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When I grow up I (don’t) want to be a barber…
Allow me to reintroduce you to Mao Mao. She works at the Roman Barbershop and is from Fuqing, the small town, an hour outside Fuzhou where I spent my first year in a half in China. Like many Fuqingers,...
View ArticleTax Day…in China?
Today is April 14, the day before April 15, the infamous date when the IRS requests all American citizens to submit their tax returns. This will be my first Tax Day in the US since 2003, and it got me...
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The Globalization of Chinese Street Vendors
Culinary globalization is no longer shocking in the Middle Kingdom, as foreign fast food and restaurant chains are now ubiquitous in all major cities. In fact, in the shopping center near my apartment...
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The Human Classified Ad
Take a look at this scene I saw today while crossing a sky bridge over the Northern Third Ring Road. The man in the picture is trying to find someone to rent his two-bedroom apartment. He is doing so...
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Introducing the HiPhone; Strategic Product Branding in the Middle Kingdom
China is one of the few places in the world where the iPhone is not available…technically. This of course doesn’t mean affluent people in the Middle Kingdom aren’t making use of that slick, little...
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Welcome to Wenzhou, Watch out for Speeding BMW’s!
The other day as I was attempting cross the street in front of my friend’s Wenzhou apartment, I was almost run down by a white BMW 750. I scurried over to the median in the middle of the road, and was...
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The Foreigner Card, Don’t Leave Your Home Country Without It
Have a look at this card which came into my possession the other night when I was out bar hopping in Fuzhou. For those of you whose eyes are as bad as mine, here’s what the writing says: 外籍卡使用须知 The...
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Cheap Olympic Tickets and the Running of the Yellow Bulls
I just returned from the semi-final soccer match between Argentina and Brazil at Worker’s Stadium. With two of football’s traditional powerhouses meeting, and a shot at the gold at stake, this has been...
View ArticleFly to China Roundtrip, Now for Less than $800 USD!
The economy’s down, times are tough, and corporations across the globe are fighting tooth and nail for your expendable income. With all the lost income and doomsday talk, people often overlook the...
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Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs
There may be no better space to advertise than one where you are guaranteed to have thousands of eyes constantly staring at every day of the year. Unlike most blatant examples of commercialization, I...
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