My name is Siyu and I’m the creator of Tiny Eyes Comics, a webcomic series that explores and shares Chinese culture through the details of everyday life.  A year ago, I published a collection of my comics on the differences between Chinese and Western culture (check it out). During the past year,

In this photo Lucy Nicholson captured not only Doaa Elghobashy (Egypt) and Kira Walkenhorst (Germany) competing in beach volleyball at the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro but also the cultural differences of two civilizations.

Whenever my husband and I go out to a restaurant, shop, or any other local Hong Kong place of business, people see him and assume they should speak English to us. Sometimes, I admit, this is a relief. When I'm unsure of how I'm supposed to converse about library cards or government fees, I'm ...

I got a little spoiled in Japan. I know that now. While I achieved a lot on my own in Japan, and was able to get around restaurants, shops, and cat cafes without causing too many international incidents, I realize now that I had a safety net. A big Mr. Louise-shaped safety net. Because my ...

When I don't work from home, I like to hunker down at a coffee shop to (pretend to) work. OK, I do get a lot of work done in cafes, but they also provide me with a plethora of things to distract me. Some people work best in silence with just the task at hand. I work best with low music, ...