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Comment on Ask the Yangxifu: Indirect Dating and Chinese Men by melanie gao

melanie gao — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:45:22 +0000

Awww, I like the guy that Anonymous describes! I don’t even know him but he sounds really courageous to me. His English isn’t that great, he’s in a foreign country, and yet he’s putting himself out there. And it sounds like he picked a nice girl to court – how cool that she went online looking for advice! I’m rooting for these two, I hope this relationship works out.

Comment on Chapter 36: Leaning on Your Chinese Friends and Lovers by Chapter 37: Forgotten Workers and Contracts | Speaking of China

Chapter 37: Forgotten Workers and Contracts | Speaking of China — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:12:41 +0000

[...] By January 14, 2003, the Chinese Internet company where I worked had already begun taking its first steps towards a possible listing on the Hong Kong stock market. But on that same day, I had only begun to take my first steps into the workplace — after two weeks of recovery from a sprained ankle. [...]

Comment on Travel China with the Yangxifu: Yuelu Academy and Yuelu Mountain, Changsha by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:44:03 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the article! Changsha is definitely worth a trip. It still ranks as one of the favorite cities my husband and I visited last summer. Great Hunanese food, too!

Comment on Travel China with the Yangxifu: Yuelu Academy and Yuelu Mountain, Changsha by Jennie

Jennie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:43:49 +0000

Wow, I’ll put that on my to-visit list! Truly beautiful pictures!

Comment on Ask the Yangxifu: How Western Women Can Meet Chinese Men in China by meet a Yangxifu and ask for more about China-Jocelyn and her love story | China Travel 2.0

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:07 +0000

[...] Jocelyn Eikenburg from twitter for @raykwong tweeted one of her articles:How Western Women Can Meet Chinese Men in China. Well, as you can see, the content is really solid with lots of personal experiences. I bet you can [...]

Comment on Chapter 36: Leaning on Your Chinese Friends and Lovers by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:55:15 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Priscilla! Wow, flooding — what a nightmare to deal with, all by yourself. I hope everything is OK now.

Indeed, having friends you can count on makes such a difference. I wouldn’t have survived that sprained ankle without my friends in China!

Comment on Chapter 36: Leaning on Your Chinese Friends and Lovers by Priscilla

Priscilla — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:57:12 +0000

It is absolutely handy to have a network of friends to rely on when needed. A freakish hail storm damaged our roof and ceiling last Saturday but because M, my other half was away at work, I had to deal with the flooding all by myself at the time. The nasty experience jolted me into realising the importance of having a list of people I could lean on.

Comment on Ask the Yangxifu: A Big, Fat, Traditional Chinese Wedding? by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:58:42 +0000

Thanks for sharing your engagement/wedding experiences, Jennie! That’s great that his family seems to agree it should be a simple affair in China.

Of course, my husband’s family said they wanted it to be simple (简朴) — but it was an elaborate affair, from my perspective. And they tried to tell me, it was simpler (because, traditionally, countryside weddings used to take 3 days). I guess perspective — and expectations — count when it comes to your wedding.

Comment on Ask the Yangxifu: Sensitive China issues, arguments and your Chinese husband by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:54:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Jennie! I think you illustrate the importance of being understanding in a cross-cultural couple — that, sometimes, you just don’t see eye-to-eye, and that’s okay. Because, the love is more important than any political or news conflict ever could be (at least, from my perspective!).

Comment on Chapter 3: Shortcomings by Jocelyn

Jocelyn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:52:20 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Jennie! It’s so great to hear from other women who looked behind height to find love. Wow, so your husband lets you wear high heels, huh? I think mine would, but he likes to say they’re “banned” (though, in reality, I really cannot wear high heels — they hurt my feet too much).