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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 […]

There are many places I like to avoid and on top of the list are shopping malls. I don’t enjoy spending an afternoon in a cramped overcrowded environment. Makes you wonder why I live in Shanghai but that’s another story.
It is inevitable to go their sometimes. W. likes them more than me so I […]

Shanghai officially launched its “A Million Families Learning Etiquette” project over the weekend.
A scheme to teach locals better manners before the 2010 World Expo.
Nothing better than starting off with some catwalk etiquette.
As part of the program

1 million city families will receive etiquette training over the next five years.
4.5 million local families will receive […]

Do you have a kid that is under performing at school, or he/she always gets into fights in the schoolyard?
Here is a Chinese solution. Just change his/her name.
A new semester has just started for elementary and middle school students in Shanghai, and as always a number of parents are registering to change […]

The local expat magazine 8days has a great article on swimming pools in Shanghai. It includes prices, pics, opening times etc. Although most of the swimming entrance fees are slightly steep, I’ll probably try one in the coming time.
One of the best deals is the Olympic-sized Pudong Swimming Pool. It costs 25 Renminbi […]

Romance was all over the city yesterday. Interesting to see how Valentine’s Day, which in essence is an US marketing concept driven by retailers who needed another excuse to sell their ware, has taken hold here in Shanghai.
Half of W.’s colleagues got flowers and/or chocolates from their boyfriends/husbands. People even sent each […]

The Portman Ritz Carlton has a bookshop where they sell papers. Normal papers , meaning not originating from the mainland. The Hotel is the absolute top in Shanghai, maybe even in China and has, as it goes with a 5 star hotel, staff that pretend to understandEnglish and pretend to give 5 star service. […]

While the clash of civilizations is continuing I went to the Bus station near the Jing An Temple.
I used to take taxis to the Shanghai Pudong Airport or the Maglev but the Airport Bus No. 2 is the most convenient and a lot cheaper as well. A taxi costs about 150 Kuai, a […]

I lived in Kunming and the the closest thing to firework during Spring Festival was a meagre bang.
I celebrated the coming of the Chinese New Year in Chengdu last year and there was something going on on the outskirts of the city.
This year I watched from behind the window and it was […]

Walking in Nanjing Xi Lu today I realized this must be the quietest day in the year, at least by daylight. The darker it gets, the more fireworks will be heard. Hardly any traffic as everyone is at home preparing their food, getting together with their families and enjoy their free time.
Many of these […]