Yeeeeeeeeeep! You will have some interesting conversations if you try and tell some people that over here haha =] Lots of people in China will marry just because the man has a house, a car and a good job. Some people will marry after a few months or even weeks if they find a man like this. I speak to lots of parents and they admit they just want their daughters to marry a rich guy regardless of love.
There's huge pressure to be successful, it feels like the whole country are competing against each other, kids study for about 12 hours 7 days a week.
But after learning about the culture and history I understand their worries. It's a complicated place.
But this is just what I've found in Guangzhou where I live, I don't know if it's the same everywhere.
Yeah I think it's just because of the population growing like crazy people thought they had to compete to survive, I was coming to China expecting it to be a real spiritual journey but I was so wrong haha there's suprisingly not many religious people at all! Money is religion here haha but I think there will be a shift soon and people's minds and attitudes will change and it will get much better! Love and kindness will return =]
Hmm okay. I hear there is a growing middle-class in china?
Maybe this will help people to become a bit more chilled out and more spiritual?(Or am I wrong?). There is a lot of interesting ancient spiritual teachings coming from China, that is for sure...@antonycruddas
You might be right! There is quite a divide between rich and poor but you're right, there is a middle class growing. But the middle class are the most competitive, the kids finish school and then there straight off to teaching centers to learn for the rest off the night. Apparently the schools curriculum doesn't cover everything that they will do in their exams so you either need to pay a load of money for these extra daily classes or you will fall behind, it doesn't really make sense haha
Hmmm, not sure if this is a good or bad thing... I am sure some of these kids must like go nuts from sitting still that long... I mean kids need to kids right?
Yeah I totally disagree with it. All the kids seem constantly bored and tired. If you ask what they've been up to they will just reply with having classes and doing homework. And if you ask what there hobby is or what they like to do for fun 99% of the time they will say sleeping lol kids can't really be kids here, it's a little sad. I'm a teacher and I try and make my classes as fun and chilled as possible. The teaching style here isn't very interactive too, it's just the teacher talking and the kids listening and having to remember all the information. So I think they're bored out of their skulls most of the time.
Yeeeeeeeeeep! You will have some interesting conversations if you try and tell some people that over here haha =] Lots of people in China will marry just because the man has a house, a car and a good job. Some people will marry after a few months or even weeks if they find a man like this. I speak to lots of parents and they admit they just want their daughters to marry a rich guy regardless of love.
There's huge pressure to be successful, it feels like the whole country are competing against each other, kids study for about 12 hours 7 days a week.
But after learning about the culture and history I understand their worries. It's a complicated place.
But this is just what I've found in Guangzhou where I live, I don't know if it's the same everywhere.
Thanks for your reply =]
Sounds like a undesirable situation with this overly competitive vibe,
also who really wants to marry for material security...@anthonycruddas
Yeah I think it's just because of the population growing like crazy people thought they had to compete to survive, I was coming to China expecting it to be a real spiritual journey but I was so wrong haha there's suprisingly not many religious people at all! Money is religion here haha but I think there will be a shift soon and people's minds and attitudes will change and it will get much better! Love and kindness will return =]
Hmm okay. I hear there is a growing middle-class in china?
Maybe this will help people to become a bit more chilled out and more spiritual?(Or am I wrong?). There is a lot of interesting ancient spiritual teachings coming from China, that is for sure...@antonycruddas
You might be right! There is quite a divide between rich and poor but you're right, there is a middle class growing. But the middle class are the most competitive, the kids finish school and then there straight off to teaching centers to learn for the rest off the night. Apparently the schools curriculum doesn't cover everything that they will do in their exams so you either need to pay a load of money for these extra daily classes or you will fall behind, it doesn't really make sense haha
Hmmm, not sure if this is a good or bad thing... I am sure some of these kids must like go nuts from sitting still that long... I mean kids need to kids right?
Yeah I totally disagree with it. All the kids seem constantly bored and tired. If you ask what they've been up to they will just reply with having classes and doing homework. And if you ask what there hobby is or what they like to do for fun 99% of the time they will say sleeping lol kids can't really be kids here, it's a little sad. I'm a teacher and I try and make my classes as fun and chilled as possible. The teaching style here isn't very interactive too, it's just the teacher talking and the kids listening and having to remember all the information. So I think they're bored out of their skulls most of the time.