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ay yall.
i plan to study in chengdu chinese lang. and lit. im trying to get my visa and things figured out to go in Feb. if everything goes as planned ill be there 4-5yrs. any suggestions, heads up, or things i should know about the place?
Hi Kitty,
This is quite a broad question, it’s difficult to know where to start. Have you been to China before?
There are the articles that I would read first:
Some of our Post Series
Otherwise just browse around the site and you can learn a lot about Chengdu and what life in a large Chinese city is like.
Good luck!
start with whatever comes first to mind is fine:) people, socialization, do’s and dont’s .i heard ppl treat ppl of different status’s differently. how do most act or treat foreigners ? common phrases? type of humor? thx, no ive only been to europe
Just exercise modesty at start an youll be fine. I arrived here in september and it took me 1 month to get used to Chengdu and to return to my usual solitary life style (thats in China, hehe) while studying. So unless youre a traditional muslim/jew or some other form of religious/social fanatic i dont think you will have a problem 😀
On a side note, whats the university you are going to?
SWUFE guinea pig 🙂 SWUN isnt bad at all, smallest of the three bad bunch (SU, SWUFE, SWUN). Personally i dont like the location but your mileage can vary. Besides, you can always switch after the 1st semester.
They do, although i didnt bother. 3 years for language courses alone, its useless to plan further. Besides i already got enough diplomas on me, 1 more or less – whats the difference 🙂
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