Investment timing: what do you think of the timing at the moment for dropping money into China funds, or BRICs? [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Nov 13, 2007 - 24 answers

If you're interested in Korea, what would you want to see in a Korea-centric website? [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Jun 21, 2006 - 29 answers

The American administration is ratcheting up the rhetoric again about North Korea. Hostilities may or may not break out, of course, but if they do, what happens to the value of the South Korean currency? [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Jun 2, 2005 - 20 answers

In Korea, the thinking seems to be 'the bigger the piece of fruit or vegetable, the better'. In western countries where I've lived, the opposite tended to be the case -- people seem to value the little tender baby ones the most. Is this merely fashion, or is there any nutritional basis to the preference, either way? [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Dec 13, 2004 - 9 answers

Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Modern Japan. There seem to be quite number of MeFites who live (or have lived) in Japan, and I'm extremely curious about their take on this book, if they're read it. [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Dec 5, 2004 - 4 answers

Where you come from, do men blow-dry their testicles? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken on Sep 20, 2004 - 36 answers