Taiwan Comes With Dental

Sometimes on this blog Pete and I get into rants about the good, the bad and the ugly of a couple of western guys living in Taiwan. Coming as we do from Australia there is much to be found that is different in our new surroundings and culture. Some good… some not so good. For example sewerage pipes and restaurants. Sometimes it seems in Taiwan that there is some obligatory local council regulation that requires that any sewerage pipes in the vicinity of the front entrance to a restaurant must have some kind of fault or defect. The purpose . . . → Read More: Taiwan Comes With Dental

It’s a Fine Vintage

From time to time we receive contributions from our many fans. Here’s one from Francis in Bangkok. Francis is a cat trainer, a highly successful one, which has gotten him onto the A list for charity functions attended by very old ladies with lots of money but decreasing amounts of time… Here’s Francis’ letter from an octogenarian gala in Bangkok: Today I’ve been out and about. Went to a concert again this afternoon. This was attended by the big & blue haired ladies of high society – and yours truly. About a hundred of them, I was the only . . . → Read More: It’s a Fine Vintage

More About Manners

Or: Don’t Fart In Small Cars During A Heat Wave In Bangkok Here’s a definition for manners:  non-enforceable guides or rules of conduct that grease the cogs and wheels of human relationships. That’s a mouthful but ‘non-enforceable’ is one point and ‘grease the cogs and wheels’ is the other. ‘Non-enforceable’: So far there is no law against passing wind (or wearing cheap perfume) in confined spaces… so far. Probably the closest you’ll ever get to being forced to use or have manners is when a parent tells you to ‘mind’ them. That’s in an age when almost every aspect . . . → Read More: More About Manners