https://www.scmp.com/rss/327654/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The next time a fellow traveller plonks his bottle of Kowloon Soy Sauce, or the Yu Kee Oyster Sauce on the table as you start dinner in some exotic destination, don’t laugh. These items are as powerful – even for an adult – as that tattered toy bunny you took to bed when you were a baby. Research shows that adults develop a sense of attachment to icons, probably in the same way as children develop attachments to maternal figures. This phenomenon is built on a human need for bonding. As we grow... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2075060/link-between-singapores-merlion-chinas-terracotta-warriors-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2075060/link-between-singapores-merlion-chinas-terracotta-warriors-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Mar 2017 06:30:15 +0000