Two weeks ago the China Real Time Report blog did a post about a campaign by city officials in Wuhan to "improve the behavior of its citizens." Frustrated at the inability of traditional progapanda and fines to improve the behavior of its citizens, the government of Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, has teamed […]
Linguistics Lesson in a Gym
Sometimes language learning happens when you least expect it — like while walking out the door of a gym after a late evening workout. Last night I stopped at the front desk of the gym to try to find out if the gym would be open today. The reason that was even open to question […]
On a Wing and Some Duct Tape
Last weekend a colleague and I made a quick trip to Shanghai — part business, part fun. We each got our window seats, just behind the right wing, and settled in for the 2 hour flight. As our China Eastern Airlines plane took off, we both had our faces pressed against the window, enjoying the […]
