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Stuck in the Middle Kingdom with You

AdamSMKYsmky.podbean.com
This podcast tells the story of a year of an English teacher in China, working in an international school in Changshu, Jiangsu. It‘s also full of history and culture. We‘ll go back to the imperial days, the revolutionary days, the days of triumph and the days of humiliation. Mostly though, it‘s modern China that I‘ll focus on, as it is the most relevant to understanding China now. China is super fascinating, and it‘s also probably the most important country in the world to understand right now, so this is my contribution to that. It‘s not a chronological history; instead, it kind of matches up to the things that were occuring in my roller-coaster of a year living in Changshu. I‘ve changed the names of the people I that I met when I was in China, except Jess of course. You‘ll meet Jess later. She‘s awesome. Blog: SMKYpodcast.blogspot.com
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Episodes

#4 | Settling In

Hi! Thanks for listening to the SMKY podcast, where we delve into all things China, including living and working there. This little episode picks up after the slightly explosive meeting we laowai had with the Chinese management team. We get to know some colleagues a bit better and take a group trip into town and get hot pot. Email: SMKYpodcast@gmx.com Twitter @SMKYpodcast

Nov 28, 202113 minEp. 6

#2 | ”You Don‘t Want a Grenade Blowin‘ up Beside Yer Face”

Hello and thanks for listening to the SMKY podcast. In this episode, I meet most of the other foreign teachers who were to be my colleagues for that year. It was also out first meeting with the Chinese management, and we laowai were ill-prepared for the cultural expectations of such a situation – and it showed. https://smkypodcast.blogspot.com Email: SMKYPodcast@gmx.com

Nov 14, 202115 minEp. 4

#1 | It‘s Not the Worst Punishment...

Hi! Thanks for listening to the SMKY podcast, which is my account of living in China and exploring its history and culture. In this episode I settle into my new apartment which is literally inside the school gates, and talk about the region and the river. https://smkypodcast.blogspot.com Email: SMKYPodcast@gmx.com

Nov 07, 202116 minEp. 3

On the Word ”Laowai”

Hi, you've made it to the Stuck in the Middle Kingdom With You podcast, a story of teaching English in China peppered with tales from Chinese history and culture. This is a preface of sorts. Laowai : rude and offensive or friendly or neutral? I'll spell it out here, 'cos this word is going to come up a few times. In this episode, we also mention the foreign tutors of China's last emperor and empress. Now that's a job! Shame that it was under such doomed circumstances. https://smkypodcast.blogspo...

Nov 01, 202115 minEp. 2

Intro | Stuck in the Middle Kingdom with You

This podcast tells the story of a year of an English teacher in China, working in an international school in Changshu, Jiangsu. Click here for extra info: https://smkypodcast.blogspot.com/2021/10/stuck-in-middle-kingdom-with-you.html It's also full of history and culture. We'll go back to the imperial days, the revolutionary days, the days of triumph and the days of humiliation. Mostly though, it's modern China that I'll focus on, as it is the most relevant to understanding China now. China is s...

Oct 28, 20215 min
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