Before I embarked on this 4 month journey to China, I was able to derive one question that was often asked by the folks around me. Each time the concept of me traveling to Shanghai cam about conversation, people tend to assume the country to be a potentially culturally dangerous place. NOTHING, and i say it again, nothing could be further from the truth.
While I’ve been in China, my cultural experience has been extremely positive. The amount of things I have personally learned about the Chinese culture surpassed all my expectations within the first two weeks of living here. In Summery, they are one of the most peaceful and carrying people in the whole world. It is so hard to feel unsafe here in China, sometimes I wonder how my perception of danger will be by the time I get back to Florida.
In my own theory, the reason why Chinese have such a peaceful Ora to them, comes from their religious beliefs and/or traditions as a society; both locally and country wide. They have such high respect for relationships among themselves and their network, combined with their traditional beliefs of a balanced way of life, yields for a recipe of social politeness and congruence. Such thing is a rare thing back in the States. All in all, it has been the best decision in my life. China, specially Shanghai, has it all.