The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose some weight." By contrast, Western parents have to tiptoe around the issue,...
When you are the only laowai in a village of 10,000 Chinese martial artists and you've sat through several dozen films where a white man shouts, "You Chinese dog," before getting his ass kicked, it starts to irritate you. We all need role models.
Now, what would you like for dinner? Steak? Chicken? I, for one…I am thinking…Chinese.” Stunned, Jenera stopped and looked between Nylora and Aleta, “Uh…I don’t think you mean sweet and sour pork, right?” The older handmaiden laughed he...
The Chinese are no slouches when it comes to capitalism.
My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional.
Chinese society is organised around the family unit.
Now let's take up the minorities in our civilisation, shall we? Bigger the population, the more minorities. Don't step on the toes of the dog-lovers, the cat-lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generatio...
I also have some Chinese weapons, but I like the Japanese sword the best.
Nobody is making Americans buy Chinese goods.
You can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecies.
The Chinese economy has huge potential and flexibility.
I want to record the name of Chen Guangbiao in Chinese history.
Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.
The Chinese are good at repression and can be pretty ruthless about it.
My children speak very good Chinese, and they translate for our American friends.
Sometime in the future - 25, 50, 75 years hence - what will the situation be like then? By that time the Chinese will have the capability of delivery too.
I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.
Club Med is very suitable for a Chinese lifestyle.
The Chinese consumer is everybody. It's very simple.
I've studied Chinese in college, but basically, I'm not bilingual.
