鲍世俊在中国
“Deutschland” shouts the masculine voice of Till Lindemann, frontman of the German hard rock band Rammstein.
“So what”, you might think, after all people should “Deutschland” at football matches. Or “USA”, “England” etc for that matter.
But not long ago, things weren’t that easy as they are now….
I have to admit I still hadn’t been to PMQ. And that despite working in the Product Design and Development industry. I know there’s no excuse but a busy work schedule, too many China trips and two small children kept me busy. However, yesterday, I finally managed to drop by. Continue reading “PMQ – Hong Kong’s art hub (or is it just another shopping mall)?”
I haven’t been to Shanghai for four years but last week I had the opportunity to fly up again. While walking on the streets in the French concession I came across something appalling. Revolting…
It was a BMW.
But not any normal BMW. Continue reading “That poor BMW….”
In my previous post about my motorcycle adventure in Vietnam I mentioned that I could’ve kicked myself for not buying a GoPro camera.
Well, now I bought one. And what an incredible nice toy it is. However, buying the little gadget turned out to be a textbook “rip-off the-the-stupid-guy-story”. I should’ve known better to be honest and blame myself for my foolishness….
Continue reading “How to get cheated in Central Hong Kong – a beginners guide for long-term expats…”
One thing quite hard to understand as an European in Asia is the attitude towards luxury brands. I’m from Germany, home of BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, RIMOWA and other brands. But you haven’t really experienced what it means to “love brands” before coming to Hong Kong. Have you ever lined up to enter a Prada shop just to spend your money? No? Well, here you do….
Continue reading “Line up, spend your money – Asia’s love with brands”
Have you ever wondered where all those “fake” paintings are from? Paintings you see in five star hotels all over the world. Maybe “fake” is a bit too harsh. Let’s classify them as “replica”. You would be surprised to know that most of them originate from Shenzhen, a city bordering Hong Kong. In fact, the area where they’re all from is just one square kilometer. Continue reading “Where are all the paintings from?”
“How do you learn Chinese? How do you manage all these strange characters?” is a question I frequently encounter, especially when talking to friends in Europe who haven’t made it to Asia.
Well, it’s very simple. You learn it. Just memorize it, like you used to do with your English or French vocabulary at school.
However, Chinese is a lot more challenging due to the characters. How do you look up characters in a dictionary for example? This used to be very difficult as there are many ways of ordering characters. But know there is help – technology!
Continue reading “The best Chinese tool for your iPhone / Android – Pleco”
Hong Kong is THE place for eating and shopping. In fact, I don’t know a second place that has more restaurants and shopping malls on such a small space. For the latter, it’s not hard to find a reason. In a tropical climate with steaming heat it’s just no fun walking through the streets. I much prefer a 20C, spotless clean shopping mall. I love Hong Kong’s nature, but not in a shopping mall. In the capitalist consumption temples I’m only longing for the newest gadgets and my Green Tea Skimmed Milk Latte. But yesterday was somewhat different…
“Recywhat” seems to be the attitude to recycling in Hong Kong, one of the most developed towns in Asia. Despite Hong Kong being as well developed (or even better developed) than most European or American cities, the attitude to recycling is appalling.
Continue reading “Recywhat? Hong Kong’s attitude to recycling.”
Sometimes I’m just lost for words. Some things are so strange, so utterly crazy that make me just shaking my head in disbelief. If you had told me that a bloke cut off his own private parts and kills himself afterwards I’d laughed at you. But it happened in Beijing.
Basti in China 