China is very BIG!.. Hence, every part of China = DIFFERENT!

Recalling during our workshop days...
the Guest-of-Honour, Mr. Law Sit says that it would be too boastful of him to talk about his "China experience" since China is such a huge country.

"How could anyone claimed to have China's experience in just a few years?" was his comments.

After the 12 days IBSM trip, I can further confirmed that his statement is true. Why do i say so?

We've been to Zhuhai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Zhongshan, Shunde. Even though all of these are in the same Province Guandong, their characteristics differ to a large extent.

This can be in terms of Security levels, kinds of people. the way of doing things, the infrastructure and facilities.

Even norms can differ from one area to another.

In some areas for instance, girls are not supposed to wear skirts on streets and even if they want to, they will have to match it with stockings. Otherwise, they may be misunderstood as the “ji” or prostitutes over there.

Another good example would be how you address people. In certain parts of China, we should address ladies as “Gu Niang” instead of “Xiao Jie” as the same goes, the person may be offended because “Xiao Jie” over there is used to described prostitutes.