AlexEnglish84
Barfly
Posts: 2
|
 |
« on: June 09, 2007, 04:08:33 PM » |
|
Hello. I just got my assignment in Shenzhen at the Foreign Languages School Longgang Branch. I will be leaving California in August and heading out to China!! I cannot wait. Anyone living in Shenzhen?  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Raoul F. Duke
Lovable Rogue
Despot in Absentia
Gender: 
Posts: 9577
"Be specific if you order the mushrooms!"
|
|
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2007, 04:11:07 PM » |
|
Welcome, Alex!  I think we gots a few from Shenzhen, and a few nearby Guang Dongs, on here. Give 'em a while to drift in; they spend a lot of time in bars down that way.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Vicodin and dumplings...it's a great combination!" (Anthony Bourdain, in Harbin)
"Here in China we aren't just teaching...
we're building the corrupt, incompetent, baijiu-swilling buttheads of tomorrow!" (Raoul F. Duke)
|
|
|
|
dragonsaver
|
|
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2007, 11:04:47 AM » |
|
in time it will begin to make sense!
May begin to make sense. Or I haven't been here long enough.  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Be kind to dragons for thou are crunchy when roasted and taste good with brie.
|
|
|
|
Con ate dog
|
|
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2007, 07:46:02 AM » |
|
Howdy Alex! Congratulations on your trek to the Big Silly. Those who speak of Shenzhen tend to wax dramatic at both extremes: it's a happening town full of crime, parties, horrible heat, money growing on trees, urban sprawl and traffic clots, vibrant nightlife, choking pollution, hot women *... When I read between the lines, I suspect Shenzhen is pretty terrific. Have a buddy living down there, and she's happy with the place. * Ya know, I have yet to hear of a region in China that doesn't have pretty women. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
And there is no liar like the indignant man... -Nietszche
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. -William James
|
|
|
contemporarydog
Barfly
Gender:
Posts: 2297
|
|
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2007, 08:15:43 AM » |
|
See, I left the UK cos I was sick of big city life in London. Of course, it was slightly crazy going to Wuhan - I should have researched things a bit better! But I've found my niche in this part of Dalian, with a reasonable amount of nature, lots of sunshine, not too polluted, but also some OK bars and shops. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
It is too early to say.
|
|
|
|
Con ate dog
|
|
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2007, 08:42:35 AM » |
|
Ay, Dalian is bonny.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
And there is no liar like the indignant man... -Nietszche
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. -William James
|
|
|
babala
Barfly
Gender: 
Posts: 1242
|
|
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2007, 08:44:14 AM » |
|
Congrats,
Being from California, you probably won't mind the heat. Us Canadians seem to do better further up north.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try. Homer Simpson
|
|
|
Eagle
Limboid
Gender:
Posts: 1117
|
|
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2007, 08:50:03 AM » |
|
Welcome to the land of silly. I have never laughed so much in my life (and it hasn't been a short life to date?. Even walking down the street provides me/us with enough opportunity to be entertained.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
“… whatever reality may be, it will to some extent be shaped by the lens
through which we see it.” (James Hollis)
|
|
|
Eagle
Limboid
Gender:
Posts: 1117
|
|
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2007, 08:50:38 AM » |
|
Oh, by the way, life outside the saloon here in China is interesting too.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
“… whatever reality may be, it will to some extent be shaped by the lens
through which we see it.” (James Hollis)
|
|
|
AlexEnglish84
Barfly
Posts: 2
|
|
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2007, 06:55:51 AM » |
|
I want to master Chinese anyone know a good teacher in Shenzhen that is affordable?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
belrain
Barfly
Gender:
Posts: 282
In past travelling, now becoming Shanghai resident
|
|
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2007, 09:12:49 AM » |
|
Normally, as a foreigner in China, you will find a girlfriend very soon (or she finds you?  ). And that is the best teacher you can get. But sometimes, it is good to know some chinese before having a chinese girlfriend - preserves you from bad surprises  Enjoy your time in China |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
 Das Leben ist schön |
|
|
Lotus Eater
Limboid
Posts: 7693
buk-buk..b'kaaaawww!
|
|
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2007, 09:22:00 AM » |
|
Normally, as a foreigner in China, you will find a girlfriend very soon (or she finds you? ). I didn't find a girlfriend - just friends who are women!  But maybe being female has something to do with that??? |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
dragonsaver
|
|
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2007, 09:34:04 AM » |
|
I'm with Lotus, I also didn't find a girlfriend. I have a couple of female friends though. I am too old for most of the men and they definitely think of me as a grandma not a female friend type.
However, I am learning Chinese anyhow. Class at school plus a private tutor. Often you will find Chinese teachers willing to tutor. Their rates are around 30RMB/hour. They need to supplement their incomes too. Ask at the school, or at the University. I work at a Normal (teacher) University, so I have a Master's student who is also a middle school teacher.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Be kind to dragons for thou are crunchy when roasted and taste good with brie.
|
|
|
belrain
Barfly
Gender:
Posts: 282
In past travelling, now becoming Shanghai resident
|
|
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2007, 09:34:48 AM » |
|
Normally, as a foreigner in China, you will find a girlfriend very soon (or she finds you? ). I didn't find a girlfriend - just friends who are women! But maybe being female has something to do with that??? Well, if you are straight female, this could be the reason  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Das Leben ist schön |
|
|
|
dragonsaver
|
|
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2007, 09:37:08 AM » |
|
Very, very very very very very straight. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Be kind to dragons for thou are crunchy when roasted and taste good with brie.
|
|
|
|
