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StrayEnglishman
@strayenglishman
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A stray Englishman roaming around China. Slightly edgier than your typical backpacker blog.
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2017-08-24 18:55
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strayenglishman
steem
2019-02-16 10:13
How will the STEEM community change in the face of declining economic reward?
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
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strayenglishman
busy
2018-11-20 11:25
Ghost of crypto past
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
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strayenglishman
busy
2018-11-06 09:05
Laowai social circles - common issues.
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
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strayenglishman
steem
2018-10-25 04:34
Reasons to feel optimistic about STEEM.
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
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strayenglishman
china
2018-10-23 14:29
There are only two genders in China.
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
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busy
2018-10-19 02:27
The best things about breaking up with your girlfriend
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
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busy
2018-10-17 04:26
Starbucks beer? Hong Kong has it.
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
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strayenglishman
busy
2018-10-16 18:20
The new breeds of ESL teacher
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
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coingeckowritingcontest
2018-10-14 06:36
Why Cryptocurrency Is Important to Me
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
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strayenglishman
busy
2018-10-11 07:24
Involuntary fake rockstars
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,
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busy
2018-10-11 05:45
Reasons to feel positive about living in China.
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
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busy
2018-10-10 16:17
Why are China’s English language newspapers an absolute joke?
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
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busy
2018-10-10 04:07
Defining the fempat
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.
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busy
2018-10-09 10:15
Defining the ‘sexpat’
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,
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strayenglishman
busy
2018-10-09 09:48
Newbie laowai. They don’t need to be saved.
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
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strayenglishman
busy
2018-10-08 09:37
When laowai complain that there's nothing to do...
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
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strayenglishman
writing
2018-10-07 15:00
Writing as a job? It’s not all that great actually.
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
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strayenglishman
china
2018-09-10 06:32
Fempats on tour
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
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strayenglishman
travel
2018-08-20 10:51
One man’s shithole is another’s idea of paradise.
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
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china
2018-03-30 09:40
Fuck laowai hipster vegan twats.
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
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