The first week of October is still China’s “National Day Golden Week” holiday, meaning that we get 7 consecutive days of vacation October 1-7. Of course, such a treat can’t come without a bit of pain… in this case, we also had to work the weekend after to “make up for” some of the days off. Truly a maddening system. A seven-day workweek following the... Read More

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01.02.2024

Sleep No More in Shanghai - Sinosplice

Last Friday I went to a production of Sleep No More (不眠之夜) here in Shanghai. My wife bought us tickets. Although she has a pretty good record of choosing this kind of live entertainment, for some reason I was expecting something boring. Sleep No More is definitely not boring. In this immersive theatre experience, the audience disperses and wonders through sets covering 5 floors while... Read More

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03.04.2024

Standing Escalator Etiquette in Japan - Sinosplice

I always liked how people in Japan stood on one side of the escalators and let those in a hurry clomp on up or down the other side. It seemed courteous and efficient. At some point, years ago (maybe around 2010?), Shanghai also implemented such a system. Signs went up. I was told that Shanghai was adopting Hong Kong’s escalator etiquette. In any case, I... Read More

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17.04.2024

Zheeeeeen Leeeeei - Sinosplice

I found this fun shirt on Taobao: I love characterplay but I found this shirt, while clever, a little whiny. So I checked the seller for other designs like this, but this was basically the only one of this kind.

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