
Decoding China
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- Why being polite when you board a bus is a big mistake
- Finding a toilet (and what to bring along!)
- How to bargain for anything in a Chinese market
- Which train ticket to buy—hard seat? Soft seat?
- How the Chinese view privacy, and why it may make you seem suspicious
- Working in a Chinese office, and the politics of lunch
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- Frontcover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- CHINA'S CULTURAL CODES
- USING THIS BOOK
- 1 Traveling &Transportation
- GETTING TO AND FROM CHINA
- DOMESTIC TRANSFERS
- AIR TRAVEL WITHIN CHINA
- TAXIS
- TRAIN TRAVEL IN CHINA
- BUS TRAVEL IN CHINA
- TRAVELING BY SUBWAY
- TRAVELING BY BICYCLE
- DRIVING IN CHINA
- WALKING
- 2 Living
- STAYING IN A HOTEL
- STAYING IN A UNIVERSITY STUDENT DORMITORY or FOREIGN STUDENT HOUSING
- RENTING AN APARTMENT
- 3 Eating
- EATING AT RESTAURANTS
- THE CHINESE BANQUET
- EATING CHINESE HOTPOT
- GOING OUT FOR DIMSUM
- EATING ON THE STREET
- SHOPPING AND COOKING
- 4 Communicating
- TELEPHONES
- COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET
- USING THE POST OFFICE
- 5 Banking
- EXCHANGING MONEY
- HOW TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT
- ATM CARDS
- CREDIT CARDS
- MONEY TRANSFERS
- PAYING UTILITY BILLS AT THE BANK
- 6 Shopping
- WHERE TO SHOP
- SHOPPING FOR LIVING NECESSITIES
- THE ART OF BARTERING
- HOW TO GET THINGS HOME
- ONLINE SHOPPING
- WHAT TO BUY IN CHINA
- 7 Studying
- WHEN TO GO TO CHINA
- CHINESE ATTITUDES TOWARDS EDUCATION
- SELECTING A STUDY PROGRAM IN CHINA
- DIRECT ENROLLMENT IN A CHINESE UNIVERSITY
- SELF-STUDY LEARNING STRATEGIES
- USING A TUTOR
- STILL NEED HELP? SELF-STUDY LEARNING RESOURCES
- 8 Working
- HIERARCHY
- THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS
- THE CONCEPT OF FACE
- THE CONCEPT OF GUANXI
- BUSINESS MEETINGS
- WORKING IN AN OFFICE
- INTERNSHIPS
- 9 Visiting & Hosting
- BUILDING AND MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS
- GIVING AND RECEIVING COMPLIMENTS
- A WORD ABOUT "THANK YOU" AND "PLEASE"
- GIFT GIVING
- ACCEPTING AND DECLINING INVITATIONS
- VISITING SOMEONE AT THEIR HOME
- THE CONCEPT OF PRIVACY IN CHINA
- THE CHINESE BANQUET
- 10 Surviving
- CULTURE SHOCK
- VACCINATIONS
- JET LAG
- DEALING WITH FOOD AND DRINK
- DEALING WITH INJURY OR ILLNESS
- HEALTH INSURANCE
- VISITING A HOSPITAL
- WOMEN'S HEALTH
- Conclusion
- SAFELY AVOIDING THE UGLY AMERICAN SYNDROME
- BLENDING IN
- Appendix 1
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- TRAVEL
- WEATHER
- LIVING
- CITY-SPECIFIC RESOURCES
- NEWS AND INFORMATION
- COMMUNICATING
- SHOPPING
- STUDYING
- HEALTH
- OTHER
- Appendix 2
- TRAIN TICKETS
- A TYPICAL CHINESE RESTAURANT MENU
- LONG DISTANCE IP PHONE CARD
- SIGNS
- TRAIN STATION SIGNS
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