One of the frustrating things many foreigners find about living in China is the seeming inability to engage the locals in rational debate or express constructive critisism of their nations policies without elicitng an angry response, upsetting somebody or getting ejected from the dinner party.
Thanks to Jerimiah, when a Chinese person asks me whether I [...]
I grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand, a community bearing the curse of an inland city of an island nation. Growing up, the city council adopted the marketing slogan “Hamilton, where its happenning” though later on, having realised that this actually wasn’t the case Hamiltonians sought a new catch phrase.
Finally the powers that be [...]
My Mum was in China last week and said my Grandfather (once sat on the Privy Council, knighted by the queen, trained Chinese naval officers during the war and one of the most truely awesome people I know.. yeah im proud!) who expeienced the great Napier Quake was deeply concerned for the people of Sichuan.
China’s [...]
This in the New Zealand press today.
Air New Zealand’s Shanghai-based flight attendants are paid a quarter the salary of their NZ colleagues - less than the legal minimum wage here.
And Kiwi Chris’ views here at his blog, one of my favorites, Bezdomny Expatria.
And that is a pathetic excuse. “Market relativity” my arse. “Oh, we [...]
