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101. Well, blink twice and you'll miss much of it

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 06:11 PM

Jan 2015

but there are Chinese gates fore and aft and all the street signs are bilingual.

I visited with coworkers which is how I know how fancy the apartments of people who had done well could get.

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Should Chinatowns in America be torn down? [View all] yuiyoshida Jan 2015 OP

No bigwillq Jan 2015 #1

I totally agree.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #3

Japantown and China town are two different world's glasshouses Jan 2015 #25

Its true the prices in Chinatown are much better yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #28

I like the smaller Chinatowns better because they're less crowded with tourists. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #51

Ya know, Chinese New Year is coming up... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #102

Lovely pictures of past Chinese New Year's, yuiyoshida.. Mahalo! Cha Jan 2015 #122

totally agree my friend. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #124

Not where I live.. we kind of all blend together.. I like that about us. But, I have no Cha Jan 2015 #130

My parents are from Hawaii yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #131

Yeah, you should see the Islands of your parents one day.. you'll love them! Cha Jan 2015 #132

I love the parade. Gormy Cuss Jan 2015 #127

I try to go every year.,. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #129

This! hifiguy Jan 2015 #52

Hell no. tblue Jan 2015 #2

Agree... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #4

I see what you did there. AngryAmish Jan 2015 #5

Zhonggou Cheng ai ni!! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #8

Aaaaaaaaack shenmue Jan 2015 #6

I know right? yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #11

Lets see them go after Little Havana... brooklynite Jan 2015 #7

All of these communities yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #18

Right-wingers hate freedom n/t arcane1 Jan 2015 #9

Yes but,.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #10

Well, there is surely something race-based in their opposition too. arcane1 Jan 2015 #12

of course... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #14

Where the fuck am I going to buy my illegal fireworks? VScott Jan 2015 #13

Absolutely Right... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #16

So, you're saying "Big trouble In Little China" is all lies? VScott Jan 2015 #21

Loved that movie... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #35

David LoPan style!!! VScott Jan 2015 #39

rOflmao! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #43

"You ready, Jack?" "I was born ready!" kentauros Jan 2015 #57

Well now RandySF Jan 2015 #26

True and I hope a Rightwinger never yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #30

"opium dens, drugs, and gambling" jberryhill Jan 2015 #15

Opium Dens yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #110

Chinatowns have a long standing tradition in America. It would be un-American to tear them down. eom MohRokTah Jan 2015 #17

damn straight! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #63

"Chinatowns" are GROWING, not going away alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #19

Proud to say yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #23

Just as an addendum dhol82 Jan 2015 #117

Hell no. RandySF Jan 2015 #20

Ya know... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #27

I'd be lost without my woks. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #54

I love BokChoy! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #55

Yum! I love bok choy! smirkymonkey Jan 2015 #135

I have some in a chinese soup yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #136

A home cooked Chinese meal? Brigid Jan 2015 #89

I had a friend who was getting married. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #112

Remember going to a place in New York Chinatown dhol82 Jan 2015 #118

I have had some dishes fried yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #119

It's like stepping into another country when I go there glasshouses Jan 2015 #22

Ask Jake... KansDem Jan 2015 #24

One thing you need to remember about YT and similar Open Forums kentauros Jan 2015 #29

I tend to agree about what you said regarding YT and other yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #34

While such a scenario 'could' happen, kentauros Jan 2015 #42

Of course! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #46

Thank you, too, for the thread and conversation :) kentauros Jan 2015 #50

As Cha says... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #58

Then here's a site for you to use: kentauros Jan 2015 #62

xie xie ni! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #64

I recognize konichiwa :) kentauros Jan 2015 #66

dou itashimashite .. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #69

Just be glad you're not here to hear me attempting to get the pronunciations right! kentauros Jan 2015 #70

If you look in the Asian group... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #72

Thanks for the reminder of their existence! kentauros Jan 2015 #94

Here ya go! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #96

danke schön! kentauros Jan 2015 #98

You are welcome! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #100

Please correct me if I am wrong but.. pangaia Jan 2015 #82

Not long ago AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #85

Interesting, you certainly are right. pangaia Jan 2015 #92

Bu ke qi -You're welcome AsahinaKimi Jan 2015 #128

They are haters, they just have to have something to hate, Chinatowns are just one more arena to RKP5637 Jan 2015 #79

You're likely correct. kentauros Jan 2015 #97

Certainly much of it is conditioned behavior, but really, I am beginning to think there is a RKP5637 Jan 2015 #111

I seriously think yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #114

Yes, I quite agree with you. If anyone has that interest, Fox certainly reinforces it and truly RKP5637 Jan 2015 #120

Why? Brigid Jan 2015 #31

+1 treestar Jan 2015 #37

Boy, Howdy! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #40

Thats exactly what most of them were saying.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #65

That's been done in many cities. It was called "urban renewal" but what it Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #75

If you want to see a "real" Chinatown. RandySF Jan 2015 #32

I do love the Sunset as well.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #38

Good food and the best massage parlors... two good reasons to let them be (nt) GummyBearz Jan 2015 #33

No way treestar Jan 2015 #36

L.A.s China Town is long gone olddots Jan 2015 #41

I am sorry to hear that... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #60

L.A.'s Chinatown is not "long gone", just all of the expansion has been in the San Gabriel Valley AZ Progressive Jan 2015 #73

LA's Chinatown has become mostly Vietnamese, but ... kwassa Jan 2015 #116

No,no,no! Chinatown is my favorite area in any city that has them. octoberlib Jan 2015 #44

I am sure a lot of this fear yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #138

I live in a 'progressive community' in the Sacramento Valley, we razed our Chinatown a century ago.. Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #45

I lived in Santa Barbara for a while yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #68

1906. And help was not forthcoming for a good reason Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #87

omg.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #91

How many? Silly beyond belief. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2015 #47

I lived in San Fran for 8 years. You having to start this thread speaks volumes. BlueJazz Jan 2015 #48

As I said above,.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #53

Hmmm...that is not fair Rex Jan 2015 #49

Heh.. this is what coins were made for... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #61

And the only Chinese Restaurant should be Panda Express... lame54 Jan 2015 #56

You know I actually like eating there yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #71

I've eaten in SF Chinatown and Manhattan Chinatown... lame54 Jan 2015 #74

In SF the best ones are either yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #76

what's your favorite dish? lame54 Jan 2015 #81

well for Chinese its always yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #86

I prefer the chinese restaurants in the Richmond. Especially if I am eating dim sum. Luminous Animal Jan 2015 #107

I have seen Dim Sum all over the city yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #108

I refuse to support General Tso's campaign of wanton yumminess jberryhill Jan 2015 #84

You know its true... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #106

The same right wing clowns would take what's left of American Indian lands too... hunter Jan 2015 #59

This... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #78

When have RWingnuts ever been right about anything? lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #67

Actually, we would be much better in the US if the right wingers were confined IMO to their own RKP5637 Jan 2015 #77

I am sure they would enjoy it... yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #80

I worked internationally with all types of people, I loved it! K&R for California!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2015 #88

Where I live, (near Japantown) yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #93

Chinatown in Boston was mostly for first generation Chinese Warpy Jan 2015 #83

Very Cool Warpy! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #95

Well, blink twice and you'll miss much of it Warpy Jan 2015 #101

There are a very large number of Chinatowns around the world. Ace Rothstein Jan 2015 #113

Yes! yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #115

I have not heard of anyone having a problem with Chinatowns. dilby Jan 2015 #90

The discussion in Youtube yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #99

I can't decide between option 1&3! (Nt) LostOne4Ever Jan 2015 #103

You may engage in the ancient yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #104

Could this be a parody? surrealAmerican Jan 2015 #105

The discussion was quite serious yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #109

Keep in mind that youtube comments section are a wasteland of idiocy. cemaphonic Jan 2015 #121

while this is true about Youtube yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #123

Of course not! Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #125

Thats amazing yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #126

I recommend the movie HeiressofBickworth Jan 2015 #133

heh.. yuiyoshida Jan 2015 #134

I view "Chinatowns" the same way I view any ethnic/racially divided area Taitertots Jan 2015 #137