Posted on August 21, 2008 by china pasticcio
In the two years I lived in Guangzhou, I kept meaning to have some tailor-made clothes done, but just never got around to it. However, once the move back to Hubei started looming larger and larger this summer, it seemed time to hit the Haiyin cloth market and find a good tailor. Although prompted by [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2008 by china pasticcio
Following the pervasive, highly pressurized third and final year of middle school in China, preparing for the entrance examination, Jenny’s daughter will enter high school this fall. Top scores equal entrance to the top schools. And in China, entering the top high schools is deemed to be the best path to top universities, which all [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2008 by china pasticcio
Sometimes the cost of living entails more than just money…
Getting a haircut has never been one of my favorite activities…an event to be tolerated, yet I usually left (mostly) satisfied with the result back in the states. After several years in China, though, it has devolved into a particularly frustrating process.
For no matter [...]
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