Hi peeps! Long time no see haha. I am currently in China-Suzhou doing my internship!!! There are many things to blog about but I shall talk about the culture shock for now.
1) There are no doors in the bathroom!!! Only a separator to indicate how many people can bath at the same time.
2) People sleep without clothes on!!!
3) I know that because I stay in a hostel containing almost 20 people in our room.
4) Well, there is this thing of pushing each other if one block another's way. China's population is huge.
5) Really, don't go out on public holidays. So many people!!! But there are lots of discounts on national day holidays.
6) The road direction is different from ours. The same with their driver seat.
7) More bicycles and electrical motors on the road than cars.
8) Many drivers don't follow traffic lights.
10) Their traffic light crossing is defined by zebra crossing lines on the road. Mind you, there are no such thing as zebra crossings.
11) There are a lot of small roads in residential areas.
12) The buses make it seem like it is always the peak period.
13) The toilets are mostly squatting ones.
14) If there is no price tag, please haggle as much as you can.
15) Their streest are so long and far apart. One street is as long as orchard road.
16) It takes ages to walk. Please take a bus.
17) The roads are so dusty. Everytime I go out for the whole day, my feet are covered with dust.
18) Things are cheap here, but don't buy a lot because money will still fly from your hands faster than you expect.
19) People spit on the ground, yes more than us.
20) The street names are all in chinese!!! Ok expected. There are english translations for those huge road signs.
21) There is a dialect unique to suzhou. Yes there is.
22) International randed goods are a lot more expensive than back home.
23) I now understand why our zoo is considered one of the best.
24) Even the bus stops here are built like the construction of ancient times.
25) It takes only RMB a dollar to get on a bus. Air-conditioned RMB2. Regardless of where you stop.
26) People don't change coins for you, so there was one time where we had to sit a motor operated 'tricycle' home. Need to haggle.
27) It only takes RMB10 to take a taxi for about 5-10min.
28) It only takes about RMB5 to get a proper and extremely filling meal.
29) They eat a lot!!! I think I am slowly adapting to the food portions. OH NO!!!
30) 6am - very bright. 6pm - very dark.
I am sleeping in basement!!! Ok I shall stop here haha. See ya all soon!!!
