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Muhammad Walking New York

June 5, 2016 – 4:44 pm

Back in 1978 I was walking down 5th Avenue around the 70s. On a summer afternoon. A large crowd was approaching from downtown. Hundreds of people. Traffic was stopped dead. A tangible electricity emanated from that direction and several seconds later I saw why. Muhammad Ali. I stopped in my tracks and Ali crossed the […]

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The Thai Etiquette Of Hands

April 21, 2015 – 10:32 am

When greeting a Thai male or female, a westerner will stick out his hand. The smiling Thai will offer a wilted bundle of fingers. The farang grasping this imitation of a dead octopus will mistake the weakness of the grip as an exhibition of effeminate behavior. They couldn’t be more wrong. Thai men are vicious […]

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