Sips and bites: Drunk expat at Beijing airport; comic book about tea, wine
If it's good enough for Nick Nolte...
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A hat tip to DJ Chunky for passing on this tidbit from China Daily:
A foreigner drank a bottle of liquor at the Beijing Capital International Airport and tried to use an out-of-date visa to get through immigration control on Sunday. He was fined by the border police, the Mirror Evening News reported.
The man, whose name and nationality were not disclosed, said he noticed his visa was not valid and decided to force his way through immigration control. In order to get a little Dutch courage, he drank half a liter of liquor.
After paying the fine, the man was allowed to board the next flight and left China.
Interesting strategy at work here: If I get drunk enough, the authorities might be more concerned with my personal state than that fact I over-stayed. Unfortunately, he forgot the all-important step of throwing up on the relevant page of his passport so no one would touch it. In any case, pity the poor people in the plane seats beside this guy – unless, of course, he was willing to share the rest of his duty-free. (Original post here.)
Also of note is this post on Tea Review Blog of the book “Origins of Chinese Tea and Wine” by Asiapac:
While the drawings and cartoons in this book make it look slightly juvenile the audience is definitely adult. In fact, the publisher specializes in the series of books that explains Chinese culture in a fun way. (We also bought the Origins of Chinese Food which is equally as fascinating.)
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