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  2. Things you see when your wife is Chinese

    in Stateside

    Posted

    Also the cold/hot thing drives me crazy. After we first got married, and would have sex I would jump in the shower to clean up. She would say "What are you doing?!" You can't have a shower after sex, the water will make you cold, and sex and cold cannot mix.

     

    Now I look back at my answer and think it wasn't too smart. But I responded with I am 40 years old has sex many times followed by a shower and I am still alive and healthy.

  3. Things you see when your wife is Chinese

    in Stateside

    Posted

    Well my wife is pretty down to earth.

     

    No food in the bath tube (Sorry Carl) for she say People clean here.

    No food hanging from the rafters, Though there is something in a large jar on the kitchen counter

    that has been fermenting for about 4 years.

    She cooks with it everyday and I'm still alive so it must be good for me.

     

    But there is two things i have seen that the wife likes to do.

     

    4Wheelers and Guns.

     

    We don't have any four wheelers but my wife loves to shoot. Her favorite is my 9mm, but she also likes to shoot my 45 and my AK-47. But the truth is, she is a bad shot. Hopefully this will change over time.

  4. I love my wife!

    in Stateside

    Posted

    I just adore my wife!

     

    She is the sweetest, cutest girl, and I love her to death! And man! is she one hot firecracker if you know what I mean. We have now been together almost 3 years, and I can say that when we are "together" it is as romantic, and hot as the first time. It is almost like having a hot love affair on the side except it is with my wife. Every day is fresh and new! I can't wait to grow old together.

     

    One word of advice for newly weds...

     

    I used to live in China and so I have some understanding of who Chinese culture is different than here in the states. However one of the best things to every happen to our relationship is to start attending a Chinese Church here in the states. Chinese churches are filled with wise, smart, older Chinese women who have been here for decades. They honestly have given my wife words of wisdom that have turned her into twice the woman she was in China. And who knows they may have saved our relationship through the first two months in the states.

     

    There are just some cultural things that are different, and to have an older woman reassure my wife what was happening was normal. What a true blessing!

     

    Random thought from an old guy in love ... life is good!

     

    p.s.

     

    I do think it would be good to have a mens only section.

  5. July Interview Group

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    I have a friend who passed the interview on July7, but has not got the actual visa yet? Any experience on how long it's taking recently?

    Thanks,

     

    I hate to hear those stories... where you get pink and then it sits in limbo. You can read many cases of that, in some cases they have to wait in GZ for weeks! Unfortunately we have seen the outcome vary dramatically, to weeks, to months, to even getting the passport back in the mail with the visa affixed and then crossed out!!

    In most cases it seems it clears up in about 3 weeks and the visa does come through eventually...

     

    We now have visa in hand, and leave next week. My wife is so scared of living in the USA. I am trying to avoid any conflicts this week because I know she is already stressed.

  6. July Interview Group

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    No they didn't want the I-864! I was shocked and worried, but the Yangs said that is often the case.

     

    No my wife had some man in his mid 30's.

     

    However my wife said a really fat woman handed almost everyone a white slip.

     

    There was one black man from Africa. Every time the big woman would call the his name, she would tell him to turn around to go sit down. It sounds like she didn't like the black man.

  7. July Interview Group

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    We got the pink slip.

     

    they asked 4 questions

     

    1) When did you meet

     

    2) when did you marry

     

    3) where does your husband work

     

    4) what was it like living together while he was still married? (snicker snicker)

     

    Great! off to the USA!

     

    They didn't want a single piece of paper. They quickly looked my 2009 1040, and took the police record book. They didn't want the financial support, the 230 info sheet, the marriage white book, or the birth certificate white book.

     

    Wow! shocked!

  8. July Interview Group

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    I am at the Yang's!

     

    We have gone through all of the papers!

     

    and will be up at dawn tomorrow to wait in line!

     

    Rodger & Christina

     

     

    Oh and for those who don't mind living a little chinese you can rent a single room with a shared bathroom for $130 per night.

     

    $130 a night, I hope you mean 130 RMB a night.

     

    Yep! I am the cheapest laowai in china!

  11. ÎÒÕÒµ½·Ç³£ºÃµÄiPhoneѧӢÎÄÈí¼þ

    in Chinese Language Forum

    Posted · Edited by dnoblett (see edit history)

    偶然间想让自己的英文更完美，所以在iphone软件店逛逛，发现了这个有纯正美国真人发音的记单词软件，开始只是觉得很便宜，就0.99美元而已，好不好的就抱着试试看的心里，可没想到真不错，真是真人发音，而且在我的iphone，每天我想记单词就像口袋里装个美国人，随时纠正我的发音。这个软件也挺有意思的，不枯燥。想让自己英文更地道的人可以试试，好东西大家分享：

     

    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id378729206?mt=8

     

    或者在app store搜 "A+ 快乐学英文“。

  12. Great Hotel near GUZ Consulate!

    in GZ Info

    Posted

    Here's a fantastic price and location hotel near the GUZ Consulate. It is just a short walk downstairs to the interview lines. Have your Chinese SO call and make reservations and for rates. 13711105224 or 13250216868. Visit on the internet at www.13711105224.cn and here's the hotel owner's card...

     

    http://i40.tinypic.com/29zew3k.jpg

     

    The hotel owner will help with anything you need, getting to the medical and picking up visa items. He will advise your kitchen sink, just make sure you bring everything you need. He is very kind to sit down and use his years of experience to help make your stay and interview easier. We have been here for a week together, and Wendy has lived her for almost 2 months while waiting to come home with me to Oklahoma. I know there are other members who would gladly compliment the hotel owner here. My hat is off to him, and his gracious nature. Nothing has been stolen out of our room either, for those that ask. And also, it has American style toilets, so no need to PM me and ask anymore. Here's the phone number and a few photos.

     

    http://i41.tinypic.com/2ekrrxl.jpg

     

    The hotel rooms are in the apartments behind me.

     

    http://i43.tinypic.com/a46fld.jpg

     

    This room is up on the 12th floor with great views, even from the corner room, even if it is the Westin you are looking at from this apartment.

     

    http://i44.tinypic.com/2gxg3v8.jpg

     

    Citic Plaza from behind the hotel at night, coming home from dinner. You can see the hotel in the right side of the photo next to Citic Plaza. There are so many places to eat and street vendors to please any appetite, or shopping need! Not to mention the next door 7-11 for late night goodies when everyone else is closed.

     

    Also, can a mod PIN this thread?

     

    Anyone can ask me questions is they'd like, I have plenty of info to share if needed. Everything here has been fantastic!

     

     

     

    Is this the Yang's?

     

    before I found a post with his contact information. Now I can't find it.

     

    rw

  16. lack of consolate communication

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    What happens if my invitation letter gets lost in the mail?

     

    It is just shocking in the 21st century we can not go to the web sight to check on the status of our application.

     

    Also I was looking at the consolate website and saw something like ...

     

    additional email and questions may delay you inquiry.

     

    What does this mean?

     

    So if something gets lost in the mail I have no way of knowing?

     

    Rodger

  17. June Interview Group

    in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview

    Posted

    United through SFO-PVG and then maybe a domestic China flight to CAN. United has been working on a SFO-CAN flight but it has been delayed and I don't know think it is running yet.

     

    Also try Asiana SEA-ICN and then onto CAN. I am sure Asiana flies there.

     

     

    Yup Asiana flies to CAN.

    I have flown them a couple of times and absolutely love them.

    Every Chinese airline is better than united!!!

     

    Btw I buy all of my domestic tickets at e long.com.

  18. moving to the USA

    in Communications, Planes, Shipping & Money

    Posted

    I tend to go back and forth between the USA and China a lot. Many times I have had to move personal belonging between the two. Usually I reserve space in my bags for very important items such as computers and such. This means many things need to be shipped.

     

    I have found that the chinese post office will ship things to the USA very cheap. Here are my tips/info about sending stuff to the USA.

     

    1) you must buy a box from the post office. The biggest box costs 11RMB.

    2) They must pack the box for you at the post office.

    3) all liquid and food items are banned.

    4) all batteries are banned

    5) The first kg is 91RMB after that it is 21RMB/kg.

    6) max weight is 30kg.

    7) shipping time is 2 months

    8) insurance claims must be done at the place of purchase (i.e. ins is worthless)

     

    My first box was full of technical books. It was very heavy. In the end it weighed 31kg. I removed on book and sent it off to the USA.

     

    As you know each person is allowed to carry 2 stowed and 2 carry on items on a plane. Sometimes this means you will need to buy more luggage. I have found that boxes and cotton bags from the Chinese post office make for some of the best luggage. The post office boxes are double ply and they will strap them closed.

     

    The post office also sells cotton bags for 15RMB that are much much better than bian zhi dai that you see in the markets. Granted the post office bags are twice as expensive as a bian zhi dai but they are well worth the extra $1. These are great for clothing on a plane.

     

    And for those of you who think you are smart to buy chinese luggage, you may find your clothes and things all over the tarmac. Trust my good boxes are much much better.

  19. 1 Chinese baby born with syphilis every hour

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted

     

    That's interesting. As far as I can tell from my conversations and experiences with people, Chinese schools don't have anything resembling sex education. (anyone have any knowledge or experiences to contradict this??) When I met my wife, she was under the impression that she could tell whether or not someone had AIDS just by looking at them.

     

     

    Totally true. My wife was the same. However the older generation in china was very conservative. I think the Chinese are just behind the curve. The young generation is very open, soon china will catch up!

  21. 1 Chinese baby born with syphilis every hour

    in The Middle Kingdom - 中国

    Posted

    But it is interesting that that all the 'gloom & doom' that the WHO went through about 8-10 years ago, related to AIDS in China----the result of unsanitary blood transfusions---poor rural peasants selling blood products, never came to pass. It was isolated, and those involved, sadly, died. but they didn't pass it on, because it wasn't related to sexual behavior, or drug use (shared needles for recreational drugs)

     

    Syphilis could get out of control in China rather quickly, since the spread is behavior based, and the infection rate is exponential.

     

     

    However the CIA estimates china has 1/10 the number of aids victims as the USA.

     

    Food for thought.

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