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Learning Patience in China

One Saturday morning in Spring 2005, about 10 minutes before crawling from bed, I heard it — a screeching sound akin to scratching a blackboard with your fingernails, but magnified more than 100 times over. Yes, just a little good old welding and drilling in the name of redecorating yet another apartment in my neighborhood, [...]

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What’s the motivation for Chinese men to meet foreign women online? And should you meet up with him alone? Jocelyn explores the idea of online chat, and what to do if a stranger proposes a meeting.

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How China Made My Clothing Cuter

Before I went to China, I never believed in wearing cute pastels. But after living in the Middle Kingdom, adorable outfits slowly creeped into my wardrobe, and changed forever just how I saw clothing.

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HYBRID AMBASSADORS: a blog-ring project of Dialogue2010 You met our multinational cultural innovators this spring in a roundtable discussion of hybrid life at expat+HAREM. Now in these interconnected blog posts they share reactions to a recent polarizing book promotion at the writing network SheWrites. Join the discussion on Twitter using #HybridAmbassadors or #Dialogue2010 Last summer, [...]

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Come August, the summer bears its true canines as the temperatures leap above 35 degrees with a ferocious humidity. You find yourself devoured by a wave of sizzling moisture every time you step out onto the streets, and overcome by a dizziness, almost like prey stunned in the chase. That’s when you know it’s here — the Autumn Tiger.

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Dating a “Little Emperor?” An American woman wonders what’s up with her self-absorbed Chinese boyfriend — is it related to the one-child policy and/or birth order? Is he part of a phenomenon? Jocelyn does a little myth busting, and draws on psychological research to explain what’s actually behind this Chinese man’s personality and behavior.

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My Hairstyling Nirvana in China

I used to fear China’s foreign scissors, before I discovered the bliss of a haircut in China. And now, even in the US, I pine for those great hairstylists in the Middle Kingdom.

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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.

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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 before in Shanghai, before the month is up?

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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.

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