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Richard Roman's Blog – May 2014 Archive (3)

Even Ulan Bator has Irish pubs

Over the past two decades Irish pubs have proliferated around the planet. Now there are warnings their growth is being halted. How did the Gaelic-themed drinking establishment take over the world?

Stroll through the centre of almost any international city where the sale of alcohol is permitted and sooner or later you'll find one. There will be horseshoes on the walls, the Pogues on the jukebox and road signs pointing you towards Dublin and Donegal.

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Added by Richard Roman on May 23, 2014 at 7:45 — No Comments

World Cup - where can we watch it?

OK. We are a month away from the start of the World Cup - anyone any ideas about which bars are gearing up to show it? Please post any nuggets here! Also join the World Cup Group at

http://richardroman.ning.com/group/2014-world-cup

Added by Richard Roman on May 11, 2014 at 15:49 — 5 Comments

Eating Dogs - a thriller set in Changchun

A good friend of mine and of many people here in Changchun has just completed writing his book which is a thriller set in Changchun. He asked me if I could get a group of people to read the book and critique it for him. . This would help him enormously in deciding on any changes/developments he might make

Set in a university here in Changchun, the resident expatriate English teacher is surprised when one of his good English students suddenly goes missing. On enquiring about…

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Added by Richard Roman on May 7, 2014 at 14:13 — 9 Comments