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  modok The excitement of an economy in transition, and the optimism that goes along with it. Got my first taste back in the bubble days in Japan, and its addictive. Tried ...
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  forest @ Zhaopeng, why?
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  zhaopeng If I were you , I 'd leave China, go to Vietam,
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  jennwong @jaytb -- what insights into human behavior have you gleaned from living here?! not trying to put you on the spot, but am truly curious & interested. i agree with you on ...
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  jennwong forest, i think i agree with you on most of your reply. in fact, i originally came to China on a 3 week holiday, and my boyfriend came to work ...

You know you've been in China for too long when...

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  davidfeng Added a bit more to the Swiss list this lunchtime... here goes... ;-) You ask everyone, including your girlfriend, to fasten their seat belts. Including those in the back seat You ...
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  jennwong haha. that's a great list, david. i have a friend studying in geneva right now and his emails have chronicled some of the things your list mentions!! here's ...
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  davidfeng Whoops, looks like forgot the link: http://www.raccoltaonline.com/?p=647 (that's my own blog, by the way). "You Know You're Swiss When..."
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  davidfeng Wow! I've another list. This is how I live, day in, day out. Have yet to be fully converted to Beijing Ren manners, but am doing quite a bit ...

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  craigthebrit That website is incredible. You're a legend of some sort.
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  jennwong Yeah, you are totally right on. I think the hardest thing for learners right now is that there is no definitive website that offers every single tool you could possibly ...
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  victoria531 Right, didn't want to offend. But I don't think there is any website can really teach Chinese, there are just tools. the most important thing is to learn ...
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  jennwong Hey Victoria, Sure, that thread is certainly helpful. This isn't a competition though, just a posting of a useful resource! If you have any others, let us know!
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  victoria531 ...Ah,I still think one of the threads called TBJ everyday Chinese on thebeijinger forum is brilliant....

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  zhaopeng Plus, if citiweekend is a decent mags, would it really give any shit about the pale, childish "slander"(if you must call it a slander).
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  zhaopeng I hate such mud-slinging game. If thatsbj does, let em do, dont put yourself their level ... sigh.
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  forest Maybe you should add a window or something with a listing of the standard markdown formats.
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  forest Collin, not everybody is as talented as you. I personally very much feel the need for both a preview and edit buttons. Maybe though the edit option should be limited ...
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  collin Unlike a trad. forum, it's up to the owner of this blog if she wants to move this conversation thread over by creating a new article about Michael Douglas ...

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  jennwong Thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks!
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  forest Jenn, I know a few reputable Estate Agents but I am not sure from what price range they are willing to work. I'll try and find out and revert ...
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  jennwong Thanks for your response, Forest! But what's the solution, do you think? Do I look for housing via word of mouth, or are there a couple of reputable housing ...
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  forest Do you know that old song? "It's the same the whole world over It's the rich wot get the pleasure It's the poor wot get the blame ...

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  forest In some places in China women/ladies/girls or any other variant of the human female form are not allowed to sit in the front after a certain time of ...

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  davidfeng To add to Jenn's comments: also bring a LOT of patience. You will need it to deal with the whole system. I long for the good ol' days of ...
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  jennwong Dan! The same thing happened to me when I first started at my old job. They gave me ONLY my bank card, no pin number, passbook or anything (for some ...
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  dan I've spent the last two weekends at the Post Office bank, the stupidest bank ever. Despite the fact I already have TWO Chinese bank accounts, the company decided they ...
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  jennwong Banking in China has come a long way, but it still makes me want to poke my own eyeballs out. A few months ago I went to five different banks ...
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  davidfeng Foreign Exchange Certificates I guess. It was one real big mafan!

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  jennwong Thanks for the tippy tips, Mr. Stone Banks and Mr. Mack. Will check these out as soon as I get a chance. I've never been huge on the Hong ...
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  stonebanks Definitely check out the Hong Kong action flicks, Wu Bai is great in Tsui Hark's Time and Tide. Speaking of HK, Fruit Chan's Durian Piao Piao is also ...
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  leemack Very good question Ms Wong! You gotta throw Rebels of Neon God, Tsai Mingliang's first big movie, on the list, as well as A Brighter Summer Day by Edward ...

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  forest How can I be hired to "sit in the stands' (or even "stand in the sits" ) at Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Can I keep the uniform? Is there ...
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  jennwong Tim -- you're right. It was my first China live sporting event. I guess it just shocked me, the cheering was flat and unenthused and just plain sad. On terms ...
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  leemack That's an amazing description of the boxing match, Jenn. Very interesting. People were actually hired to sit in the stands???? How did you ascertain this?
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  tim In reply to the cheer squad, it seems that this is your first time attending a live sporting event in China. There are always these people at live sporting events ...

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  collin I want to find Guitar Hero III for Nintendo Wii. That's the best lame thing I've ever said.

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  leemack Oh the shame.
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  jennwong Oh Lee! It's actually "Hang the police!!" Indie cred has just been lowered to -7 points. Next meeting of Indie douchebags is scheduled for next Friday, but upon review ...
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  leemack "And the police! And the police!"
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  leemack It was a great show, even though afterwards I totally embarrassed myself by talking to this really cool girl who was wearing an outlandish hat for about 15 minutes and ...

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  guenovnd There are plenty of local Chinese that feel superior than the waiguoren....As Mak Lee pointed about the history knowledge of some Chinese...I have come across the same situations ...
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  leemack And then there's me, people that I correspond with think I am from Canton and am named Mak Lee. Then they meet me and find I am the white ...
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  jennwong Nice way of putting it, David. It gets even trickier for me since I was born in Korea to two Korean parents, but was later adopted by a Korean mother ...
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  davidfeng The situation gets even more confusing for me. I was born in Beijing but am Swiss by passport, and I feel both Swiss and Chinese. When I drive around in ...
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  dan Chinese predjudice is a global phenomenon! I was in Hungary a month ago at a bathhouse. When my white companion started chatting in Chinese with a group of tourists from ...

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  jennwong I've noticed that you've started shying away. Come to 2Kolegas on Saturday night and get your mind blown again!!
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  leemack The rock scene has totally turned me off and I am almost exclusively going to local electronica shows now. But that could be the the girls into dance music tend ...