It was near Beijing a few years ago.

Something almost as gross was when we were near Kunming and caught a glimpse of a chef cooking a turtle. Ew.

You know, the English-dubbed version of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon they played on FX not too long ago wasn't all that bad. Awful in some parts, but overall not terrible. Just hard to watch because I know they're speaking chinese. :p

Just last weekend I was in Chinatown and get this..

They were selling LIVE turtles for cooking...for like $7 a pop.

They were in a plastic net type of thing. I got photos of them.

what's so wrong with eating turtle? turtle soup is very popular in louisiana...although i have never had it...i have however experienced cat in my travels and it is very gamey.

Nuthin wrong with it - it was pretty good actually. Just weird to think about, that's all. Eating a turtle or snake in China is no different than grilling a burger or roasting a chicken here. Except in Louisiana, where them cajun folk eat turtles anyway. Sick bastards.

The sad part for me is that I LOVE animals. When I was little, I used to cry whenever we slaughtered animals in the house (and yes, everybody used to do this). The most heartbreaking thing I remember is one time when I passed this restaurant, I saw a pretty goat chained to the door. When I returned, the goat was gone, and all I saw was some leftover flesh. http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~lin5/crying.gif http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~lin5/crying.gif http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~lin5/crying.gif

Here is just a small sample of interesting subtitles from a random HK movie:

"I don't feel well, I have to take medicine."
"Fine..."
"Will you force his shit out if you keep on pushing him?"
"Maybe"
"Do you enjoy it?
I can't feel anything for it's too fast
Your first time?
How do you know it?
I can tell from your ass. It's red"

whoa! where and when the fuck are you from?

All of your base are belong to us!

PJ is from mainland China. He and his mother emigrated here about 10 years ago.

Funny, I was thinking "Somebody set up us the bomb."

Shit, has it been that long? I still remember answering that question with "oh, 11 months."

Actually, aside from the cruelty, taking care of your meat from live animal to cooked on your own is the best way. The meat tastes so much more delicious and fresh, there is no comparison.