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Love Your Caretaker

25 Jun 2010
In: Future Perfect, Shanghai
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Fire extinguishing equipment (photo below) at this upscale xiao long bao/soup dumpling restaurant includes the faces of two members of staff – presumably trained in …
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Let a Million Floors Shine

22 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Zhabei
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Advertising for the Deepoo Robotic Vacuum Cleaner on the Shanghai metro. Thought for today: the names, personalities given/applied by owners to Roomba vacuum cleaners compared …
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Chair Hacks

22 Jun 2010
In: Street Hacks, Urumqi
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Wood Grain Patterns

22 Jun 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Out scouting recycling plants in deepest Pudong.
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Stencil GRF

22 Jun 2010
In: GRF, Zhabei
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Welcome To Shop Here Thief

21 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Interesting local detail for shoppers at this Shanghai Ikea – customers can place their bags in a locker or carry them around the store in …
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Human, Mobile ATM

It might not look like it but the gent in blue jeans (above) is a human ATM, an agent that is sufficiently (but not overly) …
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Meh, Literal

Phonetically men.
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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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Size & Consumption: Coke

16 Jun 2010
In: Almaty, Cultural Norms
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Kazakhstan advertising positioning Coke as a drink to be enjoyed by the family. Whilst Coke Cola is widely available in the region – its mostly …
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