Posts tagged shenzhen

Some Good Things About China

7-11 delivers. You know when you’re hanging out with some friends and suddenly you realize that you need more beer, snacks, or cigarettes or some idiot girl is like “You know what would be really good right now? Ice cream!” and then all the other girls are like “yeah!”. Well in these cases, it’s simple: [...]

14 More Things About China

1. People in China don’t call it China. They call it ZhongGuo or ZhongGhua. Zhong means middle. See the character on the left how its a line going through the middle of a box? That’s Zhong. Now Guo is a little more tricky since two characters mean Guo. The gif below will assist you. Most [...]

My Chinese New Year

I dropped my friend Li Hong Yen at the train station last night and there was a sea of Chinese people there heading home.  Well actually not quite heading home, waiting to head home on a train where they sometimes have to stand for dozens of hours.
It was shocking to see all those people camped [...]

Riding Taxi Cabs In Shenzhen

Welcome to take the Shenzhen Taxi. Please buckle up your seat belt and exit on the right.
This message plays after the driver dips the red vacant sign that starts the meter.  One of the first things that you’ll notice is that there isn’t a female end for the seat belts. And you’ll wish [...]

i ate dog again

I willingly ate a dog skewer this weekend. I jokingly said to the street vendor “gourou” and he grabbed a skewer and put it on the grill. it looked like lamb. i was sort of curious to try it when i knew what i was eating so i didn’t stop him. this sort of thing [...]

21 Tips For Shenzhen China Bar Patrons

Ok, so i’ve been to  few (dozen) bars and nightclubs here in Shenzhen. While bars aren’t as complex as say a rail station or something if you’re a new drinker in China, you’ll need some tips. Like information tips, not gratuity tips.
You don’t have to tip in China.
With that, let’s  go:

Using An Elevator In China

You’re in China. You want to go to go upstairs or downstairs quickly without actually using stairs. What do you do?
If you said ‘take the elevator’ give yourself a pat on the back. You’re gonna go far.
Using an elevator in China is different than using one in other places.
Let’s begin.

Breakfast Roulette #2: Won Ton Soup

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“Wall Photos”

Breakfast Roulette#2: every morning I will eat breakfast at one of two restaurants that have breakfast menus, but in chinese. I point to one of the 10 items every day and must eat it. Yesterday was thin bread with steak and hollandaise. Win! Today I lost pretty bad. 18 more to [...]

What’s It Like Living & Working In Shenzhen?

A reader recently sent me an email:
Hey Andy-
I’m a fan of Misanthropy Today and was curious what it’s like living and working in China. Is it a lot different?  I’ve been considering working abroad for awhile.
Take Care!
Brian
Hey Brian-
Well i’ve already written a little about the subject but if you want just a 50 feet up [...]

Halloween

Ni Hao, Jerks.
So i’ve been sick as hell for the past three days. Today (Halloween) I’m feeling better. These chinese colds are brutal.
The only thing the made me feel really better was this chinese medicine tea called Balangen Keli. All of my coworkers were like “don’t listen to chinese people and their BS about Chinese [...]