Apr 11, 2024
Foreigners have a reputation for clumsiness in China. The litany of knocks, breaks and injuries accumulated by my expat friends is truly alarming. Excluding digestive disagreements, simply for brevity’s sake, here are some of the most common expat injuries in China. Read more>>
Jun 05, 2011 Comments(0)
Editor’s note: This Article is taken from an article in the Chinese website gcpnews.com. It is describing how the fast paced life of many Chinese people has taken its toll on the family life and the children, and how some people are reacting by saying ...... Read More>>
May 28, 2011 Comments(0)
China is one the biggest beer consumers in the world. In some parts of the country, bottled beer is cheaper than bottled water. Of course one of the most famous beers in China is Qingdao (transliterated as ‘Tsingtao’ from the old Wade-Giles ...... Read More>>
May 13, 2011 Comments(0)
If you ask a Westerner to name some unusual Chinese foods, they would probably reel off things like stinky tofu, thousand year eggs, and starfish on a stick. But while these delicacies seem odd to foreigners, they are very much part of China’s staple ...... Read More>>
May 01, 2011 Comments(3)
Editor’s note: Recently, a Chinese netizen posted an article on tianya.cn commenting on the price of goods in the States. Upon arriving in the States, the netizen was shocked to realize that designer brands and even “Made in China” goods ...... Read More>>
Apr 25, 2011 Comments(6)
Coming to China has made me miss some of the small things from home. I constantly think about all the foods, entertainment, friends and family I have left behind. After living here for two years, I finally decided to go back home to America. I was very ...... Read More>>
Apr 21, 2011 Comments(7)
Brazil and China – two developing countries with large populations, rampant corruption, disparate wealth distribution and lethargic administrative structures – differ in one striking degree: their levels of security. While Brazil may be more ...... Read More>>
Apr 09, 2011 Comments(1)
The term ‘Bad China Day’ is reserved for those moments in time when you want to scream your head off in frustration at such things like your inability to articulate the most basic phrases to accomplish an everyday, mundane task. These days ...... Read More>>
Apr 01, 2011 Comments(4)
Back in the heyday – although that is probably not the right word – of colonial expansion here in China, many of the 'foreign devils' living and doing business lived lives of opulence and luxury far removed from anything most ordinary Chinese ...... Read More>>
Mar 20, 2011 Comments(3)
The following translated article highlights a scam that takes place in many bars and cafes around China. Young girls are recruited by a pimp-like boss to find elderly men on dating sites and chat rooms and lure them into private booths at bars or ...... Read More>>
Mar 15, 2011 Comments(0)
Most expats come to China for 1-2 year stints and therefore do not need or want to spend a large amount of money finding and furnishing a new home. Here are some tips on how you can set up shop in China without blowing your entire savings in one go. 1) ...... Read More>>
Mar 12, 2011 Comments(0)
Before I came to China I clearly remember a Chinese friend saying to me: “Mark, you will find life in China difficult; Chinese people have complicated hearts.” At the time I thought that this was a strange thing to say. Now, although I disagree ...... Read More>>
Feb 24, 2011 Comments(0)
One of the most impressive and interesting things about modern China is its lightning-fast development. The sheer size of its population means that if a trend catches on, it’s sure to be a success. So what does 2011 have in store when it comes to fads and ...... Read More>>
Feb 07, 2011 Comments(0)
Coming to China can be overwhelming: the language, both written and spoken, is completely unintelligible; the throngs of people and chaotic traffic; even the food is often different from the Chinese food we’ve grown accustomed to back home. What ...... Read More>>
Feb 04, 2011 Comments(0)
Moving to China can be one of the most exciting and challenging experiences of any Westerner’s life – it certainly has been for me! However, it can also be a complicated and potentially stressful experience. Possibly the most stressful and ...... Read More>>
Feb 02, 2011 Comments(0)
The following article is translated from Xinhua News and describes the effect that the Spring Festival rush is having on urban residents. As hundreds of millions of people flock back home to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their families, urban ...... Read More>>
Jan 21, 2011 Comments(1)
One of the most difficult parts for foreigners moving to China is leaving behind friends and family at home. And if you’re not living in a city with a large foreign population, meeting other foreigners and making friends can be difficult. However, one ...... Read More>>
Dec 25, 2010 Comments(2)
After living in China for more than three years I have developed an involuntary case of “tetraphobia,” which means a shadow of menace perpetually hangs over the number 4. Its presence sends a grim feeling through me, not unlike when a black cat ...... Read More>>
Dec 22, 2010 Comments(2)
"If you haven’t married a Chinese man by the time you are 35, you should consider marrying a foreigner." This statement is not a joke. It’s not even entirely groundless. Unmarried Chinese women over the age of 28 are considered by ...... Read More>>
Dec 20, 2010 Comments(0)
For Chinese people, the most important event of the year is Spring Festival. They save most of their partying for late January or early February, depending on when Chinese New Year falls – fireworks, firecrackers, hong bao, family feasts and treats ...... Read More>>
Dec 16, 2010 Comments(0)
No matter where you’re from, being away from your home country during the holiday season is not easy. The holidays are not only a time when families get together, but they’re also the times when our own culture plays a very active and important ...... Read More>>
Dec 14, 2010 Comments(1)
Photo: quelquefois.net For me, China's fascination lies in the rapid change in attitudes, so rapid that parents are becoming ever more alienated from their children. Four years is considered a generation gap; it’s so uneven that huge differences may ...... Read More>>
Dec 11, 2010 Comments(2)
As intrepid world travellers, we're all used to things being different – different languages, different cultures, different bathrooms, and perhaps most prominently, different food. Yet while we may love and adore Chinese food (I know I do), we may ...... Read More>>
Dec 07, 2010 Comments(1)
Photo: life.com On a residential street in Shanghai’s downtown Jing’an District, the ever-widening gap between the city’s wealthy and destitute is brought into sharp focus. Kangding Lu is home to One Park Avenue, a compound of slick, ...... Read More>>
Dec 06, 2010 Comments(2)
Back home, especially in America, it can seem like everyone has a cause. People feel so strongly about their issues and causes that they advertise their beliefs on their cars, on their laptops, on their backpacks. You can save the environment, fight for ...... Read More>>
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