The Toilet Paper Excuse - 2008 Oct 08
(Tags: culture, Japanese, other blogs)
Lisa Movius on the Shanghainese - 2008 Oct 03
(Tags: culture, other blogs, Shanghai, Shanghainese)
Failed Humor Begets Violence? - 2008 Sep 03
(Tags: Chinese, culture, humor, Japanese, Spanish, the wife)
Cultural Angles on Donations - 2008 May 17
(Tags: culture, current events)
China According to the Chinese - 2008 May 07
Super Bowl in China - 2008 Feb 04
(Tags: culture, entertainment, media, Shanghai)
A Moral Dilemma - 2008 Jan 19
LaoZi Academy Podcasts - 2007 Dec 06
Tipping Hell - 2007 Oct 31
(Tags: culture, travelogue, Turkey)
Chinese Test for Foreigners: A Fantasy - 2007 Sep 23
Cross-cultural Honesty Catalysis - 2007 Sep 08
Who can memorize the Chinese family tree? - 2007 Sep 04
(Tags: Chinese study, ChinesePod, culture)
The Filthy Foreigner Flaw - 2007 Aug 17
Reasons to Love Beijing? - 2007 Jun 25
(Tags: Beijing, culture, David, Hangzhou, observations, Shanghai, the wife, work)
More Trash Means More Jobs - 2007 Jun 08
May Day in Zhongshan Park - 2007 May 01
(Tags: animals, culture, kids, observations, photos, Shanghai, weather)
10 Reasons I Hate Chinese New Year - 2007 Feb 17
The Computer Buying Game - 2007 Jan 17
Kung Fu, Season 1, on DVD - 2006 Nov 13
Am I Married? - 2006 Aug 18
(Tags: culture, girlfriend, marriage, personal, the wife)
What Not to Say to Your Kid - 2006 Jun 29
Chinese Girl Pop Stars du jour - 2006 Jun 03
Craisins for China - 2006 May 14
(Tags: culture, food, linguistics, Shanghai, USA)
Looking back on the visit - 2006 May 09
Stand Up Comedy - 2006 May 03
(Tags: culture, girlfriend)
History as the Final Judge - 2006 May 01
(Tags: culture, grad school, history, morality)
Japanese Issues in Wuyuan - 2006 Mar 31
Filial Piety - 2006 Feb 24
Inherent human worth - 2006 Feb 09
Remember that calendar we always use? - 2006 Feb 03
Living in China is like an RPG - 2006 Jan 13
(Tags: classic, culture, funny, observations)
Spitting, Peeing, Snot Rockets, and Me (part 2) - 2005 Dec 08
Spitting, Peeing, Snot Rockets, and Me (part 1) - 2005 Dec 07
(Tags: culture)
Unsolved Mystery - 2005 Nov 17
(Tags: culture, girls, other blogs, video games)
All Apologies - 2005 Nov 12
(Tags: culture, girlfriend, romance, translation, women)
Writing Gospel - 2005 Sep 28
Wedding in Changchun - 2005 Aug 24
(Tags: culture, John B, translation, ZUCC)
Science (something) Sect - 2005 Aug 18
(Tags: celebrities, culture, girlfriend, movies, personal, vocabulary)
Pei Sei - 2005 Jul 12
(Tags: Chinese, culture, girlfriend, language, USA)
Origin of Koi - 2005 Jun 30
Truly Asia - 2005 Jun 27
(Tags: advertising, culture, elsewhere, funny, travel)
The Mummy in Shanghai - 2005 Jun 22
(Tags: advertising, culture, girls, movies, Shanghai)
Out of the Rice Zone - 2005 Jun 10
Calling Hours - 2005 May 21
(Tags: Chinese study, culture, exams, phone calls, teaching)
Bundle of Sticks - 2005 May 19
Laowai Time Warp - 2005 May 17
(Tags: culture, elsewhere, language, laowai, other blogs, vocabulary, work)
Gaijin Complex - 2005 May 09
(Tags: culture, Japan, Japanese, laowai, other blogs)
The Faces of Shanghai - 2005 May 08
(Tags: culture, Micah, other blogs, photos, Shanghai, Wilson)
Overtime - 2005 May 04
Micah on Creativity - 2005 Apr 28
(Tags: culture, observations, teaching)
What is One-Finger Zen? - 2005 Apr 02
(Tags: culture)
Bitch Day - 2005 Mar 08
Wuhan and Auspicious Beasts - 2005 Mar 04
(Tags: culture, language, travelogue)
Haggling in Taiwan - 2005 Mar 01
Cartoon Traffic - 2005 Jan 30
(Tags: culture)
Ding Ding Dong - 2004 Dec 22
(Tags: Baidu, Christmas, classic, culture, entertainment, funny, music)
On Fish - 2004 Dec 13
(Tags: culture)
Eat Poop You Cat - 2004 Nov 28
(Tags: Alf, Carl, culture, entertainment, girlfriend, language)
Hunting! Ha ha! - 2004 Nov 24
Modesty and Honesty - 2004 Nov 22
Versions of Truth - 2004 Nov 18
Quotes on Religion - 2004 Oct 26
(Tags: culture)
Guanxi Prevails Over Banks - 2004 Oct 16
(Tags: culture)
Flowers - 2004 Oct 08
(Tags: Brad, celebrities, culture, elsewhere, entertainment, music)
The Moon Represents My Heart - 2004 Oct 05
Tang^4 - 2004 Sep 28
(Tags: culture)
My Ayi - 2004 Sep 25
Superstition? - 2004 Aug 13
(Tags: culture, Shanghai, Shanghainese)
Undelivered Letter - 2004 Aug 03
(Tags: culture)
China’s Solar Visor Craze - 2004 Jul 20
Poll: Young Thoughts — Chinese vs. American - 2004 Jul 17
(Tags: culture, elsewhere, other blogs, polls)
Being a Foreigner in a Small Chinese Town - 2004 Jul 09
Gui Lian - 2004 Jun 20
(Tags: culture)
Qipao Parade - 2004 Jun 09
(Tags: celebrities, culture, elsewhere, fashion, girls, observations, photos)
America Revisited - 2004 Jun 01
Preparing for the Cook - 2004 May 20
When Culture Lets Go - 2004 Apr 21
When Humor Runs Aground - 2004 Apr 19
Making the Chinese Face - 2004 Mar 26
(Tags: culture)
Foreigners’ Names in Chinese and Japanese - 2004 Mar 22
UNC Buddhist Art - 2004 Mar 13
(Tags: culture)
Advice for China Hopefuls - 2004 Mar 08
(Tags: culture)
Foreign Boyfriend, Chinese Parents - 2004 Mar 04
Translating, Lantern Festival - 2004 Feb 05
Back Online - 2004 Jan 09
Christmas? - 2003 Dec 21
Ichi - 2003 Dec 07
(Tags: culture)
Wang’s Observations - 2003 Nov 18
(Tags: Chinese study, culture, language, observations, teaching)
Adapting - 2003 Nov 03
ZUCC: Haven of Exotic Sports - 2003 Oct 30
(Tags: culture)
“Catch and Kill Bill” - 2003 Oct 27
(Tags: Chinese study, culture, DVDs, movies, translation, vocabulary)
Craptacular Notes - 2003 Oct 20
(Tags: Chinese study, culture)
Craptaculars - 2003 Oct 19
(Tags: Chinese study, classic, culture)
Independence is so overrated - 2003 Oct 05
(Tags: culture)
Asian Ear Cleaning - 2003 Sep 07
(Tags: culture)
Weird Racism - 2003 Aug 01
More Mini-Polls - 2003 Jul 27
Who is Chinese? - 2003 Jun 12
Vacation Absurdity - 2003 May 28
A Madman’s Diary - 2003 May 10
John has lived in China for 8.1 years. He is a linguist focused on SLA and Asia.