22, female, UK, Moving to Beijing in September. Looking for friends!

advance welcome to Beijing!

Hi Britt, I'm Sam, 22 yrs old male local in beiing, If you wanna make friends and hang out you can contact me, of course I can show you the interesting parts of the city when you're here, and teach you some bacsic mandaring if you want.

Hello Britt,

Welcome to Expat.com!

Welcome to China. Do you go to that university to learn broadcasting?

I live in Beijing right now, so if you need any help, maybe I can offer a hand. Culture, tourist sites, language, you name it.

Thanks !

zhaowang wrote:

Welcome to China. Do you go to that university to learn broadcasting?

I live in Beijing right now, so if you need any help, maybe I can offer a hand. Culture, tourist sites, language, you name it.

HI Zhaowang,

Thanks very much for getting in touch. I think I will definitely need help with the language!! I have been trying to learn from home but finding it very difficult. I hope when I am in Beijing it will be easier.

I am studying New Media at CUC.

Britt

Hi there!

I'm from Italy and will land in Beijing next month as well.
I was living in the Uk for a couple of years and also for the Olympics,from which country are you from?
Are you gonna work in China?

Let me know if you would like to enjoy time there at the arrival together.

Joshua

Hi Joshua.

I am from the UK & have lived here my whole life.

I will not be working when I am in Beijing I will be studying in Chaoyang, where will you be moving to? & is that for work? How long will you be in Beijing for?

Thanks for the message.

Britt

Hi Britt,

I will be moving on 19th but i have the flight arrival at Shanghai,and i ll work from the week after in Beijing in your same district as a guest relation in a hotel on 5th ring road.Are you in Beijing already?


Josh

Hi Josh,

I am in Beijing very soon!

How long are you in China for?

I am trying to pack for 2 years worth of living there at the moment and it is proving very hard!!

Britt

Hi Britt!

i will stay there from 3 to 6 months time! Hope you will wait my arrival and not forget me once you will be there! yes,i can imagine for that time the luggage would be a tight mission!

Josh

Hi Britt,
How so? What makes you think living in China for 2 years is hard? The language barrier or what? If that's what you are worrying, I would like to offer a hand when possible.

Hi am egyptian English speaker --livening in shenyang
General manager of a 5 star hotel
Feel free to contact me
Email
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Welcome to beijing, hope you will have fun here, lol. Oh, by the way, the university where you're going to stay is near to my hospital, be free to ask health-related questions:)

Hi. I've been in Beijing for a year now. Since a lot of my friends left China, I am looking to make new ones. I can show you around, maybe accompany you to some of the tourist sites I haven't seen yet or just grab a beer after work.
Welcome to China!

Britt hi

I am not female and don't think I can be described as young.

However, I am also from London also dynamic and my office is very near your university.

If you have some free time and would like to help me with the weekly events please contact me.

Hi Colin,

Thanks for getting in touch! I hope you are well?

That sounds great thanks for the kind offer, can I ask what events you need help with!?

Thanks,
Britt.

Britt hi

Please see this thread ... https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=206464 ...

these are the events that I organise

hello britt

Welcome to Beijing, Well Actually I live in Guilin and I am from denmark.
But I wanted to say wecome to china anyway

I hope you will have a great and happy time in china and I wish you All the best in the future.

Regards,
carsten

Hi Britt,

I'm moving to Beijing soon to teach English. Very anxious. You still in Chaoyang? I'm pretty sure that's where the school I'll be teaching at is. I'll be moving next month. So scared lol.
I'm 28, from London and I really hope I'll meet people who I can socialise with. Do you like it there?

Hey!! Yer I really love it. The district is hige literally most of the East of the city but you should let me know when you arrive & maybe we can meet up & i can show u around? Do u speak mandarin? Have u been to china before?

woogy85  hi,

I'm also from London and I've been in Beijing since Jan 2003 (China 1998)

I have stayed out of choice. It's an exciting place to be and I am sure that you will have a great time.

Two important things to remember keep an open mind and don't expect everything to be the same as at home even the Chinese food tastes different from the food in London's Chinese restaurants.

If you want to meet people then every Tuesday I organise a get-together/Meet-up/Networking/ what ever you want to call it.

Hi Britt, I live and work here in education, although south of Shanghai. Like you, was having big issues on what to take with me. I miss so much of my personal things. The things that remind of home. I am from Cornwall, and miss the surf. lol.. . China is geared for women, clothes, shoes, handbags, so you will be fine for outfits and such girly things. Sad for us guys tho. I need a dose of Maplins.. My driving licence here is a waste of time, so i miss driving, thought it would be great to take a ride out on my motorbike. Can't even do that. grrrrr. If you need any advice, do not hesitate to ask, getting quite used to how things tick here in China. ohhh and make sure your phone has hangping app, and an offline chineese to english translator. Google is blocked here along with FB. set up a VPN before you leave blighty.

Quick comment about clothing ... As a rule of thumb the Chinese figure is far more slender than that of Western people. If you are a UK S or M you will be fine. If you are a UK XL or above it might not be that easy to find off the shelf clothes that fit