[JohnnyB]

I occasionally find myself feeling a little annoyed at the ignorance and stereotypes that come up regarding life in China while I'm dabbling on CP. I can understand that a lot of people know very little about what China is like, and that there is a lot of negative press regarding the country that gets used in forming people's beliefs. A lot of that press may be justified, but it's also clear that a good number of people just don't know that much about the country.

Now, I can't claim to be a China expert, but I have been living here for a few years, I speak Chinese and I have tried to understand where I'm at. Also, I know that there are other posters on the board who have lived in China and would have their own info to share, so I decided to start this thread as a place where people can ask questions about what life in China is like and get some perspectives from inside the country.

So, what do you want to know about living in China? Let's clear up some of the ignorance and stereotypes.

EDIT: I realize looking at the time now that I need to wake up in about 4 hours, so I won't get to answers immediately, but I'll get to them when I'm back on CP tomorrow in nobody else has covered them first.