And IRC. ;)

Skype used to be fine but it has been left languishing in decline by Microsoft. I still use it only when I need to call a phone number abroad.

LINE is great. As you say really big in Japan but not uncommon in the rest of East and Southeast Asia.

you and 42 others volunteer.

Is that a Volvo C303? Drove them in Army national service. Loads of fun. A great little car.

Hear hear.

I’ll bet 99% of the injuries on this list were directly preceded by someone yelling “HEY, CHECK THIS OUT!”

I’m laughing so hard right now...

Two pots = more washing up. ;)

The idea of letting little kids “demand different pasta shapes” makes my head hurt.

I know this article is about gyms specifically, but I’d like to make a shout-out to the “not the gym” alternatives of exercise. I know “going to the gym” has become synonymous with “getting and staying in shape”, but I think that message does many people a disservice. Specifically those people, like myself, who…

True dat. The bum gun is an essential bathroom accessory. No need for a fancy japanese toilet seat either.

polite by US airline standards...

A plastic bag levy was introduced in HK some years ago and it was a great thing. Also, and contrary to many predictions, the sky did not fall. ;)

Unfortunately, the “shitty wooden ones” are just as endemic in east and southeast Asia as they are in the West.

Speaking as someone who has lived in China for over a decade, this stuff is scary to me, even if doesn’t currently seem to have the potential to affect me or my family.

In Chinese culture, perception is everything. As long as a business can project the perception of being fine, it “is” fine.

“American interaction with China has been undermined by a level of obsequiousness to China’s face and demands. This is the result of the West understanding China, but fearing the appearance of cultural insensitivity at home and to the world at large.”

I love the Stratos. So very focused on doing one thing right at the expense of all else.

All the stars...