sethbarham.esl
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Currently teaching in Daqing, a frozen tier-88 in Heilongjiang.

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sethbarham.esl

May 18, 2014 17:35

Blogs : sethbarham.esl commented on sethbarham.esl 's blog Boring City and Happy You

I can see what you're getting at and I agree that there is definitely some pretension to it. In the grand scheme of things, to each his own. But if I want to go out on a limb on why I'm choosy, it's simply because I've had a lot of different beers. Eventually you can start telling the differences between them. Some ... Full Comment>>

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sethbarham.esl

May 14, 2014 16:03

Blogs : sethbarham.esl Posted a new blog Boring City and Happy You

Oil and water. Hatfields and McCoys. Beer and China. Give me three things that don’t go together. Life in China can be challenging at times for those pretentious expats that look out of their monocled eyes and down their noses at a piss-colored glass of Tsingtao. Mostly because it’s the best brew on ...

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sethbarham.esl

Feb 21, 2014 23:12

Blogs : sethbarham.esl commented on sethbarham.esl 's blog I Can't Get Past the Driving

Yeah, I was amazed as well. The paragraph after the link was a quote, but for some reason didn't show up as one once this was published. That quote blew me away. That that is the actual thought process on the road. Avoid making visual contact with other drivers, because if something goes down, it's your fault. Wild. Full Comment>>

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sethbarham.esl

Feb 13, 2014 21:42

Blogs : sethbarham.esl Posted a new blog I Can't Get Past the Driving

What can I say about the driving here? Well. Cracks knuckles.AHHHHRRRGGGGARGHHH!1!!1one. Sorry, that was my pent-up inner monologue from the past 5 months escaping. The driving in China is something that – on any given day – never fails to infuriate me on a small level, even after generally enjoying ...

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