<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:37:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@strayenglishman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How will the STEEM community change in the face of declining economic reward?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s not beat around the bush here. With the exception of the most dedicated enthusiasts, the general word on the street is that crypto is dead; one may get the impression that many a mainstream investor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@strayenglishman/how-will-the-steem-community-change-in-the-face-of-declining-economic-reward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@strayenglishman/how-will-the-steem-community-change-in-the-face-of-declining-economic-reward</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:13:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost of crypto past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around this time last year, bitcoin and other crypto prices were rising quite meteorically, everybody wanted to get in on the action, many a social media ad was trying to sell you the ‘new bitcoin’ and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/ghost-of-crypto-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/ghost-of-crypto-past</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:25:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laowai social circles - common issues.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently, I sat down to watch a bit of YouTube and I ended up drifting to the ‘Laowhy86’ channel. The owner of that channel known to many as ‘C-Milk’ (who also has a Steemit page: @laowhy86 ) made a video]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/laowai-social-circles-common-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/laowai-social-circles-common-issues</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 09:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkGa8Ft1WXCYmSG7j8AAnTR9kGUdj2RxzN6ReHutQVjufK9Asp4eK9xK6muSn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons to feel optimistic about STEEM.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Right now, I am hearing different voices spreading different opinions about the future of cryptocurrencies in general. Some think crypto is now doomed to a slow and painful death, it is last year’s craze]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@strayenglishman/reasons-to-feel-optimistic-about-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@strayenglishman/reasons-to-feel-optimistic-about-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:34:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are only two genders in China.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source: learnchinesewininchina.blogspot.com In the West, things seem to have changed when it comes to determining what gender you are in recent times. When I was a young boy, I was told that girls]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/china/@strayenglishman/there-are-only-two-genders-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/china/@strayenglishman/there-are-only-two-genders-in-china</guid><category><![CDATA[china]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoptqmm4eKccnShS28Uqe93Mx2kQdwMxWxCMfzPf1o4W16n6rb4LLWDvpHCWm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best things about breaking up with your girlfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is hoped that one does not come across bitter or upset when writing such a piece; it can be certain that such accusations could arise if I happen to make the wrong comments. However, after an initial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/the-best-things-about-breaking-up-with-your-girlfriend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/the-best-things-about-breaking-up-with-your-girlfriend</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:27:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starbucks beer? Hong Kong has it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The release of craft beers at selected branches of Starbucks may be old news, yet it is very rare that one ever actually gets the opportunity to ever try one. I came across this Starbucks Reserve branch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/starbucks-beer-hong-kong-has-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/starbucks-beer-hong-kong-has-it</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 04:26:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3MxaK27PJLaXTye38LFsNXRdyNJyo2d31NenFDudNDiSwev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new breeds of ESL teacher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: This is just something that I am writing for shits and giggles; that might just be a little too spicy for me to submit via more mainstream channels, under my real name. Do not take it too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/the-new-breeds-of-esl-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/the-new-breeds-of-esl-teacher</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yrFjfYij2Mbker5FoFek6zU1GDbP3APNcwkLvMNjWLsnGLehgDJjLDqYifc4Js5V7v22JamD9neTd41KhWn83pEVsKTgjSUto8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Cryptocurrency Is Important to Me]]></title><description><![CDATA[It must be declared that I am not one of those people that believes every single conspiracy theory that one may hear about fiat currency nor one of those that considers crypto to be a straight path to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coingeckowritingcontest/@strayenglishman/why-cryptocurrency-is-important-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coingeckowritingcontest/@strayenglishman/why-cryptocurrency-is-important-to-me</guid><category><![CDATA[coingeckowritingcontest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 06:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjJXHHA5PJhMFZ9W4U3A9PrnEdKcWCwtiCAqL34dSNeJzkE9NjGUwWeExCDLp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Involuntary fake rockstars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source: The Beijinger Most teachers living in China live a life that would be considered a little out of the ordinary. They’re usually experiencing things that they couldn’t back home. At times,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/involuntary-fake-rockstars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/involuntary-fake-rockstars</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiQ5krWJhJDAhtXwyN1QtnDNtNAPGxKHUDZqxy4ZSJCGm7mV8yVsBKdFCP5gougoztWDgpgSXjgWJLqFuNpjk78ugMbigsQGxkqeD2fyCwJAfS1YNd9BSU6BbtAPsR1eGwN8CS1NMz1r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons to feel positive about living in China.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source: china.org.cn I often tend to be a miserable old bastard that does complain about a lot of stuff; but it is important to acknowledge that it can be good to adopt a positive outlook on life]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/reasons-to-feel-positive-about-living-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/reasons-to-feel-positive-about-living-in-china</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 05:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABTv2jtCMdBih8LBDK6VATg19czbWAJoKftgefReUiGiy9fbYX3kpMfPQofGDKJCMDB2VAtmmFE4BU5mHEMLmBmrPrzEVPDrDZkpXnjSGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are China’s English language newspapers an absolute joke?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source: atlantablackstar.com Those of us who lived in China for quite a long time may remember the days when people actually bothered to read the English language newspapers offered in China. This]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/why-are-china-s-english-language-newspapers-an-absolute-joke</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/why-are-china-s-english-language-newspapers-an-absolute-joke</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:17:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFNifYqFY1sWhrZpHWWop65mNLc1Rhy2ye5str7114zamGayZaDkGoTy1sGN1APAwzpz4wf1oQa4zf8AJqLtxaktGEG3dQULhpsGbM7M7YLpCGmC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining the fempat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image souce: en.yibada.com In my last article, I discussed sexpats. These are the arch enemy of the fempat. In the interests of equality, I will discuss them too. Fempats. They’re a strange bunch indeed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/defining-the-fempat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/defining-the-fempat</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2xVmzkRtqenrsQztCUxpgsLBmJAfxSyyGh1A5BEa14vc2bBuet4fGACqMZJioGkV1NtDFgqUCQkbXDwBZ8ysr8cvSfi9tqCnzRuiEN944Tuy4pJ7PPPHMApMFBQzk8zBhBtnAGNvjPvSGhcGZEn7A5eqgrm9ZiTvvBPZ7HozWLnaQJebCP8PqBzGckHRnTcoXs9QjZe6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining the ‘sexpat’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defining the sexpat. Image Source: Doug’s Republic Enough confusion already arises when discussing the word ‘expat.’ But there is a portmanteau based term out there that is yet even more controversial,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/defining-the-sexpat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/defining-the-sexpat</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 10:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuUW97k85qe447KnPyv1Zz3inPPU3t4vTXg53skXrKJ7pLmQhEJ7EvxGEx2996MbYpmj6rLE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newbie laowai. They don’t need to be saved.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source: lifehack.org Why do I say this? This may sound like a rather contradictory position to hold as I have been given the task of writing articles specifically intended for expat readers, to help]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/newbie-laowai-they-don-t-need-to-be-saved</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/newbie-laowai-they-don-t-need-to-be-saved</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 09:48:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGguko3kKJxSCtQZMRHNwph4YzmuwgtRUpnkx8eebgzNmySb1LLT1fMAqx1NKiqD6xbguqgFU2jrvBE1mbVnaE7G73vfKJvu3KCQCUsP2AaaXzoANuivAWDbN1gLqgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When laowai complain that there's nothing to do...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem at hand: Many a foreigner working in China will not necessarily be placed in the most ideal of locations. They may indeed land a job in their preferred choice of city; only to find that they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/when-laowai-complain-that-there-s-nothing-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@strayenglishman/when-laowai-complain-that-there-s-nothing-to-do</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:37:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing as a job? It’s not all that great actually.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I’m now actually writing a little bit part-time elsewhere and am even getting paid a little bit of money for it. It might not be my real job but it is something that I am able to have a little bit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@strayenglishman/writing-as-a-job-it-s-not-all-that-great-actually</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@strayenglishman/writing-as-a-job-it-s-not-all-that-great-actually</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fempats on tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fempats on tour: Recently I took a short vacation to Vietnam with my girlfriend in the hope of enjoying a brief period of rest away from China. Not that China is a bad place, but in some of the larger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/china/@strayenglishman/fempats-on-tour</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/china/@strayenglishman/fempats-on-tour</guid><category><![CDATA[china]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 06:32:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man’s shithole is another’s idea of paradise.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry for the badly chosen title; I simply couldn’t think of a better variation of the good old ‘one man’s trash’ saying that we all love to refer to from time to time. I’m currently in one of the quiter]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@strayenglishman/one-man-s-shithole-is-another-s-idea-of-paradise-46014dbe3d8b</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@strayenglishman/one-man-s-shithole-is-another-s-idea-of-paradise-46014dbe3d8b</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 10:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpNqZ2GJKoTNEfbhhqPuXdRGc8VBGtA1xGS6fW1TZp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuck laowai hipster vegan twats.]]></title><description><![CDATA[That great moment when someone decides in the most wonderful way to stick it to self-righteous twats that think they can declare a special themed week in a city of a country that they are not even citizens]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/china/@strayenglishman/fuck-laowai-hipster-vegan-twats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/china/@strayenglishman/fuck-laowai-hipster-vegan-twats</guid><category><![CDATA[china]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[strayenglishman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3MxaK27PJLaXTx2giPpgDghnU6aRSvwhjgeb2XveAVM4o5G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>