Hello from China! (Conversation)
Episode description
Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!
Spicy bullfrog, fights with policemen and getting locked out... my first two weeks in China have certainly been eventful! Find out all about my move to Ningbo in today's episode.
Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/China2 for the full transcript.
Vocabulary: Bureaucracy, Ultrasound, Bedside manner, SIM card, Apartment complex, Congee, Adzuki bean, Bullfrog, Red bayberry, 'Mad dogs and Englishmen', Sweat, Cicada, Pale, 'A fish out of water', Scavenger hunt
00:00 Intro
01:56 The flight
05:07 The fastest train in the world
06:33 Assaulting a policeman
07:48 Making friends with the locals
10:00 The joys of bureaucracy
15:46 My home away from home
17:46 Finally, I'm rich!
19:32 Get your chopsticks out
25:49 It's too darn hot!
27:50 Comfortable and livable
29:15 Security
32:10 Locked out of the system
34:06 My new job
37:23 The hardest thing you can do
40:35 Outro
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices