Editor's note: Adapting to life in a different country can be quite difficult, but overtime you realize how much the country is changing you. The things you thought weird at the beginning may be the stuff of your everyday routine. Here are a few of the ways our Forum readers think their lifestyles have changed during their China stay. You're also welcome to share your thoughts.

　　1.Drinking warm and hot water.

　　2.Eating watermelon with a spoon and putting pineapple in salty water.

　　3.Using chopsticks more in both cooking and eating.

　　4.Being very open about salary.

　　5.Cooking too many dishes even when I'm cooking Western food.

　　6.Not getting angry with queue jumpers.

　　7.Cycling like the roads are an obstacle course race.

　　8.Showering before bed.

　　9.Taking off shoes before entering a house.

　　10.Eating a lot of intestine, liver, kidney, etc.

　　Bad parenting

　　1.If your child intentionally disturbs you, it is because you are not physically affectionate enough.

　　2.If our child is lying, it means you overacted to the mistakes in past.

　　3.If your child does not stand up for themselves, it is because from a young age you have disciplined them regularly in public. Parents should not do so even in front of siblings, friends or cousins.

　　4.If you buy everything for your children still they take things that do not belong to them, it is because you don’t let them choose.

　　5.If your child is a coward, it is because you help them too quickly. Don’t remove every obstacle from their path.

　　6.If the child behaves rudely, it is learnt from parents or others living with them.

　　Vocabulary:

　　Affectionate, stand up for