9 Tips for the China Expat Go-getter (with copious photos) – General

guangzhouer.com — As an expat go-getter (career) myself, I share what I’ve come to learn:

Here’s 9 (personal) tips for the Expat Go-getter in China:

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Submitted by Jay

2 years 13 weeks ago

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Alex 2 years 13 weeks ago

Oh fountain of knowledge, I had never thought of 'use others, try to use the organisations of others, and use others some more'.

These douche bags that actually do something useful must really be missing the plot wha?

junde 2 years 13 weeks ago

@Alex I'm not sure what your negativity is about. I think at least, these organisations do more than douchebags who criticize them. The last event I did raised more than 200,000rmb for a guangzhou charity. I appreciate your feedback though.

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