What influence you want a Chinese/ Western life partner?
It is autumn season, Shenzhen is still very hot. I really miss the autumn in Shanghai. When I walk ed on the road to home, the phoenix tree starts to fall leaves, Fresh breeze is very refreshing after the whole day working, And the atmosphere is full of romantic because of the trees and lights.
This is different from Shenzhen. Shenzhen grow tropic tree like palm. Sometimes I cann’t feel it is autumn now.
I live in an old bungalow with yellow wall and red roof , The bungalow has three floors, Each floor lives a family, neighbors are Local Shanghainese. But the around bungalows are all living international marriage couples. And they all own their whole bungalow. The bungalow is very limited in Shanghai, Although it is old, But it has many history, lots of people are looking for purchasing this kind of bungalow. Especially those bungalows are just located in the center of city. I guess because the bungalow I lived have many owners, that’s why it is still not be sold.
One of the neighbors is a Chinese Husband and a French housewife. They have 2 children, one boy and one girl. The French lady purchase another old bungalow and open a tea house nearby the community we live, the business seems run very good. I saw the magazine reports about her tea house. It is Chinese and French fusion style, the tea house located in a quiet street, When you sit on the second floor drinking your tea, You can see the green phoenix tree leaves from the windows. We ever heard some story how she met her husband, She had a chance to study in Japan and visit China, Later she met her Chinese husband in Harvard MBA class, Then she moves to Shanghai with her husband in 1999,after she resign the China GM of VeuveClicpuot Champagne then started her own tea house.
Another bungalow lives an Austria husband and a Chinese woman. They open a small café shop in the first floor and the business are also quite good, editors and adman who work nearby love to gather there. Everyday I can smell the coffee spread from their shop. They have a lovely daughter and before I leaving Shanghai they have another daughter again. The Austrian husband can speak very good Chinese, and his wife is a very beautiful woman. Their daughter love to play with the French family’s kid after they go back from school. And the public courtyard is their playground. I love this girl at the first sight,she is very smart and she can speak three languages. She is the only girl can speak Chinse among the kids around.And later we become very good friends. Her parents have to come to our room to pick her up each time. I hope she is still studying in Shanghai, Then I can come to their café shop to see the little lovely girl again.
Another family is a British husband with a overseas grow Chinese. They have two cute kids also.
The British husband is a polite architect, he takes some Chinese lessons so he can speak some Chinese, And he always try to find opportunity to talk with people around in Chinese. After I move to Shenzhen and they move to Hongkong, I was invited to their house. They hope I can teach some Chinese to thier kids but
the visa is only allowed me to visit 8 time a year.
These neighbors impressed me a lot. I saw how these international marriage families live such a harmony life here. And their kids are so adorable. But those couples all can community by a common languages, I haven’t got in touch with the international marriage families who donn’t speak common language unit now. I know both parties will try to overcome the language obstacle sooner if they really try hard to learn.
Here is my experience ,How about yours ?
