The Englishman is puzzled: Why do China people like to get together so much?
In the article, Wang Yiqian said that after coming to Britain for three years, she has met many local friends in Britain. Despite the increasing exchanges between China and Britain, British alumni are still curious about China students. Every time they chat or eat together, they will ask many questions about China, such as culture, customs and so on, and sometimes they will put forward some different opinions. Xiao Xi talks about China's classmates in the eyes of British friends. Excerpts from the article are as follows: Dave, a British boy, especially likes girls in China. He said that all the girls in China are very beautiful. I have tried to introduce some girls from China. It's just that Dave often complains and asks me, "Why do you China people like to get together? Every time I see China people, there are always piles of them, whether it's eating or shopping, or even on the way back from class. " He said to me, "Didn't you all come to study in England?" Why not take this opportunity to make more local friends, practice English or learn English culture? Why are they only with China people? "My classmates in China and I have also discussed this issue with each other: China students who have just arrived in the UK think that they don't know much English and can't speak English well, so they are afraid to communicate with local people. In fact, we China students also feel that everyone comes to Britain as a group. People walk in Britain, but only China people are around us. I explained to Dave, "Because we are in a strange place and have a language barrier, we dare not speak. I'm afraid you don't understand, and I'm afraid you laugh. " Dave said to me seriously, "We all understand. Even if we don't understand, we won't laugh at you, but will teach you how to speak English well. "The British students and friends I met are very friendly. Ask them some questions and they will explain them to you in great detail. I really don't understand. He will show you pictures and ask you again and again, "Do you understand? "Sometimes it makes me feel embarrassed and wastes so much time of others. Usually Dave is happy to teach us some words that we don't understand. Of course, English students sometimes have the same level of English words as us. Many times, some words can't spell, and they don't know some special professional vocabulary. Dave was surprised at how we chewed all the dictionaries. Yes, many people in China will recite dictionaries when learning English, and they will recite many questions during exams. When studying in Britain, everyone will have a group discussion after class and express their opinions. Moreover, the exam is also based on the course content to go to the library to find information to sum up their understanding, rather than rote learning theory. In this way, the learning process is happy and relaxed, and the knowledge you have learned is also understandable. So studying at school is a kind of enjoyment and a sense of accomplishment. Dave and his good friends like going to clubs very much. Every time I go, I knock on my door and ask my friends if they want to go together, but almost every time we refuse. For our post-80s students, clubs are not attractive. It seems that post-90s international students prefer to go to clubs. So every time Dave asks me, "Why do you China people like to stay at home instead of going out to play?" I asked him, "What's interesting about the club? Why can you all play often? " He said, "Clubs are fun, crazy and can make friends.". I said, "we feel very tired to go dancing and drinking every day, and we have to go to class, so we can't get up the next morning." And it will be boring every day. " Dave said, "How can it be boring? Such an interesting place! Maybe our cultures are really different. "I think maybe Dave has a point. However, international students from China will occasionally go to clubs, and they usually get together when they are particularly free or during festivals. Usually, students in China usually spend their time surfing the Internet, writing papers, or playing cards and chatting with friends. I told Dave, because in the traditional culture of China, students always stay at home and study at night. China's university dormitory also has lights-out time, so you should come back within the specified time. The difference is that dormitories in Britain are quite free. Nobody cares about your lights-out time. You can play until morning. So Dave's study time is usually when there is no class during the day, and he will definitely spend most of his time making friends, drinking and going to clubs at night. Dave said that communication between classmates is very important in college life. Jessica is a very beautiful English girl who lives opposite me. She likes making friends very much. She often thinks that international students in China are all dressed beautifully, whether boys or girls. And will use many well-known brands. Jessica said that many students in Britain use their holiday time to work, and then use the money earned from working to travel or pay tuition. Most of China students' pocket money will be spent on eating, drinking and having fun. Of course, there are also many people who know how to live frugally, or work to earn money to travel. Jessica is a very helpful girl. She often helps me revise my papers and often asks me what I don't understand to help me. Every time I revise my paper, she encourages me, saying that my paper is excellent and gives me a lot of confidence. Sometimes chatting, she said that she found that students in China were too shy to talk to the locals. She thinks that although students in China have different accents, they all speak clearly and can understand, so she often encourages us to communicate with local people. Jessica said that learning a language other than your mother tongue is very powerful. Jessica tried to learn Chinese, but found it particularly difficult. Therefore, she thinks it is a great performance that China can speak English like this. Most British students think that China people are relatively small. Sometimes when we eat together, our English friends are surprised to see that we have cooked a table full of dishes, and feel incredible: Why do China students eat so many dishes and so many meals without getting fat, and how can they gain so much weight? So every time I say I want to lose weight, British alumni unanimously vote against my weight loss plan. And they think there is nothing wrong with being fat, at least my English friends around me don't want to lose weight. Except for boys, they prefer to go to the gym to exercise their muscles. British students think that China people prefer to spend most of their time cooking and eating. Often several people get together and spend 2-3 hours cooking a meal. British students' meals are very simple, and they may only bake a pizza and cook a spaghetti in the microwave. It takes half an hour to eat. Because, in their minds, the important thing is the theme party after dinner. Although we study in the same place, the cultures and educational methods of different countries have created our different lifestyles. My English friends and I believe that China students studying in the UK can seize this hard-won opportunity to join their local life in the UK, learn about their culture and participate in their activities, so that they can enjoy themselves while studying in the UK!