The View From A Broad
Hi welcome to The View From A Broad. I'm Teresa Norton and this podcast dives into my past, revisiting columns I wrote for the South China Morning Post between 1993 and 2000 during my 40 years living in Hong Kong.
These often funny, sometimes tender, occasionally provocative musings cover everything from marriage and working motherhood, to national identity and global events. As a weekly columnist I aimed to capture the quirks of human interactions, carve up a few sacred cows and tell it like it is... but did I? In the 30 years since those columns were written much has changed and... so have I.
In each episode I read a column and talk to a guest about how the piece stands up today - what still rings true and what feels out of sync with today’s world. They then share a true story from their past that's been unearthed by something in the column.
The result is an engaging and honest conversation about the evolution of social norms, culture and humor, re-examining the past through the lens of today’s values.
By looking back with compassion and curiosity, my hope is that The View From A Broad encourages reflection on how our perspectives have changed... or not... and why.
The View From A Broad
Don't Spill That Cup of Kindness | Teresa talks to Angela Yuen
This episode kicks off with a newspaper column, written in December of 1994, that had Teresa Norton facing the realities of making a new home far from family and friends.
There's the fascination and fun of immersing oneself in a completely different culture and the feeling of helplessness when something scary happens to someone you love on the other side of the planet in what used to be your hometown.
What follows is a heartfelt conversation with 2CookInn shop owner Angela Yuen, that explores their shared experiences of moving from Hong Kong to new environments, the challenges and joys of adapting to different cultures, the importance of friendships both old and new, and how, when it comes to new cuisine, looks can be deceiving.
Angela shares her journey of opening her kitchenware shop in Lisbon and how despite her limited Portuguese, she has uncovered the universal language of friendship.
It's a warm and generous conversation that provides a hopeful portal into the new year ahead.
Learn more about Angela and her lovely shop here: https://2cookinn.com/about/
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