I woke up thinking I was in China

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:59 pm

Sleepy eyed this morning after I woke up, I looked out from my balcony and this is what I saw..

AndyKK · Post by **AndyKK** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:24 pm

The pandemic may have slowed down some work, but it seems like that it hasn't stopped it.

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:08 pm

I remember waking up one morning, looking out across the vista from my balcony and noticing a brand new 40 story building just two blocks away that I swear 100% wasn't there when I went to bed.

My partner had no knowledge of ever seeing it under construction either.

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:21 pm

xandreu wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:08 pm I remember waking up one morning, looking out across the vista from my balcony and noticing a brand new 40 story building just two blocks away that I swear 100% wasn't there when I went to bed.

My partner had no knowledge of ever seeing it under construction either.

haha not so much about how quick the building's gone up but the Chinese signs that sprung up overnight.

I thought there was some law that such signage has to equally include khmer and be no bigger..

hburns · Post by **hburns** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:25 pm

That's a lot of writing there. Maybe it's the the 1st page in the book of Xi Jinping thought. Keep an eye on it, it maybe change each day.

xandreu · Post by **xandreu** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:02 pm

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:21 pm
xandreu wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:08 pm I remember waking up one morning, looking out across the vista from my balcony and noticing a brand new 40 story building just two blocks away that I swear 100% wasn't there when I went to bed.

My partner had no knowledge of ever seeing it under construction either.
haha not so much about how quick the building's gone up but the Chinese signs that sprung up overnight.

I thought there was some law that such signage has to equally include khmer and be no bigger..

I know that's what you meant. I was just throwing a curveball into the thread. And yes, I always assumed there was some law regarding no Chinese text on its own without Khmer also, but maybe that only applies to store fronts? Then again, I've seen plenty of Chinese stores that don't display Khmer either so it might be another one of those optional laws that you choose to follow or not.

John Bingham · Post by **John Bingham** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:27 pm

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 5:59 pm

I can't read any Chinese or Khmer script but this is what I've often seen installed for "topping off" ceremonies.

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:51 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:27 pm I can't read any Chinese or Khmer script but this is what I've often seen installed for "topping off" ceremonies.

Well, there you go JB that explains it..thanks..I had to google it though coz I had no clue what it was although I guessed as much from your post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topping_out

The building contractor follows this tradition then and presumably a Chinese company.

techietraveller84 · Post by **techietraveller84** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:54 pm

The more lucky red banners, the less the likelihood of a premature collapse.

jaynewcastle · Post by **jaynewcastle** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:27 pm

techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:54 pm The more lucky red banners, the less the likelihood of a premature collapse.

No wonder so many buildings keep collapsing if this is what the structural engineers believe

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