an odour problem that has always been picked on over the years. But now (during the Olympics), the big kid finally gets his chance at the spotlight.. and all he gets are insults from everyone else.. because even though he's cleaned up himself a fair bit, he still kind of smells.
Well, now that the Olympics and the Paralympics are over.. the factories are back up and running, and the licence plate restrictions are lifted.. and the pollution is back. I just read this funny quote.. originally from this blog.
"Like a giant kid who's been holding a fart in during a three week elevator ride, Beijing has apparently relaxed its many industrial sphincters and let a big one rip. That's the only way I can explain the lighting-fast deterioration in air quality."
The air quality is horrendous today.
1 comment:
v. funny! how many years of your life do you think you've lost by breathing over there?
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