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The Art Of Chinese Gift Giving Etiquette: Best And Worst Gifts
Choosing and giving someone a gift can be hard. It could be a thank you gift, something for someone at their wedding, a parting present for someone on their last day at work or a birthday gift. To some of Chinese background, some gifts might be better than others. Next month is my birthday. About…
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What Language Do You Speak At Home? One, Two Or More
When we are home, the language we speak may come naturally to us. Or not. Depending on who we’re talking to at home, we may switch between speaking multiple languages and that can either be easy, or a bit of an effort. I was born in Australia, and English is the main language of instruction…
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Why Some Asians Don’t Outright Express Romantic Affection
For some Asians, showing physical affection and love doesn’t come easy. For some stereotypical Asians, expressing intimacy like holding hands, hugging and kissing feels hard and is both unnatural and uneasy. Different people show love differently. Some people show love through open physical affection. Others don’t openly show love and show love through non-physical affection…
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Dining Etiquette: Why Do Some Asians Fight To Pay The Bill?
Fighting over paying the bill for meals is something some of us are guilty of. If we’re the stereotypical Asian eating with other stereotypical Asians, coming out on tops to pay for a meal is often a big battle, sort of a sport in itself. This is the case with my Chinese family. When I…
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What Is Australia’s National Animal? What Are Some of Our Favourite Animals?
When it comes to talking about our national animal, Australians have different opinions on this. Australia has never formally proclaimed or adopted an official animal. Some animals seem to hold more significance towards our country than others and some even are emblems, while others simply popular in general with Australians. Often we think of a…
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Is It Time For A New Australian Flag?
Some say yes and some say no to a new Australian flag. There are countless arguments for and against this discussion, especially when Australia Day comes around each year and Australians reflect on what our country and flag mean to us. Our current flag was chosen through a national competition in 1901. 32,823 entries were…
Mabel Kwong 