by Paul Pennay Anyone who's spent a bit of time in China knows not to bring up the topic of Chinese football with a taxi driver ? either it's a conversation killing "bie ti le" or you'll receive a 15 minute ear-bashing about what the problem is with... ...full story at The Beijinger
from The Beijinger on Mon, Jun 16 2008
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