Monday TeaDay 4/20/09 Chinese tearoom OPP?

BYOT! Enter TeaChat here, you never know what you may find!

Interesting opportunity. A Chinese member of TeaChat has offered you a partnership in a tea room in China with a very minimal investment except you must move to China. WOULD YOU DO IT? An answer in needed now, YES or NO?

YES
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22%
... or NO
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Total votes: 63
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Monday TeaDay 4/20/09 Chinese tearoom OPP?

by Chip » Apr 20th, '09, 04:10

Good Monday, I hope, everyone. Welcome to TeaDay. Please share what is in your cup with us.

Yesterday a vast majority of responders indicated they were currently very very very interested a new tea. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. An interesting opportunity comes your way. A Chinese member of TeaChat has offered you the chance to partner with him/her in a long established and profitable family tea room in China with a very minimal investment except you must move there and become an active partner, learn the language, everything! WOULD YOU DO IT? He/she needs the answer NOW. Yes or no. Please share why yes ... or why not.

I am looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone, will I see you in China? Bottoms up.
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by Salsero » Apr 20th, '09, 04:28

I don't think so.

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by Victoria » Apr 20th, '09, 04:32

No moving to China for me. I love the USA. I might consider a vacation home, but I guess that wasn't the question. So no. Besides hubby would never agree. Maybe it if was a partnership in a cigar factory in Cuba. :)
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by Geekgirl » Apr 20th, '09, 06:03

No. I already own a business. Last thing I need is another one. :lol: :shock:
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by olivierco » Apr 20th, '09, 06:24

No.

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by Drax » Apr 20th, '09, 09:30

Even if I knew the person really well, no. Maybe if I were older and retired...

I picked up with the session of tai ping hou kui that I started yesterday morning.... I had suspended it to try Menghai 7582 in the afternoon. All good stuff.
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by omegapd » Apr 20th, '09, 09:43

Victoria wrote:No moving to China for me. I love the USA.
+1 million

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by iannon » Apr 20th, '09, 12:39

I said yes..but if there was a "maybe if" i would have answered that. I would in a heartbeat IF i was single without kids.
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by olivierco » Apr 20th, '09, 13:14

Darjeeling Risheehat this afternoon.
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by brlarson » Apr 20th, '09, 13:32

I don't know the language or the culture, so I wouldn't take him upon the offer.
On the other hand, I would consider being a remote partner if the investment was small enough.

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by Shelob » Apr 20th, '09, 13:41

GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:No. I already own a business. Last thing I need is another one. :lol: :shock:
I hear ya Geek!
Besides, although I consider myself adventurous and spontaneous, I would not feel comfortable living outside the USA.

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by chad » Apr 20th, '09, 13:46

Um, no. I spent a lot of years studying China from the geo-political side of things. The next 2-5 years are going to be real interesting.

I'm working on my second mug of Lumbini Estate tea.
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by Victoria » Apr 20th, '09, 14:06

Starting the morning with Lupicia Nilgiri.

Have a nice day everyone!
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by bsteele » Apr 20th, '09, 14:24

No.

...no tea yet
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by chamekke » Apr 20th, '09, 14:49

Afraid not. Now, if it were Japan... I'd think about it. In general, though, I'm happy being in Canada.
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