Blog turns 100

With this post the blog turns 100…in blog years. Or blog posts.To observe my 100th post I'm offering a quick tour of what I consider the "greatest hits" of the blog: the five key posts that get at core issues around intercultural communication, especially regarding China.

The sentimental favorite has to be Post #1, "Cars and Cash," which began to lay out some key U.S.–China differences from my research findings.

"High Context, Low Context" examines a fundamental communication challenge for Westerners in China.

"The Trouble with Words" takes a quick but deep dive into key linguistic issues facing anyone crossing languages and cultures.

"Making Strangers Less Strange" asks: What if "we" have more of "them" inside us than we think?

And finally, "Eye of the Beholder" reviews one of the most shocking and insightful research results I have ever come across.

See if any of your perspectives on "others" change once you've read these five posts. Please leave a comment so I'll know.