I’ve always been a little dubious about the idea of going shark diving. There’s the whole morality issue, which plays on your mind and then there’s the classic “what-the-hell-am-I-thinking!!” fear factor, which is probably the main reason most of us avoid swimming with sharks. Now that I’ve done it, I’ve realised that the only thing you really need to worry about is the potential for yourself or some of your fellow passengers to be overcome by the ocean swell and to end up sa

“Ni chiguòle méiyou?” (“Have you eaten?”) seems like an unusual way of greeting someone, but only 15 years ago that was a common way of saying hello in China. Although food is still important, nowadays it’s more about “Ni chuan de shì shénme páizi?” (“What brand are you wearing?”) or more simply “Zenme yàng?” (“What’s up?”). China is a country that has cannonballed to modernity, and having grown up in Shanghai during the 90s, it has been phenomenal to witness the changes. Eve