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What I’m reading
I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China
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It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
Tag Archives: ipad
Who’s more materialistic, the US or China?
I often hear Chinese and expats alike click their tongues in disgust at the flashy cars and loud attitudes of wealthy folk. There is both a need for and resentment of wealth, like a drug the Chinese just can’t quit. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China
Tagged Apple, China, Chinese people, ipad, Jonathan Franzen, Macbook, materialism, United States
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Message in an Ipad box
I received the following as an email a few days ago and thought it was interesting enough to share with you here- “Just wanted to share with you a message I received from my soon-to-be brother-in-law. He wrote: On a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Apple, China, factory workers, Foxconn, ipad, Social Sciences, Suicide note
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Shanzhai - China’s Knock Off Culture
Yesterday we looked briefly at the way copyrights are ignored in China, and today we will be diving deeper into the fascinating world of Chinese knockoffs. In China these knockoffs are called Shanzhai, and there are even references to a … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Culture & Language, Life in China
Tagged Android, Automobile industry in China, BYD Auto, China, Google, ipad, iphone, ipod, Shanzhai
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