Larry Ray
@Superstar007
American expat in China
Forum posts
11
About me
American
Lives in Daqing
Speaks English
Registration: 04 April 2012
Foreign Exchange services
Bro, I can relate as far as lousy customer service with Chinese banks. China Construction Bank also sucks! (In my experience.) Yes, xe.com might be good..and what about Western Union? They've always been good in my experience. Ciao! Read More
Returning home for the first time. Ah!
Hi Joy, Just be easy on yourself. :) You may experience some reverse culture shock. This is normal. Just focus on relaxing,getting together with folks that you haven't seen in awhile,etc. Have fun!! Take care, Larry Read More
Olympic Games 2012 from China
Hi Christine, I don't care about China participating. Of course, I'm going to support my country..the United States of America!!!!! :) I'm VERY proud of swimmer Missy Franklin and the new all-time medals (19) champion Michael ... Read More
Getting over the Western God-Complex: Connecting with expats in Dalian by pjd425
Hi, As many of you may feel when you're here, as I have, you get a lot of attention as a foreigner in China. When I buy a coat at DaShang, I immediately get swept away by the manager to get a VIP card. The trade-off for feeling like a celebrity ...
"In some cases.........special favor." Wrong. It could also be a Chinese salesman that does a special favor..like a fellow American I know that was given some free winter clothing by that young salesman. "...but nobody bothered us (because we are ... Read More
Any other expats, people living un Yiwu by Carlos.GTR
Hello all! Is there any other people like me living in Yiwu around here? ;-)
Wrong! Shanghai IS boring! Too many stressed out people,too many rude,crazy drivers,disgusting spitting and hoarking (well, one will find that everywhere in mainland China),constant high 'rip the customer off' prices for everything,etc.,etc. Read More
Hey there, new to China from SA by hvkleinhans
hi all, i have now been in china for 2 weeks now, only now is the homesickness starting to kick in. Ek wil weer afrikaans kan praat jong, en braai, en 'n "klippies en coke" drink. hendrick
Hi Hendrick, You've only been here a couple of weeks,so you're going through what's called the "honeymoon phase" after moving to a new country. Just wait until you've been here for awhile, and you'll see/learn how oh yes the Chinese can ... Read More
looking for a job in Tiajin
Hi John, I think that you mean Tianjin. Good luck!, Larry Read More