19 Mar, 2010 in Hong Kong by Fili An
Hong Kong Chinese New Year 
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There were various festivals and fairs in Hong Kong during Chinese New Year. One of the annual fairs is the open market  taking place in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. Nothing I’ve seen in Hong Kong so far came that close to a Taiwan/China style night-market in the liveliness and energy.
High-school kids were selling all [...]

17 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
Cross Galactical Relationships : the movie Avatar

In the last 11 days I’ve shared some of the responses I got from a survey I conducted during 2008 about Cross-Cultural Relationships. The survey was inspired by a book called “One Couple – Two Cultures : 81 western-Chinese couples talk about love and marriage” by Dan Waters, which is a terrific read about [...]

16 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
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Are cross cultural relationships really any different from same-culture relationships? In what way?
At the end of 2008 I conducted an open-survey about cross-cultural relationships, inviting my open and willing blog readers to share their experiences of CCRs. This series of posts highlights some of what the participants shared about their cross cultural relationship experiences. [...]

15 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
Opportunities – Cross Cultural Relationships #10

What are some of the opportunities that open up when in a cross cultural relationship? Do those in cross cultural relationships take full advantage of those opportunities?
At the end of 2008 I conducted an open-survey about cross-cultural relationships, inviting my open and willing blog readers to share their experiences of CCRs. This series of [...]

14 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
Discrimination Against Cross Cultural Relationships #9

How do people react towards cross-cultural relationships? Are those in cross cultural relationships discriminated against?
At the end of 2008 I conducted an open-survey about cross-cultural relationships, inviting my open and willing blog readers to share their experiences of CCRs. This series of posts highlights some of what the participants shared about their cross cultural [...]

13 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
Challenges in Cross Cultural Relationships #8

What are the main difficulties and challenges of being in a cross cultural relationships?
At the end of 2008 I conducted an open-survey about cross-cultural relationships, inviting my open and willing blog readers to share their experiences of CCRs. This series of posts highlights some of what the participants shared about their cross cultural relationship [...]

12 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
Positive Aspects of Cross Cultural Relationships #7

What’s the good side of cross-cultural relationships? What are the positive aspects of being in a cross-cultural relationship?
At the end of 2008 I conducted an open-survey about cross-cultural relationships, inviting my open and willing blog readers to share their experiences of CCRs. This series of posts highlights some of what the participants shared about [...]

11 Mar, 2010 in Cross culture by Fili An
Success factors – Cross Cultural Relationships #6

What makes cross cultural relationships work? Can cross cultural relationships work?
At the end of 2008 I conducted an open-survey about cross-cultural relationships, inviting my open and willing blog readers to share their experiences of CCRs. This series of posts highlights some of what the participants shared about their cross cultural relationship experiences.
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