10 Things I love about ...
Share There are a lot of reasons that I LOVE living in China. Here are 10 of them (and even these don’t quite do it justice) 10) Personal Space It may look like my article on personal space was full of negative things, but actually I like that people in China are in general more...
Personal Space in China
Share The first thing that most people notice when they come to China is that there are a LOT of people. The population density in China has a great affect on what personal space means to people here. Chinese people grow up in small houses, and study in crowded rooms. They shower...
Hanging out in China
Share Chinese people don’t hang out. There is no word for “hang out” in Chinese, instead there are just the all encompassing “meet”(见) and “play”(玩). When people in China meet other people, they usually do so through an activity....
Western Holidays + Birt...
Share Most people in China do not celebrate any western holidays. China has its own long list of important holidays and when it comes to western holidays, not really much goes on for most people. The younger generations enjoy celebrating western holidays, although still most...
3 Major Drawbacks to Li...
Share I love Beijing and I love China, but sometime there are things that really make me wonder if living here is really the best idea. One morning I woke up and noticed that the air in my apartment had a slight white tint to it. I looked outside and this is what I saw. While...
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