There are a few things I wished I would have known before marrying into a Chinese family. Don’t get me wrong, I do not regret tying the knot with my husband, but I would have liked to be better prepared.…
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Pregnant in China Part I – Things my mother-in-law told me not to do
Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life. With the decision to have a child, usually everything changes. Being pregnant comes with its own challenges, but pregnancy in an unfamiliar environment can be a challenging experience, especially if you …
Cooking With Father-In-Law: My 2 Favourite Noodle Dishes (with recipes)
When I first visited my Chinese parents-in-law, their biggest worry was if I will be used to their food (mine was if I will even understand a word of their dialect…). It turned out their worry was unnecessary (mine wasn’t …
Social Pressures in China: Why Everyone in Niuji Village Thinks We Are a Failure
Social pressures in China can be difficult to cope with, no matter if you are a Chinese national or a Western spouse of such.
No matter where you live, every country promotes its own social standards: What you have to …
Elderly in China: Villages for the Aged
When I came back to China from a three weeks visit in Germany last month, I found myself in a half-empty house. My mother-in-law was standing in the kitchen preparing dinner, which is a very rare picture as it’s always …
Home sweet home? – Reverse Culture Shock
I have always thought I am crazy, or even suffering some mental problems, just because every time, I went back to Germany, my mother’s choice of country, and thus my maternal home, I had extreme trouble to re-adjust. I found …
Guest post: “Lessons Learned from My Cross-Cultural Marriage” by Susan Blumberg-Kason
Since the official Good Chinese Wife blog tour has started on the 15th (see here for the listing of all other blogs participating), we had a bunch of amazing reviews, interviews and guest posts by Susan Blumberg-Kason. Her new …
The Day I changed my Chinese Parents-in-law
Change can be reciprocal. In my case, I have changed a lot since I first entered China.
Sometimes I am amazed on how much I have adapted over the past years. I have been willingly following the Chinese expression 入乡随俗 …
The power of a hug
You might have heard people saying things like “Chinese parents don’t know how to show affection towards their children” and some people even conclude because of this they simply don’t love their children enough.
Yes, parenting in China is very …
China’s Labour Day and the longest time I have ever spent with my brother-in-law…
When my boss told me I would have a few days off during and after the Labour Day (May 1), I got very excited. Being all alone, with my hubby over 600 kilometres in another province, my first thought was …
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