Life record of new immigrants in mainland Canada

Canada is an immigrant country, one of the seven developed countries in the world, and entrepreneurial opportunities are unimpeded in Canada. Canada passport world, Canada is a welfare country ... ",beautiful advertising words here appear in major newspapers and online almost every day. People can't help feeling that Canada is a paradise on earth, so I decided to go to the "paradise" myself.

This is my third time abroad. Except for the first time to borrow someone else's light, a large group of people saw me off, and I was alone every time. I know very well that this time will be the same as before. There is no one here to see me off, no one to pick me up, and I have to arrange accommodation. Everything depends on myself. I am also very happy to be alone and have more freedom.

On this trip, I chose to fly with Air Canada, and my destination is Vancouver, the pearl city on the west coast of Canada. I don't want to be too broad this time. I just want to know more about a city to solve several problems that have been bothering me for a long time: is Canada a paradise that people will never leave, as many people say, or is everyone reporting good news instead of bad news? Canada was rated as the most suitable place for human habitation by the United Nations. What is the reason? What is the life of Chinese, especially new immigrants, in Canada?

I have been to Europe twice, both of which are self-help tours, from northern Europe to southern Europe, from Helsing, Finland to Barcelona, Spain; Rome, Italy, Pompeii ruins, all left my footprints in backpacking. As a young man from Chinese mainland, I left a good impression on them in a youth hostel in a European city. For many youth hostels, I am the first self-help traveler from Chinese mainland, and I also have my own personal feelings about Europe. During this trip to Canada, I will make my own evaluation on the similarities and differences between him and Europe.

The world is a country. In Europe, I discussed some topics of common interest with young people there: environment, Internet, drugs, marriage, personal life, sex and clash of civilizations ... In Europe, I came to my own conclusion. I will test these conclusions in Canada to see what young people in Canada are doing and thinking. Do they think like their peers in Europe and China? Most importantly, I want to experience the life of Chinese in Canada, understand their thoughts and get a close look at their lives.

I'm going to stay in Vancouver for 1 month, and the first problem I face is to find a cheap place to live. On the day of my arrival, I found a youth hostel in the city center, not far from Chinatown. One day 10 Canadian dollars, eight rooms, bunk beds, much like domestic student dormitories. Toilets and bathrooms are common. With a public kitchen, my life problems have basically been solved. I started interviewing and filming.

I first chose the church as the first stop to observe the life of Chinese immigrants in Canada. At home, I heard that many Chinese immigrated to Canada and converted to Christianity. I decided to experience it. Fortunately, the relevant information is not difficult to find. Just buy a Chinese newspaper and there will be many related "advertisements". I found a church near my residence. Two days later, on Saturday, a priest from Hong Kong preached. For the next two days, I wandered the streets of Vancouver, especially near Chinatown, observing the life of Canadians.

Most of the Canadians we are talking about now are immigrants or descendants of immigrants. Vancouver Chinatown is one of the oldest Chinatowns in the world and one of the most dynamic Chinatowns in the world. Thousands of new immigrants come here every year.

Due to the influx of new immigrants, Vancouver Chinatown is prosperous. Walking in Chinatown is like arriving in Hong Kong. There are many restaurants and small shops run by China people, and there are many beautiful things in the supermarket, from home tables and chairs to needlework. It can be said that there are all kinds of restaurants in Chinatown, which can satisfy all tastes and are very cheap. If you want to know which is better. A very authentic Beijing roast duck costs 8.5 Canadian dollars, and its taste is not worse than that of Beijing Quanjude. If you rent a house to start your own business, you can buy all kinds of condiments, all kinds of fresh vegetables, all kinds of domestic clothes, shoes and hats, books and audio-visual products in Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong. You may be surprised where these people get so many domestic products. Naturally, I took advantage of the convenience of Chinatown and bought enough food for 1 week. The youth hostel has a self-service kitchen, so I can make my own fire. It's delicious and cheap, so why not?

On Saturday morning 10, I arrived at the church on time. Seventy or eighty people have gathered in the church, all from China with yellow skin and black eyes. Pastor Song from Hong Kong explained the Bible to everyone and then studied it in groups. Some converts told their personal feelings about those of us who are still wandering outside the "main gate".

Here, I also met a Miss Wang who immigrated to Canada from Guilin, Guangxi. She works in a clothing factory, and I talked with her for a long time. When she was in China, she was a middle-level leader of a scientific research institute and ran a fashion shop herself. After getting an immigrant visa, in order to improve her oral English, she chose to end her business and worked as a foreign company document in the office of a Middle Eastern country in Guangzhou for nearly a year. Oral English has been greatly improved, so I thought I could speak English. Come to Canada, ready to make a fortune 1 year. The reality is far from what I thought at home.

We sat in the corridor of the church and started a conversation: "I have been in Canada 1 year, and many things are numb." When I was in China, I thought I could do it, and I was also hit. Originally 1987 graduated from high school, but failed to enter the university in the college entrance examination this year. This incident really hit me at that time. I cried for a month, watching others get college admission notices one by one. After nearly two months of unforgettable sadness, sadness, etc. And the pressure at home, I decided to repeat the exam and take it for another year. After a year of hanging my head and biting my cone, I finally entered the university of 0988 from 65438. At that time, I really felt that the door of the world was opening for me. There was no wind and rain, and everything was new.

However, the reality is far from this. After graduation, I am not bad. I was assigned to a scientific research unit and I didn't study this major for a long time. I became a section chief and had nothing to do every day. So I opened a small fashion shop myself, and I usually kill time and prepare to get married, but I am not willing. Just when a friend immigrated to Canada, I was moved, made preparations and decided to add it myself. It took me 1 years to prepare the materials, and it cost me several thousand yuan. I was so excited that I ended my job in a small fashion shop, quit my job, went to Guangzhou for nearly 1 year, and came to Canada to break the world. When I first came here, I had many ideas. In Canada, the sky is blue, the water is clear, there are many trees and the grass is green. But within 1 month, I found that the reality is far from it. My foreign language level is zero, and I can't understand many simple spoken English. And I can't find a decent job at all, so I have to work everywhere and make money by physical strength. The salary at my current job is 5 Canadian dollars per hour, and the capitalists will continue. Rest after going to the toilet. I stand for nine hours every day. Think about what it's like to stand for eight or nine hours a day. Besides, I have to work. At the end of the day, when I came home, people were like dead bodies. At other times, I don't think about it at all, and I become more and more numb. I'm happy about that, too. I don't need to think. I am too lazy to think about things. Here in Canada, most things are simple and unnecessary.

The purpose of coming to Canada is to earn a lot of money. It's hard to earn money if you have to work now. It's good enough to support yourself. I want to study, but I haven't decided yet. When I finally got married to a foreign devil, I found that her expression changed obviously. She looked annoyed and said to herself nervously, "A group of insane people, China didn't stay, but stayed, and came here to suffer foreign crimes. Why? Why bother? A group of patients. " She began to be incoherent. "Forget marriage, it's boring ... immigration, immigration, why?" It's boring. Forget it when you die. Work hard and work for capitalists all day. Immigration companies are harmful to nature, making money and charging others so much money, which makes people miserable. "I want to comfort her, but I really don't know what to say. ...

Another China immigrant I met here was a girl named Wenjing, who came from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and studied accounting in China. She has a son of 10 months. Her husband is a computer major graduate and works in Silicon Valley, USA. The child was born in Canada and is now sent back to China to be taken care of by both parents. The family is divided into three places. The income level of a company in Canada is about 10%, mainly because they are lucky. Girls found a job related to their major in less than half a year, and it is a pharmaceutical company. When she came to this company, the company had just been established and belonged to the company veteran, so she also got some original shares. Now that the company has been listed, the share price has risen from more than ten yuan at the time of listing to more than 90 yuan now. Life is really good. She said that once China people settle down in Canada, they will become lazy. Now they have two cars at home, and they have to drive when they go out to buy food, even if it is only one block.

Every China who immigrates to Canada is homeless. They're on their way. They have their hometown, but they have no hometown, let alone their motherland. They are drifting now, and maybe they will drift forever. They live in the cracks of civilization.