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Metro Etiquette:

Here in the Shanghai metro – when trains reach a particular density there is a subtle change in the passenger behaviour as they approach the …
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Personal, Natural Space

12 Jun 2010
In: Almaty, Cultural Norms
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I suspect that arboriculturalists have heart palpitations when they arrive in Almaty – one of the features of leafy city is the proximity between the …
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ATM Norms

11 Jun 2010
In: Almaty, Cultural Norms
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Many of Almaty’s newer ATMs have a perculiar form: a significantly larger footprint than the international norm; and positioned in locations that force the customer …
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Telco Details

08 Aug 2009
In: Lhasa, Today's Office
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Early morning telco with the LA design team. In the daze of the morning managed to misplace the local Chinese teleconference details so dialing directly …
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