Perhaps you missed the last visit of the majestically inbred boy-king of Egypt as he was hauled about the world for all to revere. And maybe you’ve never graced the great halls of the British Museum to look upon its chunks of Grecian monuments. Or stepped up to the mighty pyramids and been harassed into [...]
Apr 17, 2010 | Categories: China, Mexico, Modern Wonders of the World, Other | Tags: all you can eat, buffet, Chinese Food, chino, crowds, Distrito Federal, long lines, Mexico City | Leave A Comment »
Dear Big Ants Who Were Bossing Around the Little Ants, First, I must say that you look crazy up close. Sorry, but I have been a little off lately and have found that brushing aside distractions clears up a path towards almost clarity. Share this:EmailRedditStumbleUponDigg
Jun 20, 2009 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever | Tags: ants, ants in the kitchen, Chinese Food, Expat, food scraps, foreign teacher, Humor, IELTS, social commentary | 1 Comment »
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Jun 10, 2009 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Traces of Progress | Tags: ash trays, Chinese Food, chinese teachers, cucumber, eating cucumbers like candy, Humor, middle school teachers lounge, social commentary | Leave A Comment »
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Mar 30, 2009 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily | Tags: Alleys, Chinese Food, Clams, Gross, Humor, Oysters, Seafood, Shellfish, social commentary | Leave A Comment »
It is a stigma China may never shake. Today it is the source of many unfair prejudices and a great number of jokes; the internet’s tubes are filthy with inflamed diatribes, dog-friendly campaigns and slogans, and reports of official attempts to curb the ancient custom of canine consumption. Coming to China on the proverbial eve [...]
Mar 08, 2009 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Vietnam | Tags: Chinese Food, dog meat, Dogs, Eating Dogs, gou rou, things chinese people do to their dog, ugly lap dogs | 1 Comment »
Ode to a Chinese Food Bowl What lies beneath your painted skin -Beneath those cartoons fading gray?Are you shaped of pure, white porcelainOr of a cheap synthetic blend? Held within your emptiness,That quality that grants your use,The slimy strands of boiled grass,Mix with clumps of rice, or soup And in the morn’ the frothy dripOf [...]
Feb 03, 2009 | Categories: China | Tags: Chinese Food, food bowl, Humor, ode, Poetry, porcelain, social commentary, whiteness | Leave A Comment »
Totally Awesome Picture of the week 53 Is this how you feel? As though you’ve been stripped naked, skewered through the eye sockets and rotated continuously from bright light to roasting flame, flopping lewdly at the mercy of gravity, doing your best to keep what’s left of your eyes on the man with the cleaver, [...]
Dec 18, 2008 | Categories: China, Totally Awesome Picture of the Week | Tags: Chinese Food, christmas, Expat, Humor, lost in translation, social commentary, western culture | Leave A Comment »
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Dec 11, 2008 | Categories: China, Traces of Progress | Tags: Chinese Food, consumption, garbage, purple mountain, social commentary, Traces of Progress, Trash, waste, white horse park | Leave A Comment »
Dear Driver Who Hit the Cop Car Directly in Front of the Police Station, Do you realize what you have done? This is food street. The time is 6:35 PM, just minutes into rush hour, when students from the middle school are set free to their parents, and, simultaneously, the high schoolers are released for [...]
Dec 05, 2008 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever | Tags: Chinese Food, chinese people are crazy drivers, crowds, dinnertime, driving, gongbao jiding, high school, police, police station, traffic jam | Leave A Comment »
Oct 02, 2008 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily | Tags: a la carte, Chinese Food, Chinese supermarket, delicacy, donkey meat, food in bags, Ridiculous, weird | Leave A Comment »
S.C.M. young, handsome, traditional dresser seeks hungry customers, loyal or one-time-only, dine-in or take-away, lunch or dinner. Prefers no spitting on floor or table. Must know how to use chopsticks. Big drinkers OK. Foreigners OK. Share this:EmailRedditStumbleUponDigg
Sep 21, 2008 | Categories: Ads for the personelle, China | Tags: chines restaurant, Chinese Food, Chinese Personal Ads, Expat, social commentary | Leave A Comment »
Dear Nanjing Municipality, Rumor is that you’re vying for some sort of award. China’s Best City or the Civilization Prize or Certificate of Glory or something. First of all, good luck. That isn’t a small pool of competitors to go against. But take this for what it’s worth – you’re strides ahead of Yichang. After [...]
Sep 20, 2008 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever | Tags: best city award, bootleg DVDs, Chinese Food, cities, cleanliness, dirt, Expat, Jiangsu, law enforcement, social commentary | 1 Comment »
Dear Ms. Mazut (Winner of 2nd Premium Pea Prize at the Alaska State Fair), We can see how you’d be confused. Since you entered produce in the Alaska State Fair, you are probably from the nearest town, Wasilla, a place known for little more than in-breeding and pregnant teens. Perhaps you have never seen a [...]
Sep 04, 2008 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever | Tags: Alaska, Chinese, Chinese Food, inbreeding, peas, produce competition, Ridiculous, Sarah Palin, State fair, Wasilla | 1 Comment »
Jul 02, 2008 | Categories: Beijing, China, Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily | Tags: bug, centipede, Chinese Food, Expat, market, Ridiculous, sticks, Street Food, weird | 5 Comments »
Jun 27, 2008 | Categories: China, Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily, Yichang | Tags: burger, Chinese Food, disgusting, Expat, fast food, Fried Food, Gross, KFC, processed food, Ridiculous, Seafood, shrimp | 1 Comment »
Dear Big Ants Who Were Bossing Around the Little Ants
Dear Big Ants Who Were Bossing Around the Little Ants, First, I must say that you look crazy up close. Sorry, but I have been a little off lately and have found that brushing aside distractions clears up a path towards almost clarity. Share this:EmailRedditStumbleUponDigg
Jun 20, 2009 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever | Tags: ants, ants in the kitchen, Chinese Food, Expat, food scraps, foreign teacher, Humor, IELTS, social commentary | 1 Comment »