Is China a real Place?

I only ask because this story appeared today after two other very alarming stories about the world's emerging power.

Chinese villagers eat dinasour bones

"Villagers in central China dug up a ton of dinosaur bones and boiled them in soup or ground them into powder for traditional medicine, believing they were from flying dragons and had healing powers. Until last year, the fossils were being sold in Henan province as "dragon bones" at about 4 yuan (50 cents) per kilogram (2.2 pounds), scientist Dong Zhiming told The Associated Press on Wednesday."

No the story is fucking serious. Ground them up and used them as magical medicine, the magical medicine and healing powers of the flying dragons.

The story followed one which detailed how 180 food factories have just been shut down in China for producing food for export using deadly pionson as key ingredients. The food in question? Children's candy. This story comes on the heals of the poison toothpaste for export and of course the famous poison pet food for export.

Keep all of that in mind when you think about the third China related story of the day detailing the fact that Chrysler will be building their cars for the American market in Chinese factories. Makes sense, everything is built in China. But cars? I don't know about that one. I guess if their bullshit food doesn't kill you, the drive home from the grocery store will.

It strikes me that "falls apart like a Chinese Motorcycle" isn't just a mildly racist joke, it is in fact reality.

When those wonderful cars come to Canada I think before anyone buys one, they should talk to anyone who ever bought 1 of the following automobiles in their first 10 years in the North American market.

KIA
DAEWOO
HYUNDIA
LADA

If you are thinking about buying a Chinese car may I suggest you wait 20 years. Spend the extra $10,000 and buy something made at a nice clean, safe Canadian plant. You will be helping the economy and when you go to trade your car in after 5 years you will have a few benefits.

First the fucking car will still be on the road, remember the pony, spectra, excel? No, neither does anyone else. Second it will be worth more than pennies on the dollar. Unless you are focusing in on "push or pull" trade events, it might be nice to get a couple of grand out of the car. Third, and for me most importantly, you won't look like a cheap fuck who tried to save $5000 by risking his life and the lives of other driving the brand new "CHINATASTIC SHITBOX 3500".

All I am saying is think about it, and of course Magic Dragons? I may not have all the answers, but when you catch me digging up bones in the back yard and eating them for their magic qualities, you can stop buying cars from me too.