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China in the grip of pig disease
I found myself surrounded by fewer, but better, people
China will no longer be a cheap-labour country
‘If China doesn’t want to let you in, you can forget about it’
Giant Brother is watching you in China
‘If Groningen were a Chinese province, it would have been expropriated a long time...
‘Autumn weather in China is great for our crops’
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Road Construction
The past couple of years, it was mainly new apartments that were being built here, but these days the focus in China is on roads. Here and there, you can still see a large complex of different skyscrapers being built. Right next to the buildings that were built a few years ago and are standing empty now.
Company culture
We keep expanding here in China. More greenhouse surface leads to more people on the floor, and that results in the need of more people that can manage and streamline everything.
The neighbours’ grass
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; a phrase or idiom that certainly makes sense. Humans are inclined to look at other people and then make a comparison. Often you find out that the grass on the other side of the fence is a lot greener than your own.
A trip
In this blog, I am going to take you on a trip from China to Africa. The reason for this is as follows. My family and I were in the Netherlands for a week in early May. It was the week before Mother's Day; we had beautiful spring weather, and it was good to be back. It has been a while now, since Mother's Day, but I wanted to share this anyway. Mother's Day is all about flowers. What's better than giving flowers to mothers, to make them feel special?
Smartphone
As I have mentioned previously: the smartphone is a necessity of life in China, mostly for recreational use. However, there are plenty of possibilities for professional use and for organising business. Creating simple groups in WeChat, the Chinese counterpart of WhatsApp, can be very useful and happens all over the world. Professional apps can also be set up through WeChat in the company account. We use these for certain processes or procedures.