Shanghaiist: Bryanboy spotted in Beijing

morgan

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:10:04 +0800

Sweating glitter? That's pretty gay, but... I'm so gay I sweat Gary Glitter! Checkmate.

shopgirl

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:54:35 +0800

OH MY GOD!!! I'm not kidding, but that guy in "cute boys", I know him!!!!!!! he was an exchange student in sweden and lived where i live (he's french) and we parties together. And I know he lives in beijing now. JESUS. what a coincidence!!!!

shangers

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:25:45 +0800

Huh, someone called?

Kenneth Tan

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:42:29 +0800

Dear Reporter Pandt, are you so out of touch as to not realise "the Jing" has been affectionally used by all and sundry in the China blogosphere and the Beijing expat mag scene since time immemorial? You've probably been away for too long. And, oh, by the way, if you haven't realised, this is a blog, not the New York Times, and we love ignoring and breaking every asinine rule imposed on us by journalistic snobs.

InactionHero

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:30:02 +0800

"The Jing." Is that like, um, "Shangers," dude? Foreigners affecting their own pet names for Chinese cities, and/or their districts and landmarks, based on played-out popular western slang is truly cringeworthy. Next, reporter Tan will be calling Beijing, "The One-Zero"; Shanghai, "The Two-One"; and Lanzhou, "The Nine-Three-One."