外籍华人在中国：或许没有中国心，却有张中国脸

如果你有一张中国脸，却不是中国人，在中国的日子有时候会有点尴尬。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
当50岁的加拿大籍华人John Kung 02年到北京的时候，他只会说的两句中文，一句是“你好”，一句是“我饿了”。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“在饭馆点菜的时候我只有向朋友“求救”，”Kung说。“服务员肯定觉得特别奇怪，尤其是我和其他外国人一起吃饭的时候，我长得像中国人却不会说中文。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
在中国呆了十年，Kung的中文现在已经可以应付日常生活了。但是遇到别人问他的出身，他还是很纠结。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
如果他说英语，别人觉得他很奇怪，如果他说中文，口音却很重，别人又好奇他是哪里的人。“他们知道我是加拿大人后，总会说“不，你不是加拿大人，你永永远远都是中国人！”Kung说。“真的很难解释。我有时候直接说我是韩国人。他们就不问了。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
中国腾飞的经济吸引了不少外籍华人来到中国创业。但是他们中的大多数虽然长得像中国人，却是彻彻底底的外国人。他们的华人背景或许能够帮助他们在中国生活，但也带来不少其他外国人感受不到的文化沟通上的烦恼。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“跟我聊天以后，中国人会说“你不是很像中国人呀”，”Mary Chang说。她是一名美籍华人，90年代到中国学习和旅行过。“我经常被人教导说应该把读写中文学得更好些。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Chang说她的华人背景在旅途过程中帮了她很多——怎么上路；怎么点菜，等等琐事。但是她不知道其中的一些文化的诀窍——什么时候能讲价；火车票卖完了咋办；是否可以从票贩子那里买票等等。她完全不知道中国社会怎么运作的，也不知道什么该做什么不该做。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“因为我没有在中国长大，所以，自始自终我都觉得自己是个局外人。虽然我自称“华人”，但是我的思维模式和角度都跟中国人不一样。这让我有时候很难和当地人沟通，”Chang说。她曾经是大学老师，目前跟丈夫在纽约居住。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
外籍华人和土生土长的中国人之间，除了语言的障碍，文化和价值观的差异也是巨大的。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
40岁的美籍华人Carol Chow在北京生活了7年，说一口流利的汉语。“因为我的中文不错，所以大家默认为我懂得更多，但是，很多事情我并不能理解，”她说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
有时是因为人们说话太快，或者话题太深奥，她听不懂，但是更多的时候是文化差异带来的沟通障碍。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
两年前，她开了一家蛋糕店，然后发现很多顾客喜欢跟她讲价。“我讨厌讲价，我不习惯讲价，以我的性格我也不会讲价。我都不在中国买衣服，就因为实在不喜欢讲价。有的时候你以为靠讲价能够省钱，其实卖家只是把原价提高了。不喜欢人们为了一个蛋糕跟我讨价还价，”她说。“我都是明码标价，也不会漫天要价。不买就算了。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
当Chow向顾客解释她从美国来，不习惯讲价，人们虽然觉得困惑但是大多数人还是会买。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
虽然文化上有摩擦，但是Chow还是打算在中国长期生活——主要是为了她6岁的双胞胎女儿学中文。“在美国没法好好学中文，但是这门语言很重要，”她说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
根据人力资源和社会保障部报告，去年在中国停留时间超过6个月的外国人数量达到60万。1980年这个数字仅为2万。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
快速发展的经济，低消费水平，让中国成为世界人民前往寻求机会的地方，同样也是中国移民“洄游”的主要原因。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“我02年刚到北京的时候，中国的变化大得让我不敢相信，”Chow说。她在80，90年代到中国旅行过。“以前中国人都穿同样的衣服，而且这里完全没有什么机会。如果你当时问我愿不愿意到中国来生活，简直就像让我去月亮上生活一样。太不真实了，”她说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
她母亲刚开始听说她要来中国时，觉得这个念头跟“疯”了一样。她母亲在国内时是个地质学者，到了美国以做家政为生。“我母亲移民过去的时候已经39岁了。她的英文从来没有特别好过，”Chow说。“现在她住在北京，比我还喜欢中国。我想她从来没觉得自己是美国文化的一部分。现在她做回中国人更像她自己了。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Kung的父亲很高兴儿子要回到中国，给了他好多关于中国生活的建议——什么该做什么不该做。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“身为华裔的一大好处就是你总能从长辈那里得到需要关于中国的建议，”Kung说。“我的中国背景也帮助我理解在中国做生意的人情世故。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
他说现在在中国做生意不仅仅靠拉关系做人情了。机会对于中国人和外国人都比较平等。只要努力工作，都能得到回报。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
2002年他的英语学校刚开办的时候，教室在一个出租房里，只有五个学生一个老师。现在他的学校在首都有四个校区，250多个学生。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“从经济总量和商业机会的角度来说，加拿大很小。如果我回去，应该会有一个工作，一份体面的薪水。但是生活会很无聊，”他说。“但是在北京，我的生活很快乐。周围总有事情发生。北京有来自世界各地的人，有你在北美都能买到的商品。在国际都市里你可以尝试很多事情，”他说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
他20岁的儿子现在正在清华大学一个一年的交换项目中学习中文和中国文化。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
不过文化的差异有的时候也让Kung在中国的生意有所起伏。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“一些家长总是问他们的孩子学了多少单词，能不能帮助考试。我告诉他们，孩子迟早会学会单词的，更重要的是把英语运用在生活当中，”他说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Kung说他从中国的生活经历中学会了“保持耐心”。“在中国做生意，你必须有耐心，而且相信“船到桥头自然直”，”他说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Chow也认为她的中国背景帮助了她的事业。如果她完全不会说中文，她的生意可能要艰难不少。但是她的思维方式并不是中国式。“我记不住中国名字。我试过但是太难了。我脑子跟短路了一样，”她说。“中国朋友觉得我是美国人，美国朋友觉得我是中国人。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
28岁的自由摄影师James Wong也有“被夹在中间”的感觉。他在美国出生长大，不会说中文。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
“大家看见我都直接开始说中文。我在中国呆了四个月，说得最多的中文就是“我不说中文”，”他说。“其他外国人也以为我比他们更了解中国，就因为我是华人。其实我啥都不知道。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
大多数外国人在中国只是匆匆过客，不过少数跟本地人成家后定居下来。“因为我是说着中文长大的，我总是对中国很好奇。这就是我为什么到中国来。而且我在美国中西部长大，周围没有什么别的华人。作为一个美国人我好奇亚洲是什么样子的，”Chang说。nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
但是语言和文化的差异并非外国人在中国的唯一烦恼。Chang说她在南京的时候空气污染很严重。天空总是灰蒙蒙的，而且到哪里都是污染。“我回家一摸脸，手上全是煤灰，”她说。“我一度生病。所以我觉得我可能不会在中国长期呆。”nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Kung说他还要在中国呆5到10年，但是最终会回到加拿大。他说那里的山水海景让他着迷。在北京的生活很惬意，人也很友善慷慨，他说，我的中国朋友总是帮我当翻译，连一起吃饭讲的笑话也翻译给我听。“可惜我还是听不懂，”他说。“不是语言，是文化的问题。”(nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语

if you have a Chinese face, not the day in China can sometimes be a bit embarrassing.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
When 50-year-old Canadian, Chinese, John Kung, 02 to Beijing, he would only say the two Chinese, one is "Hello", one is "I'm hungry".nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"A la carte in the restaurant when I was only a friend" for help "," Kung said. "Waiter must have felt particularly strange, especially at lunch me and other foreigners, I look like Chinese people do not speak Chinese."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Spent a decade in China, Kung, the Chinese have been able to cope with everyday life. But to encounter others asked his origin, he is very tangled.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
If he says in English, others find it very strange if he said, has a heavy accent, others curious where. "They know that Canadians always say" No, you are not Canadians, forever are all Chinese! "Kung said." Really hard to explain. Sometimes I directly say that I am Korean. They do not ask. "nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Chinese take-off economy has attracted many overseas Chinese came to China Venture. However, most of them looks like the Chinese people, but it is thoroughly foreigners. Their Chinese background may be able to help them live in China, but also brought trouble on many other foreigners do not feel the cultural communication.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"To chat with me later, the Chinese people will say" You're not like the Chinese people. "," Mary Chang said. She is a Chinese-American, China in the 1990s to study and travel. "I have always been taught that reading and writing in literature should be better."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Chang said her Chinese background in the journey process to help her a lot - how the road; how a la carte, and so on trivia. But she does not know the culture, know-how - what time can bargain; train sold out country; can buy tickets from scalpers. She did not know that Chinese society is how it works, do not know what to do and what not to do.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"Because I did not grow up in China, from beginning to end I feel like an outsider. Although I am self-proclaimed" Chinese ", but my mode of thinking and angle related to the Chinese people is not the same. It makes me sometimes difficult to and local people to communicate, "Chang said. She was once a university teacher, and her husband lived in New York.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Between overseas Chinese and a native of China, in addition to language barriers, cultural differences and values ​​are also enormous.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
40-year-old Chinese American Carol Chow, living in Beijing for seven years, speak fluent Chinese. "Because my Chinese is good, so we default I know, but a lot of things I can not understand," she said.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Sometimes because people speak too fast or too esoteric topic, she did not understand, but more often communication barriers of cultural differences.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Two years ago, she opened a cake shop, and then found that many customers like to tell her the price. "I hate to bargain, I'm not used to bargaining, to my character, I will not bargain. I do not buy clothes, you really do not like to bargain. Sometimes you think to rely on bargain to save money, in fact, the seller is just The original price is increased. do not like to bargain with me for a cake, "she said. "I always price tag, it will not on wild speculations. Do not buy it."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
When Chow explained to the customer from the United States, are not accustomed to bargain, although people feel confused but most people will still buy.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Although the cultural friction, Chow, or intend to live permanently in China - mainly to her 6-year-old twin daughters to learn Chinese. Learn Chinese in the United States can not take, but this language is very important, "she said.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
According to the Human Resources and Social Security Department reported last year, stay more than six months the number of foreigners in China reached 600,000. In 1980, the figure was only 20,000.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
The rapidly growing economy, low level of consumption, China has become the world's people go to seek opportunities, it is also the main reason of the Chinese immigrants "migratory".nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
2002 I arrived in Beijing, China changes so I can not believe, "Chow said. She traveled to China in the 1980s and 1990s. "In the past the Chinese to wear the same clothes, and there is absolutely no chance. If you had asked if I wanted to live in China, just like life on the moon too unreal," she said.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Her mother had just heard that she wanted to come to China, the idea "crazy". Her mother in the country is a geologist to the United States to do housekeeping for a living. "Has been 39 years old when my mother's immigrant past. Her English has never been particularly better," Chow said. "Now she lives in Beijing, I also like Chinese. I think she never feel that they are part of American culture. Now she back to the Chinese people more like herself."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Kung's father, am glad his son was to return to China, gave him a lot of recommendations on the life of Chinese - what do and what not to do.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"As a Chinese one big advantage is that you can always elders get recommendations about," Kung said. "My background helped me understand the ways of the world to do business in China."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
He said doing business in China not the only Latin American relations do a good turn. Opportunity for Chinese and foreigners are equal. As long as the hard work can be rewarded.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
His English school just opened in 2002, the classroom in a rented room, only five students to one teacher. Four campuses, over 250 students in his school in the capital.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"From the point of view of the total economy and business opportunities, Canada is very small. If I go back, there should be a work, a decent salary. But life would be boring," he said. "But my life is very happy. Always happened around Beijing from around the world, in North America can buy the goods in the international city, you can try a lot of things," he said .nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
His 20-year-old son is now Tsinghua University, one year exchange program to learn Chinese language and culture.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
However, cultural differences sometimes Kung ups and downs in the business of China.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"Some parents will always ask their children to learn how many words can help the exam. I told them that children will sooner or later learn the words and, more importantly, the Use of English in their lives," he said.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Kung said he learned from life experiences in China "remain patient". "Doing business in China, you must have patience, and believe that the" ship to cross the bridge, "he said.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Chow also believes that her background helped her career. If she will not speak Chinese, her business may be difficult. But her way of thinking is not the Chinese style. "I do not remember the name of China. I tried but it was difficult in my mind short-circuited," she said. Chinese friends think I am an American, and American friends think I am a Chinese. "nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
28-year-old freelance photographer James Wong also has "caught in the middle" feeling. He was born and raised in the United States do not speak Chinese.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
"People see me directly to speak Chinese and I spent four months in China, right up to the Chinese is," I do not speak Chinese, "he said. Other foreigners also think that they understand Chinese, because I am Chinese. In fact, I consequently do not know. "nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Most of the foreigners in China is only a passer-by, although few settled down after a family with the locals. "Because I grew up saying the Chinese, I always Chinese very curious. That is why I came to China and I grew up in the Midwest, surrounded by nothing other Chinese as an American, I am curious Asia is what it was like, "Chang said.nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Language and cultural differences are not the only troubles of foreigners in China. Chang said in Nanjing when air pollution is very serious. The sky is always gray, but where are the pollution. "I came home to touch the face, hands full of ash," she said. "I was sick, so I think I might not be in China long-term stay."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语
Kung said he will have to stay in China for 5-10 years, but eventually returned to Canada. He said that there sea views of the landscape that so fascinated him. Life in Beijing is very nice, very friendly and generous people, he said, my Chinese friends always help me as a translator, and even dinner jokes translated to me. "Unfortunately, I still do not understand," he said. "Is not language, is a cultural problem."nVKRainbow Mandarin 彩虹汉语