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Here in Denmark Christmas is celebrated on the 24th of December (just for the record, so you won’t think I’m delusional). So…..since this is the season of joy (?)….. Good X-mas to all who incidently end up on this blog !! (due to lack of life or whatever)
…or you could say that I weren’t. Depends on the eyes that see I guess. Even though I earlier proclaimed that sloth may equal stupidity (which accidentally also would leave me to be one dumb fuck), I have now finally finished of one of the books I mentioned here. I bought a lot of books, […]
Talk Talk China known for being one of the more hilarious sites for expats in China decided to close. Accordingly to themselves they felt they covered all the strange things about China, and maybe they have. The stopped on the top of their game. TTC were known for their hardcore China bashing, an even though […]
Since her move here, C haven’t been open to initiate contact to other Chinese living in Denmark. Before C came here, I even roundup a few telephone numbers for Chinese girls living in Aalborg if maybe she wanted to talk to people in similar situation. But no interest and I completely understand her. From a […]
C hates them, as they accordingly to her, are too sweet, oily and heavy. Distance makes them too difficult for me to taste (intrigued yet?). Moon cakes – I’ve read about them, and I’ve heard about them. All Chinese love to give these away, but apparently very few find them tasty. It’s a big tradition […]
On a follow-up on this thread, I remembered that boiled liver is not the only time my wife surprised me food-wise. She is able to bring a new dimension to what you can mix in the Danish food section as well. I specifically remember 4 examples. This one she pulled of during a Saturday breakfast […]
Sometimes the difference from Denmark to China is small, and some times non-existing. Other times it is a world apart when we talk food. Like today for instance. I came home from a long day at work. Pretty hungry, as I didn’t have proper lunch. The smell of warm food met my nose and got […]
This year C and I plan to go to Copenhagen on a short 4-5 trip in my vacation. The cash is low from moving apartments and other stuff, so the decision of where to go was not difficult. It had to be close and not too long time. Even though we both would like nothing […]
A few days ago I read an interesting article about the “losing face” thing that is common in China. I understand the concept, but I think you need to stay in China many years to fully know exactly what triggers it. I guess it’s some of the more horrible examples you can read on Talk […]
Most Chinese movies that is. We have a pile of Chinese/Hong Kong movies on DVD lying around always ready to serve especially my wife’s television/movie genes. As she once told me herself, she is a “televison-oholic”. I don’t disagree. She is impossible to communicate with while the television runs a show or movie that she […]
or have some time to kill, I recommend reading up on some of the sites that I link to from my blog roll. Though I like all the sites listed, I still have a few favourites. Most noteworthy are: China related: Shenzhen Zen: Justin who runs this site initially sparked my interest for blogging. I […]
I may be a nerd but something must have slipped as the world just got bigger. Here in Denmark we are just in the beginning of the internet-TV era. It sure have been possible for some time, but the quality has been questionable and the pricing of internet connections have been too high for ordinary […]
A few days ago my wife and I discussed why meat in some ways is an important ingredient in the human diet. Since the word ‘protein’ was new in my wife’s English vocabulary, she looked it up on our electronic translator and instantly knew what I was babbling about. Recognizing the word made her tell […]
I told ya so. There, I said it. Only a woman would let out a rabbit that is famed for goin’ loco on your carpet and sofa. Men learn the lesson and keep the devil inside. Sure the misses just HAD to let the bastard out again, and spite my warnings (and instant VETO against […]
As my wife returned many things have changed. Small things that I noticed immediately, and small things that gradually crept in on me. Nothing horrendous or unbearable, so I just rolled with it. Most noticeable until now is that the toilet paper faces the wrong way, and things are not always where I left them. […]
Since last year I dropped about 20kg of overweight. My wife is pleased, but I am still 15 kg from my goal. The last 3-4 months have been status quo though I have been eating healthier generally. I also get my daily exercise using my bicycle to work. Still no result. I stay at about […]
….in being a good Chinese husband. One thing I never thought out was the difference of Danish and Chinese weddings. Even though many things are similar and comparable, there are few, that really stands out. The most obvious scary one was when my wife let slip to me that in China it is customary to […]
Thursday at 18.35, my wife landed at Copenhagen International Airport. Everything went smooth for her just until then. I waited 1 hour for her, before she finally popped out to the welcoming area, only to declare her baggage lost. So we had to do some research to get it back. Turned out it was sent […]
While I wait for my wife’s return, I spent my time preparing for the application for permanent stay. As mentioned in a previous entry filling out the forms was somewhat of a nightmare. I ended up with 46½ pages of forms, notes, copies of payslips, school papers, and everything you can imagine. Finally I had […]
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