Category Archives: SFAR in China

Beijing Sexy Times

Posted on November 14, 2011 by admin

In a corner of Beijing, this is apparently what sexy time looks like. A red boa, feathers, negligee and unopened bottle of wine. Not sure who this is meant to be sexy for, but eek. SFAR

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Chinese Men, So Tall

Posted on September 7, 2011 by admin

It’s funny that the depictions of males on these Beijing restrooms signs make them look SO much taller than their female counterparts, particularly considering many Chinese men are within eye level of their wives. The average height of Chinese men, … Continue reading →

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Chinese Men Embrace Crop Tops, Disregard Social Norms

Posted on July 21, 2011 by admin

Remember in elementary school when it was really hot out, and you would loop your shirt through the collar to make it into a bikini/crop top number that was way too risque for any 8 year old to wear? Well, … Continue reading →

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Fast Cars and Whisky Drinking

Posted on July 6, 2011 by admin

As the Financial Times so aptly described in yesterday’s front page article, style norms are changing in China’s urban centers as witnessed by stastistics and the naked eye. As young men and women acquire increasing levels of disposable income, style preferences … Continue reading →

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We Like to Match

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

You know how people say that couples who have been together for a long time start to resemble one another? View: extremely overweight couple (especially for China) on a motorbike, wearing matching flip flops. If this is what being in … Continue reading →

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SFAR in China- Sir, are you lost?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

  I was laying in bed one night trying to fall asleep when I heard strange sounds coming from outside in my apartment complex. I went over to the window to figure out what was going on, and realized it … Continue reading →

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Women Killer

Posted on June 1, 2011 by admin

Yup, that’s a man throwing tiny women into a trash can. To the guy who designed this and the guy who would purchase and sport this creepy imagery, SFAR.

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Song of The Day: You’re So Vain, by Carly Simon

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin

Song of The Day: You’re So Vain, by Carly Simon Xo SFAR

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SFAR in China: Allow the Pharmacy Display to Speak for Itself

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

International trade affords China with countless foreign innovations- many of which are increasingly developed, tested and packaged in China. Take, for example, pharmaceuticals. Now, while traditional Eastern medicine is still embraced within China (some might say it prevails as the leading … Continue reading →

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SFAR in China: A Stall of Her Own

Posted on May 22, 2011 by admin

I had just moved to China, knowing nobody and was ecstatic when my first and only friend invited me to the Scottish Burns’ Night Supper (don’t worry I had no idea what it was either.) I was feeling a bit … Continue reading →

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