I Don’t Like China’s Time Zone

All this land, but only one time zone to play in! Eating Street Food in the dark Even Laos has three zones! and Mongolia, better sunsets I am in yet another Beijing taxi, this time caught in the apex of rush hour. Please don’t ask me why I am here,…

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Better Like Funky Foods in Your Hot Pot

Is it Chinese or Mongolian Hot Pot? My very first time A stud ready for the pot It was first introduced to me as Mongolian Hot Pot, though I never did see it in Mongolia, but none the less, hot pot is a Chinese way of eating. A bowl of…

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Oh No, Not A Train Ride!

Be sure to take ear plugs on a Chinese train The Beijing-West station At least the station is clean Haven ridden from the Atlantic to the Pacific on all manner of Iron Horses, including a few in my home country, I’d like to think of myself as an expert on…

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I Want Out, But Am I Allowed?

Can I dislike China and still be cool? Not my temple of heaven Keeping the kids in line The Soviets were here too I wanted to write about how cool Shanghai is. How it is everything Beijing isn’t; cosmopolitan, liberal, exciting, and filled with foreigners, but I’m not. Shanghai is…

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Chinese Don’t Have Any Manners

There’s a lack of manners in China No, Buddy, wait your turn! Hence the blank page….

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