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Q: what you will do after a few years' stay in China?
what you will do when you back home after a few years' stay in China?
Study for a masters degree, hopefully that will make me more likely to get a job!
I will do my best not to do the following:
1.- Talk or try to talk with any good looking 20 year old I will see.
2.- Pick my nose, or spit on street.
3.- Drive like a maniac.
4.- Pick my nose, spit on the street.
5.- Lie every 5 seconds with a face fresh as a lettuce.
6.- Pick my nose, spit on the street.
7.- Will not have to be present in another English corner.
8.- Pick my nose, spit on the street.
9.- Miss my GF, wish I had the guts to bring her with me.
10.- Pick my nose, spit on the street.
But above all, I WILL MISS CHINA !. And I am serious now.
blah:
how many people you see pick nose so that you have a good impression to that.
HappyExPat:
BLAH: You should learn to reaf between lines, if you had it is very obvious that my post was done as a jest (good or bad, who knows?) and not as a serious one. But since you asked, maybe each day I will see hundreds either picking their noses and examining the removerd items, or spitting on the streets. Now, I also fully understand that such actions are common occurence in China, and seem to be socially acceptable. Please also understand that it is not so in Western societies. There, it is indeed a sign of very bad manners, and very poor ettiquete. Once you realize that,mybe you will understand why it is so shocking to many of us to see that done many times each day by those around us. But as I have said many times, this is your country, and has its customs, and it is not for me to judge them, but that does not curb my right to comment on them.
I mean most foreigners dont spend their lifetime here. finally, they will go back their own countries or somewhere culture is similar to their countries.
Xpat.John:
Sorry about that, it was a poor attempt at humor. I should have put a little smiley face after my comment. While I plan on staying in China for a very, very long time, I am aware that plans can and will change when you least expect them. So if I do find myself back in the US, after a few years I am sure that I will be running some business or other that makes use of the contacts & resources I have cultivated while here in China.
RobertaM:
Well I've been here for more than 8 years, got married, had kids, and have a home here...but I'm sure one day I'll return. But I've met a lot more people going in for the long haul. It's not like it was before when most were only here for a year or two...
