This Duck Ain’t Quacking
I bet Daffy would flip a lid over this dish! The crabs are still kicking! When I was a kid, I always loved to watch Daffy Duck get into and out of all kinds of trouble as he wandered through his cartoon world. I was constantly amazed at how his…
Read MoreAcceptance Ain’t Easy for Chinese
It ain’t easy being laowai, even in Beijing Say ‘Hello’ to men’s dream Olga (right) would love Iowa How could I resist? My blood boils too Racing to ignorance Fries or friendship with that? Intelligentsia think ahead What would Harry say? In the dark, no one knows When I was…
Read MoreBeijing’s Metro Ain’t All That
I wish the Beijing Metro went everywhere the map says it does. All aboard the Bland Express The scene at the front door Yesterday, tired of bicycling around Beijing on the days that I ride in with Jingmei, I decided to take the Metro across town instead. As you can…
Read MoreNuttin Like a Sanlitun Cafe!
I wish more cities had a Sanlutin Sister and brother, chilling Brother going for the headlock Yes, the nose push! The Grand Finale: Hair Pull! With a good yank to win! Beijing’s answer to Moscow’s Arbat, Sanlitun is a small street with cheap designer knock-offs for sale on one side,…
Read MoreYou Try to Suntan in Beijing!
Too many shades of ass-white in Asia if you ask me. In a shirt on a sunny day Jingsong drinks in the shade I’d rather tan in Thailand. Today, in one of the rare, smog-free days of a Beijing spring, I am outside and semi-nude. No, its not an attempt…
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