Category Archives: SFAR in China

Smokers in China

Posted on 12/09/2012 by admin

If cigarette smoking is a deal-breaker for you, you may want to avoid dating in China. SFAR

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Beijing Sexy Times

Posted on 14/11/2011 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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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 21/07/2011 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 06/07/2011 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 23/06/2011 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 →