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Lisa Carducci

Too shy to be polite or just a question of manners

I have always claimed that taking a public bus in Beijing is the best way to discover Chinese culture, and I still believe it after 20 years.
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Stuart Beaton

Finding foothold on slippery slope of non-citizenship

I know I'm not the only one feeling a desperate need for acceptance in China. I've been here for a while and I can't get any foothold into the society.
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David Drakeford

Feeling a desperate need for acceptance

No matter how many years an expat lives in China, he will always be a foreigner.
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Sandra Leey

Nothing quite like Beijing by bike - motorbike

There are countless ways of getting from one place to another, but pop me on the back of a motorcycle and I am happiest.
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Stuart Beaton

A bargain not worth sweating over

"Let's see what's happening!", cried Ellen, as she saw a line that stretched around the corner.
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Hutong days court my desires to live local life

Why would any visitor to Beijing stay in a hotel when they can stay in a hutong?
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Ugly realities that spoil idyllic scenes

I sit 10 centimeters above the tarmac floor on a wooden stool made for dwarfs and I am happy.
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Stuart Beaton

Bottled up anxiety about the fear of warm beer

My first week in China was spent wondering if there really was refrigeration in The Middle Kingdom.
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Yi-Ling Liu

Shoppers turn the bargaining tables in Beijing

Since I last went to Yashow Market in Beijing, I have had the image of wide-eyed shoppers lumbering about with wads of cash and salesmen stroking thin moustaches with gleaming eyes ingrained in my mind.
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Tiffany Tan

House hunt makes me think on my aching feet

"Moving home is the next most stressful task next to getting a divorce and changing jobs," a friend once said.
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