RobinGee
Swedish expat in China
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About me
Swedish
Lives in Chongqing
Registration: 15 February 2012
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Expat blog gathering in Chongqing, Yang Ren Jie on 14th june by elenabrown
Dear friends, if you are in Chong Qing, please join our gatherings date in Chongqing for make new friends here. I will help us choose the good place for gatherings. Sometimes be free sometimes will be charged by AA rule. This time, I choose Yang ...
Try a spinn-off from cqexpat.com. go on their meetings Sunday C.A.F.E. and bring a small printout for your idea. it is all on the website under Sunday C.A.F.E. That has been going now for some 6 years. There are also a number of other gatherings ... Read More
Expat blog gathering in Chongqing, Yang Ren Jie on 14th june by elenabrown
Dear friends, if you are in Chong Qing, please join our gatherings date in Chongqing for make new friends here. I will help us choose the good place for gatherings. Sometimes be free sometimes will be charged by AA rule. This time, I choose Yang ...
When advertising these things, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, include a GPS position. Man of us use taxi, motorcycle and car, and without a firm and accurate position, we will almost never find the place. Most smart-phones already have the function. All ... Read More
wont get hired because of wearing "Hijab"? by wardaya
Hi all, i'm thinking to get a job here in Beijing .. if i got good offer i'm going to stay.. i got many interviews appointments after the holidays.. and since i didn't see any of those who is wearing Headscarf "Hijab" here in Beijing,yet .. i feel ...
That is not correct Luke, that there are many Muslims in China is correct, but it is a rare exception to se someone wearing Hijab. Despite that I came to China 35 years ago, and have mainly lived in the western parts where Muslims are commonplace, I ... Read More
wont get hired because of wearing "Hijab"? by wardaya
Hi all, i'm thinking to get a job here in Beijing .. if i got good offer i'm going to stay.. i got many interviews appointments after the holidays.. and since i didn't see any of those who is wearing Headscarf "Hijab" here in Beijing,yet .. i feel ...
China is probably one of the least racist countries in the world. This has nothing to do with “race” However, to wear a dress that intimidate and is provocative to others, in the “other” peoples unfettered judgement, is often seen as just racist, ... Read More
wont get hired because of wearing "Hijab"? by wardaya
Hi all, i'm thinking to get a job here in Beijing .. if i got good offer i'm going to stay.. i got many interviews appointments after the holidays.. and since i didn't see any of those who is wearing Headscarf "Hijab" here in Beijing,yet .. i feel ...
There are hundreds, maybe 1,500 languages, more than 30 writing systems, add nations and cultures. Officially there are 56 ethnic groups, whereof 55 minorities, but that is a bureaucrats summing up, there are in reality many more, if you ask the ... Read More
wont get hired because of wearing "Hijab"? by wardaya
Hi all, i'm thinking to get a job here in Beijing .. if i got good offer i'm going to stay.. i got many interviews appointments after the holidays.. and since i didn't see any of those who is wearing Headscarf "Hijab" here in Beijing,yet .. i feel ...
In China, as in every country or place, there is a dress and conduct code which is usually unwritten. In China, Hijab, Niqab, Burka, etc, are not within the accepted dress code, and it does not matter what anyone from outside thinks. That means it ... Read More
"Chinese or off-shore bank account?" by SkydivingGirl
I will be moving to Beijing for 3 months, starting in September and was wondering if I should set up a chinese bank account or keep using my american one? What are the advantages/issues with each method? How hard is it as a foreigner to get a ...
I tried that, but the amounts you can withdraw are small and the fees horrendous. Read More
Money trabsfer advice
Can anyone recommend a company, not bank that can transfer small amounts of Hong Kong dollars to my CNY account in China every month. I have my retirement savings in Hong Kong and live in China. I tried to transfer but the China bank, ICBC, required ... Read More