Category Archives: Human Interaction

Valentine’s Day in Shanghai

Posted on February 14, 2010 by simmyw

This post is for Chris Hooper in Seattle. Happy Valentine’s Day! Valentine’s Day in Shanghai is a copy of the American holiday with a few added quirks. While flowers and chocolate dominate the event, bouquets of little animal heads are more »

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Mandarin Chinese's Four Tones

Posted on February 10, 2010 by simmyw

Every conversation is a lesson and my most interesting ones have been on taxi rides. I try to start conversations with the friendly drivers who correct my pronunciation or teach me new phrases. When I first came here, I was more »

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Goojje.com

Posted on February 3, 2010 by simmyw

Upon hearing that Google may pull out of China, a group of Chinese students created a knockoff of Google, www.goojje.com, to pay homage to the search engine. It’s worth visiting. The caption supposedly translates to, “Brother’s stay is for sister, more »

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Thursday Night Pool Tournament, Pudong

Posted on January 28, 2010 by simmyw

I was heading over to Malone’s, a sports bar in Pudong, to see my boss, Rob Tagg, play in a pool tournament. Above, he shoots pool in last week’s tournament at The Max, his bar. He’s the Assistant Captain of more »

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The Land of Happy People

Posted on January 16, 2010 by simmyw

It is clear that the primary focus of the government is keeping its citizens happy. Shanghainese show little interest in talking about politics, which is boring to them as it only involves one party. The internet restrictions are troublesome, but more »

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