Good People at Bad Times - 2006 Jul 11
(Tags: classic, observations, personal)
What Not to Say to Your Kid - 2006 Jun 29
The Chaos Run - 2006 Jun 27
The Myth of Round-eye - 2006 May 27
Living in China is like an RPG - 2006 Jan 13
(Tags: classic, culture, funny, observations)
Snobs in China - 2005 Oct 18
(Tags: Carl, classic, Hangzhou, observations, Shanghai, society)
Betrayal - 2005 Oct 06
(Tags: classic, personal, travelogue)
Courage and Fear - 2005 Jul 26
(Tags: classic, elsewhere, movies, observations, personal)
Closer Subtitle Surrealism - 2005 Mar 23
(Tags: classic, entertainment, funny, language, movies, observations, piracy)
Picking at Alternative Word Choice - 2005 Mar 07
Taiwanese Men Bite - 2005 Feb 12
(Tags: classic, travelogue)
Ding Ding Dong - 2004 Dec 22
(Tags: Baidu, Christmas, classic, culture, entertainment, funny, music)
Rapping Flight Attendant - 2004 Dec 19
(Tags: classic, entertainment, music, Shanghai, Shanghainese)
Modesty and Honesty - 2004 Nov 22
Versions of Truth - 2004 Nov 18
Hospital Acupuncture - 2004 Oct 13
China’s Solar Visor Craze - 2004 Jul 20
To Stay - 2004 Jun 23
The Name Nazi Defied - 2004 May 22
When Culture Lets Go - 2004 Apr 21
When Humor Runs Aground - 2004 Apr 19
Cheerios and Wang Lihong - 2004 Mar 25
(Tags: advertising, celebrities, classic, food, Wang Lihong)
Shanghai vs. Beijing - 2004 Mar 10
(Tags: Beijing, classic, observations, Shanghai, Shelley)
Why Shanghai? - 2004 Jan 12
Uncooperative Water - 2003 Nov 22
(Tags: classic, observations, ZUCC)
Adapting - 2003 Nov 03
Craptaculars - 2003 Oct 19
(Tags: Chinese study, classic, culture)
Fighting Pollution - 2003 Jun 20
(Tags: bureaucracy, classic, Hangzhou, observations, personal, ZUCC)
Hotel Zhoushan Dong Lu - 2003 Jun 09
(Tags: classic, Hangzhou, observations, romance, SARS, sex, society, ZUCC)
Studying Chinese in Hangzhou - 2003 Jun 04
(Tags: Chinese study, classic, Hangzhou, HSK, ZUCC)
Vacation Absurdity - 2003 May 28
SARS Media Correspondence - 2003 May 15
(Tags: classic, current events, Hangzhou, SARS)
Life Under SARS - 2003 May 01
(Tags: classic, current events, Hangzhou, SARS, society)
English only, please — this is China - 2003 Apr 13
(Tags: classic, culture, language, observations)
Outfit Streaks - 2003 Mar 31
Dashan - 2003 Feb 18
(Tags: celebrities, Chinese study, classic, TV, 大山)
“Dialects” in China - 2003 Jan 19
Sex in the Classroom - 2003 Jan 16
(Tags: classic, Confucius, culture, sex, society, teaching, Wilson)
Taxi Incident - 2002 Oct 01
Laowai 4ever! - 2002 Sep 18
John has lived in China for 8.3 years. He is a linguist focused on SLA and Asia.