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Published · transcript-backedTyler Cowen: uncertainty
16 Nov 2016 Conversations with Tyler Fuchsia Dunlop on Chinese Food, Culture, and Travel
“Here am I, Tyler Cowen, I’m in Shanghai. I don’t know Chinese and let’s say I don’t have Chinese friends.”
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- Tyler Cowen
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- uncertainty
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- 16 Nov 2016
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- Conversations with Tyler
Transcript context
…[laughs] Three cities. Beijing, Chengdu, and Hangzhou. Now let’s think through this idea of a food tour a little more analytically. Let’s say you’ve talked me into this food tour, which actually you’ve done indirectly through your books. You’ve sent me to Shanghai. Your latest book, Land of Fish and Rice, in fact focuses on Shanghai and the surrounding region, which is quite diverse. Here am I, Tyler Cowen, I’m in Shanghai. I don’t know Chinese and let’s say I don’t have Chinese friends. And I’m simply lost. How do I figure out where to actually eat in Shanghai? What do I do? What’s the heuristic? You could look for recommendations of authentic restaurants, articles by people who perhaps live in Shanghai or who understand the food.…
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