liver Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 7 hours ago, jqnetto said: is that supposed to be relevant for someone moving there to work a white collar job in a major city? yes, exploring the local culture is important even if you're gonna work in an office
Delirious Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, liver said: Bullshit. I've lived in Beijing for 6 months and I've traveled a lot around the country and I can tell you that eating wildlife animals was super common ... I wouldn't use the bat eating **** as a drag like that user did because it's indeed quite a racist stereotype so stop quoting me on that but the fact is that this is indeed part of the culture now back to the topic - although I had fun because I met awesome people, life there is quite sad, people are depressed and I feel like it has gotten much worse after Covid so good luck with your job, OP I've been to Beijing and Shanghai many and I've NEVER seen any bats, rats, cockroaches, snakes etc. for sale. Where the hell were you visiting? I would like to see it. Also like someone else said how is this even related to the topic at hand?
BionicWooHoo Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 1 hour ago, liver said: Bullshit. I've lived in Beijing for 6 months and I've traveled a lot around the country and I can tell you that eating wildlife animals was super common ... I wouldn't use the bat eating **** as a drag like that user did because it's indeed quite a racist stereotype so stop quoting me on that but the fact is that this is indeed part of the culture now back to the topic - although I had fun because I met awesome people, life there is quite sad, people are depressed and I feel like it has gotten much worse after Covid so good luck with your job, OP Oh you’ve lived in Beijing for half a year? How cute. I’m literally 100% Chinese you dipshit. All of my extended relatives are still in China and I went there every summer as a child. Stupid non Chinese ppl think they can visit China for half a year and you’re more of an expert on Chinese culture than an actual Chinese person LMAO 1
Delirious Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 6 hours ago, BionicWooHoo said: Oh you’ve lived in Beijing for half a year? How cute. I’m literally 100% Chinese you dipshit. All of my extended relatives are still in China and I went there every summer as a child. Stupid non Chinese ppl think they can visit China for half a year and you’re more of an expert on Chinese culture than an actual Chinese person LMAO LMFAOOOOOO
FlyOnTheWall Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 This thread A black, female friend of mine from high school spent two years studying in Shenzhen and she really enjoyed her time there so it can't be as bad as people in here - who've probably never been there - act like it is Enjoy the experience
harwee Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 9 hours ago, liver said: Bullshit. I've lived in Beijing for 6 months and I've traveled a lot around the country and I can tell you that eating wildlife animals was super common ... I wouldn't use the bat eating **** as a drag like that user did because it's indeed quite a racist stereotype so stop quoting me on that but the fact is that this is indeed part of the culture now back to the topic - although I had fun because I met awesome people, life there is quite sad, people are depressed and I feel like it has gotten much worse after Covid so good luck with your job, OP Interesting post. I feel like its really a case to case basis but the best way to ask quality of life of expats in a certain country is to ask other expats, not locals. Locals and expats live very divergent lives, anywhere. That on top of the fact that locals and expats have different tolerance level on risk and rewards. So people going to the internet and seeking answers, only to find out that life isn't what theyre expecting. So I suggest the OP to connect with other expats in China. This is probably not the right place to ask. Nothing, just an overall observation.
ATRL Moderator Azulito Posted May 15, 2023 ATRL Moderator Posted May 15, 2023 16 hours ago, RemixNvyBlue said: 你好，我用中文表达更方便，you can translation this 1. 有很多在中国的外国YouTuber可以参考一下他们的视频，例如：RachelR星星（她的妹妹也是YouTuber，住在东莞，不过她们应该也有在广州的经历，会说普通话粤语英语，很厉害）；还有一个博主是德国人，博主名叫保护野菠萝，她经常去中国不同的地方，或许会给你一些建议。还有一位博主叫做吴雨翔，在珠海生活（我也是），都是靠近广州的城市，总之可以先和在中国的外国人交流交流。 2. 不知道您是否是黑人，在中国网络上，在广州的黑人名声不太好（无意冒犯），虽然其实有以讹传讹的夸张成分，如果您是黑人，可能要做好被歧视的心理准备，如果您不是，和他们保持距离。 3. 貌似有微信后还需要有一张在中国可以使用的银行卡与之绑定才能使用微信支付，或许支付宝更方便？我也不太清楚外国人具体需要哪些东西才可以使用在线支付，还是问问在中国的外国人更方便吧。 4. 尽管这个帖子里说中国人爱吃蝙蝠，但绝对是少数中的少数，而且正规市场与超市绝对不会买卖这种野生动物制品，然后就是中国食物千变万化，粤菜相对外国人来说最容易接受，祝你在中国生活得开心！ Did you actually say “keep your distance from black people”?
theweekend Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 i had some colleagues that lived there for years and they starting working in Shangai. They all look very happy with their lives there. One of my Chinese friends wanted to go back after living here but he disappeared after, almost years to years I get news from him and he looks well. atrl is full of biased views of China (biased/hate views about everything so take opinions here as grain of salt). One advice I would give is to get VPN as soon as you can so you can keep using Western apps on your phone, it really changes the perspective because for example I can follow/watch a lot about those ex colleagues who lives there. never been there but I truly want to visit the country. to a gay perspective it's more accepted in big cities/crowded areas, but for Chinese people their family views take a huge toll on one's life since communal value is strong related to their society. this Chinese friend of mine has told me their family has homophobic views so he would keep his personal life private from them. this is very sad but even this way he preferred to go back to China. another one as an international traveller is so stay out of trouble and think about possible troubles you can get into, always stay down-to-earth that you're in another country that you don't have a strong bond/family bond with other people so you're on yourself, keep yourself safe and keep in touch with people from the company you work for. all I know are from his views and the views of my ex colleagues. from an professional perspective, my husband is in contact with Chinese workers from his company and he's always making compliments about how well they work and things they manage always get done fast/very well.
SmittenCake Posted May 15, 2023 Posted May 15, 2023 advice? start hitting up all those in charge of live concerts so we can get performances by Iggy Azalea slaying like this: on a more serious note: I have no advice to offer. I was learning Chinese for a little bit, but then stopped, but would like to get back to it. Hope you enjoy your stay there. China is a beautiful country.
RemixNvyBlue Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 9 hours ago, Marvin said: Did you actually say “keep your distance from black people”? Racial discrimination exists everywhere in the world, just like here, but it must be due to mutual lack of understanding and cognitive bias. I am a black music enthusiast and I strongly dislike racial discrimination. However, there is indeed such a problem on the internet in China, but I believe the proportion is very small. However, in the face of a large population base, this proportion is also huge. In the end, I have no intention of offending, and I wish the world a great harmony
McNulty Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 My friend went there to study and told me it's great.
Aethereal Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) Not all Europe is Netherlands. China could be an upgrade in terms of economy, opportunities and life style. Personally I would never move to any country in Asia except for Israel if it wasn't for the Palestinian conflict. Edited May 16, 2023 by Aristotle
Aethereal Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 21 hours ago, Marvin said: Did you actually say “keep your distance from black people”? He is a bot.
Genius1111 Posted May 16, 2023 Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, truthteller said: Yikes, a central platform to report people for political (read: anti-govt) reasons, but we are not surprised by this. I am curious to know what constitutes as 低俗 or vulgar in the eyes of the government.
unino Posted May 17, 2023 Posted May 17, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 12:59 PM, Delirious said: I've been to Beijing and Shanghai many and I've NEVER seen any bats, rats, cockroaches, snakes etc. for sale. Where the hell were you visiting? I would like to see it. Also like someone else said how is this even related to the topic at hand? On 5/15/2023 at 1:52 PM, BionicWooHoo said: Oh you’ve lived in Beijing for half a year? How cute. I’m literally 100% Chinese you dipshit. All of my extended relatives are still in China and I went there every summer as a child. Stupid non Chinese ppl think they can visit China for half a year and you’re more of an expert on Chinese culture than an actual Chinese person LMAO get their racist ass lmao ot. i have no idea but this thread really brings some interesting aspects of China (for ME!)
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