Sunday, June 21, 2009

Is this common for western people who live in China, say 5 years, to form a cultural dissociative disorder?

Is this common for western people who live in China, say 5 years, to form a cultural dissociative disorder?
If so, what are the common signs of someone suffering a "cultural dissociative disorder".
China - 4 Answers
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Not really. Most people come to adore Chinese culture as well as preserve their own when they live in China for a long period of time although the government really irritates some westerners.
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I think a more confusing problem is the Chinese who think they are western.
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this is wt we so called the 'cultural clash' or 'fusion of identities' as another answer said above, some Chinese also identify themselves as westerners especially those who live in the West long time. In return, Westerners who live in China for, as you said 5 yrs+, its also likely to think from Chinses way, adopt Chinese point of view, etc. Its just the Globalistion, easy, n everything gonna be fine
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It might be common. I have seen more and more of it . It might be a mental thing to . Signs of it , BS coming out about China all the time . There are more signs I know . But , they maybe chinese and say that they are westerners ,some one said that . That could be mental to . If they are chinese and not westerners you would think they would know more about China . Maybe not . Is there some one you was thinking about here ? A friend maybe ?

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

are there any ladies here that actually live in china town ny or la

are there any ladies here that actually live in china town ny or la?
i have some things to ask the ladies of china town ny and la,for the ladies that reply i hope you don't mind if i ask to you direct threw email there isn't enough room here for my questions.thanks in advance.
Los Angeles - 1 Answers
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Well yes, I have, in LA. But you can ask your questions right here.

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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Can I live in China legally if I am self-employed

Can I live in China legally if I am self-employed?
I am going to be going to China next month and there is a strong possibility that I will be staying for at least a year. I don't want to have to worry about immigration, but to get a temporary residence card, all I keep seeing is that you must be employed by a Chinese company. I work for myself on the internet, so I don't have an employer. Is there any way for me to legally live in China without having a "real" job?
China - 5 Answers
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No. Next?
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You can only get a residence permit through a company you are working for. That company most be approved my the government to give resident visas. So basically, no, not that I know of.
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Find an employer who will undergo the process for you but not necessarily have to hire you. If you get married with a Chinese local and settle there in China. -you still have to go through the process to be able to live in China
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NO. You cannot obtain a Chinese visa by merely claiming to work for yourself and not having a "real job". No country on Earth allows that. A legitimate self-employed business person must be duly registered and/or incorporated within China, have appropriate industry specific local licensing from the municipality in which the corportaion is located, have a tax payment account with the national tax collection agency, and meet a variety of other requirements. China is well aware that many foreign drifters and criminals attempt to enter their country. Stringent anti-drifter controls exist to identify and bar entry to foreign trouble makers.
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In this case you can get a 6-month business visa with multiple entries and then extend it for another 6 months when that one expires. It will allow you to legally do all of the things you want to do. You won't be able to get a temporary residence card without either a student or work visa, but it's not that necessary. You can live and do business in China on a business visa and they are very easy to apply for. The only benefit to having a residence card is that you can leave the country and come back an unlimited amount of times, which if you really want to do that (say you live in Shenzhen and want to do business in Hong Kong) you can register to study Chinese part time at a local university. The school will give you a student visa with a residence permit.

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Monday, June 1, 2009

I am a white Canadian and I live in China. Why is that so hard for some people to believe

I am a white Canadian and I live in China. Why is that so hard for some people to believe?
I thought China was all over the news in the west. Is it really that hard to believe? And if so, why is it hard to believe? There it is again. Primo, do you really believe the rest of the world is some oppressed wasteland and America is the only hope? That is sad.
Politics - 8 Answers
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You do not live in China, not with the freedom to say some of the things that you do Lol no. Most people with half a brain knows how China is
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I don't find it hard to believe. They got the internets over there. My wife's cousin is a Canadian teaching English in South Korea.
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Yes I believe you're a big old dummy. It's not hard to believe.
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Your a silly old expat brit living in a dream world ,no man with any sense would post a picture in a orange jump suit holding a weapon in the air
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Not hard to believe at all ... with a population of nearly 1.5 billion I'm sure there are more than one caucasian Canadian living among them. China opened up to the world in the late 1970s and many of the larger cities like Beijing and Shanghai are home and work places for people from all over the world ... !
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It's not that people don't believe you, it's that nobody cares. I realize your narcissism makes that impossible to believe, but it's true. Nobody cares.
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Man , I know how you feel . I mean wow it's just like Long Doo right here in the bay area.
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Dont blame them, 60 years+ propaganda is not that easy to overcome. Plus these idiots are racist all the time.

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