Hi everybody, I'm Ale, 32, italian, and I'm planning to go to China for three months. I'll be there with my girlfriend, who's chinese and is going to work as an intern.
I'm planning, but I'm not yet completely sure!
I've been in China before, but I've visited Shanghai only for a couple of days and I didn't like the city too much. Or, better, I probably didn't have the time to enjoy it.
So I would like to ask you a couple of questions. Here they are:
-I'd like to attend a hardcore mandarin course, of at least 4 hours a day, to increase my knowledge of the language, which is very very basic. Is Shanghai the right city? I heard that shangainese accent is quite bad... (comments and suggestions on the school are welcome)
- what about cultural life of Shanghai? Is it going to be interesting for a foreigner?
-how much does life cost? I would like to go to bars once in a while, live in a small but nice apartment, eat local food in restaurants and so on...
-last question: what kind of foreign people one can meet in Shanghai? Are they all business oriented people?
Thanks!
Ale