As the official head of the parental communication team, I was fully prepared to help Mark read the fine print of life in society.
Posts tagged Chinese Culture
A university degree in Mandarin, a Chinese husband, multicultural family life, and more than three decades of trying to figure Chinese culture out.
The Special, Awkward and Funny Side of Interracial Unions
We aren’t a stereotypical family. It’s cool. I can deal with a pause, a curious look, some assumptions.
This is What Happens in a Chinese Home…
Like many immigrant families all over the country, Feng and I blended our respective cultures at home—Chinese, French and Canadian in our case. Do you want to see our Chinese side? Follow me!
Chinese Culture Explained in Five Expressions
Mandarin is much more than a somewhat exotic-looking language—it’s the key to Chinese culture. Can you say anything in Mandarin? “Nǐ hǎo”, maybe? “Xièxie “? “Chop suey”?
How to Celebrate Zhōngqiū with MoonCakes
Lunar worshipers, grab a bite of mooncake, chew it, then repeat after me: “中秋节快乐!”
How to (Involuntarily) Break Up with Your In-Laws
I wanted to please. I wanted my in-laws to like me. They are Feng’s only family and the only familiar faces I knew in Canada. It made sense to get on well, to stick together like grains of rice.