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  • dogs, dogs, dogs In China, people eat dogs.

  • This'd is what a lot of people say about China, and this is why a lot of people hate China.

  • But I never quite understood why way are angry at the Chinese for eating dogs.

  • While in our home countries billions of cows, pigs, fish, chicken, lamb, sheep are slaughtered for our consumption every day.

  • And it's not a big deal.

  • While in China, eating a dog is a big deal.

  • Does that not sound like a double standard?

  • The reality is very few people eat dogs in China.

  • It's not easy to find dog meat here, and the government doesn't support it.

  • These are the facts.

  • I don't have a problem with eating animals.

  • That choice is yours.

  • But I do have a problem with people who have double standards before we throw stones and other people's houses.

  • Let's not forget that our house is entirely made of glass.

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Keywords

consumption

US /kənˈsʌmpʃən/

UK /kənˈsʌmpʃn/

  • other
  • The act of consuming.
  • The act of using energy, eating, or drinking something
  • A wasting disease, especially tuberculosis of the lungs
  • The act of eating or drinking
  • The purchase and use of goods and services by customers
  • noun
  • The act of buying and using products
  • The act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used
  • A serious disease of the lungs
opinion

US /əˈpɪnjən/

UK /əˈpɪnjən/

  • other
  • A belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
  • A formal assessment or advice from an expert.
  • A formal assessment or advice by an expert.
  • A personal view or attitude.
  • noun
  • Court judge's statement why a decision was made
  • A person's thoughts on a topic
  • other
  • The collective attitude of the public or a significant segment of the public toward a particular issue.
reality

US /riˈælɪti/

UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

  • noun
  • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • A thing that is actually experienced or seen.
  • other
  • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
  • The aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only ideal.
  • The true situation and circumstances of life.
reach

US /ritʃ/

UK /ri:tʃ/

  • verb
  • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
  • To be long enough to get to a certain place
  • To extend a hand or arm to touch or take something
  • noun
  • Power or control someone has over something
deal

US /dil/

UK /di:l/

  • noun
  • An agreement entered into, especially in business, to do something for someone else.
  • A large amount or quantity.
  • A business transaction.
  • The act of distributing playing cards.
  • other
  • To distribute playing cards to players.
  • To behave in a certain way towards someone.
  • verb
  • To cope with something - usually troubles
  • To give (something bad e.g. news) to
  • To buy and sell illegal drugs
  • To give out (cards, etc.) to; distribute
  • To do business with someone or to sell products
  • other
  • To take action to solve a problem.
throw

US /θroʊ/

UK /θrəʊ/

  • noun
  • Arm movement to make a thing fly through the air
  • Loose cloth or blanket (usually over a chair)
  • Forcibly putting someone on the ground
  • verb
  • To use your arm to make something fly in the air
  • To move part of your body suddenly and forcefully
  • To confuse or upset someone
  • (E.g. judo) to forcibly put someone on the ground
  • To propel something through the air with force.
  • To put something somewhere suddenly and roughly
standard

US /ˈstændəd/

UK /'stændəd/

  • noun
  • Official unit of measuring something
  • Principle of behaving in a moral way
  • adjective
  • Being the accepted normal level of quality
  • (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
academy

US /əˈkædəmi/

UK /ə'kædəmɪ/

  • noun
  • School that specializes in certain subjects
  • A school or college providing specialized training.
sound

US /saʊnd/

UK /saʊnd/

  • adjective
  • Sensible, dependable and reliable
  • Unbroken or undisturbed, as of sleep
  • Firm or solid in structure
  • Sane; not mentally ill
  • Clearly reasoned; involving sense, good judgment
  • noun
  • Unique quality that characterizes a style of music
  • Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
  • verb
  • To seem or appear to be, from what was said
  • To say in a clear deliberate manner
  • To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
support

US /səˈpɔrt, -ˈport/

UK /səˈpɔ:t/

  • noun
  • Assistance or advice given to someone
  • Evidence that helps prove something is true
  • A thing to hold up or prevent from falling down
  • verb
  • To give assistance or advice to someone
  • To help prove or show that something is true
  • To hold up or prevent from falling down