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Ugly Americans, Ugly Chinese: the tourist trap

March 2, 2013by expatlingo 27 Comments

Bashing Mainland Chinese tourists is rather fashionable in Hong Kong. The South China Morning Post is always eager to print something embarrassing about Chinese tourists. See for example the following […]

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Hong Kong Baby Milk Powder Wars: The Only Winners are the Infant Formula Manufacturers

February 1, 2013by expatlingo 6 Comments

Hong Kong and Mainland parents have been pitted against one another in an advertising-fueled fight over infant and toddler processed milk formula. Hongkongers are dismayed because they can’t always buy […]

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong as “the great Chinese experiment in freedom”

November 9, 2012by expatlingo 24 Comments

“No one knows how long Hong Kong will exist, or how long it will prosper.” This quote is from the 1950s, but it could have been said at many different […]

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Hong Kong, read

Expat Bar to Grassland Yurt: One Stolen Phone’s Journey

October 14, 2012by expatlingo 6 Comments

After jesting that my lost phone ended up in Nairobi, this morning’s South China Morning Post reveals the swift international journey of a similarly lost phone: “Theft reveals how far mobiles […]

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cartoon, Hong Kong

Smuggling Mooncakes to China

September 30, 2012by expatlingo 15 Comments

“Parallel traders” ferry goods across the border from Hong Kong into Mainland China for a small profit. They’re taking advantage of differences in price, availability, and (perceived and real) safety […]

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cartoon, China, Hong Kong, parody

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