Comments on: A Semester Returned, Part 3: You are HOW you eat (in China) http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/ all the exciting parts, none of the heavy debt burden Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38913 Sam Jackson Fri, 07 May 2010 05:16:01 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38913 : ) I would have liked to write more about food just generally, different yum things! But, the op-ed was not a food column, alas. Food was a really central part of China. 色香味 and all that. : ) I would have liked to write more about food just generally, different yum things! But, the op-ed was not a food column, alas. Food was a really central part of China. 色香味 and all that.

]]> By: Lingbo http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38909 Lingbo Mon, 03 May 2010 18:54:08 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38909 Interesting obvservations! I also like that you didn't overly exoticize the food. Interesting obvservations! I also like that you didn't overly exoticize the food.

]]> By: A Semester Returned, Part 4: Google-China and its Implications - the Sam Jackson College Experience http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38850 A Semester Returned, Part 4: Google-China and its Implications - the Sam Jackson College Experience Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:17:21 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38850 [...] reflections from my return from studying in China last semester. The last column was about the way mealtimes in China reflect the lives of students and architecture of the University. This week I am shifting gears and talking really less about my own experience and more about the [...] [...] reflections from my return from studying in China last semester. The last column was about the way mealtimes in China reflect the lives of students and architecture of the University. This week I am shifting gears and talking really less about my own experience and more about the [...]

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38849 Sam Jackson Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:07:18 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38849 Hey Rachel, thanks for sharing - that's a really interesting angle to hear from! I am not sure if the short service hours really help maintain regular eating habits, since in the real world, aren't people entitled to have a reasonable range of dining habits? The way it seemed to me was that, because people had late classes, they often would miss their meals and would have to go get 串儿 or whatnot late at night to make up for it. Hey Rachel, thanks for sharing - that's a really interesting angle to hear from! I am not sure if the short service hours really help maintain regular eating habits, since in the real world, aren't people entitled to have a reasonable range of dining habits? The way it seemed to me was that, because people had late classes, they often would miss their meals and would have to go get 串儿 or whatnot late at night to make up for it.

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38831 Sam Jackson Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:50:37 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38831 Ran, THANKS SO MUCH!!! for both a) reading, but even moreso, b) telling me that you read and enjoyed them! It is so nice to hear from someone, especially someone I know! Such a rare thing, it seems... and part of a complicated cause-effect relationship as to why I don't really blog so much anymore. But that's a separate matter. I miss the sense of adventure from being in China! I have been told that my pieces for the Herald kept getting too narrative-y, and not enough opinion, mostly because I wanted to just tell stories. So I need to sit down and just do that here for posterity's sake since I was so bad about writing when I was IN China. Did you manage to recount your experiences anywhere? Ran, THANKS SO MUCH!!! for both a) reading, but even moreso, b) telling me that you read and enjoyed them! It is so nice to hear from someone, especially someone I know! Such a rare thing, it seems... and part of a complicated cause-effect relationship as to why I don't really blog so much anymore. But that's a separate matter.

I miss the sense of adventure from being in China! I have been told that my pieces for the Herald kept getting too narrative-y, and not enough opinion, mostly because I wanted to just tell stories. So I need to sit down and just do that here for posterity's sake since I was so bad about writing when I was IN China. Did you manage to recount your experiences anywhere?

]]> By: Ran http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38827 Ran Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:46:51 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38827 Sam, I really enjoy these posts! I also miss Beijing... Sam, I really enjoy these posts! I also miss Beijing...

]]> By: Rachel http://www.samjackson.org/college/2010/02/28/a-semester-returned-part-3-you-are-how-you-eat-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-38825 Rachel Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:08:32 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=660#comment-38825 I went to school in China before going to US for college. What I felt about college dining halls here in the States is just the reverse of what you mentioned about Beida Shitang. It may be a culture thing for Chinese students, especially students in prestigious colleges, to eat fast and spend little time in Shitang. It never came across me that the reason was short service period and crowded space, but what you said made absolute sense! In fact, when I first came to the States, I was astonished that people spent so much time talking with each other while eating! By the way, the short service hours in Shitang help students maintain regular eating habits and stay healthy (though not really if students respond by skipping breakfast). I went to school in China before going to US for college. What I felt about college dining halls here in the States is just the reverse of what you mentioned about Beida Shitang. It may be a culture thing for Chinese students, especially students in prestigious colleges, to eat fast and spend little time in Shitang. It never came across me that the reason was short service period and crowded space, but what you said made absolute sense! In fact, when I first came to the States, I was astonished that people spent so much time talking with each other while eating! By the way, the short service hours in Shitang help students maintain regular eating habits and stay healthy (though not really if students respond by skipping breakfast).

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