The dos and don¡¯ts for visiting would-be in-laws

[Randy W]

Not much here, but, hey! The People's Daily posted it as an Editor's pick from the Shanghai Daily

 

The dos and don’ts for visiting would-be in-laws

 

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/8452647.html

 

[Randy W]

If all else fails, there's always this guy

 

Bogus boyfriends for rent to please parents

http://english.people.com.cn/90882/8452248.html

[david_dawei]

I don't completely agree with this one:

 

 

 

Cigarettes and Chinese liquor (baijiu) are among the most common gifts for parents. But becareful. You should ask your girlfriend first whether her father smokes or drinks.Otherwise it would be very embarrassing for you to take two cartons of expensiveChunghwa Cigarettes (the most popular gift cigarettes in China), only to find he is a non-smoker. Baijiu is usually okay but not necessarily in all cases.

 

Because parents usually downplay any gifts they get as that is customary to not appear to 'need' the gift... and any gift which they would not consume themselves are used by them as gifts to others on appropriate occasions... so expensive cigarettes or jiu are generally well received, IMO. If you want to impress them with jiu, buy Maotai.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maotai

[david_dawei]

 

 

In Chinese families, the son-in-law usually calls his would-be parents-in-law “uncle” and“aunt” before marriage as a sign of respect. It is considered extremely impolite to addressan elderly person by his or her full name.

 

And the step-daughter will [should] follow suit; first calling you uncle and then later dad...