Why the Chicken Crossed the World: 18 Surprising Secrets from China on Success, Wealth, and Happiness

"China is geographically shaped like a chicken. I know this because a Chinese local, who learned English out of a textbook probably outdated a hundred years, proudly introduced his country: 'China is shaped like a cock '"A quick, entertaining, and insightful read on what China is really like--and what borrowing strategies from the world's fastest growing powerhouse can do for you at home. A collection of hilarious true stories based on the globally-popular blog Funky Chicken by an American Born Chinese executive in Shanghai. This book illuminates the China you were always curious about, but maybe too embarrassed to ask. China: where is all that money coming from, why are Asian Females such terrible drivers, and will it really rule the world?Only in China could you fall into the glamorous expat life of having a personal driver, maid, and private Mandarin tutor-only to quickly learn that your "help" are all richer and more financially savvy than you. A 50-year-old maid's family was so poor during the communist Mao era, they bought their son a wife in exchange for a watch. Decades later, that same maid bought her daughter a nose job, and accidentally turned her into a model. In China today, a new luxury mall magically appears the week you go on vacation. Weekends are spent at fabulous pool parties. Yet this authoritarian state is still far from democratic-just ask Chinese mothers who create "dating resumes" to pimp their children out at marriage fairs.Learn the tricks of life success, seen through the twinkling eyes of a mischievous humorist. Follow the sassy and smart Funky Chicken-shameless enough to nearly do a TED talk in a chicken suit, but wise enough to create a pen name in authoring this tell-all tale about the world's most powerful communist country. Flirting with China is fun; getting arrested is not.What can you learn from China, and how will it change your life? See for yourself.