I recently wrote how much I liked the blog. It turns out that I liked them so much I was willing to write about them again for China Law Blog in a post titled, except this time I also included a list of other blogs that are worth a read if you ever want to know what it’s like to actually make a go of it as a China expat:
By now has to be king of this better-noodle genre. As the pen behind the once mighty Humannaught, the still there expat portal, , and the only relevant China news aggregator , Ryan has evolved from China blogger to China blog shepherd for the would-be China hand, guiding thousands of new eyes to various topics each day.
was the plucky original, with his blog, An American Hairdresser in China. Ben chronicled his experience learning Chinese and coping with his Chinese bosses in a Beijing barber shop. ended when Ben returned to the States, but it is still worth reading for every hilarious tidbit. (Why no book yet Ben?).
The international entry, from New Zealand, is . This is the guy you want to have dinner with when you come to Beijing, preferably at a place that doesn’t mind loud conversation. His self-described ramblings are straight from mouth to page, like the transcript of a licensed court reporter. Even though has reduced his blogging of late, reading his archives is the next best thing to living in Beijing.
My personal favorite noodle blog has to be the genius mad house , presided over by the equally genius-crazy , before he returned to New York this past Spring. His street poetry, archived under the tab, and the modernist works of fiction and graphics design found under his tabs come highly recommended as a singularly unique set of reflections on life in China.
Go check it out for and tell China Law Blog what other observational blog should be added to the list of must reads.
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