Meanwhile in Manchester

[T00ts]

Anyway, after 2 hours of being grilled I am finally in... Only to find what I thought was an hours drive to Pskov is in fact 4 hours.

Oouch!

[Nick]

Anyway, after 2 hours of being grilled I am finally in... Only to find what I thought was an hours drive to Pskov is in fact 4 hours. 

[Nick]

Great minds again but I am more polite!   

I like to be comfortable 😜 

[T00ts]

Jeans and trainers!

Couldve dressed for dinner.

Great minds again but I am more polite!     

[cromwell]

For SPV: Here's a photo of me not on a flight from Manchester to Istanbul today. I'll post another one later of me not flying to St Petersburg.

Jeans and trainers!

Couldve dressed for dinner. 

[Nick]

It needs a lot more than just that Nick - anyone can go to Istanbul, who hasn't
Turkish Airlines not my favourite, but they are cheap.
It is still though just a shot of the back of a seat
I want to see St Petersburg
So here is a proposition
In St Petersburg, out in the Street, make a video, say Hi Sampan its Nick, no need to show your face, even if it is nearly halloween
Show me a newspaper, with the current date, show me a street scene and street sign.
That will prove your in St Petersburg
Even better show me footage of long queues in shops or major super markets with empty shelves, show me large scale protests against Putin, you know that sort of thing
Just to make sure you keep real, make it continuous footage, no cuts, no edits.
Not much to ask really is it?

No prob. It won't be St Petersburg though, I'm stopping in a place called Pskov, south of St Petersburg. You can have all the REAL report I can get away with. 

[Sampanviking]

For SPV: Here's a photo of me not on a flight from Manchester to Istanbul today. I'll post another one later of me not flying to St Petersburg.

It needs a lot more than just that Nick - anyone can go to Istanbul, who hasn't
Turkish Airlines not my favourite, but they are cheap.
It is still though just a shot of the back of a seat
I want to see St Petersburg
So here is a proposition
In St Petersburg, out in the Street, make a video, say Hi Sampan its Nick, no need to show your face, even if it is nearly halloween
Show me a newspaper, with the current date, show me a street scene and street sign.
That will prove your in St Petersburg
Even better show me footage of long queues in shops or major super markets with empty shelves, show me large scale protests against Putin, you know that sort of thing
Just to make sure you keep real, make it continuous footage, no cuts, no edits.
Not much to ask really is it?

[Nick]

Safe journey!

I'll try my best 😂 

[T00ts]

For SPV: Here's a photo of me not on a flight from Manchester to Istanbul today. I'll post another one later of me not flying to St Petersburg.

[img width=742.386 height=600]https://i.imgur.com/t5ZvKAr.jpg[/img]

Safe journey!

[Nick]

For SPV: Here's a photo of me not on a flight from Manchester to Istanbul today. I'll post another one later of me not flying to St Petersburg. 

[Nick]

They should have kept the gates shut. The video show people running towards the gate, then somehow the phone is lowered before they actually get there.
Then it cuts to a different view and it is difficult to see who was who at that point.
Is it fake? I don't know, but digital media is being manipulated all the time.
If the Chinese embassy staff acted incorrectly, they would have the motive to alter the video, or misrepresent it.

I think I heard of this Daniel Dumbrill before. Didn't SPV used to post links to his YouTube videos showing how wonderful it is to live in China?

China is a great country, however from previous posts it seems SPV has very limited knowledge of a lot of China and has only lived in 1 or 2 places. Maybe he can tell us where he's actually been in China, I'm guessing not too many places. 

[Barry]

They should have kept the gates shut. The video show people running towards the gate, then somehow the phone is lowered before they actually get there.
Then it cuts to a different view and it is difficult to see who was who at that point. 
Is it fake? I don't know, but digital media is being manipulated all the time.
If the Chinese embassy staff acted incorrectly, they would have the motive to alter the video, or misrepresent it.

I think I heard of this Daniel Dumbrill before. Didn't SPV used to post links to his YouTube videos showing how wonderful it is to live in China?

[cromwell]

I think you'll find SPV that consulate officials went out on to the pavement to remove the banners,they did drag one in and tried to others.

Did a consulate official taking on the protestors get a clout?.....probably

[Sampanviking]

OMG 😂, you've really got it bad if you think that is real. Look at the comments on Twitter, they're asking who the director is 😂. You enjoy it!!

No doubt the same ones that have been trying to pass off very fake video elsewhere.
Not surprised they cant tell the difference anymore. Seems the same applies to you
Do you really want to stand with the NAFO troll squad?
When you post like a spoilt brat teenager, you wonder why I doubt your claims to globe trotting business tycoon

[Nick]

So the CCP can produce its propaganda even in Manchester?
I think the buzz word on the net these days is Cope and you seem to be having a bad case of it
Enjoy your little fantasy world, while you can.
The video is exactly what it shows, shame your not man enough to admit it

OMG 😂, you've really got it bad if you think that is real. Look at the comments on Twitter, they're asking who the director is 😂. You enjoy it!!