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Q: If you had your actual knowledge about life in China before moving in here, would you still come?

Imagine  that x years ago when you were still living in your homeland you had your present knowledge of the life in China, would you still consider coming here?

10 years 4 weeks ago in  General  - China

 
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Yes but I would have bought an apartment in Guangzhou 6 years ago......

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Yes but I would have bought an apartment in Guangzhou 6 years ago......

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Home is where I hang my hat. My hat, hanging on a hook, has no understanding of where the hook is. My hat can be a sun hat or a warm hat. I can have as many hats as I like, to hang on as many hooks as I can.

And no fucker should be able to tell anyone you can't hang your hat here.

My hat is happy hanging on its Chinese made rusty nail Smile

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I didn't live in my homeland  and my only 'imagination' is based on facts from the real life.

 

 Me and my cat are almost the same ......We always 'come' ...!

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Experience can only be gained one way. The knowledge you gain from experience can not be read in a book, the people you meet, have dinner with, grow to love can not be learned from playing on your phone.

When will Chinese learn to think like people. 

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If I knew what China was like before I came here I would not have come to China.

 

I came here thinking it was going to be like Taiwan boy was I wrong.

 

Im still here after 16 years,I have a Chinese wife and a 3 year old boy now.

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No.

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Ok, my serious answer. I had 5 years of business trips here before being asked to transfer full time. So I think I saw enough to make an informed decision. There are things that still get on my tits but it's small stuff and I don't regret my choice. 

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Definitely I would still come. I ve met so many people and got lots of exp here:D

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Yes.

 

I haven't had it too bad (especially compared to many others who get shafted).

 

As Hotwater said - there are things that get on my tits, but it's relatively small stuff.

 

Would I prefer to be elsewhere? Sure! But a) I'm lazy (and China lets me be lazy), and b) I have opportunities here that I won't have elsewhere in the world (ironically, mostly because the locals are lazy and because of all the things that get on my tits! Tongue)

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