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How will the STEEM community change in the face of declining economic reward?

Let’s not beat around the bush here. With the exception of the most dedicated enthusiasts, the general word on the street is that crypto is dead; one may get th...

Ghost of crypto past

Around this time last year, bitcoin and other crypto prices were rising quite meteorically, everybody wanted to get in on the action, many a social media ad was...

Laowai social circles - common issues.

Recently, I sat down to watch a bit of YouTube and I ended up drifting to the ‘Laowhy86’ channel. The owner of that channel known to many as ‘C-Milk’ (who also ...

Reasons to feel optimistic about STEEM.

Right now, I am hearing different voices spreading different opinions about the future of cryptocurrencies in general. Some think crypto is now doomed to a slow...

There are only two genders in China.

Image Source: learnchinesewininchina.blogspot.com In the West, things seem to have changed when it comes to determining what gender you are in recent times. Whe...

The best things about breaking up with your girlfriend

It is hoped that one does not come across bitter or upset when writing such a piece; it can be certain that such accusations could arise if I happen to make the...

Starbucks beer? Hong Kong has it.

http://i67.tinypic.com/21j7pkg.jpg The release of craft beers at selected branches of Starbucks may be old news, yet it is very rare that one ever actually gets...

The new breeds of ESL teacher

Disclaimer: This is just something that I am writing for shits and giggles; that might just be a little too spicy for me to submit via more mainstream channels,...

Why Cryptocurrency Is Important to Me

It must be declared that I am not one of those people that believes every single conspiracy theory that one may hear about fiat currency nor one of those that c...

Involuntary fake rockstars

http://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/chinese-girl-laowai.jpg?itok=5o6kBrce Image Source: The Beijinger Most teachers living in Ch...

Reasons to feel positive about living in China.

http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20120516/001fd04cf03a111d353409.jpg Image Source: china.org.cn I often tend to be a miserable old bastard that d...

Why are China’s English language newspapers an absolute joke?

https://atlantablackstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/The-China-Daily-newspaper-001.jpg Image Source: atlantablackstar.com Those of us who lived in China for ...

Defining the fempat

http://image.en.yibada.com/data/thumbs/full/34456/685/0/0/0/foreigners-have-asked-the-shanghai-government-for-more-space-for-sports-activities.jpg Image souce: ...

Defining the ‘sexpat’

Defining the sexpat. http://www.dougsrepublic.com/thailand/images/sexpat.jpg Image Source: Doug’s Republic Enough confusion already arises when discussing the w...

Newbie laowai. They don’t need to be saved.

http://cdn-media-1.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2015/05/fb0f73ec98cb702044633089c31aca05.jpg Image source: lifehack.org Why do I say this? This may sound like ...

When laowai complain that there's nothing to do...

The problem at hand: Many a foreigner working in China will not necessarily be placed in the most ideal of locations. They may indeed land a job in their prefer...

Writing as a job? It’s not all that great actually.

So, I’m now actually writing a little bit part-time elsewhere and am even getting paid a little bit of money for it. It might not be my real job but it is somet...

Fempats on tour

Fempats on tour: Recently I took a short vacation to Vietnam with my girlfriend in the hope of enjoying a brief period of rest away from China. Not that China i...

One man’s shithole is another’s idea of paradise.

Sorry for the badly chosen title; I simply couldn’t think of a better variation of the good old ‘one man’s trash’ saying that we all love to refer to from time ...

Fuck laowai hipster vegan twats.

http://i63.tinypic.com/33y12kg.jpg http://i64.tinypic.com/k1f477.jpg That great moment when someone decides in the most wonderful way to stick it to self-righte...