Category Archives: This is how we do it

Ding Jinhao Was Here

Posted on June 3, 2013 by WoAi

Although I do love living in China, the behaviour of some of the people here does make many expats question their decision to live and work here. Common complaints include queue jumping, pushing and shoving, spitting, pooping in public and … Continue reading →

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Drive Through Haircuts

Posted on May 27, 2013 by WoAi

Yet another example of how enterprising the Chinese can be. Dingle may still be fishing on Lake Minnetonka but his people are still roaming the streets of Shanghai looking for amusing photographs to share and he kindly agreed to allow … Continue reading →

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Won’t Wear A Seat Belt If It Kills Me

Posted on May 24, 2013 by WoAi

I’ve written about this before but nothing has changed. Taxi drivers are genetically programmed to do everything they can to avoid wearing a seat belt which would save their lives in the event of a collision. The lengths they go … Continue reading →

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Hit And Run

Posted on April 19, 2013 by WoAi

Horrific footage of a hit and run in Fuxin, Liaoning province in northern China. Yes, the car involved is a police car which doesn’t even stop while the civilian car that captures the incident on a dash mounted camera slows … Continue reading →

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Bad China Day Part 2

Posted on April 16, 2013 by WoAi

So moving on to part two of my bad China day. It had been a few months since I paid my mobile phone bill and although the phone company had not chased me even once, I like to clear my … Continue reading →

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Bad China Days

Posted on April 16, 2013 by WoAi

Well, this was never intended to be a political blog, and the last post was starting to get quite heated (Maggie I love you!), so let’s get back to basics, by which I mean being a spoiled expat moaning about … Continue reading →

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Till Death (Or Taxes) Do Us Part

Posted on March 11, 2013 by WoAi

I imagine everyone has had quite enough of sunny beach posts, so it’s time to get back to what I do best – report on the weird and wonderful world that is life in China! The government is forever playing … Continue reading →

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Chinese Love Their Fireworks

Posted on February 9, 2013 by WoAi

Today is the last day of the year of the dragon. It was a beautiful day with rare blue skies, possibly helped by factories closing down for the new year holidays as many workers make the annual trip back to … Continue reading →

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Space, The Final Frontier

Posted on February 7, 2013 by WoAi

Lack of personal space – it’s a common complaint of foreigners in China, and a valid one. I was waiting for my flight back from Beijing the other day and chose a quiet part of the airport to sit and … Continue reading →

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Rampant Fare Dodgers

Posted on January 31, 2013 by WoAi

The other day on the subway, I watched in shock as two middle aged women repeatedly tried to run through the barriers without paying, by trying to follow closely behind a fare paying passenger. But each time they were too … Continue reading →

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