Entries Tagged as ‘Japan’

February 20, 2008

Seizures v. Lead Poisoning

Also known as Japan v. China:
A lot of people find it baffling that my decision to study abroad, and subsequently move to, Asia ended up with me selecting China. After all, the public’s consensus is that China is dirty, smelly, crowded, oppressive and behind the times. Generally, I like to rail against the public consensus, [...]

November 19, 2007

Prostitutes, Football and Guiness! Oh my! (October 25, 2005)

Disclaimer: The following is a true story that occured while I was in Nanjing. The characters are not fictional and any resemblance to any people (living or dead), places, or events are complete falsifications of your memory because this event could not have taken place in any place but Old Danny’s Irish Pub in Nanjing, [...]