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Monthly Archives: November 2012

How Chinese choose English names

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We have all met them, those who give themselves the unimaginable name. Those who involuntarily amuse people when they introduce themselves. Those who don’t care about how hard it is […]

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Culture, East, Language

Shanghai Skyline Time Lapse

November 22, 2012by anotherjmc Leave a comment

I made this video during my visit in Shanghai in October 2012. It was recorded with my mobile phone without a stand, so sorry if the picture moves slightly. Some […]

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East, Travel

A Building for Crowded Cities

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So there is this plan in Changsha (China) to build the tallest building in the world (838m) within 90 days. The trick is pre fabrication of “modules” in factories and […]

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East, Technology, Uncategorized

The art of queuing

November 14, 2012by anotherjmc Leave a comment

The average Taiwanese is an intermediate queuer. Be it queuing for a popular food stand in a night market, queuing for the metro or standing in a traffic jam (which […]

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Daily life, East

Making Sense of the East

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How many circles of friends do you have? You surely have your best buddies from good old high school times, of course some college friends, and maybe also another group […]

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East, West

The client is your boss

November 7, 2012by anotherjmc Leave a comment

A slightly adjusted version of client is king. Here, at the immigration office in Taipei, the client is asked to remind the clerk in case hey forget their smile. The […]

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Daily life, East

The journey

November 4, 2012by anotherjmc Leave a comment

On this blog I will share my thoughts, observations and discoveries which I have made and am constantly making on my journey between East and West!

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