{"id":9447,"date":"2018-11-16T12:23:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T04:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2018-11-16T12:23:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T04:23:38","slug":"twcc134-an-insiders-guide-to-culture-shock-episode-134","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc134-an-insiders-guide-to-culture-shock-episode-134\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC134 &#8211; An Insider&#8217;s Guide to Culture Shock, Episode 134"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2683\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9447-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC134.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC134.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC134.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC134.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=9447-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC134.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC134.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D9447\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, our topic comes from Hannah, who asks us about culture shock and how to overcome it in China.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to ask us a question just go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voicemail page and leave us your question<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode, We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nora\u2019s fact about China<\/strong>: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/society\/article\/2170480\/less-year-opening-inventive-details-beijing-daxing-international\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World\u2019s Largest Airport opening in Beijing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Hollie\u2019s news:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/what-flaunt-your-wealth-challenge-pictures-people-falling-out-cars-luxury-1184743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cFlaunt Your Wealth\u201d Challenge goes viral in China<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripsavvy.com\/dealing-with-chinese-culture-shock-1458319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Some things that might cause &#8220;culture shock&#8221; in China<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ways we&#8217;ve overcome some daily &#8216;aggravations&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>How to just get on with it<\/li>\n<li>Our word of the week is &#8216;culture shock&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E5%86%B2%E5%87%BB&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\">\u6587\u5316\u51b2\u51fb<\/a> (w\u00e9n hu\u00e0 ch\u014dng j\u012b)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can now support us on Patreon<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Check out our new &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/kit.com\/twowhitechicks\/the-ultimate-china-packing-list-designed-by-the-two-white-chicks-in-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultimate Packing List for China<\/a>&#8216; <em>(contains affiliate links)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>DON&#8217;T FORGET TO CLAIM YOUR FREE <a href=\"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/30-ways-the-written-chinese-dictionary-app-can-help-you-learn-chinese\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WRITTEN CHINESE DICTIONARY<\/a> FLASHCARDS! 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