Who here has lived in China before? What's it like? What's the political situation like?
China
Chase Bell
Camden Myers
I spent 13 years living in China and it was awesome. Crazy people they are. Overpopulated. More women in China then the entire population of the USA.
Evan Parker
I taught English in the Yunnan province. It was really laid back, every one had this lazy way of talking that made them sound like rural Chinese surfers. The older generations hated Japan, the younger generations couldn't get enough of Japanese media. The economy was booming like I've never seen before- everyone seemed to have a brand new car, of either Chinese or German make, with a few Japanese cars here and there. People were mostly friendly, with the occasional old-timer who refused to speak to me, and the occasional name-calling youngster. This was about 3 years ago.
Jacob Hernandez
If you're an outsider it's great.
If you're a native, you can't post on this board.
Luis Carter
>Who here has lived in China before?
My job does a lot of business in China, so I've been there a lot, including "living" there for months at a time.
>What's it like?
The first word that always comes to mind is: Filthy. China is fucking filthy. Their attitude about what constitutes personal cleanliness and general tidiness is much, much different from what Americans and Europeans are used to. Even in the big cities, many people live in abject poverty in plain sight.
Aside from that, China is actually quite wonderful. Most Chinese are extremely friendly to/curious about white people, going so far as to stop you on the street and take a selfie with you simply for being white. If you are a man, women will crowd around you and explode with ecstatic glee if you say even 1 word in Chinese to them, or make it clear that you understood their broken English. If you need help, all you need to do is look confused for fifteen seconds in a public place and some random stranger will walk over and assist you.
Everything is extremely cheap by Western standards, and getting around/accomplishing life's little activities (like getting a haircut or shopping for groceries) is very convenient. Violent crime is virtually nonexistent, but petty theft, pick-pocketing, and good old-fashioned con jobs are everywhere.
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John Collins
I spent 6 hours in Shanghai airport on my was here last week and it was horrible.
Got goosestepped all over the airport because I had a Zippo in my bag, they removed the wick and all stuffing, gave extra fun time search and had people follow me around the entire time I was there, Just lurking and peeking from around a corner or behind a pillar.
No internet.
16 hours there on the way back ffs, can't wait
Isaiah Garcia
Kek, you got a pokey bum wank from the airport staff?
William Peterson
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>What's the political situation like?
Most people on the street will tell you that they are very satisfied with the political situation. They believe that their leaders are doing a good job, that China is on the rise, and that their futures, both individually and as a country, are looking bright - and they're right about that. China is, for the most part, a very well-run country.
Political repression, however, IS commonplace. There's an unwritten rule about this - "You can criticize the Communist Party for their policies, but you cannot say that they should not be in power." - ALL of my Chinese friends, at one point or another, have said the magic words: "It is not a good time to talk about this.", which means "I am worried that someone will overhear our political discussion and I will get in trouble."
This fear is so pervasive that I hear this even when we are not in China; once, at a trade show, one of my Chinese associates found that he had gained the attention of a young and very attractive Chinese woman, who had certain...interesting characteristics about her, such as her extremely expensive outfits, impeccable English, and no concrete knowledge whatsoever about the industry she was employed in, despite claiming to be a secretary for a very boring Chinese company in our industry (which we, coincidentally, could find no public record of). We eventually concluded that she was a spy whose job it was to determine whether or not Chinese citizens attending the trade show were doing anything..."un-Chinese". Such things happen.
Fun fact: The customs & immigration form that you fill out after getting off the plane in China asks that you check a box to confirm that you are not "Bringing in any material that would do harm to the moral character of the People's Republic of China" (or something to that effect).
tldr; China is a weird, scary, and yet surprisingly friendly and comfortable place. It's pretty cool. You should check it out sometime.
Jordan Anderson
China and Chinese people died after Mao took over. What’s left in there are a bunch soulless creatures coming from nowhere and going nowhere. Only hope for China is the rise Christianity which by Gods grace is gaining momentum.
Grayson Gomez
>forgetting to renew your bum wank license
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