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Personal update: joining Google in China 4 Jan 2011 | 06:04 pm
Happy 2011! I wanted to share some personal news with you, but first, I apologize for having neglected this blog for much of 2010. I wanted to thank fellow blogger Baoru (aka Katherine Tanyu) for pu...
The Most Stressful Cities For China’s White Collars 5 Nov 2010 | 09:03 am
China’s growing group of fatigued, white-collar workers (Plasticine men or 橡皮人, a term popularized by novelist Wang Shuo) have money to spend but most of them have really no time for relaxation, accor...
China’s So-Called “Middle Class” 23 Oct 2010 | 01:38 am
We translated a post before that enumerates and describes Shanghai’s 7 Social Classes. Here is a thread we found that talks about China’s so-called “middle class”. The term “middle class” is relative...
Future Shock: China As Seen By Alvin Toffler 20 Oct 2010 | 04:14 am
I just read the 40 predictions for the next 40 years as released by Toffler Associates. This was to mark the 40th anniversary of the book Future Shock authored by sociologist Alvin Toffler. So what d...
Cultural Differences: Living In China Vs. Living In The US 9 Oct 2010 | 05:04 am
We read a blog post by 钟布 in Ifeng.com that narrates how the author’s parents came to visit in the United States and shows stark cultural differences between the American and Chinese lifestyle. If yo...
Top 10 “Not To Be Missed” Food At The World Expo 3 Oct 2010 | 05:04 pm
There are a few more days left until the World Expo in Shanghai ends. For those who are still aiming to catch the final weeks of the Expo, instead of lining up for hours to enter the pavilions, why no...
Modernization Has Made Going Home For Holidays A Luxury 23 Sep 2010 | 04:08 am
The city fills with nostalgia whenever the Mid-Autumn Festival draws near as the holidays always translate to family reunions. But urbanization and commercialization seem to have replaced this nostalg...
Shanghai’s 7 Social Classes 14 Sep 2010 | 10:05 pm
We translated the information below from JFDaily. (Original article can be found here.) Do you agree with it? Does it apply to other cities in China? Please share your thoughts about it in the comment...
How Much Does Getting Married In China Cost? 4 Sep 2010 | 02:39 am
Source: Hi Shanghai Shanghai may be part of the top 50 most expensive cities to live in the world, but it is not the most expensive city in China to get married. And it is not Beijing either. China’s...
On China Housing Crisis: People Buying Houses Getting Younger 31 Aug 2010 | 03:22 am
We’ve translated an article from China Economy (original article in Chinese), highlighting why the average home buying age in China is going down, despite the increasing prices. China Economy’s inter...
