“Tibet” sounds like “to bet,” and there are jokes. “ARE YOU AGAINST ALL FORMS OF GAMBLING OR DO YOU LIKE TIBET?” was posted on the newsgroup talk.politics.tibet on October 23, 2003. “Why don’t the Chinese like gambling? They don’t like Tibet” was posted on Twitter by DTL on January 11, 2011.
“My Chinese girlfriend will never develop a gambling addiction..She doesn’t like Tibet.. http://bit.ly/QC0HKu via @sickipedia” was posted on Twitter by Fresh Stand Up on October 5, 2012. “Why don’t the Chinese gamble? Because they don’t like Tibet” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on April 12, 2020.
Google Groups: talk.politics.tibet
Iam not a china hater
WASP
10/23/03
ARE YOU AGAINST ALL FORMS OF GAMBLING OR DO YOU LIKE TIBET?
Twitter
DTL
@dtexlyn
@sicksignstore Why don’t the Chinese like gambling? They don’t like Tibet.
8:18 PM · Jan 11, 2011·Gravity
Twitter
Dan Raywood
@DanRaywood
“Do you like Tibet, or do you think gambling’s wrong?” - Chinese spears attack Tibetan activists - SC Magazine UK http://scmagazineuk.com/chinese-spears-attack-tibetan-activists/article/231923/
9:07 AM · Mar 14, 2012·Twitter for Websites
Twitter
Sickipedia_Feed
@Sickipedia_Feed
My Chinese girlfriend will never develop a gambling addiction..She doesn’t like Tibet.. http://bit.ly/VGSQP8
8:11 PM · Oct 5, 2012·twitterfeed
Twitter
Fresh Stand Up
@FreshStandUp
My Chinese girlfriend will never develop a gambling addiction..She doesn’t like Tibet.. http://bit.ly/QC0HKu via @sickipedia
9:11 PM · Oct 5, 2012·twitterfeed
Twitter
Neil Byrne
@Rambunkt
Why did the Chinese not allow gambling as an event at Beijing Olympics
@twins_irish and @sarahgriffalo?!
They don’t like Tibet..
2:23 AM · Apr 3, 2015·Twitter for iPad
Twitter
Skinny Bumble
@BeechMuscle
In the East,
they love to gamble.
Which is quite surprising,
as the Chinese don’t like Tibet.
3:51 PM · Mar 31, 2016·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/rag_monkey April 12, 2020
Why don’t the Chinese gamble?
Because they don’t like Tibet.
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