hehehe, depends on who you ask. Expat friends will say I'm a transplant, Chinese coworkers and friends will say I'm

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Feb 19, 2020
6:31:01pm

ChinaFan All-American

hehehe, depends on who you ask. Expat friends will say I'm a transplant, Chinese coworkers and friends will say I'm

half Chinese because I have a little deeper insight into the culture and daily life.

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ChinaFan

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Joined: Oct 29, 2003
Last login: Apr 28, 2024
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Things I've learned from being in quarantine the last couple weeks

ChinaFan All-American

2/16/20 11:23pm

Agreed, there have been many on CB chiding

byukarl

2/16/20 11:35pm

Even today I got laughed at for talking about it.

bigbossbyu

2/17/20 12:09am

Canada has addressed the personal hygiene issue of sneezing/coughing into your hands and elbow:

Brisco

2/16/20 11:39pm

Totally agree on #6

2/16/20 11:43pm

Man. I feel for you brother. House arrest would/does suck. I get cabin fever

2/17/20 12:19am

Are you native Chinese?

Zip

2/17/20 12:29am

No. Very Euro. Taiwan RM.

2/17/20 5:08pm

Nope, big fat round eye from the mountain America

ChinaFan

2/18/20 11:34pm

Thanks for answering

Zip

2/19/20 9:22am

hehehe, depends on who you ask. Expat friends will say I'm a transplant, Chinese coworkers and friends will say I'm

ChinaFan

2/19/20 6:31pm

Haven’t you been living in China for like 20 yrs

kotacoug

2/17/20 12:42am

Do you ever sleep Kota? I mean you like have a real job unlike most on here and

2/17/20 12:49am

Haha just finished a ping pong match with my son who’s home

kotacoug

2/17/20 1:10am

That settles it. Don't have a real job.

Y05

2/17/20 4:56am

Nice.

2/17/20 6:34am

When I talk about point #6, I am talking about China and the US. Okay, the Chinese have a population that is

ChinaFan

2/17/20 1:28am

The US is, by quite a significant margin, the most prepared to handle an

Lieutenant America

2/17/20 2:57am

And as for the gen x and millennial bash

2/17/20 6:09am

You have no idea. Kids more than ever cough into their elbow. It is taught better now than it ever has.

Baron

2/17/20 6:11am

Yea that was a weird rant.

cougfanz

2/17/20 6:24am

Dude's been in quarantine 4 weeks stewing about how he's a better dad than his

jvquarterback

2/17/20 12:06pm

mental anguish

ChinaFan

2/18/20 11:31pm

I feel like you’re actually equating American to Chinese hygiene

2/17/20 3:11am

And the Chinese don't ever wash hands as part of their culture and eat family

runnincoug

2/17/20 5:58am

say what? don't wash their hands? of course they do. And I'd love to see the study that shows family style

ChinaFan

2/18/20 11:33pm

Whenever I go to China they don't even have soap, or tp in the bathrooms.

runnincoug

2/19/20 7:06am

I think you are talking about the real public restrooms. I produce hand soap, hand sanitizer, and household cleaning

ChinaFan

2/19/20 6:27pm

I don't dispute your experience there, but wonder if you may be overlooking

runnincoug

2/19/20 7:10pm

Again, I noted that 2/3 of China is still 3rd world, which pretty much by definition has poor personal hygiene leading

ChinaFan

2/19/20 9:19pm

Again, just my experience, but I always like hearing yours as well

runnincoug

2/19/20 9:32pm

yeah, ick, I wouldn't ever use an Airbnb in China. Even when the Chinese vacate a rental apartment, they simply

ChinaFan

2/19/20 9:57pm

A. Don't eat BATS! B. Don't

IceBlue

2/17/20 9:10am

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