expats

seeingredinchina.com — A few months ago Yaxue wrote a great post looking at how many Chinese view Americans as too trusting and naive; in their words we were "Dumb Americans." Today I want to look a little at Ugly Americans, and how easy it can be to reinforce stereotypes.

shanghainovice.com — China is a country that can be confusing and sometimes down right shocking to foreigners. But knowing what to expect from China goes a long way towards transitioning into Chinese life and getting over the culture shock. So what should you expect from China? Four seasoned expats share their advice and stories on just what you're in for!

rob.easternity.com — Those of us who have been in China for a while have an odd, and oddly fierce, attachment to the place, even when we don’t have any desire to stay here for the rest of our lives.

chinadailyshow.com — This is just hilarious. "I'm working on a couple of projects right now, if you don't include the new moustache," Berman smiled. "The first is a novel about a little girl growing up during the famines of the late 1950s. The second is a memoir about my time in China, naturally. That one's going to be a real eye-opener - but I can't give away much more than that at the moment.

www.lostlaowai.com — When Shanghai-based expat Jakob Montrasio first told me he was directing a spaghetti western set in his adopted city, I'm sure I blinked uncomprehendingly. The movie, Shangdown: The Way of the Spur is an east-meets-west kung fu cowboy mashup.