Why I Support the Second Amendment
The right to bear arms is one of the most important points of the US Constitution and clearly states “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”. This statement however has...
View ArticleRead My Book for Free!
It’s been a long haul finishing the book and pleased with it overall. For now, I’ve uploaded it to authonomy.com, a site wherewriters can get peer reviews and critiques and reactions to my book,...
View ArticleFor Chinese Kids the Whole World is Their Toilet
Some of the most common grievances expats have in China are the horrific instances of poor public hygiene and none of them are worse than parents allowing their children to use the street as their own...
View ArticleStanding My Ground Against Profiteering
I work at an English training center which pays its bills by convincing clients that learning English is in their best interests, whether it be for getting into a good school or furthering their...
View ArticleCrazy China: Penis Liquor (for serious)
For my readers who can’t read Chinese, those beautiful, white characters emblazoned under the deer head say “Dongbei Village, 3 Penis Liquor”. That’s right. This particular brew is made from the...
View ArticleBack in the Game, 2 More Years in China
After a long hiatus, much longer than I originally planned on, I’m back. Things have been hectic this year but I swear to holy Jesus, Buddha, the Jewish God and all the others that I will make a...
View ArticleA Chinese Halloween Party
Halloween is always a strange time of year in China for me. I get the feeling that young Chinese people would really enjoy the costumes and trick-or-treating but much of the time the true awesomeness...
View ArticleGod Forbid if Chinese Children Start Using Toilets
I’m aware that public defecation/urination by children in China is probably one of the most discussed topics by expats but (creepily enough) I’ve compiled photo evidence of this barbarism (call it what...
View ArticleGreat Gifts to Bring Back from China
It’s been a while since Christmas and I’ve been completely bogged down at work trying to make up the days I took off during my one-month trip home for the holidays. But of course I didn’t return empty...
View ArticleThe Complicated Chinese Family Tree
As a guy learning both Mandarin and Cantonese at the same time, I can safely say that Chinese is not as difficult as many Westerners believe it is. There are many things that are easier to learn than...
View ArticleShattering Popular Misconceptions about China
Many Families Have More than One Kid Many people born since the implementation of the One Child Policy have siblings. Sometimes many siblings. Most families are permitted to have a second baby if they...
View ArticleChina’s Nationalism May Be Its Undoing
Western media often goes on about how political reform and liberalization is inevitable with China’s economic growth as it transitions into being a “high-income” economy. The world better hope not. In...
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