Dear all,

Now I have finished my PhD in Melbourne and will join Yunnan University as an assistant professor shortly. As a newcomer, I would very much like to make some English-speaking friends. My interests are music and sports. Please add me WeChat (lizheng2131) if you also want to make friends. I am sure we will have some great time in Kunming.

Cheers,
Zheng

Hi Dolphin,

Thank you!

I am just a bit nervous to start my new life in Kunming...

If you're interested in sports you may want to check out the Rugby Football club.

I don't know anything about it but others here on the forum could fill you in.

AlPage48, thank you! Sounds quite interesting! Yes, I am a football (you mean soccer, I assume) fan. For music, I actually like classical music.

you will meet people at your workplace, in the building where you live, at the local restaurant. You don’t need to advertise.

Welcome to Kunming. I assume you're of Chinese descent based on your name.

Out of curiosity, may I ask what are the current percentage of Chinese PhD candidates in Western academia?

My recollection was many years ago around 50% of PhDs in the U.S. are mostly Chinese and Indian.

Well, of course I will meet people, but I assume that it is unlikely I will meet many English-speaking ones, or?

You'll meet a lot of English speakers in Kunming... as Dolphin says, you'll meet them almost everywhere. I don't know if you speak Chinese or how well but if you only hang out with locals and speak mandarin then it might not be so easy I guess - kind of the opposite of people coming here to learn Chinese but the only socializing with English speaking foreigners. Welcome to Kunming and good luck!

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