One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 30th, 2010
An American woman wonders if her Chinese friend loves her, because he signs his e-mails with the word “love.” Jocelyn explains the ambiguity of the word love in China, and what this woman should really look for if she’s wondering about love.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jul 28th, 2010
The top 10 most popular moments, by views, in Memoirs of a Yangxifu — the story of love, cultural understanding and eventual marriage between one American woman from the city and one Chinese man from the countryside.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jul 26th, 2010
In China, lovers are often said “to have the destiny to meet across one thousand li.” For my Chinese husband, John, and I, it wasn’t just one thousand li — it was ten thousand li.
In this entry, I’ll look back on the series, Memoirs of a Yangxifu, and also announce a new posting schedule for the blog.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 23rd, 2010
How can Chinese men approach Western women for dating and more? Jocelyn draws on her experience as the wife of a Chinese man to give some advice to men in China who are looking for cross-cultural love.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jul 21st, 2010
When John, my Chinese boyfriend, refused to eat my salad, that moment was a window into one major difference between our culinary cultures. In his village, nobody eats lettuce, unless it’s cooked.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jul 19th, 2010
When the real estate agent in Shanghai arrived late for yet another apartment visit, I wondered — will I be late in finding a good place in Shanghai, before the month is up?
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 16th, 2010
How do you say I love you — with a gift — on Qixi Festival, also know as the Chinese Valentine’s Day? Jocelyn introduces the holiday, and offers gift suggestions to a Western woman with a Chinese boyfriend.
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Jul 14th, 2010
Just East of Xi’an, four hours up the railway line to Beijing, is another grand cache of art that stands in the Terracotta Warriors’ shadows, but delivers almost as many “wow” moments. I’m talking Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes — a string of over 100,000 Buddhist images and statues carved into a hillside during China’s Wei and Tang Dynasties.
Posted in Memoirs of a Yangxifu in China on Jul 12th, 2010
John and I go on a dead-end visit to an unsavory apartment building in China — in an effort to find a new place to live — and make the landlord angry with our disinterest.
Posted in Ask the Yangxifu on Jul 9th, 2010
A woman asks for advice on how to apologize to her daughter’s Chinese boyfriend.
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