Hi! We're the Chinese military. We're too backwards and stupid to carry water purification kits with us.
Posted on 08/09/2014 1:41:27 PM PDT by BlopAndStop
A photo meant to highlight the bravery and adaptability of China's military members has apparently created a public outrage instead.
The image of Chinese soldiers using dirty water to cook noodles was meant to showcase a display of the "soldiers' bravery" by the state-run media sources Chinese National Radio and the Global Times Newspaper, according to the BBC.
"These men stood tall in the face of adversity with or without clean water," state-run media reported.
The picture of Chinese soldiers responding to an earthquake in China's Yunnan province, was met with derision by users of the Chinese social media site Weibo who saw the photo as a lack of concern for the well-being of the soldiers and as an indication of the preparedness of China's military.
The website Offbeat China captured much of the outrage:
Instead of patriotism, the article drew waves of questions and criticism: “It’s 2014, and our soldiers are still drinking muddy water during mission. How can we trust such a military force to defend our country during war?”
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Hi! We're the Chinese military. We're too backwards and stupid to carry water purification kits with us.
I once ate at this restaurant.
Ramen flavor pack “dirt” still more popular than “shrimp”.
If I EVER meet one o’ you texas YAY-HOOS that AINT drunk water from a hoof print, I’ll...I’ll shake his hand or buy him a Dan’l Webster see-gar.
LOL!!
That’s Bean With Bacon soup. Now, I have no idea what that is dripping out of Murray’s bowl there on the right, but I think I’d eat dry noodles if any of it gets in the big wok.
Sure a lot of hesitation there. I guess they’re not that hungry.
Uhh. Boiling water is more effective than tablets.
As I discovered the time I picked up Giardia in SE Utah.
Backpacking in the desert I’ve drunk from less attractive water sources. Actually, if you’re careful, bacterial contamination and such is no big deal. The big danger in some desert areas is toxic water, arsenic and such.
Love the Duke.
Wok This Way.
lol
Very good. That’s a double:)
Perfect.
:-)
ROWPU units anybody? Surely they have heard of these things. This isn’t really surprising though considering that the Russians had entire battalions our of the fight in Afghanistan because of dysentery from poor hygiene. Backwards countries are just that, backwards.
Boil it, strain it through a sock, and a few drops of bleach.
How hard can it be?
The image of Chinese soldiers using dirty water to cook noodles... responding to an earthquake in China's Yunnan province, was met with derision by users of the Chinese social media site Weibo who saw the photo as a lack of concern for the well-being of the soldiers and as an indication of the preparedness of China's military... Instead of patriotism, the article drew waves of questions and criticism
They are an Army. Don’t they have water trailers? Or at least five gallon jugs?
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