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Q: Which Chinese city has the friendliest people?

10 years 10 weeks ago in  Lifestyle - China

 
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Suzhou is the Best...!!!

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All cities I've been in China, people were friendly.

 

I had scuffle with driver in Dalian, because he wouldn't stop while I was crossing the road on the pedestrian crossing, and my spit hit his BMWangel. He exited his car and felt my jiu jitsu move.

 

I dislike big cities. I think, people are much friendlier in small towns.

 

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I've been to quite a few cities, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Tianjin, Beijing, Nanjing etc. I must say Chongqing is tops. Yes, we get the spitting, rushing etc but hey, people here actually smile at you even when you don't know them. They say sorry when they accidentally nudge you. In Guangzhou, it is as if I'm in the way! They say thank you when you pay for your meal. In Beijing it's as if you owe them money and I hate it when you give them the money in their hand and they throw your change on the counter! Damn it! It's like they are doing me a favor by eating at their restaurant. 

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I've been to about 30 cities in China.  Every one has some kind people, but the kindest people by far where the ones I met in province of Guizhou.  I have a few stories from that area, but on my first visit to Kaili, I was exploring the city on foot.  No stares, but I got many warm smiles.  I stopped at a shop on a corner because I smelled some delicious food in a pot.  I asked the lady how much money and pointed at the food I smelled.  She didn't answer me, but she prepared the food and set it on a small table next to her store.  I wanted to take away, but it all happened so fast so I just sat down to eat.  Soon a young girl with a backpack came from school down the street .  She smiled at me and sat down at the table.  Finally the lady (her mother) returned with some bread and sat down.  We all ate together at that table.  We couldn't speak each other's language, but it was a comfortable and warm silence.

 

 Little did I know, in my ignorance, that the food she was cooking was not for sale.  It was a meal for her and her daughter.  She didn't hesitate to share this meal with me without cost.  I will never forget that introduction to the people of Guizhou.

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 An act of kindness introduced me to China.  That it followed such a terrible experience is what makes it so memorable to me.  First, the bad experience.  I had been in contact with a girl before I left America for China.  We chatted often on QQ for months and I thought I knew her.  She told me she was a single mother with two jobs and she had a two bedroom apartment that she would be willing to share with me.  We agreed to some terms and when I finally made it to China, I went to find her.  Of course she lied.  I didn't see a kid, she had a studio apartment and as far as I could gather, she worked at a KTV!  She couldn't speak a lick of English but even still, we shared a bed for a week, I gave her rent money, and went traveling.  When I returned, she had found a roommate and kicked me out.  So I was out on the street in China, without knowledge of the city or language and no friends in this city(or so I thought).

 

It's so happened that a lady on the train (back from traveling) who I was talking with for 4 straight hours (practicing her english?), also lived in this city (in fact, the very same apartment building).  Somehow she heard about what happened to me.  She found me a decent hotel, paid for it and wouldn't allow me to repay her.  She took me out to dinner with her friends and introduced me to some people who helped me get acclimated to Chinese life.  The next day, they helped me get my first apartment in China.  As you can imagine, I had a great impression of China in the beginning.  I am still friends with this girl today.

 

jetfire9000:

Sounds like once she got your money she didn't need you anymore.  That sucks.  Not surprising for somebody working in a ktv that can't communicate with you though.

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Actually, she gave me most of my money back after i demanded it later.  But if you asked her, she would tell you I got more than my money's worth

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mengxing:

This is a pretty incredible story though. And you decided to just stay and find a job etc?

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No.  I don't work.  I'm a perpetual tourist.

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Haven't been to other cities yet but as far as I think, Beijing is a really nice city..Well, I mean people living in hutong is quite friendly to me.

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The people here in Daqing have been really nice and accommodating; despite the language barrier and the [sometimes] political row between China and the Philippines.

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Hong Kong, definitely angel

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Dongguan. Also Beijing!

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People are usually more friendly, and I mean really friendly not friendly because they can make some RMB out of you, in the inner provinces, some of the friendliest people I have met were in Sichuan, also Southerners tend to be more welcoming than Northerners, some of the rudest people I have met were in Beijing and Dalian.

 

People in coastal provinces are more used to see foreigners, in many coastal cities they don't give a damn about you and are too busy making money.

 

Friendlier people are one advantage of inner provinces, cons are: far from the sea, poorer, less conveniences (harder to find imported food, foreign restaurants, ...), people staring at you (result of fewer foreigners).

 

Otherwise coastal provinces beat inner provinces on every points except for people's friendliness.

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A city that's small enough that the people are considered 'country folk'.

 

In the big cities always found it was the migrant works (again, from the country) who are the friendliest.

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