Bad China Day(s)
Every now and then the ordinary expat in China will have a day plagued with misfortune and inconveniences. I’ve become pretty good at brushing them off most of the time but a few days ago I had one of...
View Article2 ½ Years On, My Thoughts on China
I’m regularly asked by local Chinese, “Do you like China?” It’s the second most popular question after “Are you single?” My honest response to the first question is always “sometimes.” I wrote a post...
View ArticleA Good Ol’ Herpes Story
A while back I was sitting in the office with my good friend and colleague, Neil, a bald, thirty-something Englishman. I was working on some PPTs and he was doing whatever Englishmen do (Watching Monty...
View ArticleChina’s Nationalism May Be Its Undoing
Western media often goes on about how political reform and liberalization is inevitable with China’s economic growth as it transitions into being a “high-income” economy. The world better hope not. In...
View Article5 Things No One Told Me about Living in China
1. If you’re a man, everyone is curious about your penis. And yes, it totally fits in with the common stereotype that East Asian men have little candy corns in their pants, which may or may not be...
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