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Shit Laowai Say
by Ryan — Alright, I’m a bit slow picking this up, as it made the rounds a few days ago, but felt it was worth the late share all the same. It really should be called Shit Shanghai Laowai Say as there’s a lot of very localized references in it (I miss Sherpa’s), but still quite funny. What do you mean you don’t have a VP...
Tribal Warfare: Urban Angst in China’s Supermarkets
by Michael — While most laowai are probably familiar with the phenomenon of the “ant tribe,” a recent article in The Economist introduced a number of other “tribes” of stressed-out young Chinese struggling to survive in the urban jungle. Perhaps the most unusual is the “crush-crush tribe” (捏捏族), who release their frustrations by hidin...
Photo: Reality
by Lost Laowai — I was looking for a more upbeat photo that captured a bit of that Spring Festival snap, crackle and pop. But when I saw this photo it grabbed my attention and reminded me of the excesses of the season (which this year has been pretty much a month-long Western-Chinese celebration hybrid). The Nanning-based photographer, Sun Suri, is (I believe) our...
Chinese Grammar Wiki: Learning Chinese grammar just got easier
by Ryan — AllSet Learning, the Shanghai-based language learning consultancy founded by long-time China blogger John Pasden, has just released what is surely a boon for any mandarin learners who aspire to achieve better Chinese grammar — the Chinese Grammar Wiki. From the AllSet Blog: Web-savvy learners of Chinese have known for some time that there’...
春节快乐 from Lost Laowai
by Ryan — H/T Shanghaiist...
Unemployed in China: A response to “Go East, Young Man”
by Guest Laowai — This is a response to Jonathan Levine’s article on working in China, “Go East, Young Man“, published on January 8. After writing this response, I found that someone had written an insightful blog post at the singularly named dontmovetochina.com (written about a month before Jonathan Levine’s). I highly recommend reading...
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