Speaking with local people in their native language, or attempting to, is invaluable to the image of foreigners residing abroad, as well as your own experience.... Read More...
The 'micro' in microagressions is somewhat misleading.
After a grueling twelve-hour flight, including a two-hour layover in Shanghai, I was more than ready t... Read More...
Why in principle should eating dog meat be seen as more shocking than eating other meats, is the cultural differentiation between the two an artificial one?
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Sitting in a little café in Manchester just days before I am due to leave for my year abroad in China, yet already 800 miles from home, I wonder if the other hu... Read More...
Not for the first time as I stood on the MTR train one morning travelling from Kwai Fong to Wan Chai, the Brit in me wanted to passively aggressively tut at man... Read More...
After quitting my PhD, I decided to go on a journey which I’ve been meaning to do for a very long time, I visited my motherland of Hong Kong for the first time ... Read More...
