Meet your parents in law: Australia VS China

Young people during China's Singles Day

Singles Day celebrates the millions of young Chinese going solo in a country where the family unit is considered integral to society. Source: AP via AAP

Meeting your parents in law during the holiday season can be a big thing.


When visiting your parents in law during the holiday season (can be Christmas or Chinese New Year), will you sleep together?

Is there any forbidden topic you never touch?

Shall an $800 whiskey satisfy your father in law? 

How can an Australian guy communicate with his Chinese father in law?

You will find the answers on the Mandarin page.



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