These are my observations following several recent trips to Asia, along with recommendations of what to try seeing, and what to avoid. I will include individual country summaries afterward. Feeling much like I've just barely scratched the surface of Asia, nevertheless I've been in the last year to Nepal (twice), northern India, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. Also, I've spent brief periods in China (Beijing, Hong Kong, Tianjin), Korea and Japan. I have opinions and recommendations to share. Here are my general impressions, subjective as they may be. Asians, like people everywhere, are as diverse as life can be; they do have a certain shared character however. They at times infuriate me, with their: Pushiness in lines/ques (“me first”) Often-lackadaisical attitude (this comes from a typical problem-solving American) The inexplicable superior a
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