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Lived in BeiJing Mar 2019 - Mar 2020. Now writing a book as I’m the only foreigner who really gets “China.”

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Hey I don’t wanna suggest that China didn’t invent pasta or anything.

But like, if it did invent pasta.. how come China has no pasta

11.03.2025 10:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Has America thought about coming together all over a national dish?

It worked to nation-build China when it needed an identity, now everyone comes over Chow Mein

31.01.2025 07:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

China is a developing county and as such needs room to grow.

Just look at america wanting iceland to get bigger.

I’m a China expert

31.01.2025 07:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You’re Wellcome!

If you need to know about China I used to live in BeiJing it’s their capital city

31.01.2025 07:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

As we all know, China is a developing country 😊

30.01.2025 05:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Is she talking about China?

That sounds a bit… problematic… if so

30.01.2025 05:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Is it called a window cus when you open it it’s windy?

And when you close it it’s like you’re saying “Wind? No.”

29.01.2025 08:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

As a fellow leftie (lifelong Dem here!) I always had a soft spot for chinas government cus our *interests* are aligned along like being nice and things.

But now the GOP is starting to *behave* more like the CPC I’m thinking should I switch teams?

CPC made China great — so now might the GOP?

27.01.2025 06:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

But what about those who refrain from travel to stay save? Then they will get sick?

When theirs a medical emergency China closes its boarders this is a cultural difference.

I used to live in BeiJing (China’s Capital)

27.01.2025 04:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That’s why I prefer to listen to Chinese news.

I used to live in China and as a confusion society there is lots of respect for the elderly.

I don’t think any of those countries did anything bad

22.01.2025 07:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can we normalize not putting accents on letters?

Like, if you write à or é in your words you’re kind of telling us how words should sound

Stop colonizing my inner reading voice

22.01.2025 05:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I used to live in BeiJing so you can ask me anything and I can explain China to you

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lastly — enjoy this great people to people moment!

It’s like we’re all badminton players now doing ping pong diplomacy so be on your best behavior 😇

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Also CiaoHongShoe is made by ethic Minorities so probably it will feel a bit more open and there won’t be any hate speech there. Feels nice huh 😊

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

China is very friendly

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

China is very big

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Don’t feel weird if people take their shoes off at home.

It may seem crazy to you but that’s just the world! 😊

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

China has its own food concepts and they might be unfamiliar with yours.

So if talking about food, use descriptive language.

Like a burger is “A Chinese RowJawMore”

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Don’t say Ni Hao say NIN Hao. It’s more polite and remember — your a guest!

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’m seeing a lot of my countrymen (and women!) join CiaoHongShoe lately. This is great!

But a lot of people don’t know much about China like I do.

So if you’re venturing in, here are some tips to help you fit in!

15.01.2025 07:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

How many countries in Asia is actually a tricky one!

Because some places are countries but other places aren’t.

I used to live in BeiJing.

15.01.2025 03:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not likely. Because as we all know this would be like taking your King in Chess.

But China doesn’t play Chess it plays Go which is not about conflict but cuperation.

China is Socialist 😊

07.01.2025 06:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why don’t they make it so that you only pay the fee if you really have to drive to man hatter.

(Or if you just want to! 😊)

But then if you don’t drive there you can just take the SubWay.

06.01.2025 06:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Christmas guys!

31.12.2024 16:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hang on guys wait Elon Much was born in Africa? And he’s gonna be our next president?

Does that mean we’re getting our first African american president?!

Is he pretty liberal? Cus of being a minority like an immigrant. This is good news right

27.12.2024 03:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

So like, I’m back

25.12.2024 14:33 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 2

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