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Written By: Due-East on September 27, 2011 4 Comments
Bank of Stupid

 

 

Allow me to vent for a second about a sterling example of typical Chinese customer disservice I ran into today. Last week, I lost my wallet getting out of a taxi. That was my own dumb fault; I should’ve been more aware of my personal belongings when I got out. [...]

Written By: Due-East on May 27, 2011 One Comment
Dear China – Take action or quit complaining

 

 

Dear China,

 

If one more of your citizens tells me that Chinese people are of poor quality, I’m going to scream. Not because I wholeheartedly disagree – neither do I totally agree, because I’ve met a lot of great people here – but because I’m sick of people complaining about things and not [...]

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Written By: Due-East on May 11, 2011 No Comment
Ask an Expat, part 2

 

 

Below is part 2 of our interview with expatriate Steve Holt…

 

Q: What’s health care like in China?

A: Cheap! It’s really, really inexpensive to go see a doctor. Things that would cost an arm and a leg in the United States are really cheap here. I know very few Westerners [...]

Written By: Due-East on May 10, 2011 No Comment
Bringing China’s creativity to light

 

 

Recently, a friend of mine who is having a ‘bad China year’ has been complaining a lot about how uncreative Chinese society as a whole is. I can understand where he’s coming from. He’s an extremely creative person in his own right: he’s a graphic artist who has his [...]

Written By: Due-East on May 5, 2011 3 Comments
Ask an expat, part 1

 

 

We recently interviewed expatriate Steve Holt (names may have been changed to protect the innocent) about his thoughts about China. Steve is a relatively new transplant to China, but in his short time here, he’s experienced quite a bit. This is part 1 of that interview. Let’s see what [...]

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