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I took as many videos and pictures as possible to show how advanced and modern Beijing is. My friends would comment “Is that really Beijing?” or “Woah, I didn’t realize they had that there!”

“So you’re telling me blind people in China can’t speak Chinese because they can’t write the characters?” A collective gasp rose from the room

Next up was the red honey phoenix pineapple and the white cocoa beans. They both had flavors similar to the classics, but I was all about those vibrant new colors

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And even though prices in China are much cheaper than the American standard, even at the foreign shops, I had quite literally been clicking my money away

Anyone who has worked in a Chinese office will be familiar with the regular presence of gigantic, elaborate cakes arriving on the back of a delivery scooter

It’s like having too many guests show up at your house party – sure, they’re fun, but you keep wondering if they’re going to bring the house down