Last Friday the oldest, still sailing cruise ship arrived in Shanghai. For an aspiring international city as Shanghai that should be kind of an event. The Shanghai Morning Daily even published about it on its Saturday front page.
Friday morning we got up early to meet my uncle and aunt from the ship. The week […]
In the Face bar
Tall, stocky man, early forties.
He chats up a young, in her twenties, French girl.
“I work for KPMG”, very short pause, “Do you know them”.
“No, I haven’t heard of them”, slight giggle.
“They are the biggest accountancy company in the world”
In Rendez Vouz
Young Expat Chinese and a young Slavian girl
“Have you […]
A female friend once said that she doesn’t want to get married yet (she’s living together) as the pressure on becoming pregnant right away after the big day would be too big.
Chinese parents, especially the older generation, want their children to be secure. Relationships (boy/girl of course), marriage and a baby are the key […]
Something like this probably happened.
Employee walks in to the office of the CEO, forgetting to knock due to all the excitement.
Employee:
“Mr. CEO, I just got an email from a huge Chinese company and they want us to do business with them and soon”
The CEO’s blood pressure, hearing these words is rising. New […]
Unsettling, and insistently gripping story of 3 generations of Chinese women
A interesting cross-cultural guide
