Dear People of the Rooftops, We see you sometimes, black shapes crawling over unfinished buildings – black because of your distance and the dulling grayness between us and also because of the jackets you wear and the hair on your head. You are the toilers; the transformers of the cities; the ones who knock it [...]
Jan 22, 2011 | Categories: China, Jinhua, Letters to Whomever | Tags: ants, buildings, chinese workers, Construction, dangerous, fireworks, gray, shanghai fire | Leave A Comment »
Totally Awesome Picture of the Week 2.01 It’s about time we told you. We came back. A lot of famous things have been said about home: it’s “why I keep returning,” it’s “where I want to be,” it’s “always so exciting,” etc. All catchy ideas that I’ll admit to singing along with and perhaps even [...]
Sep 23, 2010 | Categories: China, Jinhua, Totally Awesome Picture of the Week | Tags: chinese workers, Construction, David Byrne, foreigners, home, kitchen | 1 Comment »
How To Properly Dispose of Your Excess Waste httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfWVqdju0o8 Follow these five easy steps: 1. Remember that nothing ensures safety more than acting casual. Forgo the superfluity of traffic cones or flashing lights. 2. Procure a large container on wheels (similar to a garbage can) for the purpose of transporting your waste to the dumping [...]
Jan 04, 2009 | Categories: China, Videos | Tags: chinese workers, dumping, Expat, Gross, how to, Humor, instructional video, manholes, safety, social commentary, Videos, waste | Leave A Comment »
The question was posed to us with a half-chuckle, by a portly man plucking meat from a pot of boiling oil with chopsticks: “In France,” he said, “They have the same streets for hundreds of years, but here we remake them every year! Why do you think so?” “Maybe the government needs to keep people [...]
Dec 15, 2008 | Categories: China, Yichang | Tags: chinese workers, Construction, Humor, keeping the masses busy, overloading, overpopulated, puzzles, regulations, unemployment | Leave A Comment »
China Instructional Videos: Episode 1
How To Properly Dispose of Your Excess Waste httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfWVqdju0o8 Follow these five easy steps: 1. Remember that nothing ensures safety more than acting casual. Forgo the superfluity of traffic cones or flashing lights. 2. Procure a large container on wheels (similar to a garbage can) for the purpose of transporting your waste to the dumping [...]
Jan 04, 2009 | Categories: China, Videos | Tags: chinese workers, dumping, Expat, Gross, how to, Humor, instructional video, manholes, safety, social commentary, Videos, waste | Leave A Comment »