>I’m starting up a new section where I answer a question that is important yet may not be covered in any entries due to space limitations.
What’s it like being a foreigner in China? Have you encountered any prejudice?
I cannot speak for other cities, but over here in Wuhan, the people have been very nice and very hospitable.
Every one I have met so far has been very friendly. My students love to talk to me, and are always willing to hang out outside of class. Perfect example: Thursday afternoon as I was eating in the canteen (cafeteria), one of my students sat down and introduced himself. He then offered to show me the campus, and we ended up seeing this campus, another campus, and meeting six friends of his, all of whom asked me tons of questions and seemed to relish the opportunity to speak to a foreigner.
We talked more, and he offered to take me to tourist spots in Wuhan. Fast forward to yesterday (Saturday, September 13), where he and two girls accompanied me to Yellow Crane Tower. He bought me a water, and brought a Moon Cake for me to eat, as well as buying me a cup of “Chinese Jello”, a gellutine substance with little bits and pieces inside.
He paid for the bus ride there and back, and all three of them were very polite and friendly. At the sight, a total stranger shook my hand and said ‘hello’, while another woman told Ivon (one of the Chinese girls) in Chinese that she thought I was ‘handsome’.
I could go on for pages on how nice everyone has been, but I hope you get the idea from this short blurb. Check out entries, both
