Like any good webmaster, I check my visitor data pretty regularly.  Over the past few months I’ve noticed some thing interesting–I get way more downloads of the Magic of Eyri Podcast in China than in the United States.

My stats, let me show you them:

Numbers don't lie--China uses more of my bandwidth.

Yes, I have more page views and hits in the U.S. of A than anywhere else, but the bandwidth usage in China is nearly twice the amount of the USA.  I brought this up with some writer pals at ConClave back in October, and one mentioned that fantasy stuff is really popular in China right now.  I mentioned this to a friend, and she asked a Chinese student she tutors  and the student told her that podcasts are a popular method for learning English.

Oh boy.

I am equally amused and concerned that there might be scores of folks in China (or other places) learning English via my horrible Michigan accent, silly voices, made up words, and amateur voice acting.  If you’re ever toolin’ round Shanghai and hear someone talking like this, then I’m probably to blame.