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Avatar Posted by thehumanaught 657 days ago (http://the88s.blogsome.com)
Category: Humour | Tags: in laws culture
The 88s features this great post about Chinese inlaws experiencing American culture for the first time. For anyone that has Chinese inlaws, or has wanted to see how Chinese people handle themselves when they're the fish out of water, this is a must read.
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Avatar Posted by Ryan 662 days ago (http://www.zonaeuropa.com)
Category: General | Tags: poverty culture garbage
A story (translated via ESWN) by a young girl who after saying goodbye at the train station to her friends stumbles into an eye-opening experience with China's poor.

Befriending an elderly woman collecting rubbish for the little money it provides, the girl helps her pick up bottles and any rubbish of value. The girl then helps the woman bring the garbage back to her small, impoverished community, in turn opening the girl to a ...
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Avatar Posted by thehumanaught 424 days ago (http://sinocidal.com)
Category: Humour | Tags: funny history culture
ChouChou has sat down and etched out a rough sketch of Chinese History and it's defining moments (including the formation of Sinocidal.com in 2006). A great laugh.
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Avatar Posted by philou 680 days ago (http://www.sinosplice.com)
Category: Warnings | Tags: laowai culture foreigners in china
As "The Laowai Death Stare" is having so much success in the hao!hao! report, I thought we could draw some attention on another post on the same subject and that i find even more funny (and interesting!). Learn about the "Marco Polo Syndrome"!
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Avatar Posted by Ryan 689 days ago (http://www.sinosplice.com)
Category: General | Tags: life culture china rising
John at Sinosplice sums up the excitement of living in China by sharing a story about visiting New York City for Millennium New Year's. "The main lobby was magnificent, and it was swarming with commuters. It was at this point that Dave told us about his game. ?This is how you play,? he told us. ?Just run, and don?t stop. Keep changing directions so that you don?t hit anyone. It?s a blast!? ?Wait, what?? I started. But Dave had already sh...
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Avatar Posted by thehumanaught 675 days ago (http://www.sinosplice.com)
Category: General | Tags: expat advice culture manners
John at Sinosplice makes a very good point about not jumping too quickly in over simplified generalizations in regards to Chinese rudeness. Using a personal experience, he shows that, sometimes, people just are having a crap day and we shouldn't judge too harshly.
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Avatar Posted by Chris 474 days ago (http://www.chinasolved.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business culture
Here's my favorite: "If things worked well here in China, then there would be significantly fewer opportunities for competent westerners. Try not to get too frustrated by the challenges you face."
All 10 are worth a read.
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Avatar Posted by Ryan 645 days ago (http://the88s.blogsome.com)
Category: Humour | Tags: inlaws culture culture shock
The follow-up to The 88s popular "Inlawed" post, this entry offers a finish-line tally of who was The Best Inlaw In A Foreign Country.
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Avatar Posted by charlie 530 days ago (http://20six.co.uk)
Category: Humour | Tags: china life culture fun food travel
It’s easy to get negative when blogging, but here are 10 reasons why living in China is really rather marvellous
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Avatar Posted by lonniebhodge 562 days ago (http://www.onemanbandwidth.com)
Category: Humour | Tags: china culture humor
Dear Mom, I am in immigration detention in Shanghai for hugging someone. No, I am not gay as you have always feared. It is just that the government thinks I am part of a bizarre sect, like the Tibetan Monks or something, or a “one-man western disease
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Avatar Posted by Allroads 156 days ago (http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com)
Category: General | Tags: culture business
That is a famous quote by PT Barnum, and perhaps it is a phrase that best sums up how a foreigner can find himself paying 675USD for coffee on Nanjing Road.
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Avatar Posted by Ryan 610 days ago (http://www.maskofchina.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business culture real-estate
Mask of China has a great post warning people of the trials faced in doing business in China. The post contains the complete text of a South China Morning Post article that cites excellent examples of what you can expect when doing business
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Avatar Posted by thehumanaught 660 days ago (http://violeteclipse.blogspot.com)
Category: Learning Chinese | Tags: language culture context
A funny entry from Violet Eclipse that draws attention to the fact that when speaking Chinese or doing your best to, context is super important.

The thing is, everything in China relies on context. It's kind of like when you meet your boyfriend's friends and they're all "Remember that time? Hahahaha!" while you're all "Hi, I'm Meg". They use these half sentences and references to other things, and even an awesome girlfriend...
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Avatar Posted by lonniebhodge 555 days ago (http://www.onemanbandwidth.com)
Category: General | Tags: china culture
Move over Little Emperors the imperial household hound just gained some status! Maybe the Chinese will be dressing up their mutts now that a one dog policy is in effect.
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Avatar Posted by Chris 229 days ago (http://tenementpalm.blogspot.com)
Category: General | Tags: racism language culture
I have been stopped on the street, surreptitiously (and occasionally blatantly) photographed, been offered jobs, interviewed by journalists, and overheard people opine about whether or not they approve of me. But I am not famous. No, my skin, my genetic heritage, my physiology is famous. Because I
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Avatar Posted by RickshawsSuck 299 days ago (http://www.chinaexpat.com)
Category: Humour | Tags: barber culture isults
A funny experience in the barber's chair. I guess it's kind of the anti-Ben Ross
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Avatar Posted by J@GraniteStudio 612 days ago (http://ambling-sheep.blogspot.com)
Category: Learning Chinese | Tags: language culture
A funny post on why so many Laowai guys sound like girls...
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Avatar Posted by thebigDog 182 days ago (http://cupofcha.com)
Category: General | Tags: culture weird
Nothing beats a Chinese culture festival that features people shooting toy bazookas at a giant jug of water! Viva China!
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Avatar Posted by pandapassport 237 days ago (http://home.wangjianshuo.com)
Category: General | Tags: culture
Chinese Blogger Wang Jianshuo looks on as a fight break out between a foreigner and a Chinese guy. While he's not clear on who's really at fault, he does give some very interesting remarks on the latent anti-foreigner feeling that exists in China.

Great blog.