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“Why is it that the public sphere is full of puritans?
I know that fearmongering, banning stuff and generally going off on a rant about some less than perfect section of society is seen a s a good way to garner votes *and* raise taxes, but imagin [sic] how popular a politician would be that said:
“we [...]

Ok,
So this has to be a short one, minus photos, mainly because there are none, I’ve got little time and well, I’m typing on a keyboard where the space bar only intermittently works. This could get very annoying, very very quickly.
There is a reason that Chinese drivers have a bad reputation
The trip here was a [...]

Well, it must be time for an update while I’m sitting here on my day off. I’m lucky enough that my timetable for teaching only stretches to from Monday-Thursday afternoon, which leaves me time to go off and see things around China, however, due to lack of planning and foresight on my part I’m not [...]

Shaken, but not stirred.
So, a few days ago there was an Earthquake in China. The epicentre was around Yingxiu (pronounced ying-she-o), Xichuan (pronounced shi-tchewan) and whilst the death-toll keeps rising. By all accounts this is the worst earthquake to hit China for maybe 30 years. I take this opportunity to re-assure everyone that I am [...]