Category: Podcast
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SSP9 – Mid-year review
Recorded Wednesday, June 10, 2020. This episode (the shortest so far!) is a bit of yik yak about what I’ve been up to for the last six months. I haven’t been working much at all here in China but I’ve kept myself busy. I’ve written updates on this site before but today I thought I’d…
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SSP8 – What is it like to live, work and travel in China?
Recorded Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020. So what is it like living in China? Contrary to popular belief, the Chinese word for the country does not mean “the middle path”, it refers to the centre of the world within which the Chinese nation sees themselves as occupying. Zhong Guo, or, “middle country”, means they are in…
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SSP7 – How to learn a language
Recorded on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Introduction Last week I posted about having finished the HSK Shang / Xia (上/ 下) books. I actually finished them a while back but I’m going through the grammar points once again, but this time with a teacher. Why didn’t I get a teacher in the first place? Because…
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SSP6 – More questions than answers
Recorded on Monday May 18, 2020. Typical bear market stock chart: How things are shaping up here in Beijing. All schools will basically be opened in June. Divorces are up double percentage points as couples can’t stand each other. Turns out we need that distance! Not as deadly Will there be a resurgence? Looks like…
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SSP Episode 5 – Chinese Changes
Recorded on Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Happy (belated) Mother’s Day! Part of an annual series, I’ve done this type of post for the last few years: what has changed in the country over the last year? This show’s topics: 5G National transport networks China’s electric car (the Niu – www.niu.com) Virus outbreak New hygienic measures…