Today is the third day in wuhan already! Time actually flies pass very fast and before you know it, it might be the end of our trip already. But every day spent is a stepping stone to achieve greater things in life. And today is the 3rd step taken on my wuhan journey. Today, the start of project management lesson would mean that a new beginning for a new module has started and I should be working hard for it. Besides that, visiting the shao ping mao, a shopping centre which is a few stop away from campus, made me find out many more cultural differences in China as compared to Singapore. Like, when taking the public bus, the bus captains would be in a hurry for everyone to get on, and would start scolding us if we board the bus slowly, which was exactly the case as we were all confused due to the fact that it’s the first time taking a public bus in china. But it was a good experience, and my teacher said that we shouldn’t be too kind to them, as they are not used to people saying thanks to them, if we do say thank you, they will find us weird. So this is quite a big and shocking cultural difference I have experienced today!
well, I disagree on the part that we don't need to be courteous to them because they are not used to it. I feel that they like people to be well-mannered, we don't have to behave like them, just say "thank you" if you feel like saying. You are there to China to learn and immerse in their culture, at the same time, you are there to be an ambassador of Singapore, showing them how courteous we are. haha!
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