Too Fat for China: Confessions of a Size 4 Chinese-Canadian in China
As I’ve said in a previous post, it’s a well-known fact and an utter phenomenon that Chinese women can eat twice their weight in food and never gain an ounce, … Continue reading
My Ten-point Safety Plan for Surviving in China
I might come off as China-savvy and sassy in my posts, but the fact that I’m not maimed or laying in a pile of water buffalo turd in a place … Continue reading
China’s Customer DISservice
This post has been combined with an original post entitled, “Where do I shop? Is the customer ever right?” dated 2005 ******************************** ul·cer Noun /ˈəlsər/ 1. An open sore on … Continue reading
Lost in Translation – Why I’m Not an Interpreter
My Mother often asks me why I don’t step up and help foreigners translate, as they stammer and gulp their way through the simplest things, like asking where the bathroom … Continue reading
The Tao of Haggling – From Someone Who Hates to Bargain
Sometimes I think i should not have been born Chinese: My ability-to-haggle-gene must have been destroyed when I integrated into Western society… along with my propensity to carry large wads … Continue reading
Of Banks and Sex – Banking in 21st Century China
Written in April 2006, before the happy advent of internet banking After two years of living in China, I’ve finally made my first wire transfer at a bank without help from … Continue reading
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