Real Life Chinese Gold Farmers

[Dorsk]

So I was watching the episode of Into the West from last week, and saw something that made me bust out laughing with my family all around me. The gold craze was hitting California, and there are a bunch of people prospecting on the river. The main guy is sitting there, and suddenly a Chinese guy a little farther down starts jumping up and down jibbering, holding a piece of gold. Then his 10 other Chinese friends all come over and start jumping up and down around him.

The next day, the same thing happens, and the main guy gets his friend and they get their guns, and they push the Chinese guys off the spot. All the other prospectors are standing around cheering him on as he kicks and pushes the Chinese away. Later on, he and his friend dig up a giant piece of gold in that spot.

Just seems so relevant to WoW :D

[Mackadoody]

I saw the part where the Chinese guys find the gold and are jumpin up and down, but I missed the part when the other prospectors oust them from their spot.

I didn't know the Chinese actually tried panning for gold. They're always protrayed as the laundry guys in a run down town... or railroad workers with funny hats... Or running around the West as Chong Wang, beating the crap outta some cowboys, saving Princess Pei Pei.