You’ve arrived in the UK to study, to work or on business, or maybe even for travel and tourism. But whatever your reason, day-to-day life here is different. As you’ll be aware, the UK, Europe and even the US have quite different systems and different apps for shopping, travel, and of course, payment. So whether…
Each year, the UK welcomes around 180,000 Chinese Masters Students alone! The increased employability and knowledge of other markets and cultures all enhance the value of overseas education in an English-speaking country. Because overseas students are seldom entitled to grants and subsidies, a huge number of Chinese students inject a lot of wealth into the…
Normally, when one Google VPNs that work in China, you are met with affiliate faux-comparison pages. Often, some of the VPNs covered do not actually currently work, or work consistently in China too. You’ll need to take your pick, take the plunge and hope for the best. This page purely features VPN.AC, a VPN that…
When you move abroad, it’s probable you’ll drastically change your lifestyle and habits, in particular, your diet. In addition, you may well expose yourself to new and unfamiliar chemicals, pathogens, and pharmaceuticals, to name just some of the potential categories. Therefore, you may induce autoimmune disease symptoms! Being a health-conscious individual; someone who plans their…
Have you been working in China? Whether working as a teacher, copywriter or in some other business capacity, you’ll probably need to move some of your earnings home from time to time. Firstly, let’s establish that moving Yuan (Renminbi) out of China is not as straightforward as transferring money from other countries. The Chinese Government…
It may have happened rapidly, but COVID-19 is effectively over in China: Effective January 8, 2023, there is no longer a requirement for quarantine for international arrivals entering the PRC Health codes are no longer required Lockdowns are no longer actioned Masks are required on public transport. They are not always required in shopping malls, but…
You’ve configured your WeChat Pay and it seems to work in most places. In particular, it works fine in more established venues, shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels, etcetera. However, when paying at more peripheral businesses, or with smaller vendors like street sellers, the payment seems to start going through, but then an error message is thrown…
Yes, this is something that happens more and more in China these days. Add to this the fact that Google has now closed its Translate service in China due to low usage. So you need a VPN to use it now. So you’re needing to translate a website, a sign, or some literature in China.…
Why the need to convince oneself? If you don’t like it, why not just go home? Well, I do like China. A lot. It has so many great qualities. Most of the time, I thoroughly enjoy life in China. Nowhere’s perfect, not that the obvious needs stating. Before I moved to China, I accepted that…
Chinese people certainly have a sense of humour. But like most regions of the world, they have their own take on what’s funny and what’s not. In China, slapstick and double entendre have their place, but political satire is a “no-no”, publicly. Pan-language humour is easy to get lost in, and in China, dry sarcasm…
