How does it feel to live in Shanghai?

As a native of Shanghai for 31 years, talk about feelings casually.

Shanghai as a rapid development of the metropolis, in Essence and Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other areas will not have too many differences. Due to the rapid expansion in recent years, the population and the urban area has been growing geometrically, the original Shanghai culture was gradually diluted, as a child that lane life peculiar flavor has long disappeared. Although there are a number of areas in the Puxi area of the building has significant regional characteristics, but also early duplicity. such as the Waitan of the universal buildings, in addition to visitors to take pictures, its internal function has long been new can not be new. Again, such as the old villas on both sides of Huashan Road, although its style is old, but the interior has been decorated to a fresh, monthly rent more than 100,000, and the same as the waterfront of Pudong luxury rented many foreign dignitaries.

Living in Shanghai is not to learn Shanghai language. Because of the rapid influx of people, the proportion of the local population is getting smaller. Standard Mandarin is a must for life in Shanghai. The elders in Shanghai have a tendency to "xenophobic", and the younger generation has little to hold this view. Often heard that "misinformation" said foreign tourists in Shanghai when the eyes, this is mostly not credible. How many local girls do the shops in Shanghai? People who have lived in Shanghai for more than half a year are in the heart. The chance of a local eye for shopping in Shanghai is minimal. Those "judgemental low", a "foreigner", "country" of "old mother, Old aunt" retired, are now in droves in the street to Dance Square.

Of course, if you have an accent with a strong accent, you will still be a bit scornful. This is actually not related to the "geographical discrimination", but the "city" of the arrogance is still somewhat retained. This "arrogance" is not unique to Shanghai natives, from all over the "new Shanghai People" also have. So not to speak Shanghai dialect problem is not big, and a standard Mandarin is necessary.

Shanghai is a crowded city, especially the city centre. When the peak of work, the streets of people like weaving. Everyone with a pair of Shine expression, brush mobile phone carrying bag, like a group of ants in the bustling. This is closely related to the pressure of life. Shanghai's fast-paced life, work pressure, we all have a sense of oppression, are immersed in their work and life, virtually the relationship between people become indifferent. "Efficient", "orderly", "indifference" is the characteristics of life in Shanghai.

Although many people, but the traffic situation is much better than Beijing. The subway in Shanghai is crowded, but at least there are lizhuizhide. In recent years, more and more rail transit, it is really convenient to many. Weekend want to go to the suburbs to a day trip, no longer take the tour bus, directly to the subway can be.

The biggest advantage of Shanghai is "service". On the hardware, the north is not only as deep and not inferior to Shanghai, even the surrounding Suzhou, Hangzhou, comparable more let. But as a soft power service, Shanghai is going to be a lot better. Of course, this kind of "good", only to the mainland as the standard, the dwarf pull general. Compared with Hong Kong, and Taiwan can not be compared.

The weather in Shanghai is very bad. Rainy days are much, damp is big. Rainy season furniture surface a layer of water, rheumatism is very easy to attack. Winter temperature is not low, but wet cold qin bone, accustomed to the dry North man but unbearable. The air quality has also deteriorated over the years, from time to time to a sand sky, PM2.5 explosion. Shanghai is really not a livable city.

As far as diet is concerned, life in Shanghai is "mouth-fu". Because the economy developed and the population is multitudinous, each department dish must carry the chef to occupy Shanghai. I once went to Hong Kong to do a "Michelin" trip and spent four or five days in the major food establishments and ate more than 10 stars. Now these hotels in Shanghai opened a branch, no longer run to Hong Kong to eat delicious food. However, in advance booking is necessary, Shanghai cargo, competition is fierce, want to eat good early to do.

The changes that have been made in Shanghai over the years have been overwhelming. These changes are good and bad, not a word. But as Shanghai people I am somewhat melancholy, because Shanghai is not my childhood hometown. Shanghai people live in Shanghai, but heart with a ray of nostalgia. The Wanderer of guest home has the day of returning home, but my homesickness never comes.