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The 2015 Chinese New Year: The Year of the Escalator

Posted on February 18, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

I was wandering around the Times Square mall in Hong Kong at the time of the Chinese New Year in 2007 when it struck me that I wasn’t in New York anymore (on second though, it might be better to say … Continue reading →

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The Haughtiest of Escalators

Posted on July 31, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

My pace is undeniably Manhattan. Although Tokyo and Hong Kong offer similarly rushed/get the heck-outta-my-way gaits (though Tokyo gets top marks for actually obeying escalator etiquette), here’s a little beginner’s guide to China: TAKE THE STAIRS. You won’t find a … Continue reading →