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Air Pollution Woes
Posted on 27/03/2013
I never thought I would say this, but there are two things I'm actually getting sick of: Gagnam Style and complaining about Beijing air quality.I never thought that elevator pelvic...
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Reflections
Posted on 13/02/2013
I asked a number of expats when they got homesick most... it's not a large sampling, but many claimed between a year and a year and half they seriously wanted to go back home. The ones...
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Tackling the Elephant
Posted on 20/08/2012
Sometimes it's definitely easier to ignore the elephant. Yeah, he's big - but where else can you hang your 60-inch television and benefit from free automatic fly-swatting? Those...
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Chinese Experiences
Posted on 26/07/2012
ShoppingWalking through Loblaws back in Ottawa, the experience seems magical. Shopping carts that you are allowed to take back to your car, self check-out lanes (and ones that allow you to...
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Traffic Woes
Posted on 26/07/2012
When I first came to China, I was shocked to see how everyone drove – shoulder driving, aggressive lane changes, not obeying lights, driving on the wrong side of the street, merging...
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So you're a Canadian, Eh?
Posted on 13/05/2012
China has a love affair with Canadians. Of all the countries in the world, we probably hit closest to the heart. It's not just that we're a bunch of peaceful hippies with lots of...
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Keeping Perspective
Posted on 26/04/2012
Last month I had the opportunity to travel back to Ottawa and regain perspective on things. The radio and television were filled with robo-call scandals, Senator games and new budgets. I...
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Understanding your Chinese Friends
Posted on 09/03/2012
You may work with a Chinese person, or have one for a neighbour... or maybe you have seen a Chinese person from afar... or on TV... whichever the case, you're probably thinking...
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Might As Well Be Written in Chinese
Posted on 27/02/2012
You know the old saying - when things get very complicated, they "might as well be written in Chinese"... I guess Chinese must make things easier to understand, otherwise why do...
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Explaining the inexplicable
Posted on 24/01/2012
Somewhat recently, a disturbing video of a 2 year old girl (Yue Yue) getting run over by a truck in China... twice.... is creating an uproar in North America. If you haven't seen it,...
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