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Category Archives: love/hate relationship
baseball games in Korea
Before this year, I’d been to baseball games just two times in my life, and they were both soOOOooo mind-numbingly boring. I’ve come to associate baseball with the highest level of boredom, on par with watching paint dry. No, wait, … Continue reading
Posted in love/hate relationship, something awesome, something new we tried
Tagged baseball, Baseball Sadium, BBQ Zone, beer, boring, Bullsone, Cass beer, cheerleaders, Doosan Bears, fans, food, Jamsil, Kiss cam, Korea, luxury boxes, Nexen Bears, One Shot Dance, Seoul, Seventh Inning Stretch, thunder sticks
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cute culture in asia
Remember when I said that I went to Guangzhou with three boys? Well, it turns out that when you’re traveling with boys, you’re much more likely to end up at eateries with names like “Cute Maid.” Not that I’m complaining. I … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, love/hate relationship, something new i noticed, something new we tried
Tagged adorable, anime, china, consumer behavior, culture, customer service, cute culture, cute maid, Cute Maid Cafe, cuteness, feminism, food, gender roles, Guangzhou, hierarchical social order, infantilization of women, Japan, Japanese, kitten, Korea, marketing, power, Snow White, Taiwan, The Power of Cuteness
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the power of threadless
When I was at BU, we read a very interesting case about Threadless, an innovative company in Chicago that uses an online community of artists to create and vote on T-shirt designs. They call this kind of model crowdsourcing, and it’s pretty … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, love/hate relationship, something awesome
Tagged advertising, awesome, awesomeness, business model, clothes, community, crowdsourcing, democratic, designers, Gap, gap.com, marketing, on-line community, on-line shopping, ownership, paralysis by awesomeness, partnership, selling, shopping, T-shirt, Threadless, Threadless.com
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custom-made clothing in china
in case you missed it, The Husband and i went to Luohu many many weeks ago to get some clothes custom made. i had been looking forward to this forever, and i was blogging about it long before we ever … Continue reading
Posted in lesson of the day, Life in China, love/hate relationship
Tagged china, clothes, confused, custom-made, dress, factories, Fashion, lessons, Luohu, shenzhen, shopping, tailors
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big boots for big calves
i have a love/hate relationship with shopping for boots. LOVE because boots are amazing and they keep your pants from getting all dirty from the snow/wet ground, and they pretty much go with everything — dresses, skirts, jeans, whatever. HATE because … Continue reading
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Tagged big calves, boots, extended calf, Fashion, J.Crew, jcrew, pet peeve, piperlime, shoes, shopping, thin calves, zappos
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starbucks in china
i can get a bowl of hand-pulled noodles for less than $1 at the school cafeteria, and — for better or for worse — that has become my standard for all prices here in China. it’s become my own little … Continue reading
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Tagged china, drinks, food, hot, shenzhen, starbucks, thirsty
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