Well I made to China in one piece must say the economy class on swiss air was top class can highly recommend it
However the taxi journey from Shanghai airport to was an eye opener the only rule seems to be not to hit each other
and sound your horn at every chance you get.
So following a 14hr journey by plane and just over an hour by taxi I am then deposited at the bus station for my 6 hour journey
to Wuhu me and 36 curious chinese passengers. The bus stopped only once for 15 minutes at a roadside cafe (have to admit I didnt feel
brave enough to try anything)
Then on to Wuhu and to be met by 2 of my colleagues for the taxi journey into Wuhu which I was told
was a small city in Anhui province its a massive busy city to me but full of live and very crowded.
So on to my appartment 6th floor no lift so start of my healthier life deposit my bags and then attempt to get some
sleep but after 1 hour give up get showered changed and head out to get taxi to office armed with the address in chinese
and no idea where i am going.
Am introduced to all the staff and attend the friday staff meeting then we all go out for meal and activity which we apparently they do
every friday night which the company pays for activities include ten pin bowling /pool/ ping pong/ and wait for it KTV or karokee to
the likes of me.
My first weeekend was spend just finding my feet a little and getting settled in the Monday was a public holiday called Moon Festival
so on Sunday I was invited to go for a meal at some of the staff appt which was very nice.
My first week at work was mostly induction and training but on Staurday morning I was at a Job Fair attended by recent graduates very very busy
and noisy. Then on to meeting with my chinese language teacher (does she have any idea the task facing her) I currently know one chinese word
so a lot to learn.
Observations of my first 10 days in China
1/ Western people are rare so attract a lot of attention
2/ Crossing the road is a challenge
3/ Food is very very cheap and mostly very good and varied you can eat out twice a day for under £5.00
4/ Taxis if you need them cost 5rmb (apprx 45 pence ) for up to 2.5 klm and no tip required or expected
5/ dVDS CDS are about £1.00 each
6/ Random people will say hello but sometimes thats all they can say in english
7/ Weather is hot 35 during day drops to a chilly 25 at night
8/ Mcdonalds KFC and Pizza hut are expensive by local standards havent tried them yet so cant comment on quality.
9/ People are very friendly and welcoming and keen to talk to you.
However the taxi journey from Shanghai airport to was an eye opener the only rule seems to be not to hit each other
and sound your horn at every chance you get.
So following a 14hr journey by plane and just over an hour by taxi I am then deposited at the bus station for my 6 hour journey
to Wuhu me and 36 curious chinese passengers. The bus stopped only once for 15 minutes at a roadside cafe (have to admit I didnt feel
brave enough to try anything)
Then on to Wuhu and to be met by 2 of my colleagues for the taxi journey into Wuhu which I was told
was a small city in Anhui province its a massive busy city to me but full of live and very crowded.
So on to my appartment 6th floor no lift so start of my healthier life deposit my bags and then attempt to get some
sleep but after 1 hour give up get showered changed and head out to get taxi to office armed with the address in chinese
and no idea where i am going.
Am introduced to all the staff and attend the friday staff meeting then we all go out for meal and activity which we apparently they do
every friday night which the company pays for activities include ten pin bowling /pool/ ping pong/ and wait for it KTV or karokee to
the likes of me.
My first weeekend was spend just finding my feet a little and getting settled in the Monday was a public holiday called Moon Festival
so on Sunday I was invited to go for a meal at some of the staff appt which was very nice.
My first week at work was mostly induction and training but on Staurday morning I was at a Job Fair attended by recent graduates very very busy
and noisy. Then on to meeting with my chinese language teacher (does she have any idea the task facing her) I currently know one chinese word
so a lot to learn.
Observations of my first 10 days in China
1/ Western people are rare so attract a lot of attention
2/ Crossing the road is a challenge
3/ Food is very very cheap and mostly very good and varied you can eat out twice a day for under £5.00
4/ Taxis if you need them cost 5rmb (apprx 45 pence ) for up to 2.5 klm and no tip required or expected
5/ dVDS CDS are about £1.00 each
6/ Random people will say hello but sometimes thats all they can say in english
7/ Weather is hot 35 during day drops to a chilly 25 at night
8/ Mcdonalds KFC and Pizza hut are expensive by local standards havent tried them yet so cant comment on quality.
9/ People are very friendly and welcoming and keen to talk to you.
Have to say I am absolutely loving it here
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