So last week I asked for your help with a couple of experiments [here and here] and I just wanted to say a big ‘ta’ for the contributions.
The China thing is proving to be particularly interesting – because whilst I still have a shitload of pics to wade through – the initial findings are that those of you who don’t live in China and have never visited the place are sending photos that are obviously heavily influenced by the picture painted by international media [either unsophisticated or controlling] whereas those who are based here focus on elements that either frustrate or amaze them.
In short, those outside the country have a bigger picture view than those in the place.
I suppose I shouldn’t be so amazed at that, but I am … but as I said, it’s still early days, and what I’ve said is a very general overview because there are some exceptions to what I’ve just described and there’s still a few hundred pics for me to go through.
Thanks for this … I’ll be calling upon your help again in a few months because I’m interested in tracking the local/international perceptions of the place, and whilst this is in no way scientific, it gives a pretty powerful ‘at-a-glance’ impression which is already better than GREY’s ‘EYE ON ASIA’ propoganda.