Blog Author - Scott Kronick

The Lighter Side of China – Holiday Traditions
Submitted on May 16, 2012
  After celebrating Mother’s Day with my wife and kids this past week, I began thinking about how holidays in general are celebrated in China. In my...
The Lighter Side of China – Just Another "China Day"
Submitted on May 02, 2012
The Lighter Side of China: The Idioms' Guide To Chinese
Submitted on Apr 25, 2012
  On an early winter morning 16 years ago, I entered my office in a former school building in the north-central part of Beijing and said hello to our...
The Lighter Side of China: Explaining China
Submitted on Apr 18, 2012
The Lighter Side of China: Marital Advice for Mixed Marriages
Submitted on Apr 04, 2012
In China, when you take the concept of developing guanxi too far, you’d better be prepared for what's in store for you. At least, that’s my advice...
The Lighter Side of China: Rules of the Road
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012
The Lighter Side of China: Lost in Translation
Submitted on Mar 21, 2012
  Part of the fun of learning Chinese is being made fun of. That’s my view, anyway. Being tone-deaf with a Midwestern drawl in a tonal language does...
The Lighter Side of China: Toilet Tales
Submitted on Mar 14, 2012
  Of all the things that I worried about when I moved to China some 17 years ago, I hardly imagined that using public restrooms would prove to be one...
The Lighter Side of China: English Names & The Chinese
Submitted on Mar 07, 2012
I remember with great detail the moment I was given a Chinese name. It was more than 20 years ago, I had just arrived in Asia, and...