School's out and a Beijing teenager sheds his blue-and-white tracksuit uniform jacket, dons an apricot vest, and strategically dips his gangster hat below one eye. The student slips on fingerless Micheal Jackson-style leather gloves and snaps up a cigarette from his buddy.
Couch potatoes curious to know which TV drama enjoys the greatest popularity at the moment can conduct a simple test: Go to a DVD shop and see which series is most prominently displayed on the shelves.
The name game is played according to a totally different set of rules in China. Here, Chinese and foreigners get to choose their own appellations in each other's languages. But when people start making names for themselves outside of their mother tongues, the results are often comical to native speakers.
Zhou Jian's friend wanted to work for a joint venture company but had no clue about the salary, bonuses or employee benefits. Unlike in the West, talking about salaries in China is not the done thing. Zhou went online and through a search engine typed in the company's name. Surprisingly, the 26-year-old found the exact salary the company was offering. His friend was amazed.
James Bond the womanizer. James Bond the intelligence icon. James Bond the clotheshorse. And maybe, James Bond the tour guide?
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Raymond Zhou
Op Rana
Berlin Fang
Zhu Yuan
Huang Xiangyang
Chen Weihua
