Oh, the shame. Went to the pub quiz at Lush bar this week, which I suppose you could call our corner pub because it is, technically, on the corner. Lush is a bar run and patronized almost entirely by foreigners, with a menu all in English that offers things like tuna melts and cosmopolitans. There… Continue reading Local bar serves up humble pie
Don’t drink the water
No, they really mean it this time. China National Petroleum Corporation has accidentally poured 100 tons of benzene into the Songhua River up in the northeast. Municipal water in China is not potable; you have to boil it before using it, and some super-cautious people don’t even use it to brush their teeth. Well-to-do Chinese… Continue reading Don’t drink the water
Stickin’ it to the chickens
I’ve been thinking we ought to look into doing some volunteering during our time here in China, and I think I’ve found the project. The New York Times reports today that the Chinese government plans to vaccinate– yes, vaccinate— all of its five billion chickens against the bird flu. I reckon they’ll need a few… Continue reading Stickin’ it to the chickens