Hey Comrade, Pull My Finger: 5 Years Living & Working in China

Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, China
Cover of the book Hey Comrade, Pull My Finger: 5 Years Living & Working in China by Texas John, Pull My Finger Press
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Author: Texas John ISBN: 1230000277457
Publisher: Pull My Finger Press Publication: June 26, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Texas John
ISBN: 1230000277457
Publisher: Pull My Finger Press
Publication: June 26, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

The purpose of the book is to help explain Chinese culture for anyone living in, working in, or traveling to China.

This book is a collection of true stories that occurred while Texas John was in eastern China.
Together these stories tell the tale of the expat experience as lived by a guy who didn’t spend his entire time in some village reviewing his Chinese flash cards.

Texas John finds himself on a Chinese game show, a drinking competition with a pimp, the only foreigner working at a company, fighting crime, and entangled in numerous ridiculous, irritating, and sometimes frightening situations.

These fascinating and often hilarious encounters brings John a clearer understanding of the culture and country he has found himself in.

The book has real-life examples of what to do and what not to do to while in China, and explanations of Chinese culture and people.

Go on the journey with Texas John and see how he learns about social harmony, principles of Confucius, and the importance of “face”, as he pursues his never ending search for adventure in the Middle Kingdom.

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The purpose of the book is to help explain Chinese culture for anyone living in, working in, or traveling to China.

This book is a collection of true stories that occurred while Texas John was in eastern China.
Together these stories tell the tale of the expat experience as lived by a guy who didn’t spend his entire time in some village reviewing his Chinese flash cards.

Texas John finds himself on a Chinese game show, a drinking competition with a pimp, the only foreigner working at a company, fighting crime, and entangled in numerous ridiculous, irritating, and sometimes frightening situations.

These fascinating and often hilarious encounters brings John a clearer understanding of the culture and country he has found himself in.

The book has real-life examples of what to do and what not to do to while in China, and explanations of Chinese culture and people.

Go on the journey with Texas John and see how he learns about social harmony, principles of Confucius, and the importance of “face”, as he pursues his never ending search for adventure in the Middle Kingdom.

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