Payne will be a score first backup PG until Kolek is ready to take over the backup PG role

I’ve always found Cam Payne to be kind of annoying with that fugly shot and his over exuberant celebrations after making a 3 pointer in the second quarter.

But now that he’s wearing the orange and the blue, love the guy!

I’m also partial to the idea of breaking down your house in 30 minutes, hitching it to your camel, and getting out of wherever. Although I guess it’s a bit comparable to RV culture.

Your bus story made me smile.

I am a man, sir, and do not pay too much attention to footwear. My apologies. As for clothes, it seemed like most of the guys wear althetic gear – very very few people were in suits or even “business casual.” So there’s no comparison. But, many women do dress up and were everything from elegant to dressy to casual.

Americans are fat. It’s embarrassing. Mongolians are often stocky, but it seems to be a cultural norm – maybe because winters are freezing. I get the sense that younger Mongolians are getting better nutrition, and so are generally taller and less round. But it’s just a guess of what’s happening.

If you have a horse or a motorcycle, getting around Mongolia is no problem. Otherwise…let’s just say it was the first and hopefully last time I’m on a bus that goes off-road because the actual roads are so bad. And traffic in the capital city was just nuts. Much easier to walk everywhere, if you’re centrally located enough.

One of the big draws of Mongolia is the nomadic culture – being warm toward guests is part of the deal. So in general people are more friendly. But I also had some who stared at me because I’m white – and I saw maybe 2 black people the whole time I was there, which makes me think there’d be even more staring. So it isn’t always comfortable. For my part, I’ve found most Americans to be pretty friendly, including in NYC. We may be impatient, but almost everyone is willing to help you out if you’re lost or whatever. So overall it isn’t a huge difference in social interaction, I don’t think. But unless I spoke fluent Mongolian, it would be hard to say definitively.

do we mostly look very well fed?

easy means of transport for most?

is it a more socially interactive experience over there, as compared to here?