Category Gleanings of Daily Life

Living in the UK, one quickly becomes well-acquainted with two deeply entrenched cultural phenomena: the weekend frenzy of football match days, and the ubiquitous, often vacant driveways fronting traditional Victorian or Edwardian houses. When these two elements collided, it sparked…

Upon arriving in the UK, looking at those slightly clunky card terminals by the tills, I couldn’t help but wonder: “Why is NFC (contactless payment) still the standard here?” To a Hong Konger accustomed to the all-encompassing QR code—where a…

Having lived in the UK for some time now, the thing that has moved me most isn’t the fresh air or the sprawling greens—it is the roof that sits above my head every single day. In Hong Kong, our concept…