Beijing Blues - Page 2

On September 10 2012 02:09 Ma wrote:
Is this blog real or fiction?

On September 10 2012 01:30 Shady Sands wrote:

good or bad

On September 10 2012 02:34 TOloseGT wrote:
Wait, you're doing all that for major Chinese banking employees and you're still only interning for 1000 RMB per month?

On September 10 2012 02:50 Shady Sands wrote:

I had an internship at one Chinese bank. I earned 1k/month from that. I also taught English for pocket change on the side

On September 10 2012 02:50 renzy wrote:
I just wanted to ask how it feels to date someone from mainland who is rich? Can Sylvia even speak in proper, fluent English? How do you even put up with her parents? I've always imagined it to be a pain in the ass and I don't know how you're handling it.

On September 10 2012 03:02 Shady Sands wrote:

Actually Sylvia went to a Canadian boarding school (I think it was either Havergal or Trinity College, but I don't remember) so her English was quite good.

Her parents were actually surprisingly chill. Her dad was a real cool guy once we got to know each other better. Many of those insights in my China Economy blog came about because of him. Her mom was kind of a busybody like most Asian moms are, but still really nice.

On September 10 2012 03:07 renzy wrote:


That's really cool! I thought her parents were gonna disapprove...judging from the "how much money are you spending on my daughter" question.

On September 10 2012 03:10 Shady Sands wrote:

Lol don't get me wrong, her dad never approved of me as marriage material. I think they just regarded me as a phase their daughter was going through.

On September 10 2012 03:17 renzy wrote:


So if I understand this correctly, they sort of look down on you?............like most rich Chinese people with power?

On September 10 2012 02:37 Topin wrote:
how did you survive the interview x_x

i would have frozen to death