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well, staring, we just regard it as a body language of human being. The different implication or meanings or views of it are given by our thoughts, which vary from people to people.

Forums > Living in Kunming > "I don't like these Chinese ways"

@aaronb
and,some of them will feel embarrassed when they try to speak English or other languages with foreigners, because they may make some linguistic or pronunciation mistakes. suppose, you are the one who try to speak Chinese with local people, will you feel embarrassed when you make such mistakes? in.kunming.cn/feel-embarrassed-when-someone-laughs-t30172.html

Forums > Living in Kunming > "I don't like these Chinese ways"

@aaronb

yes, it is common. as for me, in Kunming, i think most of people's stares are curiosity, for kunming is not as international as cities like Shanghai or Beijing, people in Kunming are more inclined to look at foreigners than to chat with them. most of them don't know how to chat with foreigners in a polite way, and the most important is, they may feel shy to talk with laowai, for their oral english is not so fluent. but i think this is not a big problem. speaking language is not the only way for conmmunication, right?

Forums > Living in Kunming > "I don't like these Chinese ways"

@Maley
Some of my Chinese friends told me that they really wanna be nice to foreigners they met. However, they didn't know how. this is a big problem. in.kunming.cn/how-can-i-be-nice-to-foreigners-t30173.html

Forums > Living in Kunming > "I don't like these Chinese ways"

Some of my Chinese friends told me that they really wanna be nice to foreigners they met. However, they didn't know how. this is a big problem. in.kunming.cn/how-can-i-be-nice-to-foreigners-t30173.html