I'm not sure if it's because I understand the language now that I can communicate and Chinese society is much more transparent to me or its just that China is evolving and I'm just now seeing it in action. I want to say it the combination of the two. I mention this because I partake in certain Chinese social apps, such as Renren (Chinese Facebook), Weixin (imagine Instagram plus texting), and finally Momo (means like Stranger-Stranger). From these apps and personal experiences with them, Chinese culture is completely different from what I imagined only a few years ago.
It's hard to believe the culture in China is becoming more Americanized, and more specifically I want to focus on dating/relationship. From how people date all the way to the marriage ceremony itself, everything seems more westernized. When I first started learning about China, I was so naive and simpleminded about the culture, and thought it was so traditional. After about a year of making some Chinese friends, my mind was like boom (Imagine the AT&T commercial, the infinity times infinity one).
One of my friends recently got married in China and as I was looking through their wedding album, I asked if they did a traditional Chinese wedding. She replied most people in Shanghai just do the western ceremony now with an asian twist. Its just like socialism with a Chinese twist but apply that to a wedding. I don't even know all the customs and norms of an American wedding, I'm scared to imagine all the customs and traditions of a Chinese wedding.
As I mentioned earlier, I partake is various forms of social media in China. I've been here less than a week, and I've managed to join a group chatroom. Didn't take long until, I was forced into a relationship, I call it collectivism dating. Haha. Luckily she's cute.
Kidding aside, I feel like dating in China is kind of a mess, there's this dichotomy. With the internet, dating has become this convenience thing. It's like I haven't left America, I'm just in a much dirtier, polluted, Chinese filled America. Maybe that's why I feel at home.
For those who don't know Chinese: simple translation: 麻将哥，that's me, and basically the group leader wants me and her to be together. Haha : )
I feel like there's lot of aspects of American culture that has influenced Chinese culture. We all know of hook-up buddies and one night stands. Apparently, they exist in China too (not from personal experience, strictly from reading and hearing about it from friends). I used to thing that was strictly an American/Western thing, guess not anymore. Casual sex is ok now in the middle kingdom (I guess). You learn something new everyday.
Well time to get my day started, breakfast and what not, and maybe find a 小二 haha. I'm getting a facial later today, my first one ever. I'll have updates and maybe something pictures too.
-MC
One of my friends recently got married in China and as I was looking through their wedding album, I asked if they did a traditional Chinese wedding. She replied most people in Shanghai just do the western ceremony now with an asian twist. Its just like socialism with a Chinese twist but apply that to a wedding. I don't even know all the customs and norms of an American wedding, I'm scared to imagine all the customs and traditions of a Chinese wedding.
As I mentioned earlier, I partake is various forms of social media in China. I've been here less than a week, and I've managed to join a group chatroom. Didn't take long until, I was forced into a relationship, I call it collectivism dating. Haha. Luckily she's cute.
Kidding aside, I feel like dating in China is kind of a mess, there's this dichotomy. With the internet, dating has become this convenience thing. It's like I haven't left America, I'm just in a much dirtier, polluted, Chinese filled America. Maybe that's why I feel at home.
For those who don't know Chinese: simple translation: 麻将哥，that's me, and basically the group leader wants me and her to be together. Haha : )
I feel like there's lot of aspects of American culture that has influenced Chinese culture. We all know of hook-up buddies and one night stands. Apparently, they exist in China too (not from personal experience, strictly from reading and hearing about it from friends). I used to thing that was strictly an American/Western thing, guess not anymore. Casual sex is ok now in the middle kingdom (I guess). You learn something new everyday.
Well time to get my day started, breakfast and what not, and maybe find a 小二 haha. I'm getting a facial later today, my first one ever. I'll have updates and maybe something pictures too.
-MC
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