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Demons, Gods and Games
There is nothing quite like renting out a space with a group of people and playing Street Fighter until the wee hours of the morning. It’s a great medium for bringing the expat community and the Chinese community closer
‘You Look Like Sh*t’
A comment like “You’ve gotten fat” is not necessarily a judgment about your appearance but is culturally rooted in olden times when having a bit of extra body fat was a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Seriously, it was a flex to be chubby!
My White Knight
I stood outside my door, shouting encouragement to Betty, begging her not to kill the kindly worker who was about to break into the house through the kitchen door
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Grandma Rules
My daughter now speaks English with a hint of a Brighton accent and uses traits of the Henan dialect when speaking Chinese. Back in Henan, she has already made countless new friends who speak a similar brand of Chinese
Dancing with a Star
Dad, this is going to be fun. We should wear matching pink T-shirts and stand at the front so everyone can see us.” Needless to say, a low-profile performance was nowhere on her agenda
Unlucky at Cards
Culture shock is an ongoing process and we can blame it on that, rather than on the true cause, which is that I’m probably just a horrible person