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- TWCC29 – 22 Things You Should Prepare Before You Come to China, Episode 29Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
This week we have a question from Jessica from Sweden, who asked us “What things do you wish you’d prepared before coming to China?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Comments from everyone! Thanks so much!
- Review from Calvin, Thanks mate!
- Fake Cops in China
- Our question from Jessica!
- Decide What Your Goal Is
- Tell your bank you’ll be out of the country so you don’t have problems trying to use your card abroad (at the beginning before you get a Chinese bank account)
- Figure out what you DON’T want
- Bring original certificates (degree, diplomas etc) they’ll be necessary when you apply for a visa.
- Choose a City and decide which area
- Unlock your phone
- Find Someone Who’s Done it Before
- Buy a VPN (do some research)
- Learn Some Basic Chinese and Download a Chinese dictionary
- Bring a good pair of shoes (Chinese streets are not easy on the feet or your Louboutin’s.
- Men: Bring shoes if your feet are average or larger
- Ladies – tampons, razors, wax (especially if you’re not in a big city)
- Bring essential medicine
- Ladies – buy over-the-shoulder-boulder-holders (bras) if you have a larger bosom and don’t want to wear something from the 1950s.
- Get shots
- Condoms/ birth control (lots of ‘fake’ condom stories)
- Buy small gifts – candies, snacks, postcards
- Don’t bring your vintage Chanel handbag
- Unpack half of your clothes
- Get digital copies of your books
- Organize all of your online account passwords
- Feel excited about your new adventure!
- Our Chinese words of the week are ‘plane’ – 飞机 (fēi jī)
and ‘mobile phone’ – 手机 (shǒu jī)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese word for ‘plane’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 01:16:18Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC29 – 22 Things You Should Prepare Before You Come to China, Episode 29 appeared first on Written Chinese.
1 hr 17 min - TWCC28 – How do Chinese Girls have such Perfect Skin?, Episode 28Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
This week we have another question from Boyka who’s originally from Bulgaria and now lives in Shenzhen, who asked us “What special beauty regiments and tricks do Chinese women follow to look frustratingly attractive?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Comments from everyone! Thanks so much!
- 4 students buy billboard space to share their love of favorite boyband!
- Our question from Boyka!
- White skin and bleaching.
- Spots, white-ness and firmness are the three main things Chinese women worry about.
- Few women wear make up.
- Chinese women worry about ‘aging’ at the age of 33!.
- Facial ‘slapping’ and exercises.
- They drink a lot of green tea.
- DIY beauty tips.
- Face mask frenzy and snail juice
- Placenta moisturizer.
- Habit and diet.
- Water sprays after a nap.
- Our plans to do a 7 day Chinese beauty challenge.
- Cleansing oils.
- Nora’s Lush obsession
- Protection from the skin.
- Facials and massages.
- Face brushes and tools.
- Pig hair brushes.
- Body brushing.
- No spicy food and plenty of sleep.
- How to make rice water toner and mask!
- Our Chinese word of the week is skin – 皮肤 (pí fū)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese word for ‘skin’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 01:07:06Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC28 – How do Chinese Girls have such Perfect Skin?, Episode 28 appeared first on Written Chinese.
1 hr 8 min - TWCC27 – Fire Cupping and Hot Fruit: Would You Try Chinese Medicine?, Episode 27Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
This week we have another question from Hanney in Australia, who asked us “What do Chinese people do to stay healthy?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Charlotte comments on bringing up babies in China (see Episode 23) You can check out the site Charlotte mentioned here: http://www.havingababyinchina.com/
- Uncle Teng the selfie taxi driver.
- Nora’s horsey commuter.
- Our Question from Hanney. Keep those questions coming people!
- Hot water
- Alternatives to medicine.
- Family doctors.
- Foreigners and western medicines.
- Different ways of consuming medicines.
- Restrictions when taking TCM.
- Western world is accepting elements of TCM and health.
- Here’s Joe’s article on Traditional Chinese Medicines.
- Acupuncture.
- Slaps and smacks: exercise and organized dancing.
- Hot foods and how to ‘cool’ down.
- Brown sugar water for period pain. Here’s a recipe!
- We get distracted talking about numbers. 55555!
- Teas. Here’s Mike’s article about tea!
- The Tea Expo.
- Fire cupping and the comb thing.
- Our Chinese words of the week are the numbers 1-5 – 一 二 三 四 五 (yī èr sān sì wǔ)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for numbers ‘1-5’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 01:01:20Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC27 – Fire Cupping and Hot Fruit: Would You Try Chinese Medicine?, Episode 27 appeared first on Written Chinese.
1 hr 2 min - TWCC26 – Hunting, Fishing and Camping in China, Episode 26Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
This week our question comes from Mike in Pennsylvania, who asked us “Do Chinese people enjoy outdoor activities like fishing, hunting and hiking?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Comments from our listeners!
- We get lost on breakfast cereals…
- An epic comment on Chinese etiquette. Listen to Episode 24 about Chinese Etiquette here!
- The disappearing Great Wall.
- Fishing for fun.
- Hunting for ingredients for medicines.
- Safari Parks and tours.
- Routinely hiking.
- Photography and expensive cameras.
- Chinese zoos.
- Contact with ‘wild animals’
- Camping is a no go.
- “Hiking”.
- More free time.
- Organized fun.
- Excitement at the beach.
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘activity’ – 动作 (dòng zuò)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show
- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘activity’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 01:02:26Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC26 – Hunting, Fishing and Camping in China, Episode 26 appeared first on Written Chinese.
1 hr 3 min - TWCC25 – Teaching in China: How do you land a good job?, Episode 25Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
This week our question comes from Hannay in Australia, who left us some lovely comments and this question: “What qualifications do I need to teach English in China and are there are any reliable websites for teaching jobs?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Thanks to all our listeners who left us comments!
- Our news piece of the week about a woman who jumps in a river because her husband refuses to buy her a handbag…
- Experience China and make some money!
- The different routes you can take to get a teaching job.
- Watch out for agents and agencies.
- Qualifications you need. Bring your degree certificate and a TEFL (Teaching English Foreign Language)
- Online resources and books.
- Don’t forget there’s no YouTube!
- Best time to come to find a job.
- Well paid summer camps.
- Expat sites and forums.
- Just come to China and ask!
- Acclimatize to China first.
- Prepare yourself for teaching, but wing it once you get here
- Take your time and don’t take the first offer!
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘teacher’ – 老师 (lǎo shī)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘teacher’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 51:24Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC25 – Teaching in China: How do you land a good job?, Episode 25 appeared first on Written Chinese.
52 min - TWCC24 – Chinese Etiquette: Are You Rude by Chinese Standards?, Episode 24Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
Today we’re joined by one of our listeners, Chris, who lives in Shenzhen and actually sent us the question from Episode9!
#twowhitechicks had fun today recording episode24 with @chrisedwards_au #podcast #guest #shenzhen #China #fun #recording #recordingstudio
A photo posted by Written Chinese (@writtenchinese) on Jun 19, 2015 at 3:42am PDT
Our question this week comes from Gerard from the Netherlands and he asks us “How often do you hear people talking about you?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Chris, our special guest.
- Comments from our listeners!
- Have you heard of the Armpit Hair Competition, The Belly Button Challenge, and the newest ‘craze’ to hit China, The Collarbone Challenge?
- Join Chris’s Back Knee Challenge on Instagram!
- Dirty looks and ‘protecting’ their flock.
- Nobody holds doors
- Queuing, or not.
- Eating loudly. Learn the word for ‘a group of people eating‘ in Chinese.
- Blowing your nose without a tissue.
- “When will you get married?”
- Table and tea drinking etiquette.
- No thank yous.
- Gifting.
- “Gan Bei!”
- Explore the idea!
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘polite/manners’ – 礼貌 (lǐ mào)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
- If you want to contact Chris, you can get him on his blog and on twitter @chrisedwards_au
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show
- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘polite’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 01:09:28Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & Norabusiness people and boss with bow and scrape
The post TWCC24 – Chinese Etiquette: Are You Rude by Chinese Standards?, Episode 24 appeared first on Written Chinese.
1 hr 10 min - TWCC23 – Your Kids Abroad: Would You Raise Your Babies in China?, Episode 23Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
Episode 23 comes from Lewis who left us a voicemail message asking “Do foreigners bring up Children in China, and do you know any that were raised there?”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Comments, Thank you!
- Self-service checkouts experiment – you know how it went down…
- Lewis’s question.
- Some personal worries.
- Having a baby in China.
- Visas, expense and stress.
- Littering and leaf picking.
- Foreigners who immersed themselves in Chinese culture.
- Peeing in the street and no car seats.
- Foreign kids in Chinese schools.
- Is it a good environment?
- Shenzhen is foreign family friendly.
- Cost of having a baby (listen to more about this in Episode12).
- Explore the idea!
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘baby’ – 宝贝 (bǎo bèi)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘baby’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 44:16Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- Download the Chinese app 荔枝FM (Lizhi FM) and search for Two White Chicks in China or FM854237. Follow the instructions for using Lizhi here.
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC23 – Your Kids Abroad: Would You Raise Your Babies in China?, Episode 23 appeared first on Written Chinese.
45 min - TWCC22 – When in Rome: What Can You Do in China That You Wouldn’t Do at Home?, Episode 22Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
Episode 22 is one of our own questions, thought of whilst looking at foreigners wearing crocs on the metro:
“What do we do in China, that we would never dream of doing at home?”In This Episode We Talk About…- Shout outs and comments. Thanks to everyone!
- Models posing nude at the Forbidden City, Beijing causes some controversy…
- Our question.
- The croc phenomenon.
- Lazy dressers.
- Spitting bones out…anywhere
- Littering and leaf picking.
- Recycling and money making.
- Stop making eye contact with oddballs.
- Talking about people in front of them (only because they do it to us!)
- Getting angry and scratching people’s eyes out.
- Hm, hm, hm, hm, hm, hm.
- From curvy to skinny girls.
- Singing or laughing on the street.
- Drinking hot water.
- We’re rude
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘to be used to’ – 习惯 (xí guàn)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘to be used to’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 49:26Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC22 – When in Rome: What Can You Do in China That You Wouldn’t Do at Home?, Episode 22 appeared first on Written Chinese.
50 min - TWCC21 – Street Food in China: To Eat or Not to Eat?, Episode21Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
Episode 21’s question comes from Ding Baoqing who asks us ‘Could you guys talk about the street food in China? I’m wondering if you guys have checked them out?’
In This Episode We Talk About…- Shout outs and comments. Thanks!
- Those of you having problems with Stitcher can also listen using Lizhi.fm.
- A man searching for his wife for two months in Shandong.
- Our question from Baoqing.
- What is street food?
- Its reputation.
- Chinese BBQ – food on a stick.
- Candied hawthorns.
- 7/11’s ‘street’ food.
- The tomato fruit/vegetable dilemma.
- Noodles in a rusty wok.
- Pancakes and crepes.
- Breakfast street food.
- Chengdu street food.
- Candy art.
- China’s eating culture.
- If you have any questions about street food leave us a question below or send us a voicemail message.
- Bugs. Yum.
- In hindsight, if only we’d bought…
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘snack’ – 小吃 (xiǎo chī)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘snack’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 44:48Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC21 – Street Food in China: To Eat or Not to Eat?, Episode21 appeared first on Written Chinese.
45 min - TWCC20 – Real Estate or Stock Markets? How do Chinese People Invest their Money?, Episode 20Welcome back to Two White Chicks in China with Hollie and Nora!
This week our question comes from Alan who not only says for us to ‘keep up the great podcast’ (Thanks Alan) but also asks us “Could you please elaborate on the speculative attitude of Chinese people in property and stocks. Also please give insights into cost of living with figures if possible regarding housing cost, average salary, mortgage makeup as percentage of salary, savings costs etc.”
In This Episode We Talk About…- Thanks for your comments!
- Update on story from Episode14 about the guy with the 17 girlfriends.
- Our fact of the week: A Chongqing man trying to sell his body for 5 million yuan!
- Dowries in China.
- Our question from Alan.
- Differences between Hong Kong and Shenzhen cost of living.
- We give figures of our own apartments.
- Foreigners buying property in China.
- Chinese investment abroad and the lengths they’ll go to.
- Buying a second home.
- What you get for your money here.
- Lending money to buy a home.
- Passing on property to the next generation.
- Investing in stocks and angels…
- Debt management.
- Income and saving money for a foreigner.
- The freedom of renting and being lock-in when you buy.
- In hindsight, if only we’d bought…
- Here’s some information of ‘average’ costs of living in Shenzhen.
- Our Chinese word of the week is ‘market’ – 市场 (shì chǎng)
- If you have a question for us, please send us a voicemail or leave us a message below!
People and Companies We Mentioned in the Show- Written Chinese is our sponsor
- Learn the Chinese for ‘market’ and other words using the Written Chinese Online Dictionary
- Send us a Voicemail!
- Visit us and give us a ‘like’ on our Two White Chicks Facebook page!
Episode Length 44:22Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next Thursday for our next topic and another question from one of our listeners!
If you want to ask us a question you can Send us a Voicemail!Download Options- Direct Download: Right-click here and click “Save As” for a direct download
- iTunes: Listen and subscribe on iTunes for free!
- Or download to your Android device using Stitcher
- If you enjoyed this episode, leave a positive review on iTunes!
- Alternatively, you can leave us a comment below!
Thanks for listening guys!
– Hollie & NoraThe post TWCC20 – Real Estate or Stock Markets? How do Chinese People Invest their Money?, Episode 20 appeared first on Written Chinese.
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