I&#x27;m not saying be undistinguishable from native Chinese, I&#x27;m saying adapt to the culture and you&#x27;ll do better.  Don&#x27;t think, &quot;I&#x27;m going native&quot; think of it as transitioning into the mainstream of Chinese society.  Celebrate New Years with your coworkers, eat the local fare, defer to ancestor worship, observe deference to elders, etc... the things that allow locals to function within their society.  You don&#x27;t go ahead and show them how &quot;guanxi&quot; is bad, etc. you function within the local framework.