The rural Chinese in Henan Province mixed alcohol and business like you wouldn’t believe. Perhaps as a result, they also had a charming nationalistic blind spot: they honestly believed they could out-drink everyone else on the planet. As an Irish-American… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
Because it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when all hope is gone. — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“[...] it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“When you are the only laowai in a village of 10,000 Chinese martial artists and you've sat through several dozen films where a white… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
It is only when a person gets into difficulty that one can truly see his heart. — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“It is difficult for my fellow countrymen who have never lived abroad to understand that until a foreign man is about sixty-five, he still… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“[...] The monks sped up the process up for us laowai who have less time, less patience for basics, and a greater need for… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
The rural Chinese in Henan Province mixed alcohol and business like you wouldn’t believe. Perhaps as a result, they also had a charming nationalistic… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone. -Traditional Chinese Proverb” — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“This was not uncommon in government-run operations, where a request that someone do their job often induced a catatonic state that might last anywhere… — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
“Only those who have tasted the bitterest of the bitter can become people who stand out among others. -Guanchang Xianxing Ji” — Matthew Polly Copy Share Image
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