But, he added, "compared with 15 years ago, Chinese tourists' behavior has improved".
He wrote in the memoir Palimpsest that he had more than 1,000 "sexual encounters" – nothing special, he added, compared with the pursuits of such peers as John F Kennedy and Tennessee Williams.
And freshly brewed green tea has no calories, she adds, compared with the calorie-laden contents of bottles of sweetened tea.
"We expect to have more than 50 brands taking part," he added, compared with 43 in 2012.
Still, "it's a supplement to TV, not a replacement, because it doesn't have the volume yet," he added, compared with the audiences for hit TV series.
For example, this year "we're expecting 15 percent of all searches for 'Black Friday' to happen on mobile devices," he added, compared with less than 10 percent last year.
He added, "Compared to what we have had to deal with the past week, this will be a walk in the park, going out and voting".
And speaking of entertainment, reality TV, along with cooking shows, has changed "the way the general public thinks about the restaurant business," he adds, compared with 10 or 15 years ago.
But the agency added: "Compared to regulatory investigations, we see litigation risk, particularly in the US, as posing greater credit risk for both US and non-US panel banks.
But, he added, "compared to the last decade, there is a sense that it's less of the go-go years and more in the nose-to-the-grindstone years".
