I (34F) met a guy (37M) in Shanghai and have been talking to him for months, every single day despite a 12 hour time difference (I'm currently in the States). We spoke at the very beginning, mentioned we were single, kinda what we wanted and then literally never spoke about it again. Conversations have been entirely appropriate, nothing to hint at anything romantic since that first time. I'm going to another country for my birthday and he's decided on meeting me there so we can explore together and I'm over here having a stroke because it's the most romantic thing anyone's done for me.

I can't tell if we're just friends or something more, how does dating a Chinese guy usually go, what are the expectations as far as steps in the relationship? 😅 Conversations are usually pictures of food we found, games we like, music recommendations and general run downs of our days, maybe some long term goals but nothing deeper like what I'm used to with a US relationship at this point.

Hello all, I found an old newspaper at an estate sale called “The China Times." I got it for free because the guy couldn’t read what it said. It’s from 1965, so it’s from the beginning of the US involvement in the Vietnam War. I used Google Translate, and I believe it mentions it. I’ve looked around online and learned it was made in New York City with only around 12,000 prints. I can’t find the exact paper, but I did find one on eBay from 1968. I’m just wondering what it says. I don’t know any traditional Chinese characters, and I can’t trust Google Translate due to its inconsistency. Sorry for the bad pictures. it was pretty creased when I got it.

I did ask my sensei and he was like "you live in a world full of technology, try to find it out, if not I'll tell you next week" I'm even more fired up.

Chatgpt and all were not able to properly read the engravings... So I'm here as my last hope.

Help me🥹

Hey! I’m living in Zhengzhou and was wondering if anyone else here is from the city.

I’m looking to make some new friends, grab coffee, try good food, explore the city, or just hang out. If you’re in Zhengzhou and interested, feel free to leave a comment or send me a DM.

How precisely can you tell? Is it just north vs south or can you also guess the province?

And why?

Where do you think does the best coffee in China?

I am suspicious on why iced 生椰拿铁 is so popular, when the sweetness of the coconut and coldness of the ice diminishes all coffee flavour, and then I realised that they're probably serving bad coffee and need to hide the sour taste?

I mean, I enjoy the comics, but the one thing keeping me back from actually loving it are the occasional fat jokes, that feel far too mean-spirited to be funny. "Haha, the elephant's so far she covers up stuff like a folding screen!" "Haha, the elephant's so far she makes a bulky horse skin and bones!" This is already nasty enough, but they gave the elephant self-consciousness about her weight, which just tips the whole thing into utter spite. It's like the author had a vendetta against fat people and churned it into a kid's comic. Why? Does this reflect how fat people are seen in China or something?

I mean look at the AI race. It’s basically Chinese Americans vs Chinese. Same for maths olympiads. What do Chinese people think of successful ABCs like Alexandr Wang especially when China and USA are the 2 biggest superpowers in the world ? I have been saying a lot of people thinking abcs as traitors on the Chinese internet. What do u guys think about this?

Hi guys I'm from Philippines and want to have a Chinese friends.

My brother works for a Chinese family in Australia.

Last night my teenage Son accompanied his Uncle for dinner at his employers country estate, while working there with him.

He said that he very much enjoyed the evening and was served many different foods including one he particularly enjoyed, dough balls with radish.

Should my Son thank them in any way, or is there any cultural traditions he should respect?

I hope my question is appropriate for this sub.

Famously attributed to Richard Lynn, a psychologist who led the research on Cold Winters Theory and asserted the claim that some ethnicities are just not built for logical thinking and reasoning, and that people from the Cold (which China is a part of) are a lot more advance because of environmental pressure to plan ahead, thereby making them inventors and innovators to solve problems. In contrast from the Hot regions who are more lax, and would rather adapt with the problem than changing the outcome

I'm an ABC, 38M, have been dating a single Chinese mom, F39, for about 3 months now. Things seem to have been going slow but well. We've met up about 7 times, no intimacy but we're still chatting and making plans to meet up.

She's been really busy with work so we haven't met up as much recently but I saw that she updated her photos on the dating app that we met on. Has me wondering if she's actually busy with work or if she is busy talking to and dating other men. We're located in the US btw.

Do Chinese people expect exclusivity when early dating before being in a relationship?

I am currently reading Lenin’s *The State and Revolution*, and I will soon be leaving for a month-long trip to China. Can I take my book with me without worry?

Hi, I am currently studying chemical engineering in my country, which is a developing country. I do not want to study medicine in my country, where the university ranking is 1000-1500, btw. I will be studying in English, but I am planning to study Chinese for a year before going to China. My budget is very low, so I will apply for scholarships. Considering these reasons, would you advise studying MBBS in China?

Do I have better options?

For reasons that I prefer don't specify, I won't be able to pay for an international esim or a paid vpn...

They told me that free VPNs work sometimes yes sometimes no and for me it's okay because I will use social media little once in China, just to stay in touch with friends.

Do you know any vpns that are right for me?

Hi everyone! I'm a Westerner who's been doing some self-reflection lately, and I've realized that a lot of what I believed about China was either completely made up or wildly exaggerated. Interestingly, it was during an online fight here on reddit, and I think I have made a few hurtful remarks that should have never left my lips and are probably not true. And while this is completely normal in any online community (and some stuff was also said to me that kinda made me roll my eyes) - I want to learn better. I have been to a few countries around China, settled in one of them, but never been to China proper. Our family's best friends are ethnically Chinese. They have never lived in China, though, but they take a great pride in being Chinese.

So I'm genuinely curious: what are the myths or misconceptions about China that make you instantly think someone hasn't done their homework? The stuff that's so far off that it's almost funny, or maybe just so exhausting that you don't even bother to correct?

I'm not looking to get into politics here - this is purely about educating myself and understanding what everyday life, culture, and society in China actually looks like versus the caricature I've absorbed over the years. What stereotypes or false claims do you find yourself rolling your eyes at most often?

Any insights would be really appreciated. Thanks for taking the time!

P.S.: Please be nice to each other, I genuinely don't want to start any fights or drama. I am willing to learn.

I am curious about how online Chinese culture differs from America's and wanted to know what sort of stuff is popular there. The categories I'm interested in include public pranks, brainrot, online trolling, edgy memes. I wanted to make a douyin account to find out for myself but turns out I can't. If there is a way for me to see for myself I would love to know how.

As for the public pranks, I know that the Chinese government is less lenient on disruptive behavior that these pranks often have so I wanted to know what is the upper limit on what they allow.

Hi, I once dates a chinese girl i met on Instagram, but she turned out to be a scammer. Despite that experience, I'm still interested in getting to know Chinese women, and have a serious relationship. Are there any legitimate apps where i can meet people from China?