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Emigration to China: if you have fair skin and blond hair, life is good

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China is not the most popular tourist destination, so we know little about the daily lifestyle in this country. Not too imagined where to go, and 26-year-old Elena, who received an offer to work in the Middle Kingdom. ForumDaily continues to talk about people who have emigrated and are now arranging their lives far from their homeland.

More stories of our immigrants read. here.

China instead of Mexico

I was born in the Moscow region, I graduated from one of the capital universities. There was a question about finding a job. At the same time, the crisis began, it was hard to get somewhere. I found some kind of agency through which it was possible to get a certificate of English teacher and go to work abroad. They promised that it would be possible to choose any country, I aimed at Mexico, but they told me: “First to China.” I went. In fact, the courses were useless: I did not learn much there. This teacher certificate can now be bought for 30 dollars online, and I gave a whole thousand dollars.

Neither my parents nor my friends have ever been against my departure, on the contrary, they supported me. That's why I ventured to go to Qingdao, where I was sent.

First difficulties

Determined to teach English in kindergarten. The first time I lived on the outskirts of the city, where very few foreigners. I did not speak Chinese at all, which made my life incredibly difficult. Explained had to gestures. Moreover, I was alone. Of course, it was very hard. The agency provided accommodation at the initial stage, when I had just arrived. Later, when I was finally staged, I moved closer to the center and place of work. Kindergarten paid for my room and board.

The company from which I came was not the most honest. Instead of any support from them, I received only problems. The most important, of course, is the salary delay. Of the promised 1400 dollars, only 850 was issued.

I was lucky and I was able to engage in private tutoring. For an hour of classes, depending on the level of English and nationality, they pay from 20 to 40 dollars.

That is, with a sufficient number of students, you can earn the promised 1400. Of course, there were advantages of cooperation with the agency. For example, housing and food paid by the employer. In any case, moving with the agency is a good start. By itself, I probably would not have coped.

Price for knowledge

After working for several months, I took up the Chinese language. She found several universities and spent all the accumulated funds on her studies. For the first half of the year, I paid 1900 dollars: 1000 for the tuition itself, and 850 for the dorm. For the next six months, I received a grant - an amount covering tuition and accommodation.

Now I just learn the language at the university, but if you want, you can get some specialization.

The Chinese government is very pleased to issue grants and scholarships. The two most prestigious scholarships are the State and the Confucius Institute, which is somewhere in 400 dollars per month.

The most difficult thing in Chinese is not hieroglyphs, as many think. This is simply an alphabet, consisting of a huge number of lines that are duplicated. The hardest is tones. There are only four of them, but each word is pronounced in a special way. You will say the word in the wrong tone and they will not understand you. In general, the language is not so difficult. But it all depends on diligence.

City-fairy tale

Qingdao is something between a metropolis and a small town. It's very clean here. It is not hot in summer, it is not cold in winter. Outside the window - the sea, behind the back - the mountains. And smog is a bit due to the coast: there are no such horrors as in Beijing. The city is just perfect, I really like it here. And you can work and relax. Public transport is very well developed, and the fare is just 1 yuan, which is about 14 cents. The only negative - the sea is blooming.

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Before the crisis, as far as I know, life was cheaper. It seems to me that prices for Russia are not much lower. For the British and Americans who come here, everything seems penny. But I would not say that. I spend about 15 dollars a day on food. True, I do not have a kitchen in the hostel, and most often I go to cafes and restaurants. It would probably be a kitchen, it would be cheaper.

The food here is special. For me personally - terrible, to be honest, all fat, a lot of spices. I found only a couple of places, after visiting which I normally feel. Street food is common, but it is not always safe. You can ask non-acute, but they understand it in their own way. As in all of Asia, European food is more expensive. In order not to spend a lot, you need to eat local food.

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Noisy people

The Chinese are very kind, open and friendly people. They will surely help and tell you everything if you understand, of course. And if you do not understand the language, then they will be explained with gestures.

But I must say, at first they seem horribly ill-mannered. They spit on the streets, burp, throw garbage at random, go to the buses in the buses. Then you get used to it.

The worst is chomping. However, as they say, with your charter in a strange monastery do not poke your nose. I have a familiar Chinese woman. She lived in Germany for a long time and stopped chomping. Upon returning home, her mother, not hearing the champing, asked with horror: “You don't taste good?” That is, for them it is a kind of tradition, a demonstration of what you like. With this you just need to accept. Having lived here for a year, I myself began to poke.

And the Chinese are very fond of noise. They have two kinds of fireworks. Our "beautiful" is not the most popular. Locals like the noisy fireworks more. It does not crumble into the air with sparks, but simply makes noise.

The Chinese are extremely resourceful. There is a social network called WeChat, through which you can do everything: communicate, and pay, and place orders. Do not need thousands of applications.

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Racism in chinese

Actually, I'm not really a teacher, the courses didn't teach me that. But the Chinese are not required. Adults sometimes emphasize grammar, but in general, you just need to talk to them. It's even easier with the kids. All they need is games, contests and fairy tales in English. The main thing is that they have fun, so that when they come home, they say how they like the lessons. English is my goldmine. I could also teach Russian, but there is no demand for our native language.

The key to success is European appearance. They can close their eyes to the accent, to the pronunciation and the construction of phrases. The main thing - big eyes. If you still have light skin and blond hair, then life is good. If you are also a native speaker, they are ready to give money just like that, just for your existence.

They still have the cult of white skin. There are few Europeans here. I come to the beach, and a queue is formed to take a picture with me. Already tired, I want to swim, relax. And they all ask and ask.

Russians, like all Europeans, are treated well. Whom they dislike are blacks. My neighbor is a native speaker, a very positive, energetic person, but because of prejudice, she cannot find a job. It feels like they are afraid. It turns out such a frank racism. Although who would say themselves something yellow!

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Easy money

Here, many earn additionally music. In Russia, this is not the most prestigious, but here - a source of good income. In the summer many groups come. The city is equipped with scenes where almost anyone can perform.

Now the participants are being watched more strictly, and last year, for example, there was a girl who pretended to play the saxophone: included a soundtrack and walked with an instrument around the stage.

I myself spoke. A small departure to the nearest seaside town was organized. She sang two days three times, got 140 dollars. I don’t know how I wasn’t kicked out; But people like it, and this is the most important thing.

The same with the modeling business. Are the eyes large and the skin is light? Collect a portfolio, send to the agency, you are invited. The main thing is appearance!

Not the final point

Most of the time I study and work. Sometimes you manage to get on vacation: there are a lot of Asian countries around, which are quite inexpensive to fly to. But in China did not travel at all. Weekends are all busy, but when free time arises, you just want to lie down and relax.

I went home only once, and that was because it was necessary to resolve issues on a visa. There may be problems with visas.

The easiest way to get a business visa, but it does not give the right to work. With a student visa problems, in principle, also does not arise. However, working with this, again, is illegal.

If caught, they will issue a fine and be deported for three months. In principle, not the worst punishment, nobody will be jailed.

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Living in Russia is good, but living in China is more profitable. Not really straining, you can earn enough. I still do not want to return to my homeland, but I am not going to live in China forever either. I do not want to dwell on one thing: while I am young, not burdened with family, I can travel around the world. After the first move it is not a bad thing to change the place of residence. You understand that everywhere you can get.

I like living abroad: you expand your horizons, get rid of stereotypes. In China, there is a saying: “The ocean is only big because it can hold every drop in it.” Very true.

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