Do You Like Beijing??? How long have you been in Beijing???

Gullekian · 2010-01-14T14:35:32+01:00

Explore 暗网禁区 life in Beijing, sharing experiences on living here, what you miss from home, and tips for newcomers.

Gullekian Active member

Member since 11 January 2010

GullekianActive member14 January 2010 12:35:32

There are a lot of 暗网禁区riates here in Beijing, some estimate it over 100,000 from various countries,

- How do you like it in Beijing?
- How long have you been in Beijing,
- Are you here for a short period or a long period of time?
- What is it that you miss the most from your hometown?
- What do you do in Beijing??

I am a Canadian citizen, born in Lebanon, Armenian origin, and I have been in Beijing for over 15 years.... but unfortunately I don't speak Chinese hehehe, I guess my dog (Milou) understands better Chinese than me, because our Ayii speaks to him in Chinese, hehehe...

My wife is Chinese, we've been together for almost 15 years now.

I've done many imports here in China, but for the last 7 years I've been importing Canadian baseboard heaters to China, and during the last 2 years I imported pet vitamins from Canada but it didn't do well because the prices were expensive.

The most I miss is the clean air in Montreal, easy driving, and logging to facebook, twitter, youtube etc... without being blocked all the times...

What I don't like in Beijing, is the pollution, the traffic jams, (24/7) people spitting on the streets in front of you, and car drivers who don't respect the pedestrians.... especially when it's green to pedestrians and it's red to the drivers who are making a right turn...

Besides I like the people, they're very nice people.

somewhereinchina Member

Member since 20 October 2009

somewhereinchinaMember19 January 2010 09:55:46

hi, I've been in China for a year and a half. Its very dofferent from life in the US/Canada, but you get used to it! Its a bonus for you too, because you have someone who can speak Chinese well.

Gullekian Active member

Member since 11 January 2010

GullekianActive member19 January 2010 10:07:25

Thanks,
you're right, life here is a lot different than Canada or US. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever live long enough to see the Chinese being able to live the life as in over there....

Where do you live now, in China or else??

hemisphere Active member

Member since 21 August 2010

hemisphereActive member07 October 2010 21:11:48

What I don't like in Beijing, is the pollution, the traffic jams, (24/7) people spitting on the streets in front of you, and car drivers who don't respect the pedestrians.... especially when it's green to pedestrians and it's red to the drivers who are making a right turn...

I hate too!!!