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Scud
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-04 17:00:17
May 04 2010 16:45 GMT
#1
So I'm studying at Beijing Normal University right now and finding it pretty tough to find Chinese friends here as all the international students are separated from the Chinese students. It takes me approaching at least semi-random people to make friends. SC seems like a good avenue as any other to make friends, so here I am posting hehe! Please respond if you are anywhere in the area .


edit: I have to mention: actually....the main game I have devoted my time to and can play at a tourney level is SSBM, but I'm doubtful if there is much of a scene here, but if you know otherwise I would be so happy for someone to prove me wrong lol.

ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
May 04 2010 16:48 GMT
#2
What's wrong with having non-Chinese friends?
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
May 04 2010 16:49 GMT
#3
Do you speak fluent chinese?

If so, a lot of people would be willing to get to know you

Even if you don't, they still would; it would just be a lot easier if you did.
Areas of mutual interest (like soccer, starcraft, any sport really) is what made me my first couple of friends while I was in china good luck!
Hey! Listen!
Scud
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-04 17:00:38
May 04 2010 16:56 GMT
#4
@Iolaloc haha well nothing particularly....but you know I would like to exchange culture and learn Chinese while I'm here...kinda why I came lol

@Navi I'm far from fluent, but I can get around a little bit/ have very simple conversations. Yea I was hoping to make friends here through mutual interests, hence my post hehe. Thanks for the good wishes.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
May 04 2010 17:27 GMT
#5
oo I'm going to be going back to China in July :O
Sounds like Beijing lan party time.....
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
May 04 2010 17:31 GMT
#6
Summers in China are hell.

Well the fact that your not fluent, its obviously gonna be pretty awkward for them. Giving random gestures and using simple terms might start something at least? D:
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
May 04 2010 17:40 GMT
#7
Yea summers are fucking hot T_T
So much hotter than where I am now. I remember sweating like shit last time I went back during the summer. Sooo crazy.
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
May 04 2010 17:50 GMT
#8
Especially in the South Eastern areas of China, the hot weather and tack on disgusting levels of humidity... Its like New York City summers but 10x worse.
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
tyCe
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia2542 Posts
May 04 2010 17:54 GMT
#9
Dude, just get a Chinese girlfriend and voila, you'll have 30 new friends.
Betrayed by EG.BuK
BalloonFight
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States2007 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-04 18:04:03
May 04 2010 18:02 GMT
#10
On May 05 2010 01:48 lolaloc wrote:
What's wrong with having non-Chinese friends?


Teamliquid, where asking how to make new friends from a different culture while studying as an exchange student in a university that is physically segregated can be construed as racist or in some way worthy of disapproval by a poster who has no experience with the OP's situation.

Pretty standard I'd say.
Kaolla
Profile Joined January 2003
China2999 Posts
May 04 2010 18:23 GMT
#11
be aware of the cultural difference though... I have to say for me making friends with chinese has been rather hard, their ideas of friendship are just a bit different from ours (or so it seems to me anyway)... In general they just seem to be a whole lot more inreliable... Maybe it's different when they are still studying tho
Don't mean to flame anyone and I do like china and the chinese ppl, but these are just my experiences ^^
its me
Scud
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-05-07 17:18:08
May 05 2010 08:28 GMT
#12
Well either way it would be much easier if I at least had one class with Chinese students lol; for instance some type of culture exchange class.
Scud
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10 Posts
May 07 2010 17:18 GMT
#13
*bump* No one is currently living in Beijing?
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
May 07 2010 17:35 GMT
#14
On May 05 2010 03:02 BalloonFight wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 05 2010 01:48 lolaloc wrote:
What's wrong with having non-Chinese friends?


Teamliquid, where asking how to make new friends from a different culture while studying as an exchange student in a university that is physically segregated can be construed as racist or in some way worthy of disapproval by a poster who has no experience with the OP's situation.

Pretty standard I'd say.


I should've posted this earlier but "ganfei" popped into my head as early as in the micronesia blog where you replied to me. My ganfeidar is alive and kicking so don't think I stopped caring!
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
May 07 2010 17:36 GMT
#15
On May 08 2010 02:18 Scud wrote:
*bump* No one is currently living in Beijing?


give me the chinese name of your university and talk more about why you find it hard to make friends.
Scud
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States10 Posts
May 08 2010 10:55 GMT
#16
On May 08 2010 02:36 zulu_nation8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 08 2010 02:18 Scud wrote:
*bump* No one is currently living in Beijing?


give me the chinese name of your university and talk more about why you find it hard to make friends.


Kinda awkward....the whole point was to see if anyone that was currently living in Beijing would be interested in meeting. Shared interests can help start friendships, or at least something to talk about/do.

I already said we are separated and that I should find an avenue to make friends in.
topherthetoad
Profile Joined September 2008
China130 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-13 10:00:53
September 13 2010 09:51 GMT
#17
*BUMP*

Just ran across this blog post.

I've been living here for 4 months and I should be here for at LEAST another year. How many other TL'ers are in Beijing right now?

I'm going to school in the mornings, internship in afternoon, and teaching English at night, but I'm free on the weekends. I'd love to meet up, get some grub, hit the clubs, a wang ba, etc.
Thuw
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States18 Posts
September 13 2010 12:39 GMT
#18
@OP, what is SSBM?
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21245 Posts
September 13 2010 14:36 GMT
#19
Super Smash Brothers Melee, and no, they don't play that in China. Hell I doubt they even know what a Gamecube is, I've yet to see one.
TranslatorBaa!
emucxg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Finland4559 Posts
September 13 2010 18:35 GMT
#20
Really wanna move to Beijing in the future =(
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