calola
Chinese expat in Australia
Forum posts
8
About me
Chinese
Lives in Sydney
Registration: 30 April 2013
Activity
How to Maintain a Friendship by sami9592
1. Show appreciation 2. Show interest in your friend's life 3. Build trust 4. Have fun together 5. Support each other when things get rough 6. Help your friend find solutions 7. Handle arguments maturely 8. Maintain contact
When you are overseas, it is harder to keep friendship. I find technologies are so useful in this case. Have a look at this blog to maintain friendship at home and around the world movetosydney.com.au/3/category/general/1.html. Read More
How to make friends in Australia by expat.com
We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Australia :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Australia?? Thanks ...
It is always hard to make real friends, after you become an adult. Friendship seems to be easier to form when you are young with no complication in life. Having said that, for a new comer, it is not hard to find people to do things together. I'd ... Read More
Racism by Julien
Do you feel racism in your country? Is it complicated to integrate yoursleft with local people or are you used to it? I really like London because the city is a lot of people from everywhere, and everybody seems to be integrated. I don't feel ...
I feel generally ok in Sydney. People get used to seeing faces from other ethnic groups. I do feel racism from time to time. I feel that it may have an impact on my career. Many friends say if we were back in China, we would have got much better ... Read More
Where are the online people here?? by hubbennrelle
Where are the online people here??
I think you can initiate an event to get started. Other people have done that. Read More
Loneliness when you're abroad by Julien
Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad? I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... ...
Yes. We all feel lonely some times, especially when we have been in a place for a long time and there are not many new things to draw our attention. After a few friends left the country, I find that there is more time over weekend. But it is not too ... Read More
Where are the online people here?? by hubbennrelle
Where are the online people here??
What do you mean? Read More
Reverse Culture Shock by Guesposter58
Hmm. All last week I was back in the UK (mixing some work, with a short break). The last time I was back there was in November last year, and also the previous August. One thing I noticed this time though was I seemed to be suffering more from ...
This is an interesting topic. It is interesting to find that expats from other countries feel that too. My Chinese friends and fellows always feel that whenever we go back to China. All of a sudden, we all notice things that are not that good. This ... Read More
best souvenirs I can buy from Australia? by charryC
Hiyya Im flying tomorrow to australia for a short vacation. I'm jus wondering if anyone could tell me what are the best souvenirs I can buy from Australia that I can bring back to UK without having trouble with the border agencies (been watching ...
Australia is famous for their farming industry, so I think sheep skins are really nice as alternatives for normal carpets. Or you can use them on your couch, car seat or for babies. Ugg boots are great for cold winter. A lot of them are fashionable ... Read More