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The art of le pee in Belgium
Brussels is an eccentric world of toilets – a stark contrast to what I'm used to in the US – Americans could never pee here. Read on.
Shawn Basey
Apr 24, 20245 min read


Football patriotism
Georgians qualified for the UEFA cup this year in what's called a historic match. And so I ponder about sports and patriotism.
Shawn Basey
Mar 28, 20244 min read


Not all farmers fling poo
Living in a room with a view of protests in Brussels leads to a lot of random thoughts. These days it's all about tractors and poop.
Shawn Basey
Feb 27, 20245 min read


2020: Not all that bad
Of course, we know all the bad stuff that happened last year. But I think it's more important to remember the good stuff.
Shawn Basey
Jan 3, 20216 min read


Easter during quarantine
My favorite thing is to have Easter in a village. I’ll tell you a bit about that for normal years and then what happened this year.
Shawn Basey
Apr 19, 20205 min read


A Lack of Complaints
Life in Tbilisi continues during the coronavirus. What's restricted, what's not, and what's stockpiled...
Shawn Basey
Apr 2, 20205 min read


Birjas, Spoons, and Rebellion
The reality of the situation set down upon me perhaps two days ago. The State of Emergency had yet to be declared, read on.
Shawn Basey
Mar 22, 20204 min read


The Necessity of the Unnecessary
I’ll admit, I wasn’t that worried about the virus at first. It was in distant China and they seemed to be doing quick quarantine measures.
Shawn Basey
Mar 19, 20204 min read


Bedoba: Your Lucky Day
Today Georgians have a special tradition. It’s the Day of Luck, or “Bedoba”. Whatever you do today is how you’ll spend the rest of the year—
Shawn Basey
Jan 2, 20203 min read


On shitposting, the Crusades, the Great Meme War, and extremism
Years ago, I was growing frustrated with Facebook. I wanted to leave it, as it was the source of most of the negativity and hostility in my
Shawn Basey
Mar 16, 201913 min read


The Hostile Hospitality of Samegrelo
If you ask Georgians to describe themselves, they’d all start with a single adjective: hospitable (this is probably also true in the state o
Shawn Basey
Aug 7, 20184 min read


My Tbilisi neighbors
I’ve often heard from Georgians about how they have good neighbors. They’re friends with their neighbors. Unlike in America where we don’t k
Shawn Basey
Jul 29, 20186 min read


Finding a Flat in Tbilisi
For most of my life, I’ve been renting apartments. And I tell you, I get the overwhelming feeling that I’m just peeing into the wind. Wouldn
Shawn Basey
Jul 23, 20185 min read


From Prague to Tbilisi
I had to focus on writing my latest book, A Facetious Guide to Prague. I wanted to get it done before I left Prague, so I could double up my
Shawn Basey
Jul 16, 20185 min read


Deserving misery
Sitting on the 16th Street Mall in Denver with my parents at Ink Coffee, drinking the otherwise fine coffee out of a paper cup, while watchi
Shawn Basey
Jun 12, 20172 min read
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