List: Life in China | Curated by Andrew Johnston

Oct 18, 2022
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Life in China
Andrew Johnston
An Introduction to Chinese BreakfastThe most important meal of the day might not be what you’re expecting.
Oct 6, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
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Investigating Chinese Bar CultureA bar is a bar, but those in the Middle Kingdom have a few special quirks.
Oct 5, 2022
Oct 5, 2022
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Please Give Me Your WeChat: Social Media in ChinaThe Middle Kingdom’s internet services are familiar — but also bigger than you know.
Sep 5, 2022
Sep 5, 2022
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A Twelve-Course Lesson on Food in ChinaLearn the basics of dining culture and avoid the worst embarrassment.
Aug 29, 2022
Aug 29, 2022
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Nine Key Differences Between High Schools in China and the WestIn the Middle Kingdom, it’s far from the best years of your life.
Aug 28, 2022
Aug 28, 2022
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Age of Empathy
The Things I Left in ChinaI never planned to leave — but maybe it was the best time after all
Aug 16, 2022
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Aug 16, 2022
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My Chinese Students Hand Over Their Homework With Both HandsAnd I think it’s just inside the line of what’s worth remarking upon.
Jun 7, 2022
Jun 7, 2022
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An Ode to a Two Gallon Container of Fine Chinese LiquorFor all those occasions when a normal-sized bottle just won’t impress
May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
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The Ritual: Tea Culture in ChinaFrom the formal service to a drink before lunch, tea plays an important role in the Middle Kingdom
May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022
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Chinese Students Keep Occupying My ClassroomsThere might be a cultural explanation as to why I have to keep chasing people out of these rooms
May 11, 2022
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May 11, 2022
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Chinese Malls: The Weird and the WonderfulAmerican malls may be dying, but there’s still life in them in East Asia. Here’s why.
May 2, 2022
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May 2, 2022
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China’s Refuse SituationCombine a lot of people and a lot of bad packaging, and you’re bound
Apr 13, 2022
Apr 13, 2022
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Literature in China: What People Read and WhyForeign novels are big in China. So which ones do the young people go for?
Mar 25, 2022
Mar 25, 2022
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Why Do My Chinese Students Sort Themselves by Sex?Gender segregation in China is hard to miss. This might explain why it happens
Mar 13, 2022
Mar 13, 2022
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Date Night in China: Where to Take Your SweetheartCross-cultural dating has to be one of the stickiest topics when it comes to living abroad. No matter how many articles I see on the…
Feb 25, 2022
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Feb 25, 2022
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Know Your Own StereotypePlay to it or against it, but you should know what people in other countries think about your kind
Feb 20, 2022
Feb 20, 2022
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Sharing the Sidewalk: Parking Places in ChinaChina’s burgeoning auto culture has demanded some quick alterations to city streets
Feb 14, 2022
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Feb 14, 2022
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China’s Curious Impulse Buy Sections…And an equally curious absence in American checkout aisles.
Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
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SUPERJUMP
A Brief Tour of the Chinese Arcade ScenePlay King of Fighters with a minion, win an Eevee for your sweetie, or just play a tiny round of bowling — the choice is yours
Feb 8, 2022
Feb 8, 2022
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Lucky Sixes: The Chinese-Western Superstition DivideOr: A collection of numbers that Americans pretend don’t frighten them
Jan 31, 2022
Jan 31, 2022