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The Importance of Respecting “Face” as a Foreign Teacher in China

2025-11-28
The Importance of Respecting “Face” as a Foreign Teacher in China Okay, let's unpack this honestly (though my own honesty is often the problem). Teaching English in China for three years has taught me something wild—after all that time across the globe—I've realized my biggest classroom challenge isn't tech or humor gone wrong. It’s a surprising vulnerability: **my own bluntness**.

Walking into a staff meeting, seeing flaws I couldn’t ignore, and just *blurting out* how they felt? That usually stops conversations dead in their tracks. Like bringing up periodontitis at dinner when everyone's already halfway through their dumplings—it’s an unwelcome disruption to the peace. And my reputation as one of those overly honest folks who can accidentally spoil a perfectly good joke or conversation?

Yeah, I've earned that dubious title.

It reminds me of how you often feel awkward? Maybe something specific triggers this feeling for you?

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