Recent Posts
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Liar Liar Pants on Fire
28 February 2011 9:29 PM | 3 CommentsLie of the Day: "We'll never seek economic growth rate and big size at the price of environment," - Wen Jiabao. Thanks for the laugh big guy.
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10,000 Miles Later and One Less Car-less Mongolian Child
23 February 2011 2:50 PM | 1 CommentWe spoke with Abandon the Cube in June before they set off on their journey, and now they’re back and, surprisingly, alive to tell us the answers to the most important questions.
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Meditations on Minorities
18 February 2011 6:19 PM | 2 CommentsUighurs. Lots of things come to mind when I think about them dudes. Two of the more "serious" or "responsible" or even "ethical" thoughts I have are as follows:
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Calling for an Asian Hollywood Invasion
18 February 2011 4:25 PM | No CommentsLots of supporting roles seem to go to Asian-American actors, and from a personal standpoint I see a lot more diversity in Hollywood now than 10 or 15 years ago. But the Asian lead is still a scarcity in the American film industry.
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Uighurs: The Shocking Truth Revealed!
17 February 2011 2:39 PM | 9 CommentsWhy do Chinese people strongly dislike Uighurs? Why does the CCP censor news articles relating to the minority group? Why? Why? Why? All answers revealed in this shocking piece of journalistic mastery!
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Mike Archive
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Spotted: Wuyuan Road’s backwards-walking fitness guru in summer gear
Backwards-walking improv-weights dude was spotted on Saturday, July 24th. Rocking board shorts and high tops, this guy means business. Notice the larger and presumably heavier weights in the recent photo. Jiayou! -
Debate: Is it Shanghai or Shonghai?
It's Shanghai, not Shang4hai. If you're not familiar with pinyin and the four tones, Shang4hai sounds like Shonghai. If you still don't know what I'm talking about ask the Chinese person next to you how to say this: 上海 -
Friday Fun From Friends
Any Friday night plans? Getting bored of hanging out with the same people? Same bars? Interested in adding a little spice into your social life? If so, Shlaowai's got your back. -
Sunday Sightings: March 28
Here’s what I saw on the streets this past Sunday. Uniqlo: the official outfitters of Shlaowai. We need more handicapped accessible bathrooms. Shanghai’s latest workout craze: walking backwards with two jugs. -
Aiyo Ayi
Shlaowai, stop complaining about your ayis. "Ayi can't do anything right." "She put my dry clean only clothes in the washing machine." "She eats all my food." "Ayi uses our products." "Her use of MSG is unacceptable." STFU. -
Shlaowai Movie Talk
The 82nd Academy Awards were just handed out and this year's big winner is identity politics. Whatever. 2009 was still one of the best years for movies EVER. Check out some of our recent conversations and let us know what you think. -
Meet the Shlaowai Team
Lots o' laowai! Here you can find out a little insight into the personalities who keep this incredible website going. -
Laowai or Migrant Worker?
But does a migrant worker have cool shit like this on his desk?! Doubt it. Migrant workers don't have desks. -
Soup(s) of the Day at Hengshan Cafe
If you wanna have dinner with this guy, chances are we'd be going to Hengshan Cafe on Hengshan Road (btw Gaoan and Wuyan). Lots of laowai go there, but this ABC laowai is its mayor on Foursquare.