Joel

A North American couple with a background in Intercultural Studies tries to make a life in China. This is our coping mechanism- er, blog.

Joel has submitted 239 stories, 102 of which were voted popular, and has earned 2607 Gold Stars.

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Qingdao Anti-Japanese Restaurant

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I went to into ask if they served dog, and instead discovered they don't serve Japanese. At least, that's what this big red banner against the back wall says.

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General

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3 weeks 5 days ago

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Chinese are supposed to stop eating dog? Nobody told Qingdao.

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The Beijing Loving Animals Foundation has taken out bus ads in the capitol. But they'd have their work cut out for them in Qingdao -- I can testify.

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China News

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1 month 2 days ago

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Chengguan: chicken coups & veggie gardens unsightly, panties OK

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The chengguan came to our neighbourhood to crackdown on some of our neighbours' unsightly habits.

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China Environment

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1 month 6 days ago

home owners association with Chinese characteristics

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Our neighbourhood management's "warm and fragrant" bird flu advice

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Translated the bird flu notice on our gate. Drink more water, stop raising backyard chickens, etc.

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Warnings

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1 month 1 week ago

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Popular Chinese health and its passive-aggressive laowai victims

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"Healthiness" is an area of cultural disconnect between China and its resident laowais so wide that we're routinely misunderstanding and mutual scandalizing one another..

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China Health

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1 month 2 weeks ago

1 month 6 days ago

tcm

traditional chinese medicine

healthiness with Chinese characteristics

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Popular Chinese health and its passive-aggressive laowai victims

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"Healthiness" is an area of cultural disconnect between China and its resident laowais so wide that we're routinely misunderstanding and mutual scandalizing one another..

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China Health

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Joel

1 month 2 weeks ago

tcm

traditional chinese medicine

healthiness with Chinese characteristics

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3 Random Easter-in-China photos from this weeknd

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Have to admit, didn't expect to see a crucifix hanging from the rear-view mirror on Easter morning, or that the driver wouldn't have a clue what it was.

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General

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1 month 2 weeks ago

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Learning Chinese? Shape your environment & recognize opportunities

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Two outside-the-classroom tips we've found really worthwhile, with an example from today of how these techniques complement each other.

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Learning Chinese

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1 month 2 weeks ago

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Deceived by the Lightning

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Bribing, kidnapping, brainwashing, beating, poisoning, crippling, murdering, seducing, blackmailing... An overview of the Eastern Lightning/Almighty God cult's history, methods and development, with some handy references to reported experiences.

Is our city crawling with cult members?

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Apparently the December 2012 government crackdown on the Eastern Lightning/Almighty God cult hasn't slowed them down much in Qingdao. Every week different people I know, or people they know, get...

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China News

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1 month 3 weeks ago

Eastern Lightning

Church of Almighty God

religious persecution