Elite Universities and Their Cultural and Political Dominance ?

[CountDeMoney]

Wait organized crime runs the entertainment industry?  The government has no problem with entertainment dollars being used to fund criminal activities?

And why is there no legitimate industry?  I know Mono claims anybody who does not work a boring job at a desk is of no consequence and has no prestige in China but surely that is not literally true.

Good God, Monoriu's existence is what they give people with prestige in China?

Do remember, in amongst the cute, down at heel office whimsy, are hints of the real Mono, the man who regularly flies throughout East Asia taking his wife to 90 dollar lunches.

And you know damned well he's having awesome sex with his almond-eyed honey wife.  Bastard.

[crazy canuck]

What's the bottom tier of "major business interests"?

Software development companies. 

I was talking more about the size. On one end of the scale, the guy who owns a corner store is obviously not a major business interest. On the other end, Toronto Dominion Bank, Manulife or Royal Bank are obviously major. In between that are companies like Goldcorp, Barrick-Gold, Morneau-Shepell, Jim Pattison Group, Orca Bay Sports - are they major business interests or is that too small? What about something like London Drugs? Or the Mark James group?

Basically I'm just curious roughly how big a business must be for you to consider it "major".

I am not really sure what is in and what it out. Its more like porn.  You know it when you see it.

[mongers]

Wait organized crime runs the entertainment industry?  The government has no problem with entertainment dollars being used to fund criminal activities?

And why is there no legitimate industry?  I know Mono claims anybody who does not work a boring job at a desk is of no consequence and has no prestige in China but surely that is not literally true.

Good God, Monoriu's existence is what they give people with prestige in China?

Do remember, in amongst the cute, down at heel office whimsy, are hints of the real Mono, the man who regularly flies throughout East Asia taking his wife to 90 dollar lunches.

And you know damned well he's having awesome sex with his almond-eyed honey wife.  Bastard.

   

[crazy canuck]

And, in a lot of cases, I would venture that Canadian "elites" go elsewhere - to the US or the UK.

If they do they dont come back in numbers to fill most of the positions of importance here in Canada....

[Ideologue]

Wait organized crime runs the entertainment industry?  The government has no problem with entertainment dollars being used to fund criminal activities?

And why is there no legitimate industry?  I know Mono claims anybody who does not work a boring job at a desk is of no consequence and has no prestige in China but surely that is not literally true.

Good God, Monoriu's existence is what they give people with prestige in China?

Do remember, in amongst the cute, down at heel office whimsy, are hints of the real Mono, the man who regularly flies throughout East Asia taking his wife to 90 dollar lunches.

And you know damned well he's having awesome sex with his almond-eyed honey wife.  Bastard.

Stop that.  It's not healthy.  PEOPLE IN CHINA ARE NOT HAPPIER THAN US.

[garbon]

Wait organized crime runs the entertainment industry?  The government has no problem with entertainment dollars being used to fund criminal activities?

And why is there no legitimate industry?  I know Mono claims anybody who does not work a boring job at a desk is of no consequence and has no prestige in China but surely that is not literally true.

Good God, Monoriu's existence is what they give people with prestige in China?

Do remember, in amongst the cute, down at heel office whimsy, are hints of the real Mono, the man who regularly flies throughout East Asia taking his wife to 90 dollar lunches.

And you know damned well he's having awesome sex with his almond-eyed honey wife.  Bastard.

Stop that.  It's not healthy.  PEOPLE IN CHINA ARE NOT HAPPIER THAN US.

When did Seedy become us?

[Jacob]

If the Triads funded Kung Fu Hustle it demonstrates a healthy ability to laugh at themselves.

Stephen Chow, the producer of and main actor in Kung Fu Hustle, was denied entry into Canada due to his triad connections.

[Jacob]

Stop that.  It's not healthy.  PEOPLE IN CHINA ARE NOT HAPPIER THAN US.

Some people in China are definitely happier than you, Ide. But I suppose you can take heart in the knowledge that there are some that are more miserable than you as well.

[Ideologue]

Stop that.  It's not healthy.  PEOPLE IN CHINA ARE NOT HAPPIER THAN US.

Some people in China are definitely happier than you, Ide. But I suppose you can take heart in the knowledge that there are some that are more miserable than you as well.

In fairness, Mono doesn't really count because he's spending the wages of freedom as provided him by the former UK colony of Hong Kong.  There are plenty of British people who are happier than me.  Mongers.  Sheilbh.  Tyr.  Gupta.  Brazen.  Rich.  Probably David Cameron.  Definitely Robert Webb, but maybe not David Mitchell.  Neil.

[Ideologue]

Also sometimes I think you guys don't get it when I'm making a riff on my sad-sackery, rather than being a sad-sack per se.

[Jacob]

Also sometimes I think you guys don't get it when I'm making a riff on my sad-sackery, rather than being a sad-sack per se.

I don't know. You lay it on  pretty heavily, so I expect it's pretty obvious to most people