Chinese version of elite =/= our version of elite. Your ignorance is apparently clouding your logic, and if you need me to explain to you why they’re different, you need to go read. I suggest The Economist and The Diplomat to start, read for a few years, then we can talk.

I think the emphasis you had on the impossibly diverse group we call Asians is an excellent point. Even East Asians (Chinese/Korean/Japanese) are vastly different from SE Asians (Vietnamese, Laotian, Filipino, etc.), let alone Far East vs. Near East or those from the Indian subcontinent.

You know what we have in common with the Chinese? The same kind of sick fervor that surrounded a Chinese student’s graduating speech. Portions of our population aren’t so different from the Chinese after all, right? If you are what you eat, then these people must be eating a whole lot of Panda Express and Chinese…

No I’m not salty, just stating a fact about wealthy Chinese students coming to our shores in steadily larger numbers, with many of them committing crimes. And I do welcome these $$$ spending Chinese, they bring jobs and helps our economy. The problem that I have, is how do we keep the best and brightest with the…

Sounds like a typical spoiled Chinese kid, the likes of which you can see plenty of at USC, UCLA, UC Irvine, and pretty much across universities in the US.

I don’t think State Routes & Interstates are the city’s problem (from a financial point of view).

You do know we export a shitload of chicken parts (that we normally refuse to eat) at a profit to China right?

I remember how accomplished I felt when I built my first PC: 386DX-25, Trident VGA, Conner 20MB HDD, combo 5.25/3.5 floppy drive.

I remember the ads on TV: Hyundai, only $4999 for a BRAND NEW CAR! Rear view mirror optional.

I see what you did there, ha!

I believe that’s taken already.

Well it’s a good thing the Chinese didn’t name any of their models G8....

Because those cars don’t sell well with the demography Acura wants to appeal to. You’re an outlier and therefore your opinion doesn’t count.

I have a ‘16 GTI, and while I love that car and how it drives, it’ll be the last VW I will ever buy. The rattle is ridiculous, and the dealership finally gave up after 4 tries so now I live with the car cackling like an old sofa whenever I go over uneven roads.

Leahy was the chief commercial officer, I think, for the A380. I remember seeing him in all kinds of promo videos about how wonderful the A380 was and cost benefits of the A380 vs. 747-400. It’s a wonderful plane, and humongous one when you see it up close, truly a feat of modern human engineering. I hope the A380…

Can anyone tell if some of the pics were taken in Chicago? It looks like portions of Wacker Drive.

3rd Gear: I’m willing to bet the decision by the Japanese early on to not focus on battery EVs came down to only a handful of people and their culture of Yes-Men that surrounds not only government officials, but also their corporate hierarchy.

So you, plus 3 of your family members (I’m going to assume your dad, your mom, and your sister) all logged in and starred this comment?

I had a Spark EV, along with a Gen 1 Volt. The round trip commute for me is right around the edge of Spark’s limits (80 miles). There’s a gas station near my work that has DCFC, and I’ve used that several times in the winter to “top off” for a comfy warm ride home. I don’t think charging is an issue for most EV…

Asshole.