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The Uncanny X-Pats

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Uncanny
For Austin, who doesn’t look at all like the guy in Big Bang Theory, except to the Chinese.

This entry was posted in Comic strip and tagged Angelina Jolie, Big Bang Theory, chinglish, Comic strip, cultural misunderstanding, expat, expatriate, famous people, Food, sichuan hot-pot, x-pats on April 18, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

Live Like a Pig

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Zhu Bajie
A personal favorite Chinese idiom.

This entry was posted in Sketch and tagged chengyu, China, Chinese idiom, Journey to the West, penbrush, pig, Pigsy, sketch, Zhu Bajie on April 15, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

Kindergarten Mashup

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Bob-Yang
Westerners might not be familiar with the character on the right, even if it’s one of the most popular cartoon characters in China: Xǐ Yáng Yáng or the “happy goat”.

This entry was posted in Sketch and tagged cartoon characters, cartoons, children, Happy Goat and Grey Wolf, keai, mashup, pop icon, Sponge Bob, 喜羊羊与灰太狼 on April 14, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

Revolutionary Mashup

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Che-Lei
Icons of the world unite!

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Che Guevara, comunism, Lei Feng, mashup, penbrush, pop icon, revolution, socialism on April 13, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

Chinese Retirement Workout: Teasing the Tree

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retirement workout
I think this might be the first of a long series dedicated to the millenary workout techniques that can be witnessed in Chinese public parks.

This entry was posted in Sketch and tagged China, exercise, health, longevity, old age, park, penbrush, sketch, workout on April 12, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

Horror Vacui

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Horror Vacui
I’m no interior designer, but that stuff around the light switch seems a little excessive.

This entry was posted in Sketch and tagged daily life, decoration, fine point, home, keai, kitch, pencil, sketch on April 11, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

The Unanswerable Question

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Unanswerable
*LBH: Loser Back Home. At least we are not Losers Everywhere.

This entry was posted in Comic strip and tagged China, Comic strip, espats, LBH, Loser Back Home, penbrush on April 10, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

False Friends

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Conan VS Conan
What comes to your mind when you think of Conan?

This entry was posted in Sketch and tagged comics, Conan the Barbarian, cultural misunderstanding, Detective Conan, false friends, manga, sketch on April 7, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

Gastronomic Shock

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Suanlatang
*Hot an Sour Soup: The name says it all.

This entry was posted in Sketch and tagged Chinese cuisine, Food, Hot and Sour Soup on April 5, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

A Day in the Park

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A Day in the Park
The man in this story is, of course, an impostor. The “Great Firewall Father”, Mr Fang Binxing, doesn’t enjoy harassing foreigners and loves his country very much.

This entry was posted in Comic strip and tagged Censorship, Comic strip, Great firewall, Great Firewall father on April 4, 2013 by Genghis Kant.

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