Mad Chaos: January 24, 2020 – Chinese Spring Festival In Quarantine
I poured soy sauce over steamed rice rolls and ate immediately. My wife took care of our son at that time. To make life more palatable…
Mad Chaos: January 24, 2020 – Self-Quarantined In Guangzhou
Today was the second day of the Chinese New Year. I woke up to see my wife and son playing together in the television room….
Mad Chaos: January 23, 2020 – Chinese New Year
I woke up today, and came out of the bedroom to see my son seated in his dinner chair being fed food by my wife. I…
Cultural Differences: Lifestyle Differences – China vs The West
The Australian Lifestyle On a recent return airplane trip to Australia to apply for a new Chinese visa, I was able to settle back into…
Cultural Differences: Romance In Eastern and Western Culture
In China, Guangzhou, as I returned home from a jog along Pearl River (珠江), I noticed a key difference in romance between Eastern and Western…
Cultural Differences: Dating Rituals Of Wealthy Easterners vs Westerners
In Australia, Sydney, on a trip to Luna Park, my Chinese wife observed so many people enter Luna Park dressed in two-piece suits, elegant frocks,…
Cultural Differences: The Bride Price In East vs West Culture
In Australia, Sydney, I met an Indian national on a job site. Amid our tedious work, discussion centred around the cultural differences between Australia, China,…
Cultural Differences: The Rise Of Chinese Commerce In Western Society
Commerce in China has encountered a revolution in the last decade. While Western society has suckled on Mastercard and Visa for decades, Chinese consumers skipped…
Cultural Differences: Education In Chinese And Western Societies
In the years I have worked as an English teacher in China, I have come to appreciate the religious studiousness of Chinese students. In China,…
Cultural Differences: Obesity In Eastern vs Western Cultures
In Australia, I often come to Cuba Cubano in Macarthur Square to become seated in their wood-brown lounge chairs to work, as well as for…