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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
I just asked one of my newly emigrated Indian friends at work about the link. He says thats a media overreaction. Its like taking a picture of only homeless people in the downtown, the morning July 1, the Calgary Stampede area at night during the Stampede and saying how dirty Calgary is. Half the pictures were taken a decade ago in a time when there was a revolt and many people died. The bodies were thrown in the Gangis (sp?) which runs from the Himilayas to the Bay of something (Eastern side of India) and throwing bodies into the Gangis is now forbidden and not practiced. Most of these pictures you probably won't see as touriest unless you are going out of your way to look for it.
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Hmmm, that's interesting information. I am a big fan of Chinasmack. It's one of my favourite websites for getting cool insights into Chinese society, but it's not like it's a really reliable news source. It basically just takes whatever is popping up on Chinese blogs and translates it into English. It's not a news site with any kind of responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the stories it takes off Chinese blogs, it is just translating the material for English readers.