Episode Synopsis "S2E8 跨文化桥Building Bridges"

In this episode, Blake and Rachel, long-time local staff here at Xi'an International School, share the major cultural differences that they've observed over the years, where cultural misunderstandings are more likely to happen between Chinese and foreign staff, and how to build bridges between the cultures.At the end of the episode, XIS senior, Kevin Kang, teaches us the Chinese idiom, "画蛇添足/huàshétiānzú/Drawing legs on a snake".Thanks for your feedback! https://form.jotform.com/stephaniewendler/tricolor-podcast-feedback

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