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Six Ways to Integrate into Chinese Style Life
Everybody is afraid of being put in a new environment where they need to spend a huge amount of time on understanding its difference from former surroundings and finally adapting themselves even unwillingly to the new world. So here arises a question(maybe an lingering obstacle for foreign students who are going to study in China) that how they can fit themselves in a quickest to way to the society of totally distinct cultures and surroundings.
To assist our students find way to solve that problem and get used to Chinese living style, CUECC collected some tips which are believed to be of great help.
1. Prepare for change
You may think it is easy to take a card to go shopping. But sometimes when you buy some small snacks it may not be convenient to use the card. You’d better prepare some changes or if you have Alipay. Places like in Hangzhou or Ningbo, you can go everywhere just with your mobile phone.
2. Get up early and experience the morning market
You can buy fresh and cheap vegetables and fruits in the morning market. It can be a custom for Chinese people especially the old who are accustomed to getting up early and go training.
3. Bargain with people
When you go to the local market or clothes shop, you can bargain with them. It is not easy to get benefit from the shoppers but if you can lower the price even for one cent , you will have much gratification.
4. Buy a lot of books as many as you like
In China the price of the books is relatively much lower than other countries especially like US or Japan, so you can buy as many as you like. But considering the luggage when you go back home, it’s also an easy way for you to lend books.
5. Be accustomed to cooking rather than outing
Chinese food has attracted many foreigners’ heart. So you won’t be satisfied to just eat outside. Look at the instructions on the internet and try to cook by yourself. It may be a catastrophe at the beginning, but you will treasure when you go back home with the skill of cooking some of the chinese food.
6. Put the dishes in the middle and share with others
Chinese families used to sit around the table and eat together. It’s a bit different from the western single dish style. Foreigners may not accept this style for the first time but later on they will be accustomed to share together, after all who can resist the temptation of all these delicacy. But remember it only happens in a family or among friends.
As the saying goes, the best way to integrate into a culture is to do as the local people do. Every culture has its own features and it is also a precious experience to live like local people. Share your experience of being like a local person with us!
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