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11. Pass the Veggies
Before coming to China I never gave much thought to the fact that being a vegetarian could be a problem. Why should it be? I mean surely not everyone in a population of 1.3 billion would be meat
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2005 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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12. Village VIPs
Having been in China for a while now, I have learned that Spring Festival is best celebrated outside of the big cities. As they say in the classics, less is more. With this philosophy in mind I
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2005 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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13. Bottoms Up
If the last words you ever hear in China are ganbei (dry glass) you'll know you went out in a spirited way. Drinking has been intimately intertwined in almost every aspect of Chinese culture since
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2005 Issue 14 PDF HTML
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14. Spouse Hunting
I was interested to read in a local newspaper recently that parents in Beijing have started a group to find suitable partners for their unmarried sons and daughters.Apparently fed up with their
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2005 Issue 32 PDF HTML
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15. What's Your Best Price?
Anyone who's ever traveled to Asia, and China in particular, has heard stories about the finer aspects of bargaining. I learned the hard way. Those 'finer aspects' are all about patience and after
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2005 Issue 40 PDF HTML
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16. Make Mine a Tea and Scotch
Back in the day I used to like nothing more than parking off after a day of torment at the office, pour-ing two fingers of Chivas Regal Scotch, dropping in a couple of rocks of ice and sipping myself
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2006 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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17. Explosive Start
I ducked involuntarily as the first set of explosions went off and made my way in double time to the street corner, where I had spotted an arcade that could be used for shelter. Running quickly in a
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2006 Issue 6 PDF HTML
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18. Carving a Niche For Themselves
Any expat who has lived in China for a while will be quick to tell you that graffiti is not that much of a problem here. I have taken time out to stroll around several of China's large cities and can
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2006 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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19. Don't Cry, Just Pay
The Chinese nation woke up on April 1 to a list of new items earmarked for consumption tax and another list increasing existing taxes on other items.One of the more interesting items on this new tax
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2006 Issue 14 PDF HTML
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20. Pass the Pins Please
Keeping up with the latest fads in China is like trying to swim without getting wet. Things happen way too fast here and seen through a foreigner's eyes more often than not these fads are kitsch, but
Author: FRANCISCO LITTLE Year 2006 Issue 17 PDF HTML