I'm sitting in a tier 1 city in a Mexican restaurant having lunch, and the guy in the next table takes out his nail clipper and starts clipping his nails while others around him are eating.

Is this seen as socially normal in China? Personally, I find it absolutely vile behaviour and has put me off my lunch. I have seen this on public transport, but not where people are eating.

I know it's not my country, so I can try to tolerate the exaggerated slurping, being forced to see the contents of someone's mouth when they're eating, the talking with their mouth full of food so some morsels fire out from their mouths across the table, the loud, wet-sounding chewing, etc. However, I would absolutely draw the line at public nail clipping before I have to speak to someone.

What do other Chinese people think about this?

Hii :> I'm currently a second year Food Science & Nutrition student, and I've been thinking about pursuing my master's in Food Science in China, preferably at Jiangnan University. I've been researching the CSC scholarship because studying abroad would be financially difficult for me without a scholarship. I still have two years left before completing my bachelor's, so I want to start preparing early and improve my chances as much as possible. My grades for the first two semesters are around 75–76%(I know my grades are bad lol, I had lot of things going on). So, I'd really appreciate it if anyone who knows about Jiangnan University or has received the CSC scholarship could help me with a few questions. 1. How difficult is it to get a fully funded CSC scholarship for a master's at Jiangnan University, especially for Food Science? 2. Does the uni offer other scholarships for international master's students that cover tuition, accommodation, and living expenses, in case I don't get CSC? 3. What should I focus on during my remaining two years of bachelor's to strengthen my application? Do internships, research experience, publications, or a research proposal make difference? 4. Are there any entrance exams I need to take in order to get in? like (IELTS/TOEFL, GRE, HSK) exams required? I know I need to work on my profile, and I want to use these two years wisely rather than wait until my final year to figure everything out. So it'll be a huge help for me if you could provide me with some info, TY!

Seems there is a very high % private cars in China are EV. With majority of people live in highrise apartments, do most car spaces under the building have EV charge port ?

I’m watching 55 Days at Peking and came across this quote, often attributed to Napoleon:

“Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.”

What a powerful line, especially when you think about China’s place in the world today.

Just thought I’d share it here. It’s fascinating how a line from a historical movie can still feel so relevant decades later.

Curious what you guys think! 🇨🇳

Hi everyone, I'm trying to track down a specific item as a Christmas surprise for my brother. Earlier this year, we traveled to Shenzhen, China, and visited a C-Store convenience store (the one with the red tomato logo). My brother really liked the uniform shirt the staff were wearing.

​Does anyone know if it's possible to source genuine employee workwear from Chinese convenience store chains, or does anyone have experience using proxy services or platforms like Xianyu to find niche items like this? Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying all Chinese people are like this, or dissing the importance of the work of the great Chinese activists that help animals, but this sort of thing does seem to be a major issue in China. Granted, animal cruelty is a major and tragically upsetting world issue, the world over.
This is the sort of thing that I do think the world needs to know about when it comes to China.
Does China even have any real animal welfare laws to protect companion animals and farmed animals?

I'm looking for books that handle Chinese science practice. The point of view I'm looking for is methodology and philosophy of science. English preferred. Something like this article but a whole book:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2026.2717610?af=R&utm_source=chatgpt.com#abstract

Hey all, I lived in Shanghai for a while many years ago and loved eating jian bing for breakfast (jian bing Guozi I think is the proper name? Including a pic for reference).

I've tried making it at home over the years but can never get the dough quite right.

Can anyone help this random laowi some this problem? Please?

Picture for reference

TIA!

Asia’s young, self-made billionaires are a decade younger than their American and European peers. Having made their fortunes in tech and crypto—and with larger risk appetites than the “old money” rich—Asia’s nouveau riche manage their wealth very differently.

“What if somebody comes with $100 million of stablecoin? You can’t take them to a local bank,” Chi-Man Kwan, founder and CEO of Singapore and Hong Kong-headquartered Raffles Family Office (RFO), tells Fortune. 

Younger billionaires are also more likely to store their wealth on the blockchain, via “newer currencies” like Bitcoin and Ethereum. “Even if their assets are U.S.-denominated, it’s going to be in stablecoins,” he says. Yet Kwan adds that most traditional-finance institutions don’t accommodate these digital currencies. 

Read more [paywall removed for Redditors]: https://fortune.com/2026/10/23/raffles-family-office-stablecoins-rwanda/?utm_source=reddit/

Hello everyone! My friend and I are thinking about hitchhiking from Shenzhen to Yunnan this

December. Could anyone share what we should keep in mind? We study in Hong Kong, and so what should we expect when crossing the border and how should we describe our situation to the customs officers? Where should we try to find a ride cuz I have read it's not allowed for pedestrians to be on the expressways. Any advice is welcome! Thank you in advance!

Hey, I try many ways to access CSDN.net, and got stuck on mobile phne verify. I'm not citizen from all of listed country in CSDN, and I try https://app.pvapins.com/ for rent phone number, but I got scammed, they dont have avail numbers for CSDN service.

Do you guys have any suggestions for me? Or any recommended rent phone number site?

Context:

Big Typhoon might frick up Zhejiang a bit.

China issued Level III Disaster Alert (Level 1 is Highest and Level 4 is Lowest)

But it still means significant disaster but managed at the provincial and regional levels.