Vending Forbidden

The Business of Being Foreign

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May 3rd 2010
Traveling abroad is definitely one way to challenge your perception of your own values and morality. Some days I find myself struggling with the question of whether I should release some values of mine in order to view a particular problem in a more Chinese light, or else stick by my Western modes of thought lest I lose my direction and credibility entirely. An example: I recently asked a teac ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more