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Fairly short manual for life in China

- Thursday 31 January 2008

Living in China is not the same as living in the West. While deep down, people share the same prime characteristics - need for love, need for food, need for shelter, need for God – the way they express these may not always be the same. For foreigners living in China, there is suddenly a whole set of rules that you need to learn:

What do you do with your chopsticks when you’re not eating?
What should you take when you are invited to dinner?
Why do Chinese women wipe bus seats?
Why can’t I simply ask someone to help me?

This set of rules provides some principles and thoughts. It could be much longer. However, we hope it will be a useful short-hand for anyone hoping to go on a Summer team, or for a longer experience.

If you have any other ideas, feel free to add comments at the bottom of this page.

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