*sigh*

I'm not just a picky eater

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April 5th 2016
Last week I went to a new restaurant with my friends. As I gazed at the menu, scanning for something good, I quickly realized there were very few things I would be able to eat. I called the waiter, who then called the chef. I pointed to what I thought would be a fairly safe choice and asked, “Does this dish have onions or garlic?” The chef, either American or Canadian (I couldn’t tell), told ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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