Answers of the Day
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May 23,2014
That's a great question, it's been asked in Wall Street every year, Only British and Americans need a criminal background check if its a new Z visa gig. we got a Canadian couple last March and they asked the same thing. Maybe a better relationship with China and less violence. I know Canada is special to Koreans, they adore all teachers from there.
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May 20,2014
Try this
http://www.chinese-driving-test.com/
or this http://www.hksm.com.hk/en/exam-information/mock-examor this http://www.gstxc.cn/kaoshi/cn/beginexam.asp The best advice that I can give is for you to go to Chinglish lessonsbut I've failed the test twice!!!...
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May 14,2014
ok, so you want a language exchange.
maybe you should change the question above to reflect that.
I have had unfortunate experiences with language exchange.
The person involved usually suddenly became 'too busy' when it was my turn to learn Chinese, or when i suggested teaching me first, suddenly had 'something else to do'
So you will excuse my...
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May 13,2014
IF worse comes to worse for 2 people x 2 new visa's might only be Y5500+ shipping and handling because Americans, Canadians and British can send their passports back to the U.S or the U.K for a new visa, its the new trend. Just find a Chinese visa specialty service provider in California or Texas and mail it back..
BTW the passport idea was just an emergency backup plan if the PSB...
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May 12,2014
Not exactly what a student said, but wrote.
* On the concluding slide of one of my lectures, I wrote "Beware, the results obtained through XXX should be taken with a grain of salt".
* At the exam, I asked questions where the answer is not directly, verbatim written in my course materials. The students should make their own reasoning to reach a conclusion, using what was taught...
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May 07,2014
Hi Maggie,
做月子 is "pretty hard for us guys to understand" because it's irrational, pre-scientific nonsense based on primitive men's fear of childbirth and various other superstitions from a bygone era.
I wouldn't support any women doing that, whether inside or outside China. That said, I wouldn't marry someone whose understanding of the world...
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Apr 21,2014
I actually couldn't care less although I am Chinese. If I had to worry about face all the time, I'd lose my benefits as a foreigner. Benefits meaning I am allowed not to know about face, about people spitting their throats out, not washing themselves in the heat of summer, etc. Where I come from, you'd lose more face spitting and not washing up. So the concepts don't add up. I just ignore it....
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Apr 16,2014
All you can really do is
1. try to get to the squatter and not puke all over someone's table while running there with your hand over your mouth trying to hold it in. It's not always that easy.
2.bend over at the hips and try to get as much as you can into the squatter, sort of like when you puke into your toilet at home.
3. try not to splatter your shoes too much.
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Apr 16,2014
If you are active in your kid's life (teaching him values and helping him think for himself) and there isn't a better alternative then I can see doing Chinese school for the first couple of years. They will learn to be responsible by taking studying seriously (setting them up to do well academically in a western environment) and will have mastered Chinese at an early age which will be of...
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570 . Does it get any better?Apr 14,2014
Wow, I just read this thread and I must say, people on this forum are EDGY! It's like they come here to rant and sometimes those rants are misdirected and end up at each other.
1. I read the question before I read the answers and never did I epxect people to lash out at Mike for asking it. People calling him all this shit because he shared a nice moment he was having...
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Apr 09,2014
@KimOnAch Well, back in the 40's, US armies freed my country, while a large part of the population was just looking, and the "elite" just gave up. They did not do that alone, it was a large concerted effort, of which USSR did the brunt of the job. However, US gave generous helps to clean-up the mess and rebuild. Unlike USSR, countries who accepted the help did not have to become a US-bis. This...
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Apr 07,2014
Well, I can think of a few...kids wanting to break dance. They need space and music too. The dance music ladies play isn't exactly appropriate. Roller blading is another, space needed. Outdoor parties, kids love them, space needed. With dance music blaring, it just tells people to go away unless you want to join the ladies.
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Apr 02,2014
Unpopular opinion alert! But isnt it possible that no one is out to get us and well.... This is just all we deserve? Im speaking for western countries of course but for us. Weve had a pretty fair hand given to us and its up to us to make something out of it. So i dont like the atitude that the system here is holding us down. Perhaps the majority of us here just arent valuable.
You...
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Mar 30,2014
a bit of everything. i'm far from the coastal cities, and didn't get much advice from the few expats i met in person. my wife views my expat interactions with almost as much suspicion as speaking with women.
discussing ethics or politics with anyone here will make you no friends. i come regularly for the intellectual stimulation, which is hard to find with locals for more reasons than... -
Mar 27,2014
Good topic. Here's my own 1st hand account:
* My wife, from a farmers-turned-blue-collars family:
- She's very aware of the low social standards
- Her awareness expanded further after traveling abroad with me and working with other foreigners here
- She feels absolutely powerless about it, thinking that she would feel miserable and very very depressed... -
Mar 26,2014
According to Wikipedia, China Daily (follows the official line tightly, with a polite, non-controversial and optimistic tone) hire expats on short-term for polishing the English version of the articles. So that's one way to peak an eye in the redaction room.
I spend 15 mn searching for it, but I couldn't find it... So you can blame me to say stuffs without convincing support ^^ I...
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Mar 24,2014
To what do you refer?
Aside from the websites that are blocked in China, service providers have their own list of blocked sites (Unicom is particularly bad), and depending on the provider, various sites will get hijacked by advertising. All these problems can be overcome by a VPN.
Internet speeds in China are generally poor, and service providers will...
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578 . The weird relationMar 23,2014
no-one should expect to feel happy/positive 100% of the time: it is not a natural human condition.
It is the contrasts / ups-and-downs of life that make it interesting.
i accpet the low points in my life because i know that they will pass, and it means even the worst BCD will be balanced by a great day.
when things go well, i appreciate the contrast any enjoy life
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Mar 22,2014
They don't provide napkins in any restaurants in Xinjiang. They did in Qingdao, but they sure as hell don't out here.
This applies to the expensive restaurants and the el-cheapo's alike.
If you want to use something other than the back of your hand, or your shirt, you've gotta buy a great big packet of napkins.
The price of these napkins is bugger all so...again......
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Mar 21,2014
Technically, you can't work for a company. But you can do private tutoring and it will not violate the law. Not necessarily legal, but not illegal. But in reality you can teach pt at a school because they don't care. But understand that you will be breaking the law.
