
One aspect of living abroad is that some very basic activities and routines are conducted differently, including housecleaning.
Take the simple act of sweeping the floor, for example. In the west, we use a long-handled broom and hold it with both hands. The disadvantage is that you need someone to hold the dustpan for you, or you awkwardly try to handle both broom and dustpan.
But sweeping evolved differently in China. Here, the brooms are shorter and are used with one hand and the motion feels different...