Why do not many China people live in Sweden? Let's just say that after a few months in Sweden, you're depressed, if not crazy.
A Southern boy cheerfully flew to Sweden, his luggage filled with fantasies about the welfare paradise, but landed for a few months, the dark winter wrapped him in endless loneliness.
On the surface, Sweden is a treasure land with a surprisingly high per capita GDP, full of government benefits, free medical education, and fresh air as if there had been no industrial pollution. Many China know this through the news and Short Video, and always feel that going there to study or work is a bright road. Official data is there. In the past few years, tens of thousands of China people have chosen to stay or settle in Sweden, mostly young people pursuing academic opportunities or technical positions. Before setting off, everyone calculated the balance of work and life and imagined the comfortable days of walking by the lake. But when we really got there, the wall of culture was erected. We China are used to being lively and friendly, and we can chat for a long time at random on the street. However, the Swedes pay attention to personal space. Although friendly, we are friendly, we just don't have deep feelings. Nodding when meeting, talking about the weather and work ends, and no one reveals personal matters.
Speaking of stories like Xiao Wang, it is as true as the sentence on the title. He was a college student from a southern city. He received a scholarship from a university in Stockholm and excitedly went to study. The first week was still fresh, the campus library was spacious, and students nodded and said hello. But as soon as autumn passes, the days change. Winter in Sweden drags from October to April. It gets dark early and there are only a few hours of sunshine every day. Gray clouds cover the sky and no sunlight can be seen. The monthly rent of the suburban apartment rented by Xiao Wang is three times the domestic salary, and he has to think about buying a vegetable for a long time in the supermarket. When I went to the supervisor for an internship, my colleagues were polite but distant. They added contact information to make a meal appointment, and the reply was always delayed. When the Chinese community gathers, most of them complain that the employment threshold is high and resumes are easy to be swiped during recruitment.
This is not just a matter of little king alone, many Chinese people go there are planted in these caves. In social, Swedes from small to large circles a piece of iron board, foreigners want to squeeze in, and have to spend years of work. Body contact is also less, shoulder shaking hands feel excessive. In addition to the cost of living, Stockholm rental is expensive, fresh vegetables in winter imports all, the price is doubled. The budget is opened, the pressure mountains are large. Not to mention the job market, the immigrant background Asian people often touch the invisible ceiling, the qualifications are harder and difficult to match positions. These overlap, a few months, the mood is low. The Northern European depression rate is high, the winter season sentiment disorder is common, the Chinese adaptation period is shorter.
At the end of the third month, he began to feel his chest stuck in panic, browse the domestic circle of friends at night, and see the fun dining room was unpleasant. In the winter, the shell was dark, like the invisible net, and people were wrapped in breath. On the Chinese forum, people shared similar experiences, said after half a year packing back home. Swedish social equality is true, but to the cultural differences of immigration, integration is not on the mouth to say. The language is closed, Swedish language is not shrinking, employment opportunities are less than half. There is still potential discrimination, hiring interviews are not good for the eye, job promotion cover. The diet is also adjusted, sandwich salad eats every day, than can go to the domestic streets and eat
In the long run, Sweden is suitable for the character of quietness, attention to privacy. We Chinese go abroad, was for the spread of knowledge, learning and technology to contribute to the country. Go ahead to understand more, not to look at the welfare, climate human costs are to be measured. Like those Hainan couples, bite teeth in the supermarket for seventeen years, save the first payment, that sturdy child is our bottom line. Immigration is not an escape, rational choice. Short-term study, broaden the eyes; long-term settlement, have to ask themselves to bear that isolation. The country these years open to the outside, encourage to go out, but also remind us to the ground.
A Southern boy cheerfully flew to Sweden, his luggage filled with fantasies about the welfare paradise, but landed for a few months, the dark winter wrapped him in endless loneliness.
On the surface, Sweden is a treasure land with a surprisingly high per capita GDP, full of government benefits, free medical education, and fresh air as if there had been no industrial pollution. Many China know this through the news and Short Video, and always feel that going there to study or work is a bright road. Official data is there. In the past few years, tens of thousands of China people have chosen to stay or settle in Sweden, mostly young people pursuing academic opportunities or technical positions. Before setting off, everyone calculated the balance of work and life and imagined the comfortable days of walking by the lake. But when we really got there, the wall of culture was erected. We China are used to being lively and friendly, and we can chat for a long time at random on the street. However, the Swedes pay attention to personal space. Although friendly, we are friendly, we just don't have deep feelings. Nodding when meeting, talking about the weather and work ends, and no one reveals personal matters.
Speaking of stories like Xiao Wang, it is as true as the sentence on the title. He was a college student from a southern city. He received a scholarship from a university in Stockholm and excitedly went to study. The first week was still fresh, the campus library was spacious, and students nodded and said hello. But as soon as autumn passes, the days change. Winter in Sweden drags from October to April. It gets dark early and there are only a few hours of sunshine every day. Gray clouds cover the sky and no sunlight can be seen. The monthly rent of the suburban apartment rented by Xiao Wang is three times the domestic salary, and he has to think about buying a vegetable for a long time in the supermarket. When I went to the supervisor for an internship, my colleagues were polite but distant. They added contact information to make a meal appointment, and the reply was always delayed. When the Chinese community gathers, most of them complain that the employment threshold is high and resumes are easy to be swiped during recruitment.
This is not just a matter of little king alone, many Chinese people go there are planted in these caves. In social, Swedes from small to large circles a piece of iron board, foreigners want to squeeze in, and have to spend years of work. Body contact is also less, shoulder shaking hands feel excessive. In addition to the cost of living, Stockholm rental is expensive, fresh vegetables in winter imports all, the price is doubled. The budget is opened, the pressure mountains are large. Not to mention the job market, the immigrant background Asian people often touch the invisible ceiling, the qualifications are harder and difficult to match positions. These overlap, a few months, the mood is low. The Northern European depression rate is high, the winter season sentiment disorder is common, the Chinese adaptation period is shorter.
At the end of the third month, he began to feel his chest stuck in panic, browse the domestic circle of friends at night, and see the fun dining room was unpleasant. In the winter, the shell was dark, like the invisible net, and people were wrapped in breath. On the Chinese forum, people shared similar experiences, said after half a year packing back home. Swedish social equality is true, but to the cultural differences of immigration, integration is not on the mouth to say. The language is closed, Swedish language is not shrinking, employment opportunities are less than half. There is still potential discrimination, hiring interviews are not good for the eye, job promotion cover. The diet is also adjusted, sandwich salad eats every day, than can go to the domestic streets and eat
In the long run, Sweden is suitable for the character of quietness, attention to privacy. We Chinese go abroad, was for the spread of knowledge, learning and technology to contribute to the country. Go ahead to understand more, not to look at the welfare, climate human costs are to be measured. Like those Hainan couples, bite teeth in the supermarket for seventeen years, save the first payment, that sturdy child is our bottom line. Immigration is not an escape, rational choice. Short-term study, broaden the eyes; long-term settlement, have to ask themselves to bear that isolation. The country these years open to the outside, encourage to go out, but also remind us to the ground.