ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun (孙慧) discusses talking about politics and other sensitive topics with friends and business partners in China. Many […]
cultural differences
In January 2023, ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun was a guest on Mei Yang’s Our Cultures and Our World podcast. […]
Jessica Sun in the Our Cultures & Our World Podcast
In this video, ChinaTalk’s Jessica Sun explains how China geographical size leads to enormous differences in weather, food, […]
Video: Understanding China’s Diversity
A cultural mistake is easily made when you pick the wrong number, colour or gift in China or […]
Video: Numbers, colours and homephones in Chinese culture
In the past months I have shared several articles about things that surprised me when moving to The […]
A Chinese’s first impressions of The Netherlands
Photos: Olivia Martin-McGuire Getting married in China comes with some oddities. One of the special aspects of a […]
Film review: China Love
I was born and raised in China and ten years ago I met and eventually married a Dutchman. […]
How Dutch behaviour nearly ruined my marriage
An earlier, shorter version of this article was published on ChinaTalk in 2017. This year, I have been […]
How the Netherlands changed my habits
This article was originally published on ChinaTalk in Dutch. In April 2013, at the age of thirty, I […]
The Netherlands through Chinese Eyes: Ten Surprises
A tale of cultural differences, eating habits and sandboxes. Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions in China it’s been […]
When my Chinese in-laws came to visit
This original Dutch version of this article was published in 2018. It has been about ten years since […]