I’ve seen so many people not using these things correctly that I thought it deserved a blog post. When in China we will all be using these after using a public bathroom, as many bathrooms do not have sinks, and even if they do there will likely not be any soap. Also, many restaurants do [...]

When we adopted our older daughter the diapers were adequate. Not quite as good as the ones we have in the States but still good enough. I have recommended in the past that people take diapers from home to last for the first day or two in China in case you can’t get to a [...]

Let’s talk about friendship stores and department stores first. Friendship stores are basically just government run department stores, and the prices are usually a bit higher. You do not bargain in most department stores or friendship stores. In order to buy something you tell (or pantomime to) the person working there that you want to [...]

In preparation for all of the shopping that RK knows I will be doing in China, he has started giving me pop quizzes.
What is 125/8?
The exchange rate is not exactly 8, of course. It is 7.82. Which means that $125 yuan is actually $15.98 instead of the $15.62 you get by dividing by 8. [...]