Coming to China was the easy part; making meaningful connec- tions with Chinese peo- ple and their culture has proven much trickier. This is partly a uni- versal phenomenon and partly a specifically Chinese conundr...Coming to China was the easy part; making meaningful connec- tions with Chinese peo- ple and their culture has proven much trickier. This is partly a uni- versal phenomenon and partly a specifically Chinese conundrum. Forgive the cynicism, but it展开更多
Arecent article in The Wall Street Journal detailed Starbucks’growing concernabout the erosion of the Starbucks“experience,”a problem resulting from the company’s rapid expansion and push for ever-greater efficiency.
One of the great things about living in China is that almost everything is excusable, at least for us hap- less foreigners. Fumble with your chopsticks? No big deal! Speak Mandarin like you’ve sustained a blow to the...One of the great things about living in China is that almost everything is excusable, at least for us hap- less foreigners. Fumble with your chopsticks? No big deal! Speak Mandarin like you’ve sustained a blow to the head? At least you’re trying! But one cultural faux pas will still stop a conversation dead in展开更多
After spending enough time as an expat in China, even feelings of foreignness become familiar. We tend to forget that a subway ride in New York, a little window-shopping
Forget the teahouses, noodle stalls and crammed bicycle lanes, the quintessential Chinese experience is found at the local clothing market, where bargains abound. It is capitalism Chinese style, although it is for nei...Forget the teahouses, noodle stalls and crammed bicycle lanes, the quintessential Chinese experience is found at the local clothing market, where bargains abound. It is capitalism Chinese style, although it is for neither the weak of will nor the naive.展开更多
文摘Coming to China was the easy part; making meaningful connec- tions with Chinese peo- ple and their culture has proven much trickier. This is partly a uni- versal phenomenon and partly a specifically Chinese conundrum. Forgive the cynicism, but it
文摘Arecent article in The Wall Street Journal detailed Starbucks’growing concernabout the erosion of the Starbucks“experience,”a problem resulting from the company’s rapid expansion and push for ever-greater efficiency.
文摘One of the great things about living in China is that almost everything is excusable, at least for us hap- less foreigners. Fumble with your chopsticks? No big deal! Speak Mandarin like you’ve sustained a blow to the head? At least you’re trying! But one cultural faux pas will still stop a conversation dead in
文摘After spending enough time as an expat in China, even feelings of foreignness become familiar. We tend to forget that a subway ride in New York, a little window-shopping
文摘Forget the teahouses, noodle stalls and crammed bicycle lanes, the quintessential Chinese experience is found at the local clothing market, where bargains abound. It is capitalism Chinese style, although it is for neither the weak of will nor the naive.
