In this article, I will introduce you to a blog I found during my research about Chinese culture. It is very interesting as it deals with several subjects such as Chinese culture, the language, the education, and the tourism.
è http://sarajaaksola.com/
“LIVING A DREAM IN CHINA” is blog created in 2010 by Sara Jaaksola, and counts more than 200 articles since its creation, which makes it a rich source of information about China. She left Finland, her home country, to study Chinese while preparing a major in history, and she decided to stay in China since then. She is passionate about the Chinese culture and she lives with her Chinese boyfriend and his family, so she can be part of a typical Chinese life , with an external eye.
I selected some interesting articles that give a good understanding of the Chinese culture nowadays.
It talks about Chinese young people education in the recent years. Sara explain the cup noodle education as “Chinese parents pour the hot water over their kids and require them to get ready for life in three minutes.” It explains how Chinese parents do everything for their kid to be successful in their study, but by depriving them of their independence. They don’t know how to deal with themselves until they start working, which can explain the behavior of some Chinese students, and how they seem immature.
In the second article “Take your patience with you to China” (à http://sarajaaksola.com/take-your-patience-with-you-to-china/) introduce you to the term mashang, which means wait it will come right away (not literally but that is the meaning). Indeed, in a country that counts more than 1 billion of people, you sometimes need to wait to get your taxi, or your fridge to be repaired. Patience is part of the Chinese culture, as Chinese people are usually optimistic they don’t complain a lot in “difficult situation”. It is sometimes that many foreigners have trouble with and that I experienced myself while living in China. But the more you understand the country and how it works, the easier it gets, and one thing that I can say I learned in china is: PATIENCE.
“The Ugly side of Parenting in China” (à http://sarajaaksola.com/ugly-side-of-parenting-in-china/ ) introduce the particular way most Chinese children are raised. From an external eye you could think that Chinese parents don’t take good care of their child as they hit them or scare them to obey, which however makes them more independent, especially in the rural areas. But on the other side, the new generation of unique child is being spoiled, and this generation is self oriented when they become older, and have difficulties to do thing that are not in their own interest.
I found more interesting articles, that can help understanding China, I will not explain them all, but here are their links:
-“So are Chinese people polite or not?” à http://sarajaaksola.com/so-are-chinese-people-polite-or-not/
-“3 bad habits I’ve unfortunately picked up while living in China” à http://sarajaaksola.com/5-bad-habits-living-in-china/
-“Being a Western woman in China” à http://sarajaaksola.com/being-a-western-woman-in-china/
-“Is it absolutely necessary to know Chinese when living in China?” à http://sarajaaksola.com/is-it-absolutely-necessary-to-know-chinese-when-living-in-china/
-“The Cliché relationship of Foreign man and Chinese woman” à http://sarajaaksola.com/the-cliched-relationship-of-foreign-man-and-chinese-woman/
However, my next article will talk about Chinese Cultural sudden Changes in the Global world, so we will be able to understand how China changed and if it changed to adapt to the Global world or not.
Ophélie Bourgeois
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