The day came to resume stuff in Xiamen after the coronavirus. Well, almost.
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Questions Best Left Unasked
The Chinese, whom usually are so unsqueamish to talk about money, suddenly shun the subject stiff with horror imagining the losses caused by everything Covid-19 virus has brought along. Rightly so.
Continue reading “Questions Best Left Unasked”Under Siege by the Virus
Siege, house arrest, quarantine, lock down… call it what you like. Odd days galore with the coronavirus.
Continue reading “Under Siege by the Virus”To Drink Or Not to Drink?
On the tough moral questions before us all: is there a point when one should refuse to drink just because the beverage is too good? How can tea heroes protect us from losing the ability to taste?
Continue reading “To Drink Or Not to Drink?”Dirty or Patinated?
How to judge people by tea ware and why you really shouldn’t.
Continue reading “Dirty or Patinated?”Compliments on Your Drinking
Just complimenting the drink – what about the drinker? When tea drunks give you the thumbs up, you should be happy for the rest of the week. A few thoughts on what it might sound and look like.
Continue reading “Compliments on Your Drinking”Where there is light, there is…
A few words on the shady side of the local tea culture and how it is being given a bit of a wedgie. So without further ado: on tea and corruption.
Continue reading “Where there is light, there is…”Drink, Drank, Drunk?
On the concept of being drunk on tea. Enjoy! Continue reading “Drink, Drank, Drunk?”
On Meeting Huihui
Tea shops and scents, and why tea shops should stay.