Why is the Philippines such a terrible place?
I will start by saying that I’m an American expat and I have lived in several countries, but have lived in the PH for the last 12 years.Obviously…
Why is the Trump presidency turning so disastrously so quickly? Could it be because his critics were completely correct all along?
Not long ago, I stopped in at a Jack in the Box one morning after I got off work (one of my two seasonal jobs is a graveyard…
The President of Mexico recently sent a letter to Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States. She signed it, Sincerely, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo President of the United States of Mexico. Is that the official name of Mexico?
You’d better read the letter … in full. Its content is as follows: Dear President-elect Donald Trump, I am writing to you in response to your statement on…
What should I not do when I visit China?
There are a number of things you should NOT do in China. I will add a quick summary. Shadeed Abdulmateen, a US citizen, was entenced to death in…
Why is India afraid of Pakistan?
During an interview, a reporter once asked Major Thakkar what was the scariest moment he ever faced during his time in the army. The old Major went silent….
Is the Australian Outback really that desolate?
Yeah, it is. Lol.Or at least parts of it are but its a continent.A very big country.Those parts are larger than European countries but foreigners seem to like…
Is China underestimating America’s capabilities and competency?
I am from Taiwan, and I have never lived in mainland China. So I can only estimate from what I read from Chinese sources. I believe people at…
Were 1990s Russians dumbfounded when they first visited capitalist grocery stores?
Yes it is true. There is a rare video of Boris Yeltsin, after visiting the Johnson Flight Center, making an unscheduled visit to a grocery store in Houston,…
Why doesn’t China like India?
I have visited China six times and have worked with Canadian, Overseas, H.K., Taiwan, Singaporean, and Indonesian Chinese. Where do you want me to stop? China does not…
Why did communism fail everywhere except in China?
Because Communism failed in China before it did anywhere else. Great leap forward, 20–100 million dead Communism failed China so badly it was as relevant to the world…