Safety first in China!

The trouble with ayis and the joys of living in China

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March 7th 2009
I have been wanting to write one of this philosophical blogs for a while and now seems a very pertinent time indeed. When we came back at Christmas everyone said to us how wonderful it sounded having someone who does everything for you around the house, all the cleaning, shopping, cooking etc. And it was.....to start with. I have discussed this extensively with my good friend Suzanne, and tried to ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more