Who am I?
Welcome! I am a British Freelance Writer and Teacher working in Bangladesh. I also have ADHD.In these pages I discuss all of these things and I try to give you a picture of life in this part of Asia too.
I hope you enjoy your visit. Let me know if you do!
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Tag Archives: corruption
The RICH Syndrome and why poverty is the only cure
Do me favour today will you? Read this article before you go any further – it won’t take too long and it is easy to read and fascinating – then come back to me. The page will open in a … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, British, Culture, India, Philosophy
Tagged Bangladesh, Britain, compassion, corruption, Dhaka, India, poverty, RICH Syndrome, wealth
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Dhaka, Delhi and (Dismal) London
Over the last 24 hours I’ve gone from sweating under a Bengal sun to shivering in the cold, British rain. My daughter, Thing I, joined me for event and it is the first time we’ve ever flown together as a pair … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, British, children, Life, Travel
Tagged Amory Powell, Bangladesh, British weather, corruption, Delhi, Dhaka, Gloucester, London, Monty Python, O2, Shahjalal International Airport
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Minipost 18 – Why would you be a Journalist, Doctor or Teacher here?
Why do you do your job? A blogging friend recently posted about how he would never be a journalist in Bangladesh. I don’t blame him – it’s a very dangerous profession at the moment. A married journalist couple were stabbed … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, children, Corruption, Education, Life
Tagged Bangladesh, corruption, culture, Dhaka, Differences, Doctors, Journalism, Journalists, LAMB, life, poverty, society, Teachers
19 Comments
Minipost 17 – The ways people get here baffle me…
If you are a non-blogger who just happens to have come across this blog please put your email address in the box to the side and click “Sign me up”. More than half my followers are fellow bloggers which is … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, Corruption, Humour
Tagged Bangladesh, Britain, Chris Moyles, clubfoot, corruption, life, nurses, shalwar kameeze, tigers, War of the Worlds, women
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Golden Oldie – Seven Things the British Should Know About Bangladesh
My blog is now very nearly one year old! To celebrate, over the next two weeks I am re-publishing two of my very oldest posts from the site I used to use before it crashed and I moved over to … Continue reading
Posted in Bangladesh, British, Corruption, Culture, Life
Tagged Bangla, Bangladesh, Bill Bryson, blog, Britain, British, corruption, culture, India, LAMB, language, life, poverty, rickshaws, take aways
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