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Archive for the ‘Relationships and Dating’ Category
Analysis: Solidifying Relationships in a Shifting Chinese Youth Society
“A high quality of life is equated to traditional family values.”
From a recent youth survey conducted by enoVate, family values are a high quality of life indicator. Quality of life represents the ideals that Chinese youth strive for, things they may not necessarily have right now. However, the...
November 16th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating, Trends and Insights | Read More
“Flash” Friendship: The New Way To Build Relationships For Chinese Youth
If we are to believe all that is written about China and Chinese youth then we assume them to be a lost and lonely generation, at the mercy of their own increasing consumer desires and societal pressure. If this is the case, the ways Chinese youth choose to form relationship can’t be assumed to conform...
November 16th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating, Travel, Trends and Insights | Read More
China’s 80’s Generation : Sexually Liberal, Traditionally Minded
Wednesday was China’s annual “Singles Day” (11/11 , 光棍节). Many bachelors announced their single’s declaration that is, “Single is simple, double is trouble, triangle is terrible, multiple is miracle!” on their QQ and XiaoNei (Renren) pages. It seems that many bachelors worry...
November 13th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating | Read More
How Much Does Dating Cost in Chinese Universities? It’s Not Cheap!
Dating in college is the first thing that comes to my mind when talking about relationships and dating amongst Chinese youth. Since dating is the “required course”, most Chinese students are very passionate and willing to spend money on it. Recently, I’ve been talking with a couple of college...
November 12th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating | Read More
Looking for a hook-up on Single’s Day in China? Here’s how…
(photo credit, coolgc)
One of our main inspirations for having relationship and dating week this week in November was because of the significant date of 11/11. In China this date represents 光棍节, or “Guang Gun Jie”. According to an article found on Sina, this day also represents a way...
November 11th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating | Read More
China Pocky Day Fails to Gain Attraction by Local Chinese Lovers
TODAY IS POCKY DAY!
Pocky is a popular Japanese snack resembling thin sticks of flavored goodness. Pocky’s popularity crosses all ages and genders and they are sold in sweet and salty varieties.
Since 1999, Pocky’s parent company in Japan, Glico, has pushed forward its Pocky Day campaign,...
November 11th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating | Read More
Do Chinese Youth Care About Sex? Find Out This Week….
This week on the enoVate blog, we’ll be taking a quick glance into the topic of relationships and dating amongst Chinese youth. The answer to the headline may appear obvious, but we are also interested in the following:
Online Dating
How brands use sex and relationships to market their products
The...
November 10th, 2009 | Relationships and Dating | Read More
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