Today I went to Powerhouse Gym to run my 10K (OK, I am weird, who runs in such hot, polluted, unpleasant weather?). Surprise when I saw a TV: CCTV finally added the info with the nationals flags of the competing football teams and the present score. I promptly run watching Brazil-Japan, cheering with the goals of the verde-amarelo team. Till all the screens went blank on the treadmills. The Chinese staff, with its usual keen sense of observation and alertness gave it a blank stare and nothing was done – the other TVs were still OK. I’ll read China Daily to find out the final score. At least I know my favorite team did win. The least they could do! Parabens!
Well, you could say it’s all my fault because I don’t understand or read Chinese. Up to a point I could accept that, but what the Chinese with hearing difficulties?