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: Crocodile Dundee in China
The Revelation Of The Laowai (老外) Stereotype I have had a bit of a revelation in my mind. Before, in previous travels overseas to China, I…
Cultural Differences: Western Directness (直接) verses Chinese Ambiguity (暧昧)
Western Directness (直接) verses Chinese Ambiguity (暧昧) in Communication From a viewpoint as a Westerner who has traveled between both China and Australia over the…
Cultural Differences: Work Cover In Australia versus China
Work Cover In Australia versus China One time, In China, Guangzhou, when my girlfriend showed me a work injury she had sustained hours earlier, it…
Telltale Filial Chinese Signs (孝顺)
China, Guangzhou | 中国广州市 Telltale Signs of a Filial Chinese (孝顺) In China, in my travels from Beijing, Sichuan, to Guangzhou, one common tradition universally…
Cultural Differences: The Difference Between Rich and Poor in China and The West
I just came out of the apartment complex in Wanshengwei (万胜围) and saw a pink BMW. I thought, “That must belong to a rich girl.”…
Cultural Differences: Travelers Working In China vs The West
A Comparison Of Requirements For Legal Work Rights In China And Australia China is a great country for Westerners who would like a travel experience…
Cultural Differences: The China-America Trade War
The China-America Trade War In a noodle restaurant in Guangzhou, Shayuan (沙园) a waitress placed two bowls of noodles in front of us. The meal…
Cultural Differences: Asking For Directions In China
The Polish Interloper in Guangzhou In my travels in China, I encountered a Polish interloper who had traveled around the world. I encountered him dwelling…
Cultural Differences: Cross-Cultural Friendships In Conservative China
The Phenomenon Of Chinese Secularism In Cross-Cultural Friendships Chinese people who travel overseas and cross paths with me in Australia, in our conversations, they always…
