Tag Archive: strangers

In Which Both Me and My Coach are Annoyed (Not at each other for once)

Becky December 21, 2017 0 Comments

I was playing the other night and this guy, who I never met, walks in and sees me. “Long Xiao Bing!” he calls out in a booming voice. I was in the middle of hitting with a guy but I…
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Badminton, Personal Experience, Weekly Update

class, coach, improvement, strangers, training, weekly update

The Perfect Metaphor for Me Playing Badminton in China

Becky December 18, 2017 3 Comments

I was by myself, practicing my serve, when I came across a plastic birdie in the box. We never play with plastic birdies and I tried serving it like the others and of course it went all wonky. When I…
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Badminton, Personal Experience

akward situation, badminton, foreigner, strangers