Text丨 Weisheng Xiaoyun
Editor丨Weisheng Xiaoyun
Preface
China is developing better and better, especially in terms of disseminating culture, and many foreigners have the idea of visiting China after reading it.
My friend knew an Indian beauty, she was very curious about China, and after a period of preparation, she came to China for a trip.
However, after playing for a few days, she had a strange idea, because she seemed to think that Chinese money was too easy to make?
It's not what I imagined
The Indian beauty learned a few things about China through the Internet at an early age, and she was interested in Chinese food and clothing.
After all, people take food as the sky, and the highlight of traveling is also eating, so under the hospitality of friends, our group first took her to the seafood buffet restaurant.
The seafood buffet restaurant has a rich variety and luxurious decoration, and the Indian beauty also has a great interest in the environment of the restaurant.
Some excitedly asked my friends if this place was very expensive, after all, it was so beautiful.
However, this seafood restaurant is only a relatively large chain, and the price can only be considered medium.
A few of us ate nearly a thousand yuan, but in fact, when we went out to eat, this price was already normal.
But she felt that it was too expensive, after all, it didn't cost much to eat a meal in India, even if it was a big meal, a few people couldn't use almost a thousand.
But we also explained that this seafood buffet will be more expensive than other buffets, especially since we have several people.
This meal is a friend's treat, maybe she thinks we spend so much money on a treat, she is a little embarrassed.
Some friends came from afar, and after we said that it was okay and explained many times, the Indian beauty finally put her mind at ease and did not continue to dwell on this issue.
When we came to the street, we said buy a drink and go shopping, and then we chose to buy milk tea to drink, and when we saw the price, the Indian beauty was surprised again.
Because she didn't expect that a cup of milk tea would cost more than ten or twenty yuan, just a drink to drink, and she couldn't see anything special.
She also said that if it were in India, it is estimated that ordinary people would not spend money to buy it, except for those who are rich.
After buying a drink, we were going to go shopping, because she had said that she liked Chinese clothes very much.
At first, we took her to the mall to see it, but she didn't seem to be satisfied with a lot of things, and then we learned that the clothes she said were Hanfu.
It turned out that she watched videos on the Internet and saw Chinese girls wearing all kinds of Hanfu.
We explained to her that this was a kind of clothing that we used to wear, and because it was very beautiful, many people would wear it to play with it now.
After that, we took her to Hanfu Street to have a look, and she praised the clothes for being so beautiful.
At first, we offered to give her a set, and even the store told her to try it, but after putting it on, she said that she didn't look as good as Chinese girls.
Perhaps because Indians and Chinese have different facial features, their facial features are more profound, while Chinese girls are softer and more suitable for this gentle and dignified hanfu.
Although she didn't think she looked good, she decided to buy a set as a souvenir, and her Indian friends were looking forward to her bringing gifts back.
After that, she picked a set, and the price of this set of Hanfu was also relatively high.
I told my friend that after all, she was a guest, and it stands to reason that we would be responsible for letting her have fun, so I took the initiative to bear the money for this Hanfu.
The Indian beauty said at first that this would not work, but we still insisted, and she agreed without any choice.
She also said that she felt that the Chinese were very welcoming, and she also had a Chinese friend who was an exchange student before, and often sent things to herself.
Sometimes she feels embarrassed, and this Chinese friend will force her to accept it, maybe this is the difference in regional culture.
Time always flies, and it's dinner time again, this time we found a random local restaurant and ate some specials.
Is China's money easy to make?
There is also a small episode when the Indian beauty eats with us, and that is that she does not know how to use chopsticks.
In the past, when I was in a seafood restaurant, there were things that needed to be shelled, so everyone started directly.
There should be a lot of people who eat pilaf in Indian cuisine, because they are Xi to eating with their hands and are still right-handed.
It is said that it is because they feel that their left hand is "unclean", and they say that it is rude to use their left hand not only to eat, but also to do other things.
For example, if you use your left hand to hand someone something, if you are living in India, it is indeed easy to make mistakes if you are not careful.
But the Indian beauty saw that we all had both hands and understood that there was no malice even with the left hand.
It was also interesting to hear about India because we could learn about the cultures of different countries.
She didn't know how to use chopsticks, so we asked her for a spoon and fork.
The price of this meal was relatively affordable, a few of us only ate a few hundred yuan, and the Indian beauties also praised the dishes for being so delicious.
We asked her what she thought of China, and she said that she could make a lot of money doing business in China.
We didn't react to this question, and finally communicated it again to know that it turned out that it cost too much money to eat and go shopping.
She said that even a drink is so expensive, and some of the trinkets on the street are sold for dozens of yuan, which is too expensive.
So if you buy something here, will you be able to make a lot of money all at once?
We also smiled bitterly when we heard this, saying that some things are expensive not really because they are valuable, but because they have a cost.
For example, the store has to rent someone else's house, it needs to use water and electricity, and the store has to hire employees, so even if it is a small thing, it may cost a lot of money.
We also said that you generally need your own start-up capital to do business, and some stores may seem to sell things more expensive.
But if you don't buy enough, you are likely to lose money, so not only will you not make money, but you may also owe money.
The Indian beauty seems to understand whether she understands it or not, indicating that it is too complicated.
An interesting trip to China
In order to make the Indian friend live better, we booked a five-star hotel for her, and as soon as she entered, she said that the place was too big and beautiful.
The room was large, and she was amazed at the view downstairs when she opened the curtains.
We explained to her how to wash up, where to ring the bell and find a waiter if we needed help, and then left.
The next day, we took her to continue tasting the food she hadn't eaten before, but unfortunately she only came to this one place, so she could only eat one local food.
If you have the opportunity in the future, you can take her to experience more cities, such as Peking duck, Tianjin xiaolongbao, Sichuan spicy hot, Northeast iron pot stew, etc.
We said that there are many kinds of Chinese food, and some Chinese may not have experienced all of them, she said that she was very shocked and said that she would like to travel to China in the future.
We also showed her some ancient Chinese architecture, saying that in the past, the ancient emperors of China lived in palaces.
She seemed very excited when she talked about this, saying that she had watched Chinese costume dramas and felt that the emperor's wives in it were very beautiful.
Thinking that India could also see some Chinese TV dramas, we recommended a few more to her, and she said that she would definitely watch them well when she went back.
Before leaving, she expressed many times that she liked China very much, and said that her biggest feeling was the enthusiasm of Chinese friends.
We say that the Chinese are indeed very helpful and "polite", and treat friends, especially those who come from afar, and will do their best to "land friendship".
She also found Chinese idioms very interesting, and said that she would learn Xi understand them in the future.
epilogue
The Indian beauty's trip to China was generally very successful.
China is indeed a very attractive and cultured country, and I believe that if you come once, they will fall in love with it.
We also welcome more foreign friends to come to China and experience the beauty and culture of Chinese food.