Shakira Jiangsu TV New Year Concert in Nanjing

After Shakira’s performance in Nanjing the Chinese bbs posts were almost unanamous. Shakira did an incredible job but China is so far behind the rest of the world in terms of hosting internaional events- they are clueless. You can go to youkuo and see the comments. Shakira was gracious and braved 30 degree cold while dancing smiling and entertaining. The Chinese crowd was semi-comatose and Shakira deserved better. As for the Chinese MC’s, their English was horrible, leaving her in an uncomfortable state at times, they lacked confidence and acted sophomoric. Another example would be when she attempted to teach them the dance from the FIFA world cup and two of the four MC’s merely watched, didnt attempt to join in and on their faces seemed to be a look of scorn.

I felt sorry for China, thought they looked pretty foolish and not ready for prime time. The bbs posts seemed to corroborate my feelings. 7 more images after the jump.