• 101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette & Getting It Right
  • 101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette & Getting It Right
  • 101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette & Getting It Right
  • 101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette & Getting It Right
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101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette & Getting It Right

101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette & Getting It Right

What to Do, What Not to Do, and Why Chinese People Do What They Do — Told Through 101 Personal Stories from an American Couple Who Moved to Shanghai and Learned the Hard Way
This is not a textbook on Chinese culture, and it is not a phrasebook of dos and don‘ts. It is a collection of 101 real stories from an American couple who moved from New York to Shanghai and discovered—often the hard way—that knowing the language and reading a guidebook is not the same as understanding how people actually think and behave. Each story is a small, often funny, sometimes awkward moment: a dinner invitation that went wrong, a gift that offended, a gesture that meant something completely different from what they expected. After each story, the authors explain what was really going on and what a foreigner should have done instead. The book is in English, written for other foreigners, and it has been published in multiple languages because it does exactly what it promises: it helps you avoid the same mistakes. If you want to learn Chinese culture through other people’s embarrassing moments rather than a formal introduction—this is it.
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Why does your first year in China feel like one mistake after another?

It’s not because you’re not trying. It’s because nobody told you the rules.

An American husband and a Chinese wife moved from New York City to Shanghai. Before the move, they read several guidebooks and thought they were prepared. They weren’t. Gifts got returned. They sat in the wrong seat at dinner. A colleague said “I’ll think about it” and never brought it up again. Over three years of missteps, misunderstandings, and misinterpretations, they finally figured out the logic behind the things that seemed to make no sense-26.

This book is that logic — turned into a map so you don’t have to get lost the same way.

101 stories. Three minutes each. One real problem solved per story.

· Why do Chinese hosts refuse a gift three times before accepting it?
· Your boss took a phone call in a key meeting. Was it disrespect — or something else?
· What does “let us study it further” actually mean?
· Who pays at dinner? And how do you fight for the bill without making it awkward?

Every story comes from the authors’ own lives or from friends and family. It reads like a conversation, not a lecture. And it doesn’t just tell you what to do — it explains why-21. Once you understand the why, you’ll know what to do next time without having to ask.

Who is this for?

Expats in their first year in China. International students. Business travelers who work with Chinese partners. Anyone with Chinese colleagues, neighbors, or friends who wants to stop guessing what they’re really thinking. Written in clear, accessible English — easy to read even if English isn’t your first language.

What you’ll walk away with:

You’ll stop guessing. You’ll know when to decline, when to insist, and when “no” really means no. Once the logic clicks, most of the misunderstandings simply won’t happen.

101 stories. 101 awkward moments you’ll never have to experience. Keep it on your desk. Flip to any page.

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