China Segment

It’s Chinese New Year (CNY) time again, so I think it would be appropriate to discuss an old tradition that comes to the fore this time of year: re-gifting.
You may or may not have seen the Seinfeld episode where re-gifting is done and immediately condemned as being socially unacceptable.  Ours is a society where it’s [...]

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Yes, it’s nearly time for Mid-Autumn Festival in China. This is a time when many people in China buy and eat mooncakes. What are mooncakes? Basically they’re a kind of soft cookie with fruit or bean filling on the inside - see this article for more. Now that the newbies are in the [...]

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Actually, just beware of chrysanthemums (菊花 jú huā) when in China. I remember about a year ago I bought some for my fiancee. I was trying to be Mr. Niceguy, but the flower store I went to didn’t have much for choices. I thought I’d try something different, not the usual white or pink lilies [...]

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