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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Survivor: Shenzhen Style
The Husband and I went on a school trip last Friday. We were told that one of the activities would be a cooking contest at a “green ecological garden,” and I went along envisioning a peaceful hippie-style organic farm where … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, something new we tried
Tagged axes, bamboo, chickens, china, coca cola chicken, Coca-Cola, cola chicken, cooking, cooking with soda, culture, disturbing, farm, field trip, fish, food, grease fire, green ecological garden, killing chickens, knives, organic farm, Pepsi, plucking chickens, reality show, recipes, school trip, shenzhen, Survivor, vegetables, wok, wtf
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chinese men and their bags
In general, men in China seem to have a different attitude about bags than most American men do. For example, all men in China carry handbags for their ladies. And I do mean ALL men. I have yet to see a … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged advertising, awesomeness, china, chivalry, Coach, cultural differences, culture, designer bags for men, handbags, luxury, luxury goods, man bags, market research, marketing, men, purses, shenzhen, shopping, targeting men
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J.Crew prices: China vs. U.S.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that I logged onto jcrew.com two seconds after my last post. I got all excited about its promises of free shipping, free returns, duty free shopping to China, but they do charge a premium. I guess … Continue reading
“the hunger games” in china (???)
My latest obsession, The Hunger Games, is opening all over the world this weekend, and some of us have been wondering if it will be released in China. I mean, considering the subject matter (totalitarian government, coup d’etat, youth revolt, … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Hong Kong, Life in China
Tagged 3D movies, addiction, awesomeness, blockbuster, bootleg, china, confused, coup d'etat, culture, film quota, hong kong, IMAX movies, imdb.com, Kung Fu Panda, marketing, movie, obsession, pirated movies, quota, release dates, revolution, shenzhen, The Hunger Games, theatre, totalitarian government, youth revolt
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milk powder in china
I’ve been talking to my Chinese friends about starting my own business. My idea was to create a little on-line jewelry shop, but they keep telling me that the money is in importing milk powder to China. No one trusts … Continue reading
Posted in fakey makey, Hong Kong, Life in China
Tagged babies, baby formula, breast milk, breastfeeding, business, china, consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, hong kong, importing, jewelry, jewelry making, market research, marketing, milk, milk powder, saggy, shenzhen, shopping, starting a business
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things people like in china: part 2
It’s been several months since my last post about things people like in China. I have a few more things to add to the list. Naps. Chinese people all take naps during lunchtime, after they eat. At the office, they … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, something new i noticed
Tagged breakfast, china, cold water, consumer behavior, culture, digestion, Fashion, glasses, glasses without lenses, hard-boiled eggs, hipster, ice water, indigestion, life in China, market research, men, menstruation, naps, period, shenzhen, shopping, siesta, sleeping at work, Spain, stomachache, tea eggs, things people like in China, things you see in China, warm water, water, women
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humidity in shenzhen
Shenzhen is the most humid city I’ve ever lived in. It seems that 10 months out of the year, everything always feels sweaty: bodies, papers, clothes, candy, floors, walls. And I really do mean everything. The other day, we found a … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, something new i noticed, something new we tried
Tagged bodies, charcoal, china, closet, clothes, damp, dealextreme.com, dehumidifier, floors, gross, humid, mold, papers, protect your clothes, shenzhen, shopping, sweat, sweaty, walls, wardrobe, wet
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chairman mao: total pop icon
I’ve been seeing these Oba-Mao/Chairman Obama T-shirts all around China and Hong Kong, and it turns out that they’ve been around for quite some time. I found an article from 2009 about how the government banned the sale of these … Continue reading
Posted in Life in China, obsession
Tagged awesome, awesomeness, Chairman Mao, Chairman Panda, china, Communist, confused, culture, Fashion, hat, hipster, hong kong, iPhone case, Oba-Mao, Obama, obsession, on-line shopping, pandas, paralysis by awesomeness, Red Army, Red Guards, shenzhen, shopping, T-shirts, taobao.com, we need you for the revolution
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