Screw the chopsticks, it’s all about yurts, baby!

If Koreans have their chopsticks to thank for their success in the biotech industry, Mongolians have their ger (yurt) to thank for their success in adjusting to American schools.

And remember, Chingis Khan was the Adam Smith of his day.

This entry was written by Robert Koehler, posted on July 3, 2006 at 10:37 pm, filed under East and Central Asia, Mongolia. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

3 Comments

  1. R. Elgin your flag
    Posted July 3, 2006 at 10:58 pm | Permalink

    Those modern yurts we call “mobile homes” never did too much for the southern white trash I saw as a child though, Robert. Perhaps it was the painted, white tire planters that subverted the nomadic totem.

  2. dda your flag
    Posted July 4, 2006 at 8:11 pm | Permalink

    “Jenghis”?!? “Tamerlane”?!?

    They sure need to brush up on their spellings…

    Also, you think Second Secretary Sukhbaatar Altantsetseg still lives in a tent? :D

  3. brian your flag
    Posted July 4, 2006 at 8:34 pm | Permalink

    Wow, Robert Koehler, where did learn all that from? From your Mongolian wife, perhaps?

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