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Etiquette at Dinners

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We learned about Chinese business etiquette at meals. It's remarkable how hierarchal and authority-driven it all is. American etiquette, vis-a-vis power and status, might call for the most important person to sit at the head of...
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Eating in China

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What's the history of family-style eating? You know, the method of food serving where it's all put on communal plates in the middle and each person helps himself. I'm told that this became the Chinese-way originally...
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mixed feelings

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I have said good bye to my friends and colleagues in Sokode.  It was not easy, but they threw lots of parties for me.  Several going away events were thrown in my honor, 2 at...
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Back in China

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"Get me out of here." Those were my first thoughts upon landing back in Beijing after the pretty painless 12 hour non-stop from San Francisco. It's not the first time I've had moments of instant regret...
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