Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Mar 2006
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What on earth is going on in Thailand? Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was criticized for retaining ownership of Shin Corp. So he sold it, but his opponents complained that he had sold it to a Singaporean company and not paid tax on the proceeds. They stepped up their campaign to make him resign, and Thaksin…
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As I’ve mentioned before, I have almost given up buying music. If you live in Hong Kong it seems to be impossible to buy music from services such as iTunes and Musicmatch, and I’ve heard so much about copy protection and CDs that cannot be played in computers that I take fright if I see…
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When I first came to Hong Kong, I was taken out for Dim Sum at lunchtime. I was quite surprised to find that it was so different to the Chinese food that I had eaten in the UK, and amazed by the variety of dishes. That was only the first day, and I was even…
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Week 11 of your 13-week job interview, and what is the point of Carolyn? The previous week she so unsettled Felisha (by telling she was rubbish) that it made her determined to be the PM whilst simultaneously destroying her self-confidence. This made for entertaining viewing, starting from the initial discussion in which Felisha couldn’t even…
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Have to agree with Paul over at The Valley on this one. A typical conversation between a Gweilo and a local in Hong Kong goes something like this: "yes, Cantonese is not easy. You should learn Mandarin – the tones are easier, and it’s much more useful". Say you were living in Hong Kong and…
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I have to admit that I did briefly believe that it was possible that Essex "barrow bay" Dave West really was going to open a private members’ club for the super rich (as he claimed). However after a few minutes of "Trouble at the Top" (a BBC series being shown on Monday nights on ATV…
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Curmudgeonly old Fumier has been indulging in the popular sport of bashing HSBC. His rant was very entertaining, but his only real issue with HSBC seems to be that they are forcing him to register for Internet banking. I have to say that I am a big fan of this service, and as far as…
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