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I Love Chinese Repairmen!

Sep 30, 2014 by Daniel McBane 10 Comments

When you live in a Chinese apartment, something will stop working. Actually, most things will stop working. The majority can be fixed using duct tape, paper clips, newspapers, rubber bands, chewing gum and/or various other items laying around the house. Occasionally none of those will work and you have to call a repairman. That’s when […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: annoying people, China, culture, language difficulty, locals, Shenzhen

Japanese Internet Café: Your Choice of Pain or Pleasure

Oct 30, 2012 by Daniel McBane 13 Comments

Japanese Net Cafe Reception

Have you ever sat down to use a computer at an internet café and been frustrated by the complete lack of amenities? Were you forced to sit in a plastic chair? Did you have to wear your own uncomfortable shoes? No massage? No PlayStation to keep you busy during long loading times? Anyone who’s used […]

Filed Under: Japan Tagged With: culture, internet cafe, Japan, language difficulty

Third-World Haircut

Sep 18, 2012 by Daniel McBane 13 Comments

Sidewalk Barber in Asia

If you’re the kind of person who cares about their hair, you probably shouldn’t travel around Asia for a long enough period of time that you’d need to get it cut. Of course there are some excellent barbers in Asia who also speak good enough English to understand what you want, but it would be […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, haircut, language difficulty, Shanghai

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