Chinese Logic...Can I Call it That?
I might get some slack for this (if any Chinese people actually read this, which is a stretch), but hey, controversy breeds excitement right? Let’s get down to business. The Chinese are, to generalize, a superstitious bunch. They also have a lot of views on health, the body, and history that are...well, just plain strange (at least to outsiders). Did you know that it's bad for you to drink water with food? How about that there are more women than men born in Thailand because of the Thai diet? Or that you shouldn't get your hair cut during Chinese New Year, because an uncle will die? Before I get the ball rolling further, let me first say that I’m not claiming the West is anything near perfect. If I interviewed a random group of Ohioans, I’d easily find people who claim that a 600 year old guy managed to build a giant arc and fit two of every single living species on the planet inside. The Kangaroos made it all the way from Australia, and I guess the bison managed