Chris is an overweight, adorable pug that currently lives in Beijing, China. After getting ants in his pants about staying in Washington state, he went to China to travel, study and work. He's studied Chinese for more time than he cares to remember and translates for chinaSMACK and other organizations.
Chris currently works at the Beijing office of Shambhala, a development non-profit. His writing appears on www.suite101.com and http://www.sun-zoo.com/chinageeks/.
Worst China bathroom story: (OK these types of stories are super juvinile but I get a kick out of telling this one).
I was travelling in Qinghai in a town wh ...1057 days ago»
But I agree with the above posters, I wish I could see more of this sort of thing around China even if the lady is a bit on the excessive side. Sort of like a M ...1071 days ago»
Regarding eating cats and dogs:
I am not going to sit here and argue that it is inherently wrong to eat a dog or cat.
That having been said, North America ...1071 days ago»
Some people will try to ruin fun in any way possible I guess. ...1074 days ago»
@omg
You're right: http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide_rates/en/index.html
Now that I look at this actually, I'm struck by the fact that Chi ...1085 days ago»
Even in the U.S. there can be a certain stigma (albeit much less than in the past) about getting psychological help. I can only imagine that someone that sought ...1086 days ago»
I am inclined to agree that it isn't going to ruin the child necessarily. Smoking is bad for your health but it doesn't hurt your morals.
This is the behavio ...1092 days ago»
It's funny how many Chinese people I've talked hate the system (and its associated societal ills). Come to think of it I've never really heard someone defend it ...1098 days ago»
Worst China bathroom story: (OK these types of stories are super juvinile but I get a kick out of telling this one). I was travelling in Qinghai in a town wh ...1057 days ago»
This seems a little bit fake. ...1066 days ago»
But I agree with the above posters, I wish I could see more of this sort of thing around China even if the lady is a bit on the excessive side. Sort of like a M ...1071 days ago»
Regarding eating cats and dogs: I am not going to sit here and argue that it is inherently wrong to eat a dog or cat. That having been said, North America ...1071 days ago»
Some people will try to ruin fun in any way possible I guess. ...1074 days ago»
This is a joke? ...1081 days ago»
@omg You're right: http://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide_rates/en/index.html Now that I look at this actually, I'm struck by the fact that Chi ...1085 days ago»
Even in the U.S. there can be a certain stigma (albeit much less than in the past) about getting psychological help. I can only imagine that someone that sought ...1086 days ago»
I am inclined to agree that it isn't going to ruin the child necessarily. Smoking is bad for your health but it doesn't hurt your morals. This is the behavio ...1092 days ago»
It's funny how many Chinese people I've talked hate the system (and its associated societal ills). Come to think of it I've never really heard someone defend it ...1098 days ago»