To the cunning vendor at Tianzifang: I ate both of those marshmallow-filled, synthetic durian flavoured sticky rice skin balls, whether I wanted to or not. On principle. If you're going to charge foreigners the same price for one sweet as you charge your countrymen for two, you'd better be sure laowai doesn't have enough stealth Chinese … Continue reading Tianzifang
To the lady with pink hair I caught trying to put money in my shopping bag in the toilets of the Beijing South Train Station: the shopping bag was from Parkview Green. It was sitting on top of my Samsonite hard case. And the toilet attendant didn't want your money either, whether you were American … Continue reading To the lady with the pink hair
Hi Liu Xu Thank you so much for walking around Beijing with me today and allowing me access to my old haunts. It really was great good luck that you answered the phone when the guards called with my crazy request. I appreciated our conversations and your insights into contemporary Chinese culture. I hope our … Continue reading Yuanfen
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