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Chinese Company / Western Company Views: 582 Comments: 13
benjamin.brown8 @gmail.com United States (USA) Male	I recently got a job at a Chinese company. Until this week I was the only non-Chinese employee at the company. Now I have a fellow American, a finance guy, who has also started here. He shares a cubicle box with me. Seems like a nice guy. About 40% of the employees speak pretty good English here in the head office. I was conversant at what I would consider a very high intermediate level before my arrival here. Since November 1st my Chinese has improved at a very high rate, as I´ve learned words like annual revenues, expense reports, m ... More
07 Dec 12 From Blogs

"sweep out the foreign trash" ? Views: 577 Comments: 24
Ray W. Mauritius Male	Following a recent incident in which aBritish man sexually assaulted a young Chinese woman on thestreets of Beijing, and another in which aRussian musicianverballyabused a Chinese woman on a train, Chinese netizens have begun to expressresentment towards the behavior of foreigners in China, and the authorities inBeijing have launched an initiative to expel foreigners who enter the countryillegally, overstay their visas, or seek illegal employment. In light of theseevents, Yang Rui, anchor for China Central Television´s (CCTV´s) Englis ... More
29 May 12 From Forum

Relationships Views: 572 Comments: 38
musicman4069 Australia Male	I wrote two pages about relationships over a two week period and when I was doing the final proof read before posting it, I found that I could not agree with most of what I wrote. So I trashed it and started again. I don´t profess to be an expert on relationships, just sharing my current views and you are welcome to disagree with me if you wish. There are a lot of recipes for happy relationships but success rests heavily on the working harmony of the cooks. My wordpad has no spellcheck so no apology if there are mistakes.Relationships ... More
25 Sep 09 From Blogs

Death of British businessman Neil Heywood Views: 566 Comments: 13
Jabaru Australia Female	Death of British businessman Neil Heywood in Chongging last November, has finally made CCTV news as thegovernmentlaunches an investigation. Bo Xilai is under further scrutiny as he and his wife appear linked to the mystery death.Most news media websites all blocked here this morning. Managed to read one after this post. Has anyone got anything more to go on. ... More
10 Apr 12 From Forum

Are men afraid to be understood? Views: 539 Comments: 23
Crystal Tao China Female	Lately I was searching for different English language blogs and forums about China, and it was just a matter of time until I wouldcome acrossthe Chinabounder´s blog "Sex and Shanghai".For those of you who never heard about it - this is a very juicydiary of British Casanova who worked in Shanghai as an English language teacher and had multipleaffairs with Chinese girls.Besides describing his bedroom exercises the guy is sometimes philosophizing about the human nature in general. Some ofhis conclusionsare curious (one dayI am going to w ... More
12 Mar 10 From Blogs

Why I love 重庆。 Views: 526 Comments: 24
benjamin.brown8 @gmail.com United States (USA) Male	My first trip to Chongqing happened in 1994. I was 20 years old and had never lived in a city larger than about 2,500 people. I grew up in the middle of Minnesota in the US. I was amazed by the size and beauty of the city. I loved the food, the people, the culture and the streets. I loved the 烧烤（BBQ）The 炒手（dumplings) and the 老火锅(old-style hot pot). But what really made the city beautiful to me was the friendships I formed. I moved from Chongqing to Shanghai after living in Chongqing for two years. I regretted the move almost ... More
08 Jul 10 From Forum

TOP 6 List for CQExpat 2008 Views: 503 Comments: 4
webmaster Australia Male	2008 is a special year full of ups and downs for China. We had the greatest event of mankind - the Olympics in August, and we also had the big disaster - the Sichuan earthquake in May. As we all know 8 is the luckiest number for Chinese, but people are not all lucky this year. There should be TOP 10 events for China, for Asia, and for the whole world in 2008 as the new year is drawing near.Here are the TOP 6 things that happened on our CQExpat website in 2008:1. Online auction for Sichuan earthquakemusicman4069 put his Australian souv ... More
26 Dec 08 From Forum

Mob killing in Chiaotienman? Humans Revert Back to Being a Pack of Relentless Animals. Views: 474 Comments: 68
Canadajin Canada Male	I was walking near the markets on Sunday and saw a mob beating a guy to death. Cowards emerged from the crowd to stomp on his head as everyone cheered. Buses stopped and people watched. Nobody didanything to stop it.I went to the police and they said they knew about it and were responding. The victim appeared to be of Uygher descent (or another non-Han minority). It was a disgusting sight seeing the mob resorting to vigilante justice, and made me consider my safety if a mob ever deems me to have committed a wrongdoing. Has anyone read ... More
26 Oct 09 From Forum

Taxi Rip Off Views: 469 Comments: 46
Canadajin Canada Male	Are you kidding me?Taxi drivers are allowed to raise the price of a short ride (under 3km) by 40%, and nobody says anything? A few Questions:Why hasn´t the new fee been programmed into the meters so it doesn´t feel so Third World?Where are the consumer groups? If your food went up by 40% overnight, I think there would be some protest."It´s only 2 kuai - stop being so cheap, Canadajin"....this is a matter of principle. It reflects the fact that there is no regulation in the taxi industry in Chongqing. Why are taxis allowed to dictate w ... More
24 Nov 09 From Forum

New Subway in Jiang Bei Views: 458 Comments: 29
Mattwhim United Kingdom (UK) Male	Ok so let me kick off here. Who has been to the new Subway in Jiang Bei?The new Subway is right next door to where I live and I am finding that I have become a regular visitor, this is good and bad. On the good side I am eating a lot of healthy sandwiches and don’t need to be bothered about cooking, on the bad side I am eating food that I am not sure is safe to eat or to put it bluntly, how many days had it been there.To be honest so far all my sandwiches seem to be fresh and so I am not saying that they are selling me out of date fo ... More
10 Sep 10 From Forum

Tips for finding things in Chongqing (or in China as a whole) Views: 440 Comments: 7
webmaster Australia Male	Hi everyone,I´ve found quite a few expats asking for help in finding the things that they needed - such as places, products, etc. Oftentimes, it is not easy to provide them with the exact information. The best way is to put down the information you are looking for in Chinese on a note and show it to native people for help.For instance, say you are looking for a hotel room priced between RMB120 and RMB150, get a Chinese friend to email you the Chinese translation for it, copy and paste it into a Word file, and print it out. Then you ca ... More
02 Jun 07 From Forum

Language Related Questions Views: 434 Comments: 21
webmaster Australia Male	To both expat and Chinese members:If you have any language related questions, whether Chinese, English or any other languages, feel free to post them here. I think CQExpat members will be of great help to you in your language learning.I will also try my best to offer my advice to you (I used to run a free Chinese course at Hong Ya Dong but can not do it anymore as I am no longer in CQ).Hope you find this thread helpful.- Language is the pathway to culture. - ... More
26 Mar 10 From Forum

All this talk of Z Visas Views: 431 Comments: 7
Leonidas Greece Male	Dear expats and our Chinese friends, I have kept my mouth closed and my tongue tied for long enough. For every day I hear talk on this site about the Z Visa and how it will do away with the bad English teaching of expats, how it will clean up the city and how close we are coming to doomsday.Did we expats come here to learn and gain understanding from the people of China, did we not come to advice, help and offer the understanding and knowledge of our western culture. I believe that as an expat I came here to discover China, understand ... More
10 Aug 10 From Forum

Cultural shock Views: 419 Comments: 14
Brian Australia Male	BrianAustraliaMaleCultural shockBrian hennessyChongqing.Edmund Hilary knew his own weaknesses and strengths as well as Mount Everest’s dangerous environment. He increased his chances of survival and success by understanding the internal (physiological & psychological) and external (geographic & meteorological) realities that confronted him. He reached his goal by first understanding, and then adapting to his environment. This is how we can succeed in China: by understanding ourselves and our environment. So let’s l ... More
26 Jun 09 From Forum

The removal of CQBaby Views: 406 Comments: 22
webmaster Australia Male	I didn´t think CQBaby was an issue until some members seriously complained about her. Of course this is a platform for free speech, and sometimes I do enjoy her comic behaviours here, which could be more fun than harming.I am convinced to ban this member because:1) I believe she is someone who is intentionally causing troubleon this siteunder fake ID, just like another member (rickharriss). So she is not only a normal troll, but a troll who is aiming at harming this website ultimately (this has been confirmed by this member herself).2 ... More
15 Oct 09 From Forum

Vote - Should we ban a member like ericonaldo´ Views: 354 Comments: 32
webmaster Australia Male	Should we ban a member like ericonaldo ?I think the best way is to vote! To vote YES, click on once.To vote NO, click on once.This poll will be valid for 5 days (Monday to Friday). The final decision will be based on voting results. Before that, this user's account is temporarily suspended. ... More
27 Jul 09 From Forum

Do we as expats, set good examples of our home country? Views: 352 Comments: 20
luuchiwai United States (USA) Male	I have been an expat for four years now, not too long and not to short. I have been an expat in three different countries and I often wonder if I set a provide a good example of what my countries culture and people are like. As an expat, we often have higher salaries therefore resulting in spending more,frequent the nightsceneand at times are very different from the local culture we are in. Any of you guys and girls every get that feeling as well. You know, am I doing my country justice with my behavior, standards, etc...?thanks. ... More
17 Nov 09 From Forum

A Short Story about Jim Zacker Views: 344 Comments: 13
webmaster Australia Male	An ordinary yet extraordinary foreignerwho devoted the last four years of his life to ChongqingThere are few who can be remembered by many for just four years’ of radiant life,and there is only one who devoted those four years to Chongqing - Jim Zacker.To read the full article, please click on the following links:For English version, click here.For Chinese version, click here.* Special thanks toJabarufor her kind help in polishing the English version. ... More
13 Sep 11 From Forum

NEW EUROPEAN ENGLISH Views: 343 Comments: 22
Jabaru Australia Female	Thought this was quite amusing and a little hard to read initially. Wonder if we would get used to spelling and speaking that way. Sure would make things simpler but then it wouldn´t be ENGLISH anymore would it. The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase ... More
14 Apr 10 From Forum

Indian Kitchen is Indian food Views: 333 Comments: 22
Mattwhim United Kingdom (UK) Male	The other day I finally made it to the Indian Kitchen restaurant in Guanyin Qiao. I love curry in fact I was brought up on the stuff and when I heard that this restaurant had opened up so near to where I live in Guanyiin Qiao,me and my girlfriendjust had to go and taste it.By the way when I say I was brought up on the stuff I don’t mean I was orphaned and an Indian family had taken me under their wing or that my parents only knew how to cook curry which became our family’s staple diet, No!I originally come from a small town in Engla ... More
28 Mar 10 From Blogs

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