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Host Lauren is joined by guest Aleese Lightyear for a fun conversation comparing the Chinese versions of familiar Western experiences. Together, they unpack the funny and surprisingly universal similarities between life in China and the West after their years of living abroad.Follow @AleeselightyearBecome a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

This week host Lauren talks about when she joined a “social club” at her religious university… which was basically a sorority pretending not to be a sorority.Become a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

This week, host Lauren is reading AITAH reddit posts all about expat life and traveling abroad. The good, bad, and the ugly. Become a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

This week, host Lauren discusses the not so pretty sides of living abroad as an expatoriginal reddit postBecome a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

This week, Lauren takes you back to one of the most chaotic, unsupervised, and slightly questionable rites of passage: senior beach week. Fresh out of high school, Lauren shares what really went down during that week-long “spring break” for teenagers. And later, she reads reddit posts from fresh 18 y/o with their own beach week problems.Become a PatronUse code LAURENSFOODIE5 to book with Lost Plate Food ToursShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

This week, we are joined again by Sean who shares a terrible coworker story and Lauren recalls her strange encounter during her high school senior prom. Later they both discuss an AITA about when you need to kick out one of your bridesmaids before the wedding. Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

Lauren is talking her favorite topic: losers back home (LBH). She categorizes LBH in the context of China, all related to Love is Blind Season 10.Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

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This week, host Lauren shares the bizarre but entertaining variety shows and talent galas that all all over China.Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com

Ways to Counter 🧊This week, host Lauren shares the WORST jobs she's had while working in China for the past 10 years. Become a PatronShare your stories!Send a voice noteDM on Instagramforeignaffairpodcast@gmail.com