In This Episode We Talk About…

• A love sick girl who Guangzhou who accuses her own parents of kidnapping her!
• Bendik’s question.
• Food – obviously!



• A comfortable home: a fireplace, carpets and coziness.
• Quality household goods.
• Cool clothes that don’t come in ‘One size fits all’. Check out more about shopping in China by listening to Episode 4
• Stars and a connection with Mother Nature.
• “No Foreigners Allowed!”
• Hiking up stairs.
• Live music and cover bands.
• “You can be anything!” vs Chinese pragmatism.
• Art and creativity.
• You can check out more about music in China by listening to Episode 6
• Physical books and personal belongings.
• If you have a story about your life in China you can share it with us here.
• Silence
• Insane driving and loud horns.
• Taobao – the best thing since sliced bread!
• Convenience of eCommerce and paying someone to ‘do your bidding’!
• Calling for beers and bbq at 3am.
• Mobile apps like 滴滴打车 (dī dī dǎ chē) and We Chat.
• Our Chinese word of the week is ‘Stuff’ – 东西 (dōng xi)
• Send us a voicemail!

People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show

• Written Chinese is our sponsor
• Learn the Chinese for ‘Stuff’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
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Episode Length 35:42

Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Wednesday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
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– Hollie & Nora

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