Mar 05, 2025 Comments(1)
“Grass is Always Greener Syndrome” is characterized by homesickness, a refusal to live in the moment and low-grade anxiety about getting "stuck" in China.. Here’s my guide to shedding the burden of negativity as an expat in China. Read more>>
Jun 07, 2022 Comments(4)
Finding the right apartment in China is fairly easy. Not always so easy is finding the right housemates. ... Read More>>
Apr 11, 2022 Comments(6)
Working in a Chinese office can be quite the culture shock, but teaching in Chinese schools is arguably more so. Here are a few important points to know about the Chinese education system. ... Read More>>
Mar 11, 2022 Comments(4)
The teaching industry is far more diverse and nuanced than people realize, with many different ways to start and end your journey. Here we take a look at just some of the typical career paths for teachers in China. ... Read More>>
Jun 01, 2021 Comments(14)
Many of us experience extreme culture shock when we first move to China. But over time, we somehow learn to adapt. Before we know it, we realize we’ve picked up the local customs and habits. ... Read More>>
May 25, 2021 Comments(17)
We’ve all heard about the habits we should avoid picking up as an expat living in China, but what about those things we should learn? ... Read More>>
May 20, 2021 Comments(9)
Not all sports are made equal when it comes to making local friends in China. Here I bring you five of the best for this specific purpose. ... Read More>>
May 18, 2021 Comments(10)
Even thought he died more than 2,000 years ago, Confucius still often comes up in conversations about Chinese behaviour and the Chinese psyche. ... Read More>>
May 13, 2021 Comments(22)
I asked a diverse group of expats to share what they most disliked about living in China. Here are the results: ... Read More>>
May 11, 2021 Comments(105)
I spoke to a bunch of China expats to find out what they like most about their lives here. ... Read More>>
May 06, 2021 Comments(11)
Whether in a social or work setting, expats in China often find themselves awkwardly thrown together with a group of locals and at a loss as to how to build camaraderie. ... Read More>>
May 03, 2021 Comments(10)
Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is a far cry from the bright lights of the country’s first-tier cities. Here I bring you a day in the life of an ESL teacher in Urumqi, China. ... Read More>>
Apr 22, 2021 Comments(12)
Just because most of us can’t travel abroad right now, doesn’t mean you can’t get a taste of the exotic right here in China. ... Read More>>
Apr 20, 2021 Comments(7)
Given that daily meat consumption is a fairly modern phenomenon here in China, many of the tastiest and simplest dishes are entirely meat-free. Here I bring you five amazing vegetarian/vegan Chinese dishes that are easy to cook at home. ... Read More>>
Apr 15, 2021 Comments(6)
China has developed at an unprecedented rate since it opened to the world in the early 80s. Many of the gripes and complaints that some of us expats had when we first arrived have disappeared in the intervening years. ... Read More>>
Apr 01, 2021 Comments(4)
One of the most important features of WeChat is the numerous and varied groups and accounts offering a wealth of information about China. Below is a short list of WeChat accounts that I think will be most useful to expats in China. ... Read More>>
Mar 30, 2021 Comments(4)
Here, an Old China Hand shares her story of what life was truly like for an expat in China in the 1980s. ... Read More>>
Mar 12, 2021 Comments(6)
Beijing is to begin trialling a system whereby passengers with good social credit ratings are exempt from security checks at the city’s subway stations. ... Read More>>
Mar 10, 2021 Comments(4)
Recommendations for more public holidays proposed at China’s Two Sessions government meeting have been met with enthusiasm by scholars. ... Read More>>
Mar 09, 2021 Comments(4)
With the help of my Chinese friend Lily, here I bring you an introduction to the basic principles of Chinese and offer up some essential Mandarin phrases for new China expats. ... Read More>>
Mar 08, 2021 Comments(5)
A proposal to remove English from compulsory education in China has been raised at this year’s Two Sessions government meeting in Beijing. If adopted, the move could see the need for foreign English teachers in China diminish dramatically. ... Read More>>
Mar 04, 2021 Comments(5)
China’s ICBC bank this week sent a memo to employees outlining how they should behave with colleagues of the opposite sex. ... Read More>>
Feb 25, 2021 Comments(7)
It often seems that everyone in China has decided to descend onto the very same streets, creating a wide range of transit hazards that are to be avoided at all costs. ... Read More>>
Feb 23, 2021 Comments(6)
Here I bring you a day in the life of my job as an English teacher in Zhuhai, China. ... Read More>>
Feb 18, 2021 Comments(5)
Whether you’ve just arrived or lived here for years, there are things foreigners in China can do to maximize their enjoyment and minimize their annoyance during any staring situation. ... Read More>>
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