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•  Home of Personal Responsibility
  The jokes about a Nanny State in the UK have been around for a while, and grumbles about having to take too much time legislating things that should fall under personal responsibility are gaining speed in the United States as well. But I’m not even sure the term “lawsuit waiting to happe...
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:14:09
•  Cow, bringing all the best customs to China
  So far, I can’t really claim myself as a Great American Emissary. Mostly I’ve tried to explain holidays, poorly, introduce new foods, poorly, and been dumbfounded by language questions, thoroughly. But I did bring one great American tradition to China. Pillow fighting. Of course this was...
  Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:27:07
•  Beerfest
  Dalian is host to a massive beer festival each year. Since there are no accurate words to convey how utterly batshit crazy this event is, I shall just share some photos. ...
  Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:33:39
•  Bu xihuan.
  You learn the phrase for ‘don’t want’ pretty quickly here. In fact, we picked it up before arriving! Here’s a short series of things I have not wanted recently… Incense mixed with duck gizzards… Ham intestines. First, I was unaware ham had intestines. Second, int...
  Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:11:18
•  You wouldn?t download a car?
  I think the RIAA should be fully humbled by the internet response to their epic stupid ad against piracy, but in case they weren’t humiliated enough, let me present: Things China Would Download Every movie. Ever. Every licensed character. Every brand name item. Hell, forget every brand name...
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:44:20