Ningbo town centre, China.

Ningbo town centre area, always busy.

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[fpmaphilip]

Hey, Philip from Sydney here. I am planning to go to UNCC as an exchange student next year. I reckon you are a student there so let me ask you a couple of questions. What is the living cost like? Does UNCC provide any Chinese class or is there any way I can learn Chinese while studying? Thanks

[streamingfreedom]

@fpmaphilip

I was there in 2008/09 academic year. The cost of the international dorms is cheap, but food and other stuff might not be as cheap as you think. When I was there, the restaurants on campus and facilities were quite 3rd world, but I hear it has changed a lot now. To be honest, it's real hard to make Chinese friends at the UNCC campus, and hardly anyone in Ningbo speaks decent mandarin, only 宁波话, which is like 上海话 - completely different. Better to go to Beijing if you can, really

[streamingfreedom]

@fpmaphilip

Although one good thing about Ningbo is it's good if you want something more representative of real China - that is, run down and 3rd world. You won't get that in Beijing and Shanghai, but easier to see the lasting effects of messed up Communist rule outside of the wealth of Beijing and Shanghai. But all East coast is getting rich now. If you go to Ningbo, you must buy an e-bike (电瓶车) straight away - best thing I did in China. The campus is in the middle of nowhere and you need one

[fpmaphilip]

Thanks for the detailed answer. You mean e-bike as in electric bike? Tjat sounds awesome. Do I need a license for that? Yeah I heard Ningbo is never a cheap place and they use Ningbo language. But one thing I don't get is that there are heaps of Chinese students at Uni. Isn't it? But then why would it be so hard to make Chinses friends? I am expecting to spend maximum of RMB 4,500 per month. Would that be enough? Just asking, are you from Uni of Nottingham UK?