Author Archives: d4vid

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the ubiquitous Paul Krugman.

I thought Shanghai was Blade Runner. I was wrong. Hong Kong is.

Tomorrow, I check out of my hotel and move into my apartment.  But that afternoon I fly out to Hong Kong for visa shenanigans.  I land back here in Shanghai on Christmas Eve at 11:30pm.  I feel like George Clooney.

I told a couple of expat coworkers the Shanghai pickup line I’ve been working on: I’m here to appreciate 3000 years of language & culture and to crush pussy.  And I’m all out of 3000 years of language & culture.

One of my new coworkers is a charming young lady who sits in the cubicle next to me.  Her name is Daly, which I quite like because it either sounds like the English word “dolly” or like I’m Cary Grant … Continue reading →

Coming in to work this morning it was zero degrees.  (Celsius, not Fahrenheit, thankfully.)

Is there anything more self-indulgent than writing a blog?  Let me answer my own question.  No, no there is not. I landed here in Shanghai one week ago tonight.  The transition has been surprisingly smooth.  The weather has been what … Continue reading →