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Who Agrees Douyin (TikTok) is a Disease? The Jury is Out (ish)

What on Earth happened to our attention span? Marketers used to say that you have 3 minutes to hold someone’s attention (when trying to sell them something). Now it appears that’s just 3 seconds. The question is, are short...

We See More, We Want More; What do You Assume Life Owes You?

Common folk-wisdom runs that happiness is found in community. That we were happier in the past, in smaller, more tightly-knit communities; villages, towns, family units. That a big cause of the modern malaise is the fracturing of communities into...

Money Talks (iii); Can an IFA Really be of any Help to Me?

Many foreign professionals and international passport holders, both in China and around the world, require guidance and solutions to their individual financial issues, including banking, savings and investments. However, it is important to point out that Independent Financial Advisors...

Manchu; Is this the Forgotten Ethnic Community?

That it be a modest community not often brought up, the Manchu people were nevertheless powerful rulers that undisputedly conquered China and established the Qing Dynasty, whilst being a national ethnic minority.  作为一个不常被提起的卑微社区,满族人仍然是强大的统治者,他们无可争议地征服了中国,建立了清朝,同时是民族少数民族。 The Manchus carried out atypical political management and...

When Your Home is the Street; Pull up a Plastic Stool!

I’m not sure what hits you first. Is it the multi-coloured LED lights or is it the waft of something being grilled over hot coals? 我不确定什么首先击中了你。 是五颜六色的LED灯,还是在热煤上烤的东西的烟气? Whatever it is, it’s welcoming. Open arms welcoming. All I did was turn down...

Our Community of Leprechauns; Just Stop Saying Thank You

I knew my nap from my siesta, my Irish stew from my cocido and my Céili dancing from my flamenco. I thought I was solid on all fronts.  我从午睡中知道我的午睡,从我的cocido中知道我的爱尔兰炖菜,从我的弗拉门戈中知道我的Céili舞蹈。 我以为我在各方面都很坚定。 And then, Nanjing.  然后,南京。 Nothing and no-one could have prepared me for the...

Journey to the West; Xinjiang by Bike with No Permit Required

It has been 10 long years in the waiting, but this summer I arrived; Xinjiang Tian Shan (新疆天山), the Heavenly Mountains. My Journey to the West was to begin.  等待已经10年了,但今年夏天我到达了;新疆天山,天山。 我的西方之旅要开始了。 Bikepacking out from Kuqa (库车), the land is barren with...

Bears Breaking & Entering; Community Born to Dance a Deep Fake?

“Cap, you got a minute?”, Officer Draves asked as he poked his head in the Captain's office.  “Come in, come in”, the grey-bearded captain said. He waved them in and gestured to the two dark blue chairs in front of...

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