Roberta M
American expat in China
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American
Lives in Tongliang county, Chongqing
Registration: 02 November 2013
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Shared Flat/Place to Stay/Friends! by Nikita Kopotun
Hey there! I'm a Canadian student working and living in Shanghai this summer (May - August). I'm looking for a place to stay and/or people to share a place with. Would also be cool to connect with some new friends living in Shanghai this ...
I'm not sure about Shanghai but I know that most major cities have a dedicated website for foreigners- and it might be easier to find what you're looking for that way. Most of them don't share the same name though...(Chengdu: ... Read More
Chinese Public School
Anyone else with kids dealing with Chinese public schools? My daughter (7) just started First Grade and it's kind of driving me crazy already. She goes to school 8:10 to 4:10 but then has homework from the time she gets home at 5pm until ... Read More
Sad valentine story: dating a Chinese girl as foreigner by jef boom
Hello everyone, I could need some help, especialy from a chinese girl. I used to date a chinese girl for 3 years. She is from Shenzhen and im from Europe. I visited her in december and we had a great time and all was well and a week after i got ...
Sad but short version...she found a guy with MORE MONEY. Love does NOT have the same meaning here as it does everywhere else, simply because Marriage is a business contract nothing more. Girls are an asset for the family and they want to sell her to ... Read More
Top 5 tips to live in China by expat.com
Hi, When you are going to live abroad, you may have a lot of questions. Hence to facilitate you in this process, we are inviting expats to share their top 5 tips with regards to settling and living in China. What recommendations would you give ...
1. Learn to be flexible. This is nothing like home so stop expecting it to be. (especially when it comes to time and to work- and you have NEVER liked everything ALL the time so why should China be any different) 2. If you can't say anything ... Read More
Question-Any Asian English Speaker community in Shanghai?? by TMYKZW
Hi, I live in Shanghai for half years for work but I am having a hard time to find Asian English Speaker Friends. Please let me know if there is any community for that. Thank you.
https://www.expat.com/en/classifieds/asia/china/ go the the 'Personals' section. Read More
Indian Expat in Love with Chinese girl by Jing hao
I am an Expat working in Hangzhou . Yes yes yes i am in Love with a Chinese Girl !! Just wanted to share with you all that i am Mucccchhh Happy today ~~~ Thank You.
Yep we have a 6 year old daughter- but we're not divorced. We just do the 'Chinese marriage' thing where he has his life and I have my life. And yes it's very common now- but 7 years ago there weren't many foreign women marrying Chinese men. We've ... Read More
Indian Expat in Love with Chinese girl by Jing hao
I am an Expat working in Hangzhou . Yes yes yes i am in Love with a Chinese Girl !! Just wanted to share with you all that i am Mucccchhh Happy today ~~~ Thank You.
Jing- Seriously...take it as slow as you can!!! You might be oh so in love now but it won't always be the same as now. Especially when you have kids and the in-laws decide that you don't run your life right so they move in and take over completely. ... Read More