{"product_id":"101-stories-for-foreigners-to-understand-chinese-people-english-edition-real-life-lessons-on-culture-etiquette-getting-it-right","title":"101 Stories for Foreigners to Understand Chinese People (English Edition): Real-Life Lessons on Culture, Etiquette \u0026 Getting It Right","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/a63a998521ebd7eea8c320ba93ea07243fe7f9dd33d069b5948e0a50bd284c39.jpg?v=1793436874\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy does your first year in China feel like one mistake after another?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIt’s not because you’re not trying. It’s because nobody told you the rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAn 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dns1.toledolibrary.org\/search~S1?\/XCultural+differences.\u0026amp;SORT=D\u0026amp;searchscope=1\/XCultural+differences.\u0026amp;SORT=D\u0026amp;searchscope=1\u0026amp;SUBKEY=Cultural+differences.\/1%2C402%2C402%2CB\/frameset\u0026amp;FF=XCultural+differences.\u0026amp;SORT=D\u0026amp;searchscope=1\u0026amp;SUBKEY=Cultural+differences.\u0026amp;47%2C47%2C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book is that logic — turned into a map so you don’t have to get lost the same way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e101 stories. Three minutes each. One real problem solved per story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e· Why do Chinese hosts refuse a gift three times before accepting it?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e· Your boss took a phone call in a key meeting. Was it disrespect — or something else?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e· What does “let us study it further” actually mean?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e· Who pays at dinner? And how do you fight for the bill without making it awkward?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eEvery 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%E9%9D%A2%E5%B0%8D%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E4%BA%BA101%E9%A1%8C\/10360507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Once you understand the why, you’ll know what to do next time without having to ask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is this for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eExpats 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat you’ll walk away with:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYou’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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e101 stories. 101 awkward moments you’ll never have to experience. Keep it on your desk. Flip to any page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/9b77ca8be364d87bb3bdd02ab899b6eb8aacc02819422e0656910640be990b7a.jpg?v=1793436879\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/c8be32820ea1c67ba053cf015db26fb68b285cae96bf504f113750bddd5639a3.jpg?v=1793436883\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/95b401b47bdf2ad7beefc9782216c7bedb84a604b7d9877c3b148a26897423b8.jpg?v=1793436887\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462406463822,"sku":"978-7-508-5-2414-6-1648303-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":21.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/ed7ea9f625754e4b55043c30bb4295c778ce6476d2208308a9b501c5137e5089.jpg?v=1793416731","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/101-stories-for-foreigners-to-understand-chinese-people-english-edition-real-life-lessons-on-culture-etiquette-getting-it-right","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}