Author Archives: Sophia

When I came back from London, my Chinese friends always asked me, “What do the British eat everyday?” When I came back from America, I faced the same question. My mom asked me if Americans drink cold water and cold milk everyday because that was what she always saw through the mass media. I said […]

I come from Inner Mongolia, a region China.  Mongolians, who are the ethnic minority in China, and Hans, who are the majority nationality in China, live together in Inner Mongolia. My nationality is Han but some of my and my families’ lifestyles are affected by Mongolians. For example, my family drink Mongolian milk tea for […]

I work for an American company, which provides daily program for both international and Chinese kids with special needs in Shanghai. My job is to help the company understand the needs of Chinese parents with special needs children and cater its service to the Chinese market. After communicating with a lot of Chinese parents, I […]

Fortune cookie was a hot topic when Rachel and I had conversations in London. When she first mentioned the name and gave a description to me, she assumed that, as a Chinese, I must be very familiar with it. However, the fact is I have never heard of fortune cookies before and Rachel, the American […]

Really? I have never heard about that before. Why?

Thank you so much for trying to help me with the computers. I think the cost to transport the computer for America to China is very high, so my husband and I will save money to buy a new one. My parents will stay here with me since I am the only child in my […]

My husband is on a business trip again and he will come back on Sunday. He took my computer which means I have not been able to use my computer at home. I have been very busy with my work these days since we need to prepare for the Chinese New Year Party for the […]

Internet censorship in China is a hot topic, and it is a good question to ask what are the attitudes of Chinese towards this issue. As a Chinese, here are my personal thoughts: I am working for a foreign organization, which provides services for autistic kids in Shanghai. We use gmail as the primary email […]

Rachel, I have read the article of BBC news about the Polio in China’s western Xinjiang province in September. Actually, the Chinese media has reported the news and I have watched it before I read this article. My feedback on this article is that it is the same from what I have heard from the Chinese […]