@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] A bus makes a ten-minute stop at a station. Passengers are allowed to alight to stretch their legs and get a refreshment if they so wish. One of those who does get off leaves his bag on his seat. He doesn’t return. Cue security […]
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Before you criticise somebody, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do criticise them, you’ll be a mile away and you’ll have their shoes.’ Faultfinders Yeah, it’s an old...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] For some people, the move to a totally digital, online world is a delightful development. Procedures that once required us to physically go somewhere can now be done via the swipe of a screen or the touch of a...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘I’m sorry, but we can’t accept that photocopy of your ID.’ ‘Eh, why not? It’s legible, isn’t it?’ ‘Oh, it is, it’s just it has to be enlarged to 150...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘What is love?’ Those of a certain vintage may instantly think of the 1993 pop hit from Haddaway on hearing that question. It does, though, go back a little further. It has troubled the minds of our...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Having gone from a very casual cyclist in Bogotá to a more regular one over the last few months, I’ve become acquainted with the rush-hour hustle, in a part-time capacity in any case. The various...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] For some business people, the customer-is-always-right mantra is seen as a golden rule. It makes sense on numerous levels. For many if not most businesses, the goal is not only to keep current customers onside...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Getting used to the cultural quirks of one’s adopted land can take some time. Indeed, there are certain mores that the outsider may never fully understand or accept. From a Colombian perspective, this blog...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] It’s often how it goes. A person overcomes one addiction then another, for better or for worse, comes along to fill the void. (For background, see Coming clean on my Colombian.) China in my hand To be truly accurate — as I always strive […]
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Yes, we shall set them to work, but in their leisure hours we shall make their life like a child’s game, with children’s songs and innocent dance. Oh, we shall allow them even sin, they are...
