It literally takes YEARS to learn Chinese to a level that is suitable for business conversations. I think you underestimate the incredible complexity of the language (especially for us westerners).

You don't want to go to Beijng. Trust me. I've been there for 3 months until I developed asthma. The air pollution is INCREDIBLY bad, you can't even remotely compare it to the worst cities in the US. That being said, there are a lot of 'western' companies where English is used for every communication. I know, because I worked at three. I strongly suggest that if you go there, look out for those western companies. They pay better and have a much nicer working atmosphere than the local companies. But seriously, If you care about your health at all, or eating manners of your peers, or respect for (animal) life in general, stay in Canada. It's such a wonderful country.

Just a hint: If you thought BlackBerry was stupid before you actually tried it, maybe you shouldn't call Apple users hipsters before doing the same. Just sayin'. Most geeks I know use Apple, because they can afford it. Most hipsters I've seen at university use Android, because its cheaper and "different".

Currently, there's not a single commercial 4G network deployed anywhere on the planet. LTE is officially 3.9G, so every manufacturer or carrier that advertises 4G is bullshitting just as much as Apple. Which doesn't make it better, but still.

I thought most scanners refused to scan currency?

The USA haven't really cared about that, why should Germany care about it?

At this moment, it's just a proposal. A draft will most likely be presented in April. So it's not written in stone just yet.

Do you really think the German government would allow this? Of course they would include right in the law that Google HAS to list the news snippets.

The irony in this is that this is coming from a company that presented chunks of wood as their next-gen graphics cards.