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What Habits Have You Picked up Living in China?
You’ve lived in China for a few years and you think you haven’t changed. Here are a few habits you’ve subconsciously picked up by living here! 1. Drinking Hot Water Most western countries drink room temperature water or even ice cold water, so foreigners moving to China are quite shocked when ordering water to receive…
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Ramadan Kareem! Share Your Ramadan Experiences Here!
What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the holy month of Islam, which is considered sacred for Muslims all over the world. It’s the period of introspection, communal prayer (ṣalāt) in the mosque, and reading of the Qurʾān. God forgives the past sins of those who observe the holy month with fasting, prayer, and faithful intention. A time of reflection and self-improvement of one self’s…
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Beware of these Beautiful Girls!
There are beautiful girls all over the city, there’s no way that’s a scam, right? Right? Wrong. Biggest Scams 1. Selling Tea Leaves Network fraud usually begins with a young beautiful girl approaching you on the street or market to add you on WeChat. It seems quite harmless until they try to steal money from…
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Those Weird English Names in China…
It was my first year of teaching in China. I stood in front of my class at an adult training center, robotically reading and checking off students’ names from the class roster. “Checkers?” I called. “Here,” promptly answered Checkers. “Bo-Bo?” “Here!” “Cici” “Here!” “Hitler?” I called before my brain could process the syllables being formed…
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Selfish Web Celebs Using Public Mall Nursing Room For Makeup
On April 23, Mrs. Zheng and her family went to a shopping mall in Hangzhou. Her baby wet his pants but luckily she had a clean set in her bag and it was nearly time for nursing so she decided to go to the mall family bathroom where there’s a changing station. Mrs. Zheng found…
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A Contact List Full of Numbers, Only 3% Matter!
How many of you have had the experience of looking through your contact list filled with hundreds, maybe even thousands of people and still feeling quite alone? 70% are colleagues, 20% are former classmates, and 7% are old best friends. Most of these people you haven’t spoken to since graduation, your interests are different, relationships…