Do old Australian immigrants and international students have phobia of returning to China?

Many old immigrants who have moved to Australia for many years often hesitate and struggle whether to return to China.

It stands to reason that the domestic economy is developing rapidly, and the convenient and intelligent lifestyle even far exceeds that of many developed countries in the world. You can enjoy more convenience when you return to China. Why not?

Australian immigrants' fear of returning to China

However, the story is well told, and "the local accent has not changed, and all kinds of maladjustment symptoms after returning to China" are widely circulated on the Internet. Many things encountered in returning home, not to mention old immigrants, even new immigrants and international students are convinced:

1. There were people everywhere when I returned to China. There are really people everywhere!

I often smile at others in the street, and as a result, others think I am sick. ...

3. Throwing garbage will involuntarily want to throw it in different categories;

I forgot to close the window in the morning, and when I came back at night, I wiped a layer of soil on the windowsill. ...

5. Boil water and find it too hot. I turned to the kitchen and turned on the tap, then poured some tap water into the cup, and then I had diarrhea the next day. ...

6. Go to the crossroads and reach for the button on the traffic light. ...

7. Watch out for the traffic lights. If you didn't get the green light, you really wouldn't cross the road.

8. What I fear most when crossing the road is not cars, but fast-approaching electric motorcycles or overloading! Remind yourself countless times: pedestrians must give way to cars!

9. When I was waiting in line, the person behind me was very close to me, so I had to subconsciously hold the bag tightly;

10. When I go to the bank or post office, I always stand one meter away from the counter. Later people thought that I was not here for business, so they crowded in front of me early and continued to queue. How embarrassing!

1 1. In public places in China, most people don't care about the people behind them when they open the door. Once I held the door for the person behind me, and the other person gave me a strange look. ...

12. When returning goods, I was used to the ease of returning goods in Australia, but I was interrogated like a liar when returning goods in China;

13. Every time I meet a waiter with a particularly good service attitude, I want to tip when I check out;

14. Shopping in China, the shopping guide in the store is close behind, and I really feel embarrassed not to buy it;

15. When you walk into someone else, you blurt out "Oh, I'm sorry" in a conditioned way, and then the other person looks embarrassed;

16. I miss cafes all over Australia every day, but I can only go to Starbucks in China. ...

New immigrants and international students who have been abroad for a short time will experience the above things to some extent, while for old immigrants, what makes them feel unaccustomed is the domestic social atmosphere.

An old immigrant regrets:

"In a foreign country, I just asked for directions, but people sent me to the station; Every time I lose my wallet, I will meet a kind person to return it.

Everyone will nod and smile, make an appointment, agree, and never use money as a lever again. Grandma fell, and everyone went to help her. No one would sit idly by when she encountered difficulties. People seem to trust each other so much that even the air is strange. Don't be afraid that PM2.5 will harm your health, and don't worry that toxic food will harm the world.

In my hometown, we just want to ask the way, but people wave their hands again and again; It's a pity to lose my wallet and return my ID card and bank card. It is almost impossible to return the original things.

Grandma fell. Who dares to help? When we encounter problems, we are all deaf and dumb. It is better to do one more thing. I don't care if you ride on my head. "

"Stay abroad for a long time, I also want to go back and see, there are my friends, my relatives. ...

I bought a plane ticket and finally returned to my long-lost hometown, only to find that I was not used to it.

The traffic lights have to look around and be scared;

Take the bus or hurry, you push me;

The commercial street is still littered with rubbish, and the air is still dirty, which makes people feel difficult to breathe. ...

What shall we do? Originally, we couldn't adapt to our once familiar hometown, but we still lived comfortably abroad. "

"Seven aunts and eight aunts met and asked me' Have you found a girlfriend',' Why don't you bring a foreign girlfriend back? My parents are still nagging me to get married and start a career quickly, and stop "drifting". Look at Wang Xiaoer next door, who is your age and gave birth to a second child!

It's just, it's just, it seems that I'm out of touch with my hometown, but I don't understand many things more and more. I said my ideal pursuit, but they said I was still naive and young.

Well, I'd better stay abroad first, and then plan my future well. "

"Unexpectedly, after a few years with a wait-and-see attitude, I found that I was getting farther and farther away from my domestic mind. I have hardly seen the domestic films shown in the circle of friends; What about those WeChat businesses? "

"Seeing that my friend gave birth to a second child, my high school deskmate even lived a comfortable second marriage life, but these problems seem to have nothing to do with me."

"When they were shopping for Chinese New Year, I was in the hot summer in Australia; I was still at work when they visited relatives one by one to ask for lucky money ... "

"In a few years. I found that the gap between me and China is getting worse and worse. I have less contact with my friends at home, I don't understand the language, and I am too lazy to watch domestic news. Even when I speak, I find it difficult to remember the Chinese expressions of many words, and my mind is full of English words. However, watching my parents grow old, I always feel a little guilty. I want to go back to take care of them, but I don't have the courage to go back. I don't know what I'm afraid of. "

Such a mentality may only be understood by "old immigrants" who have immigrated for more than ten years. They all say that "fallen leaves return to their roots", but it is almost impossible for these "old immigrants" to return to their homeland after getting used to the relaxed and comfortable environment abroad.

Sometimes, many immigrants don't return home. It's really not "the moon in foreign countries is more round", but more because of helplessness.