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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 the impression that many a mainstream investor

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 trying to sell you the ‘new bitcoin’ and

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 has a Steemit page: @laowhy86 ) made a video

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 and painful death, it is last year’s craze

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. When I was a young boy, I was told that girls

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 wrong comments. However, after an initial

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 opportunity to ever try one. I came across this Starbucks Reserve branch

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, under my real name. Do not take it too

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 considers crypto to be a straight path to

Image Source: The Beijinger Most teachers living in China live a life that would be considered a little out of the ordinary. They’re usually experiencing things that they couldn’t back home. At times,

Image Source: china.org.cn I often tend to be a miserable old bastard that does complain about a lot of stuff; but it is important to acknowledge that it can be good to adopt a positive outlook on life

Image Source: atlantablackstar.com Those of us who lived in China for quite a long time may remember the days when people actually bothered to read the English language newspapers offered in China. This

Image souce: en.yibada.com In my last article, I discussed sexpats. These are the arch enemy of the fempat. In the interests of equality, I will discuss them too. Fempats. They’re a strange bunch indeed.

Defining the sexpat. Image Source: Doug’s Republic Enough confusion already arises when discussing the word ‘expat.’ But there is a portmanteau based term out there that is yet even more controversial,

Image source: lifehack.org Why do I say this? This may sound like a rather contradictory position to hold as I have been given the task of writing articles specifically intended for expat readers, to help

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 preferred choice of city; only to find that they

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 something that I am able to have a little bit

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 is a bad place, but in some of the larger

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 to time. I’m currently in one of the quiter

That great moment when someone decides in the most wonderful way to stick it to self-righteous twats that think they can declare a special themed week in a city of a country that they are not even citizens