Comments on: Chinese Breakfast Cereals http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: purpleslog http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14206 purpleslog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14206 <p>My cereal of choice is multigrain cherrios with fresh blue berries and milk. Yum.</p> My cereal of choice is multigrain cherrios with fresh blue berries and milk. Yum.

]]> By: China Law Blog http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14207 China Law Blog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14207 <p>Would this (<a href="http://www.cereality.com)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.cereality.com)</a> work in China?</p> Would this (http://www.cereality.com) work in China?

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14208 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14208 <p>The web site of the company that stole my idea for serving cereal with chopsticks, Cereality [1], is blocked by China's great firewall.<br /> <br /> By contrast, NRO's the Corner, which routinely calls for unilteral recognition of Taiwan, is freely available.<br /> <br /> Ah -- the logic of tyranny combined with bureaucracy...<br /> <br /> [1] <a href="http://www.cereality.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cereality.com/</a><br /> [2] <a href="http://corner.nationalreview.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://corner.nationalreview.com/</a></p> The web site of the company that stole my idea for serving cereal with chopsticks, Cereality [1], is blocked by China's great firewall.

By contrast, NRO's the Corner, which routinely calls for unilteral recognition of Taiwan, is freely available.

Ah — the logic of tyranny combined with bureaucracy…

[1] http://www.cereality.com/
[2] http://corner.nationalreview.com/

]]> By: Rob http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14209 Rob Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14209 <p>This experiment is wondrous. You know my strange, meandering fascination with cereal. I tend to love it for a while, then I need a break. But I never grow weary of the shiny boxes. I'm a marketer's dream. What I recently fell in love with is Berry Lucky Charms. The box is purple, the pieces are purple, the milk turns purple, and it tastes like happiness. I'm sure it's just for a limited amount of time though. It's odd how the little things in countries are different and we never think about it. You've brought us the perfect example. I'd like more of these experiments, though I'd also like you to get healthy again and go on adventures.</p> This experiment is wondrous. You know my strange, meandering fascination with cereal. I tend to love it for a while, then I need a break. But I never grow weary of the shiny boxes. I'm a marketer's dream. What I recently fell in love with is Berry Lucky Charms. The box is purple, the pieces are purple, the milk turns purple, and it tastes like happiness. I'm sure it's just for a limited amount of time though. It's odd how the little things in countries are different and we never think about it. You've brought us the perfect example. I'd like more of these experiments, though I'd also like you to get healthy again and go on adventures.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14211 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14211 <p>Purpleslog,<br /> <br /> You're exactrly right. Rob is a filmmaker, and is being paid to attend a graduate program in that discipline. His writing has always been superb, and I can't wait for his next tdaxp guest post :-)</p> Purpleslog,

You're exactrly right. Rob is a filmmaker, and is being paid to attend a graduate program in that discipline. His writing has always been superb, and I can't wait for his next tdaxp guest post :-)

]]> By: purpleslog http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14210 purpleslog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14210 <p>"and it tastes like happiness"<br /> <br /> Wow! Ad Companies get paid millions of dollars to come up with tag lines that are not nearly as good as "it tastes like happiness".</p> “and it tastes like happiness”

Wow! Ad Companies get paid millions of dollars to come up with tag lines that are not nearly as good as “it tastes like happiness”.

]]> By: Rob http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14212 Rob Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14212 <p>Dan and purpleslog,<br /> <br /> Thanks for the kind words. I wish I posted more but finding the time is difficult. The majority of my free time is currently spent in preproduction for our summer movie. For those of you that are curious, I have the positions of writer and Director of Photography. Being a DP means being in control of the camera positioning and lighting. My preproduction right now involves meeting with the Director and breaking down the script. That means listing every single shot and the order they will be shot in. Rarely is a film ever shot in any sort of chronological order. It's a big jigsaw puzzle. We'll be shooting our adult drama on DVCAM and also managed to assemble an adult cast. I'm excited about changing the face of the SFA film department. But I digress.</p> Dan and purpleslog,

Thanks for the kind words. I wish I posted more but finding the time is difficult. The majority of my free time is currently spent in preproduction for our summer movie. For those of you that are curious, I have the positions of writer and Director of Photography. Being a DP means being in control of the camera positioning and lighting. My preproduction right now involves meeting with the Director and breaking down the script. That means listing every single shot and the order they will be shot in. Rarely is a film ever shot in any sort of chronological order. It's a big jigsaw puzzle. We'll be shooting our adult drama on DVCAM and also managed to assemble an adult cast. I'm excited about changing the face of the SFA film department. But I digress.

]]> By: Niajha http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14213 Niajha Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14213 <p>awww when i was in china i was mostly in small towns. I only found the trix cereal but finding real milk was VERY HARD. I couldn't find those other cereals though. Once i lived in Dalian and i heard they had a walmart but i couldn't find it. a lot of stores in Dalian are underground, meaning LITERALLY under the ground. So not so easy to find.</p> awww when i was in china i was mostly in small towns. I only found the trix cereal but finding real milk was VERY HARD. I couldn't find those other cereals though. Once i lived in Dalian and i heard they had a walmart but i couldn't find it. a lot of stores in Dalian are underground, meaning LITERALLY under the ground. So not so easy to find.

]]> By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14214 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14214 <p>Niajha,<br /> <br /> The best milk in China was vacuum sealed, so it could be stored at room temperature until opened. Very convenient in a country where diary isn't used much.<br /> <br /> Rob,<br /> <br /> Looking forward to your new one, too!</p> Niajha,

The best milk in China was vacuum sealed, so it could be stored at room temperature until opened. Very convenient in a country where diary isn't used much.

Rob,

Looking forward to your new one, too!

]]> By: Mark in Texas http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html/comment-page-1#comment-14215 Mark in Texas Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/05/19/chinese-breakfast-cereals.html#comment-14215 <p>Perhaps someone with more direct experience can let me know if this is just an urban legend, but it is my understanding that milk is not all that popular in China and that except for people of Manchurian or Mongolian descent, lactose intolerance is almost universal.</p> Perhaps someone with more direct experience can let me know if this is just an urban legend, but it is my understanding that milk is not all that popular in China and that except for people of Manchurian or Mongolian descent, lactose intolerance is almost universal.

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