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In money we trust.

Alright. Some very insightful lessons in anthropology.

Is it only me or the tone a little condescending? Reads like it's written for ten year olds at times.

"...save your money and block access to it so it doesn’t get stolen—by you." Haha. I think he might be on to something.

Ridiculous!!!

Never could understand vegetarians being vilified on online forums. People really kick up such a big fuss over one's decision to go vegetarian? Really amusing what a change of culture can mean.

Weird. The temperature is expressed in Fahrenheit.

Two detectives. Japanese names, both beginning with the letter K. Arrg!

I wonder how this one will be resolved, especially since I can't help but compare this novel with Speaks the Nightbird.

"The thought of a writer being deliberately unclear stirs such hostile vibrations in my breast that I’m going to let Sir Peter Medawar make the case for me; I can trust him not to foam at the mouth."

Haha!

Alright, I have jumped straight to the interesting bit: shamanism in Tibetan culture, which is basically the sort we have here. So far things look set to go in the right direction because there's been mentions of Bon and Pawo. Fingers crossed. I hope to emerge out of this rather mysterious and obscure rabbit hole enlightened .

Holy cow!

Wouldn't artificial insemination work on cheetahs and vicunas, or am I being silly? Come to think of it why don't we do the same with some of the more critically endangered animals like tigers(?) and pandas? Breed them like rabbits and release into the wild, right? Epic idea. Everyone gets a panda. Problem solved.

Aw man, the poor Indians. Butchered like those clueless doe-eyed cattle. Settling matters the good old civilized way.

Alright, not a deal breaker but the poor writing is shaping up to bother me a little.

Swiggity swooty I'm coming for a look-see!

"Lhasa lies south of Cairo..."

That's not true, right? Is that true? To my knowledge both are deserts but Cairo is the kind of desert found at the equator. Did they change the equator?

"He was much interested in our views on Russia’s policy and told us that in the old scriptures it was prophesied that a great power from the north would overrun Tibet, destroy religion, and make itself master of the whole world."

Frick! So a sort of a prophesied red scare that actually seems to have come true. Although, the trouble with such a view is that it leads to fatalism.

"He was a typical example of the younger generation. He had studied in India and was full of plans for reforming Tibet, though he had not yet ventured to stand up for his theories in the presence of the conservative monks."

I guess it's universal. Typical naivety of youthful romanticism. Lots to learn, grasshopper!

Holy shit! An electrifying start! Now this is what I'm talking about!

"And having few friends is more dangerous than obesity and is the equivalent health risk of smoking fifteen cigarettes a day."

Good to know. But I wonder what would happen if a fat guy with no friends to share his cigarettes with smoked all fifteen of them by himself.