When these people say "Everybody", does the word mean just expats?
How about meeting local Chinese? Since they're in Shanghai, wouldn't it be a good idea to get to know China and mix with Chinese people to experience the country, something they can't really do back home?!
Are they even learning the language to communicate with the locals or they're just expecting everybody else to adapt to "their way of life"?
@Rab1975bit I lived in the country of Georgia for about 8 months and what you speak of is generally found wherever expats are found. I learned a bit of the language but more important then that I made georgian, russian, armenian and other caucasian friends and partook in their respective cultures more or less. I have to say that having meshed into the culture early on I found it easier to carry on my normal day to day things like back in the states: Dating, going out, learning and appreciating
@xrey2000 Hehehe. I live in Taipei at this time, and I have had plenty of experiences of "other foreigners". Over the ten months that I've been here, I have changed dramatically, feeling more and more like a Taiwanese in some sense (though not fully, of course). On the other hand, the other foreigners seem more and more foreign. They don't seem to really be here, just visiting. I'd say I've adapted. Looking forward to adapting in Shanghai also.
When these people say "Everybody", does the word mean just expats?
How about meeting local Chinese? Since they're in Shanghai, wouldn't it be a good idea to get to know China and mix with Chinese people to experience the country, something they can't really do back home?!
Are they even learning the language to communicate with the locals or they're just expecting everybody else to adapt to "their way of life"?
Rab1975bit 8 months ago in playlist East Asia 3
@Rab1975bit I lived in the country of Georgia for about 8 months and what you speak of is generally found wherever expats are found. I learned a bit of the language but more important then that I made georgian, russian, armenian and other caucasian friends and partook in their respective cultures more or less. I have to say that having meshed into the culture early on I found it easier to carry on my normal day to day things like back in the states: Dating, going out, learning and appreciating
MaximusAurelius 6 months ago
@Rab1975bit Chinese people are weird.
Nickjaa 3 weeks ago
@xrey2000 Hehehe. I live in Taipei at this time, and I have had plenty of experiences of "other foreigners". Over the ten months that I've been here, I have changed dramatically, feeling more and more like a Taiwanese in some sense (though not fully, of course). On the other hand, the other foreigners seem more and more foreign. They don't seem to really be here, just visiting. I'd say I've adapted. Looking forward to adapting in Shanghai also.
wenaolong 1 year ago
@wenaolong
Is it easy to live in Shangai?
I'm just worried that if i move there someday & eventually run out of american money, i won't be able to live.
chinese yen isn't as valuble as the dollar after all.
Do u know a way around this?
johnson1095 10 months ago
Did any of these people ever even talk to a Chinese person?
lexyzimus 1 year ago 5
@lexyzimus Hehehe. One wonders what they are doing in China...
wenaolong 1 year ago