Alice and Ian discuss their career “sins" and lessons experienced in Hong Kong and Australia: salary negotiation (or the lack of), employer bankruptcy and the desperation of taking $10/hour jobs as an immigrant.

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Alice and Ian review the Netflix hit show, Love Is Blind Japan: who's G and who's trash, Japanese editing quirks, and what it reveals about love, marriage and taboo in the East vs the West.

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Coming up to Lunar New Year, Alice and Ian explore negative Asian communication patterns and the dreaded "Why you so fat? Why you no children?": the mechanics behind the behaviour, how the responses to pop star Wang Lee Hom's marriage breakdown and Singles Inferno's Ji-a counterfeit scandal tie into these patterns, and what you can do about it. 

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For the new year, Alice and Ian give in to a guilty pleasure and discuss stories of their friends' love lives: how two girls catfished their matches to test them, and what happened when they failed the test; what kind of careers will lead to you getting swiped left on by Asians; and why going to the gym in Hong Kong is a terrible experience.

Alice and Ian discuss the polarised responses on Asian social media to Simu Liu’s casting in Shang-Chi based on his physical appearance, diverging beauty standards for men between the East and the West and how men typically deal with body image issues.

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Aice and Ian revisit their favourite topic - money; on recently switching to "cheap" supermarket home brand groceries, the differences in how Australia and Asia view cheapskates and poverty, and how being frugal brings us closer to our Asian roots.

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Alice and Ian discuss the major 'Asian' suburbs they've visited in Sydney to date, from cockroach-infested Campsie to glittering but toxic Rhodes: their favourites, their least favourites, first impressions and lived experiences. (Sorry Westies, we'll do a proper visit once COVID restrictions are over.)

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Alice, Ian and fellow Chhoa Josiah discuss their relationship with money; how Asian culture and their upbringing shaped their views, their most frugal moments and the real life Crazy Rich Asians in their circles.

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Alice and Ian discuss how Chinese New Year is celebrated, and how their very different backgrounds influenced their traditions: why Ian was raised to never say "fatt choi", how Alice incurred the wrath of the Vehicle God, and why sometimes it's better to not greet someone with the phrase "Happy Chinese New Year". 

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