April 1 is.....

[chef4u]

Well, it is that time of year that we play or tell practical jokes in America. I guess it is the only time we can lie and blame it on April Fool. Soooo, I thought to post this in TC forum. But, I am curious if this day exist in China too.

[skibum]

Too late - it is the next day there isn't it? But you could always try a prank and see what happens!

[Randy W]

Yeah - April 1 is actually April 2 in China

[tonado]

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/comments/884/

 

 

In 1993 the China Youth Daily, an official state newspaper of China, announced on its front page that the government had decided to make Ph.D. holders exempt from the state-imposed one-child limit. The logic behind this decision was that it would eventually reduce the need to invite as many foreign experts into the country to help with the state's modernization effort. Despite a disclaimer beneath the story identifying it as a joke, the report was repeated as fact by Hong Kong's New Evening News and by Agence France-Presse, an international news agency. Apparently what made the hoax seem credible to many was that intellectuals in Singapore are encouraged to marry each other and have children, and China's leaders are known to have great respect for the Singapore system. The Chinese government responded to the hoax by condemning April Fool's Day as a dangerous Western tradition. The Guangming Daily, Beijing's main newspaper for intellectuals, ran an editorial stating that April Fool's jokes "are an extremely bad influence." It went on to declare that, "Put plainly, April Fool's Day is Liar's Day."

[chef4u]

So, China does have "Liars Day", too?

[Guest Paul]

Yeah - April 1 is actually April 2 in China

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How do you know that, Randy?

[jemmyell]

If April fool's is liars day is it still Aprill Fool's day????

 

I am so confused....

 

-James

[jim_julian]

When I video chatted with Lao Po and Er Mei on April 1st of their own initiative they had a couple of preposterous jokes ready for me. I think their is an April Fool's day in China!

[tywy_99]

*see date above*

April 1 is.....,

in the history books.

 

forgive my dry humor. maybe i need to go to the "i'm bored" thread i saw somewhere around here..now where was it? oh, down here. bye and

[Jonathan]

I had a very aweful prank in mind, but I don't want to give her a heart attack, so I used my better judgement and didn't do it!