Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Jun 2016
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It’s fascinating how the “low carb” diet is finally being taken seriously by the establishment. I have written about this many times, being unconvinced by the Atkins diet but interested in alternatives. The TV series “Doctor in the House”, shown here recently on BBC Earth, featured “low carb” diets as an effective way to deal…
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Another excellent “Long Read” from The Guardian, by Tom Lamont – the same writer as the one about pubs that I highlighted last year. The big gamble: the dangerous world of British betting shops In total, there are around 9,000 licensed betting shops in the UK, around half of those operated by Ladbrokes and William…
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