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RE: Spitting: Gross or Unhealthy?

Published in March 1st, 2008
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Education is the key. Many of the educated people I meet have the manners and the sense of respect for others that we would expect from Americans. However, it is the uneducated that typically don’t find many issues with throwing that fang bian mian (instant noodles) into the yangzi river. (I’m not bitter.) If […]

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RE: Hiring and Working with an Interpreter

Published in January 19th, 2008
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I’ve gone to China many times and to many diverse areas in China. But what makes my experience different from the average American? My ethnicity. When Chinese look at foreigners in the US, they have an image of a white caucasian. I go to some areas in China, and they cannot grasp the concept […]

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RE: Cultural Knuckleheads in the Global World

Published in January 18th, 2008
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Humbleness is the one thing that will get us by in China and India. As many have already commented, the conservative approach is the best approach in a foreign context. In response to what Rob is saying, I totally agree that there are some and will still be things that just BOTHER me about […]

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