Blog Tag - Humor

Brilliant or Disastrous? When Foreign Names Get Chinese Translations
Aside from getting a bank account, phone number, and apartment in Beijing, one challenge every expat faces – especially those attending university...
Quarantedium, and 14 Other Terms That Should Exist Now
There simply aren't enough words in the English language to adequately convey all of the new and special situations that have arisen in the last few...
Musings on When it Rains 猫 and 狗
One of the things which make living in Beijing so wonderful and so awful is that nothing happens in moderation. It’s roasting in summer, freezing in...
Throwback Thursday: Cheesy Pickup Lines for Book Lovers (Rated R Version)
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 11-year-strong blog archives to glance at the weird and wonderful of yesteryear...
Smog Day: An Illustrated Guide
Good morning Beijing! The factories were very busy last night. Yet when you first woke up this morning, it took you a minute to understand what was...
Stunt 101: Are You a Smelly Fatty?
Stunt 101 takes a sultry dive into the weird, the explicit, and the abnormal fads and trends gripping China and its inhabitants so that you never...
Expat Band Zhege, Beijing’s Answer to Weird Al, Will Make You Giggle and Groove at Modernista, June 7
If seeing a fellow Beijingers sporting lensless glasses or riding goofy Segways makes you giggle and spout a sarcastic “Ooooh, that’s so fashion!”...
Sweet Charity’s Bad Ass Song
Rear View takes a jocular look at some of the experiences that make Beijing such a fun place to live (if they don't break you first). Here at Rear...
Uncontacted Expat Tribe Discovered in Shuangjing
This post comes courtesy of our partners at China Liar, Beijing's least reliable news source. Earlier this week a group of isolated, previously...
Plumbing the Depths of China’s Toilet History With Beijing Vlogger Stuart Wiggin
Stuart Wiggin is talking about toilets in one of his latest videos, but his career is by no means going down the drain. Yes, the burgeoning Beijing...
Rear View: A Taste of Convention
Rear View takes a jocular look at some of the experiences that make Beijing such a fun place to live (if they don't break you first). Here at the...
Rear View: Testin’ Times on Beijing's Rules of the Road
Rear View takes a jocular look at some of the experiences that make Beijing such a fun place to live (if they don't break you first). When it comes...
Rear View: Home is the Hunter
Rear View takes a jocular look at some of the experiences that make Beijing such a fun place to live (if they don't break you first). Our suspicions...
"It's Interesting How in China EVERYTHING is Food": Q&A With Funnyman Jim Gaffigan Ahead of Mar 22 Gig
Indulging in Hot Pockets. Cracking Dad jokes. Being pale. Such are the everyman hallmarks that Jim Gaffigan somehow makes hilarious. In fact the...
Smoggy Beijing Air Now Canned for You to Conveniently Take Anywhere
Pull back the tab, crack open the can, and take a big, satisfying gulp of ... smog? That's right. Plastered 8 is now selling canned Beijing Air, for...