It wouldn’t happen in Kirkbymoorside
After a lunch of dumplings and turnip cake, we pick up some kelp stock and bat-ear mushrooms for dinner. Aye. T’aint Kirkby
Non – ce n’est pas un dish cloth
Arriving somewhere new, it’s normal to find many things that are unfamiliar. But some are totally incomprehensible. Dogs on scooters and dish driers, for example.
What (not) to wear in tropical weather
When I reached the client’s office all my dignity was gone. Dripping from head to bare-feet, the receptionist hurried forward saying ‘you can’t come in here!’
What does gourmet mean?
Why would any society make high quality, delicious food for some people, and low quality, not-delicious food for others?
When you speak, I understand!
For a tone-deaf foreigner attempting to speak a language with four tones, this was high praise indeed. Speaking Chinese is difficult.