@ The Dudesons

You said "@ Alien i suppose you don't have kids?

wait until you have kids, you would understand that."

Tremendously presumptuous of you! You will find many people have kids but don't get bent out of shape because some 80 year old granny pinches their kid's cheeks. Your implication is that somebody who doesn't share your view can't possibly have kids. How arrogant!

To me you say

"@daithi
really you don't understand? you can't (without worries) buy, formula, milk, baby clothes, toys, eat outside, join a preschool, hire a nanny without getting scared. or have to expect the worst.
you have that everywhere but nowhere on earth,will people give so little about babies safety to make an extra 5mao."

I don't see any direct connection with all the above and an 80 year old granny smiling and praising a kid. You are way too fond of hyperbole.

Then you said "so,now we let strangers fondle our kids without being asked?"

and "But you guys are expecting, no demandin to let a parent down their instincts to protect their child. for doing something even a chinese would freak out about."

I in fact offered some useful advice as to how to avoid it. Quite the opposite of your weird claim. And the word "fondle" is loaded. It's an important subject...why not use less loaded language?

"why don't we just hand our wallets,wives babies ...hell whole countries to chinese....don't wanna upset them and their culture, right? who goes first? Alien? daithi? we have 2 volunteers."

Again not what I or Alien (who can of course well speak for himself) said. More hyperbole and mis-portrayal.

Now as you mentioned abduction...in a country of 1.4 billion or whatever, how many Western kids have been abducted in the last 50 years? (not that abduction of a Chinese kid is any less horrible, but we are specifically discussing Western kids here). So yeah a potent mixture of hyperbole, not actually listening and paranoia. Why not offer something constructive instead?

It's sad to see such paranoia about children's safety in normal everyday circumstances here.

Have u tried explaining to ur kids y people are doing that? That it is quite normal here. That might help them understand.

If they still dont like it then u could teach them "wo bu yao" which means I don't want (that).
Good luck!

Would the mathematicians please stand in the larger half of the hall please.

@Haali What aholes!