Months of flattery have finally paid off! Jocelyn Eikenburg, creator of the “HUGE” (properly said with Trumpian accent) Speaking of China website, finally begged me to write a guest post for her!
I told her no. Well, sort of. “I’m so honored, but I’ve never been to China,” I whined. “I’m not Chinese! Almost everything I’ve learned about modern China has been through your website, or one of the blogs you recommended! I’ve got nothing.”
Jocelyn is tenacious, though. She wrote out a list of ideas. She offered to help me brainstorm. She may also have pointed out that When West Dates East gets lots of traffic from her “List of Blogs I Like,” and that said traffic consists of nice, reliable readers and not crazy racist trolls. Jocelyn is right about that, just like she’s right about the wisdom of telling your Chinese in-laws “soon,” every time they ask when you’re going to give them a grandchild. Arguing with Jocelyn is stupid. I mean, The Wall Street Journal and Huff Post call on Jocelyn when they need expertise on relationships in China.
So I agreed to write a post, despite entertaining dark and morbid theories about Jocelyn’s motivation at 3 AM — you know, like perhaps her base of readers demand stories of clueless American women making fools of themselves. (Don’t judge. Everything is believable at 3 AM. Actually, me making a fool out of myself is believable at 3 PM.)
If you want to check out my guest post, A Little Something Red for My Chinese Groom is now over at Speaking of China.
Go on!
Click on the link already!
Why are you still here? China awaits!
Okay, fine, here’s a teaser:
A Little Something Red for my Chinese Groom
Like most brides, I got more than a few pieces of sexy lingerie at my bridal shower. Mesh merry widows, sheer nightgowns, several garters with blue, and even a red silk thong.
Now, I have never been a supporter of the thong. Nope. My politics are liberal, but my clothing is conservative. While I currently live in fashion forward, underwear-optional Los Angeles, I remain the Grand Champion of Excess Fabric.
Seriously, if you want the rest, you’re gonna have to click here!
There was no like button there! The story is funny. There is nothing that says tradition more than colored butt floss!
Well, you are very nice for coming back here, Kate! Thank you!
Great, great, great piece on Speaking Of China! Brava!
Thank you!
Loved your story. Glad you and Andy remembered your red thongs in time for the wedding 🙂 Joy and good luck all the way!
Thank you! It was love and joy all the way. (And maybe a rash or two.)
Great story, I really didn’t see that one coming in the end. 😀
Thanks for sharing such a personal moment with us.
Thanks for the kind comment and not screaming, “TMI! TMI!”
(Note to my Asian readers — “TMI” is an American slang acronym for “Too Much Information!”)
Autumn, this post about me (and how you came to get on my blog) had me all in smiles (and laughing out loud)! It was truly an honor to feature your writing on my site, seriously. You’re a gifted writer.
Thank you, but the honor is all mine! I hope I did not shock or scare away your regular readers with my sexy (?) post.
Okay, I’m off to read your guest post. Congrats and all that warm stuff 😉 I’m sure it’s great. If not, let’s pretend this didn’t happen… 😛