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What is your tipping policy? Views: 153 Comments: 5
the Ruidi China Male	As I was reading an article posted saying the hotel directly adds the tips in the final bill, I was wondering what is everyone´s "tipping policy" in CQ. Basically I only tip taxi drivers ... I wonder if that is the reason for lousy hospitality spirit in restaurants/bars/etc... For restaurant, it is really weird to tip the waiter with cash, I mean, sometimes I do enjoy the service, but it is a strange picture to give them cash and say "here is your tip"...I tried to put some bills under the plate one time and the waiter chased me down ... More
22 Jul 15 From Forum

What Japanese are taught for the the earthquake happened. Views: 114 Comments: 4
matsuko Japan Female	First of all, I´m so sorry and pray for the victims of this earthquake in Sichuan.Hopefully their physical and mental damage get better.Well,I´m Japanese and grew up in Japan. So I experienced a lot of earthquakes.Some people ask me how often we experience.It´s really depends on each year.In the case of a person who keep living one place from his/her birth till die,at least 3 or 4 times per year.And our average life span is more than 80 years.So we experience the earthquakes at least 240 times....That´s a lot. And the "massive" earthq ... More
22 Apr 13 From Blogs

Chongqing's crackdown on organized crime - How far is China’s road to rule of law? Views: 129 Comments: 4
eagleyang China Male	Chongqing´s crackdown on organized crime - How far is China’s road to rule of law? By Eagle YangSince the struggle against organized crime and evil forces conducted by Chongqing Municipality, the police have successfully arrested more than 2,000 criminal suspects involving organized crime,14 major criminal gangs have received fatal blows.The weeding out of evil forces enables the security situation in Chongqing has been improved significantly,obviously, which is the gospel brought by crackdown on organized crime to the people of ... More
17 Jan 10 From Blogs

Survival in China 101. Views: 201 Comments: 4
brianhennessy2 Australia Male	Survival in China 101China’s cultural environment is radically different from the western cultural environment. For one thing, it is older. 5000 of recorded history and the more recent observations of China experts tell us much about how ancient tradition guides the thinking and behaviour of modern China and its 1.3 billion citizens.For example, 2500 years ago, Confucius (Kung Fu Zi) referred to an earlier golden age which informed his contemporary thinking on Chinese behaviour, culture, government, and traditions. His ideas rei ... More
15 Jan 10 From Blogs

The Advantages and Challenges in the Era of Globalization Views: 105 Comments: 4
GramJessie China Female	There are times when you walk the mall and find “made in Singapore” products lying naturally alongside the aisle, and times when you turn on the TV-set and happily discover “American Idol” is broadcasting, and also times when you close an important deal with a client from Europe or hang out with a colleague whose native tongue is Spanish… Yes, yes, you are right--- Globalization is coming!Having grown from an infant, through toddler, to today’s teenager, globalization is now settling into its role ... More
01 Dec 09 From Blogs

Chongqing Mafia Report Views: 1695 Comments: 4
webmaster Australia Male	(The building of Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau - finally a worthwhile existence?)The crime-fighting storm sparked in Chongqing not only busted up numerous notorious gangs, but also unveiled the illegal industrial chains controlled by them. These well organized industrial chains have extended to pivotal economic areas in this city.Chongqing residents have been severely plagued by the private transportation sector. The gang led by Li Qiang, director of Chongqing Yuqiang Industrial Co. Ltd., gradually monopolized over 100 pu ... More
24 Aug 09 From Blogs

Xian and China - when new crushes old. Views: 91 Comments: 4
antoine France Male	This is something I wrote 6 months ago but thanks to someone´s encouragements I´m posting it for whoever to read and comment.Xian, a city of contrasts, elongated between the secular traditions and the modern, western-looking consumerist society.Throughout the city we can observe a divide in the living conditions. Sprouting everywhere are the tall commercial buildings, spreading their influence and attracting the more affluent Chinese.But a mere block away you can find the poorer, medieval streets bustling with people buying and sellin ... More
22 Jun 09 From Blogs

What's in a Name? Views: 168 Comments: 4
Jabaru Australia Female	Ever wondered about the significance of a name?Many historic cultures place a lot of importance on people’s names as this especially true in China.Long before I came to work here I was aware of this but I have also discovered the significance of many place names that have meant little until I began to learn the language.Then and only then, does China open up and divulge her mysteries as her history unfolds in her place names.Many of these ancient places have experienced name changes over the centuries as their fortunes waxed and wane ... More
31 Dec 08 From Blogs

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

Information about Expat Health Insurance Views: 96 Comments: 4
musicman4069 Australia Male	Health Insurance for ForeignersIf you come from a country that operates a government run Medicare system, you need to be aware that after a period of time away from your country, you may not be covered by that scheme if you return for a holiday visit. Australia, as an example, considers a person to be a non-resident if they leave their country and reside elsewhere for a period greater than 6 months. A non-resident does not pay the Medicare levy and is not covered by that scheme, and you may be interested to know, non residents pay a h ... More
02 Jul 08 From Blogs

My Teacher: Zhou EnLai. Views: 95 Comments: 3
benjamin.brown8 @gmail.com United States (USA) Male	This is a posting from my blog, www.chinesebusinessculture.wordpress.org. Please feel free to comment on anything you agree or disagree with. I appreciate any input. It´s all an opportunity for me to learn. (Ben Brown)When entering the Chinese market, be it through trade agreements, product licensing, or FDI, any business will face significant hurdles. Chris Berghoff, president of Control Products (Minnesota), mentioned in a presentation recently that the greatest of these hurdles is understanding Chinese culture prior to entry.Langua ... More
05 Jul 11 From Blogs

What is an Internet Troll/ Forum Troll? Views: 182 Comments: 3
ABI513 United States (USA) Male	What is an Internet and Forum Troll?An "Internet troll" or "Forum Troll" or "Message Board Troll" is a person who posts outrageous message to bait people to answer. A Forum Troll delights in sowing discord on the forums. A troll is someone who inspires flaming rhetoric, someone who is purposely provoking and pulling people into flaming discussion. Flaming discussions usually end with name calling and a flame war.A classic troll is trying to make us believe that he is a genuine skeptic with no hidden agenda. He is divisive and argument ... More
22 Sep 09 From Forum

Chongqing Crime Fighting Storm Report Views: 145 Comments: 3
webmaster Australia Male	One was a case-solving expert, a police chief of characters, a leader in criminal investigation – this man is Wen Qiang, director of Chongqing Judicial Bureau. One is nicknamed “Paw of Siberian Tiger” and “Crime-fighting Hero”, who brought Liu Yong, northeast China underworld ringleader, into justice, and an offer of 5 million Yuan was once made for his death - this man is Wang Lijun, director of Chongqing Public Security Bureau (PSB). When these two powerful figures in Chongqing police circle met, Wang L ... More
20 Aug 09 From Blogs

English can be a crazy language - and how to explain that? Views: 98 Comments: 3
wgholroyd Canada Male	An ode to English PluralsWe willbegin with a box, and the plural is boxes,But the plural of ox becomes oxen,not oxes.One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,Yet theplural of moose should never be meese.You may find a lone mouse or anest full of mice,Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.If theplural of man is always called men,Why shouldn´t the plural of pan be calledpen?If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?If one is a tooth and a whole set areteeth,Why shouldn´t the ... More
07 Jun 09 From Forum

Some thoughts on Climate Control Views: 40 Comments: 3
Yogi Germany Male	I think we all agree that life on this planet as we know it will end when we do not clean up the environment and our way of life.What confuses me, are the government actions to reduce greenhouse gases by X % by 2020 etc. How shall this work?Every engine burning anything, even so called renewable energies, puts CO2 into the air. We can make engines more efficient, but let us face it, it can only reduce the emissions by a small amount, although better than nothing..The industry is responsible for a majority of greenhouse gases. If they ... More
13 Apr 09 From Blogs

Sino-Singapore 3rd govt project Views: 232 Comments: 2
nyc_expat United States (USA) Male	Chongqing is the third Sino-Singapore G-G project, announced by Chinese president Xi in Singapore on November 6th.The third Sino-Singapore government to government project is on strategic connectivity and services for the Yangtze River economic belt, Sino-Europe Silk Road and Sino-Asia Silk Road， including financial services, aviation, transportation & logistics, information & communication technology (ICT). Chongqing is selected for its strategic geo political national interest in China as a test bed for the fourth industria ... More
06 Nov 15 From Forum

cqexpat member Rachel in the spotlight for helping a stray dog Views: 213 Comments: 2
webmaster Australia Male	By chance I just discovered one of cqexpat members Rachel Gray (username: rachelbeth91)´s touching story about helping a stray dog that she found at Wugongli near the university she was studying at then. She spent over 10,000 RMB in transferring this poor dog (named Nala) to her Chicago home with the help of He Mei Pet Hotelstaff which she met on cqexpat website, after overcoming tremendous difficulties in the process.Truly interesting and moving story. Take a look at this Sina news report (originally by Chongqing Morning News):http:/ ... More
02 Oct 12 From Forum

Why Culture is Important. Views: 106 Comments: 2
benjamin.brown8 @gmail.com United States (USA) Male	When I first arrived in Chongqing in 1994 as an exchange student, I had never been outside of the US. I had grown up in a small town that was very homogeneous. There were only white people. We were all Catholics or Lutherans.My parents raised me from a very young age to be curious about other cultures. By the time I was six I had already made it clear that my favorite food was Chinese, my favorite movies were Kung Fu movies from Hong Kong, and my favorite thing to read was a fortune cookie prediction (aside from Robin Hood, of course. ... More
01 Sep 11 From Blogs

EVERYDAY CHONGQING WEIRD and WONDERFUL Views: 604 Comments: 2
Jabaru Australia Female	I’m always on the lookout for something interesting and I’m seldom disappointed. You see some funny things while living here in China.Been a while since I posted which doesn´t mean there´s been nothing to note, just little time to keep things coming so here´s on for the records............2013 March 20thHOT HOT HOT ‘CAT SPAT’ON LIGHT RAILI’ve taken to the light rail to get to the office since it’sfaster but certainly not always comfortable because of the crowds on line 3 andthe congestion at the interchange station at Hongqihego ... More
24 Apr 11 From Blogs

Amazing anagrams Views: 49 Comments: 1
wgholroyd Canada Male	anagram: a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters ASTRONOMER:When you rearrange the letters:MOON STARERDESPERATION:When you rearrange the letters:A ROPE ENDS ITTHE EYES:When you rearrange the letters:THEY SEEGEORGE BUSH:When you rearrange the letters:HE BUGS GORETHE MORSE CODE:When you rearrange the letters:HERE COME DOTSDORMITORY:When you rearrange the letters:DIRTY ROOMSLOT MACHINES:When you rearrange the letters:CASH LOST IN MEANIMOSITY:When you rearrange the letters:IS NO AMITYELECTION RESULTS:Whe ... More
25 Jul 09 From Blogs

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