I just came across this BBC article about how China is enacting a new law on May 1st that will officially ban smoking “in places like bars, restaurants, and buses, but not workplaces.” Please, oh please, let this work. There are about a zillion “no smoking” signs around this country, but [...]

Today, I’m starting a new series of posts that I’ll include on the blog whenever I feel like it, probably on my bad China days. The new series is called “Dear China”. In this series of posts, I’ll pick whatever it is that happens to bother me the most about [...]

The awkwardness of culture clash in romance

Chinadaily.com.cn has a great article about the differences between gender roles in Chinese and American culture and the difficulties it could cause for intercultural couples. If you’re Chinese and dating an American or vice-versa, you owe it to your relationship to read this article. Check it out [...]