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?
To many foreign entrepreneurs, China is the land of business opportunity. Paul Salo is one of them. Salo first came to Beijing in 1989 via the Trans Siberian Railway, a wide-eyed California surfer with a fascination for Asia. He fell in love with the country, but the lack of job opportunities at the time pushed him to Japan, where he spent the next 15 years working on a number of small businesses.
When Liam Condon was assigned to head up Schering Pharmaceuticals in China about two years ago, he thought it would be just another international experience.
GUANGZHOU: About 5,500 full-time foreign students and 1,000 expats in Guangzhou are busy studying Chinese at private language centers in a bid to speak like a local. Meanwhile there is a small batch of foreigners who make all these beginners green with envy. They are frequently called "Guangzhou's Dashan (China's famous Chinese-speaking foreigner)" because of their high level.
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