i can picture some bored old Chinese guy, unable to discuss socially relevant topics, reminiscing on all those decades of staring down total strangers because they are different, and all the assumptions he and his friends made about foreigners. They invested their brainpower making sweeping generalizations that are ... Full Comment>>

Just speaking out againt drugs doesn't make you an anti-drugs ambassador. Full Comment>>

"Is this your laptop?" "Yes it is." "It's full of drugs. You are under arrest." "Oh no, it must have been tampered with. Those drugs aren't mine." Explain to me how you can still believe she was tricked. Full Comment>>

But she's beautiful! How can this be possible? China knows that the beautiful belong to the fortunate upper class. This definitely warrants a news article, unlike all the uggo's on death row. Being beautiful is a Chinese girl's most valued skill. It doesn't matter that she's otherwise unskilled, perhaps trying her ... Full Comment>>

Yeah, CELTA is a bit more involved than a simple TEFL/TESOL crash teaching course. I did the TEFL course before moving to China, and with my non-relevant Biology master's degree, I'd fall into the article's third category of teachers who often perform poorly. For a select few institutions I'm underqualified, but i ... Full Comment>>

That's amazing. First I thought they deleted all comments and moved it to the top, but in fact there are now two copies of this story: this headline, and the one further down with five comments already.. Well copied! Full Comment>>

News flash: All laowai know how to defrost a fridge. Full Comment>>

i was in a crowd waiting to board a boat. bad weather delayed the ferry the previous day, and the first boat was completely full. the second one was very small and filled up in no time. it was preparing to leave, when one guy decided to jump the barrier and face off with security. the first moment is the most ... Full Comment>>

When my supervisor told me i wasn't allowed to leave the building for my dinner break, i offered to help her keep an eye on the Chinese staff, to make sure no one was leaving to eat. For some reason, she became unhappy about her own rule, andeveryone was free to eat outside again. Full Comment>>

i guess my sarcasm didn't register. anyway, 5 chengguang holding hundreds of spartans at bay? i have a new moviescript in mind: "300… and 5" Full Comment>>

ha ha? dunno what to think about this story. mercenary dating and swindles and fraud claims and stupidity all round. what was thw woman thinking when she expected to emigrate with no language skills?what was in her head when she payed the money? did she seriously believe she could sue for fraud?? with these ... Full Comment>>

and if the marketing campaing just happened to lead to those muscular foreign Spartans getting floored and mounted by scrawny Chinese policemen, more's the better. Full Comment>>

"Indeed, a common enemy to humanity, in the words of Premier Li Keqiang" - the drugs or the Chinese government officials? Full Comment>>

even better. Full Comment>>

the foreign devil menace (uniqlo is korean) strikes again. at least korea is the part of foreignland China objects the least about, and those two sure looked sexy.. oh my. dust off the gallows, boys! "hey, why did all the locals stop staring at me and become fixated on their iPhones? " Full Comment>>

did they choose the photo because it says Pubiic Service Full Comment>>

Mercenary women are open for business 24/7 and accommodate their tuhao benefactors readily, but they set a disturbing trend. how many nutters are going to be paying prostitutes so they can measure up with their own vulgar sex tapes? it's all or nothing with Chinese, even sexually. No sense of measure.at all. Full Comment>>

In common speech, when people speak of middle class, it often refers to middle income households. That much is true, and the article is not wrong to use this simplification. However, expats are exposed first-hand to the total lack of sophistication, entrepreneurship, education, social/cultural life or progressive ... Full Comment>>

as demonstrated by this report, the middle class is defined by income only. no talk about family values, community engagement, intellectual development, maintenance of cultural traditions, being the hearth of creativity, private enterprise,development of the services sector… Nope, those were the boring footnotes in ... Full Comment>>

i loved you're comment about them not sure if they're having fun. a perfect description of Chinese nightclub atmosphere. Full Comment>>

"We talked about our expectations and my potential host mom had her English teacher with her to make sure that my accent would meet her requirements." And beloved host mom would've kicked me on the Chengdu streets if I rolled my Rs... Full Comment>>

Oh, so it's to let western culture rub off? I always thought they did it for face and language practice. Reverse cultural exchange. Full Comment>>

"68.1% of Shanghai parents said that they planned to give their children long-term financial support." Having a gap year is fine, but this willingness to provide LONG TERM for working-age adults will just encourage Little Emperors to rest on their laurels. By the time they do find a job, they will be ... Full Comment>>

With a body like that, I'm sure her blog will become very popular. And I'm not referring to the body of text she wrote. Trust a Latina to show the Chinese how to wear a Kimono/Tang dynasty outfit. Full Comment>>

If she was an au pair, she arrived on a contract. Nothing wrong with this description. The rest of the article is a bunch of poorly veiled flattery. That's probably why she got an article, assuming her character and words are authentic. Full Comment>>