Larry Ray
@Superstar007
American expat in China
Forum posts
11
About me
American
Lives in Daqing
Speaks English
Registration: 04 April 2012
Activity
Getting over the Western God-Complex: Connecting with expats in Dalian by pjd425
Hi, As many of you may feel when you're here, as I have, you get a lot of attention as a foreigner in China. When I buy a coat at DaShang, I immediately get swept away by the manager to get a VIP card. The trade-off for feeling like a celebrity ...
"In some cases.........special favor." Wrong. It could also be a Chinese salesman that does a special favor..like a fellow American I know that was given some free winter clothing by that young salesman. "...but nobody bothered us (because we are ... Read More
Any other expats, people living un Yiwu by Carlos.GTR
Hello all! Is there any other people like me living in Yiwu around here? ;-)
Wrong! Shanghai IS boring! Too many stressed out people,too many rude,crazy drivers,disgusting spitting and hoarking (well, one will find that everywhere in mainland China),constant high 'rip the customer off' prices for everything,etc.,etc. Read More
Hey there, new to China from SA by hvkleinhans
hi all, i have now been in china for 2 weeks now, only now is the homesickness starting to kick in. Ek wil weer afrikaans kan praat jong, en braai, en 'n "klippies en coke" drink. hendrick
Hi Hendrick, You've only been here a couple of weeks,so you're going through what's called the "honeymoon phase" after moving to a new country. Just wait until you've been here for awhile, and you'll see/learn how oh yes the Chinese can ... Read More
Hey there, new to China from SA by hvkleinhans
hi all, i have now been in china for 2 weeks now, only now is the homesickness starting to kick in. Ek wil weer afrikaans kan praat jong, en braai, en 'n "klippies en coke" drink. hendrick
Hello Hendrick, Welcome! Larry Read More