China just might take over the world...

I am being lazy. How so? Well, I really don't feel like driving aaaaaaaaaaaaall the way to Irvine to go to the Spanish speaking group tonight, and I didn't go to the French speaking group on Monday (also relatively far), so I am "practicing my language" by reading articles in both languages. Le Monde (French) definitely won in the Most Interesting Articles category for me, which is interesting because Spanish literature is totally more interesting. Hmm. So it goes, sometimes. Here are the two interesting articles I found (yes, the articles/links are in French, but I'll do a quick summary of sorts, along with my commentary, as always)

iPhone: l'application "juif ou pas juif?" devant la justice (Article)

This one was particularly interesting. It's about an iPhone app that was created that contains a profile of about 3,500 (at least somewhat) famous people of Jewish descent. If I understand correctly, people can also add themselves. Based on the image (the article was less about the app itself and more about the controversy), I'm thinking that it allows people to search the database by name or by job category and things like that. The application was pulled from iTunes France after groups claimed that it was racist and antisemitic. It is apparently still being sold in other parts of the world...yep! There it is in the US iTunes Store ("Jew or Not Jew").

I really do not understand the point of this app. I mean, seriously. I agree that it is kind of racist, and it's not even a free app either. So...my questions are: Who is downloading/buying this anyways? What possible purpose does it serve?

Another interesting note is that in the article is that one of the advocates wants Apple to remotely erase the application from the phone (in France, where it has been pulled) without asking. Umm...I cannot IMAGINE the protest that would arise from such a Big Brother action...especially in France where they protest absolutely everything. It's just interesting...

L'Europe a-t-elle été bradée à la Chine? (Article) 

Well, I learned a new vocab word today! Brader (the infinitive form of the word in the title) = to sell [something] cheaply; to sell off. The article is about how Europe plans to stabilize it's economy by saving Greece and the struggling countries within Europe by accepting help from China. So the article's title asks, Has Europe been sold off to China? I was thinking about how China bought some of our debt too. China seriously might just rule the world! Maybe I should learn Chinese. Clearly Spanish, French and Italian won't be super useful in the world...=D hehehe