pet peeves

Summer Pet Peeve

May 19, 2010

in Daily Life, Linyi

Wide open window without screen You’ve seen this window before. Everyday this past winter I would find this window in this position and I would dutifully shut it. Everyday. Everyday when it was -5°C. (It just didn’t seem efficient to leave all the windows open.) Leaving windows wide open in winter for the perceived “ventilation [...]

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You Must Ventilate

January 20, 2010

in China, Environment, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday #32 Open window in my workplace Never mind it is 2C (35F) today. Keeping the windows open inside a building during the winter months is a common practice in China. Fresh air is important! It’s one of my biggest winter pet peeves.

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Winter Pet Peeves

December 8, 2009

in China

China Reflections Now that winter has more or less arrived, I am starting to remember all the little pet peeves I have with respect to winters in Linyi. I share these with you as an insight into the cultural differences between semi-rural Chinese and a somewhat-spoiled girl from the US. 1. The Need for “Fresh [...]

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