What really happened at PyCon 2013

Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by seanmcdirmid on Friday March 22, 2013 @02:38AM (#5421673)

Living and working in China (and Europe before that), I can confirm this. Sexism and racism are even completely different affairs outside of the states (more so in Asia than Europe), I'm reminded of that every morning by the design of the toothpaste tube [1] that my wife (innocently, she's Chinese) bought for us to use, which would probably get me arrested in the states if I accidentally packed it.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlie

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Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by hack_edu on Friday March 22, 2013 @11:06AM (#5423358)

Oh come on. Of course that won't get you arrested. You must not be aware of the American cult of Free Speech. Speaking out and being an insensitive asshole is just that, nothing more. It's your actions that determine criminality. Unlike China sometimes, right? ;)

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Re:What really happened at PyCon 2013 by seanmcdirmid on Friday March 22, 2013 @09:58PM (#5426932)

I was using hyperbole. But I do get checked at US customs a lot, it makes think very carefully about what I'm packing (I usually just buy toothpaste in the states, its so much cheaper there anyways). Japanese magazines, for example, are always a big no no.

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