The whole truth about life in China first hand

Julia Cervo lives and works in China, so he knows firsthand about the daily life of the inhabitants of the largest country in the world. Read her story about life in China. Some facts are striking.

I'm trying to understand China on the example of a small (by Chinese standards) four million, the County town in the southwest of China. The town is Guiyang, it is located in the province of Hugo — for some time I worked there as a teacher of Russian language. It is my observation, please do not throw in me rotten tomatoes, if something goes wrong.

Food

By the way, the sounds I took the liberty to publish just once could not see of instant noodles from the store. Hunger is not my aunt, and from all sides are attracted by food odors (odorous tofu does not count — this product smells so weird that I don't even breathe, passing by). First experience of buying food was good — I spent all of 10 minutes to explain, involved four electronic translator: my, the person receiving the order, the visitor and the cook, but the result was worth it — I got fresh, homemade food and even escaped the burn of the esophagus, as the custom food in Gujo not sharp, but megasuperstar. They then chili peppers are grown, so eat it by the kilo.

China is the food. The population can be classified thus: 50% cooking and 50% eat. Eat everything, always and everywhere. The Chinese are walking around with flasks, bags, plates, bowls, chopsticks. And eat, eat and again eat. And when not eating, talking about food. The Second France.

Slumber party

Pajamas of all colors and styles, furry, and padded, with arms, bears and lions. And it's adults — cool!

Heels

Armlets

Tights

Fashion

Massage

Regalice and prevalite

Garbage

My Chinese

From small to large are walking around with huge phones, constantly buried. Talking on the phone very loudly (especially the tonal system of the language). If you take away the phone, don't even know what China will.

Tea

Boiling water

Children

Panties with a slit

Yes, hats are also quite rare. The yard is +4 and the baby with bare head and bare ass. And I have not heard that the local kids with a cold or ohoronoyu problems.

Children, by the way, carry everywhere, even in a nightclub where all mercilessly smoke, music, yelling, and babies are quietly sleeping. Due to this hardening of the average Chinese can sleep anywhere, in any position and at any time of the day.

Public transport

Works and system of private taxis — taxis are of course many, but not enough. Interestingly, usually by taxi cheaper than the private trader, but if you're the first passenger, and if you get hooked (as is the norm), then go for the price named by the driver, and not on the counter.

The bus fare is 2 yuan, which is about 18 rubles. If you use public transport you should know that the delivery will not give, because the money you give the driver, and throw in a special container, so take care of things in advance or to take the surrender at who came back.

Keep in mind that the Chinese begin active movement toward the exit at the stop only when the bus stopped and opened the door, and the output is a bunch of people who are not going to go out, but to give place did not consider it necessary, so the locals know how to work the elbows and knees.

And

In some ways they are very similar to us, but, of course, quite different. But why should we be all the same?