Turning Left in Beijing: A Twelve-Step Process
I recently ran across a very funny description (complete with drawings) explaining how a left turn at a Beijing intersection works. I laughed out loud. ...
Who’s Minding the Crackdown?
With the opening ceremony of the Olympics now only 244 days away, the crackdowns are coming fast and furious. So much so, that it’s almost...
Twinkling Quiet and Equilibrium
The scourge of Chinglish continues unabated here in Beijing. I was at a very nice restaurant earlier this evening, and picked up a brochure. The...
A Cross-Cross-cultural Experience
I and a friend had the strange experience this morning of finding ourselves as sort of double outsiders in a very unique neighborhood of Beijing. ...
The Wall Comes a’Tumbling Down
For some mysterious reason, the block on typepad sites has suddenly been lifted here in China, which means that this site is once again accessible...