How a Chinese Student Navigates, in Germany, Culture Shock & Conflicting Values?

In this episode, Yating shares her journey as a PhD student in Germany.Timeline: 00:00 Opening Theme 00:31 Start of conversation 01:30 Why did Yating move to Germany for PhD studies? 06:51 Research topic 09:42 Experiences of moving to Germany in the Covid Time 19:00 Reverse cultural shock, Hierarchy in Chinese and German academia, Alcohol culture in China 27:00 Encountering different views about China? Negative or just curious about China? 31:30 Do Chinese eat dogs? 33:30 The broader image of China in Germany 35:39 Comparing China’s image with Korea and Japan, soft power, stereotypes, Anime, K-pop, video games 44:00 Cultural differences between China and Germany, Payment 45:00 Is Bairenfan (White people’s food) helathier than Chinese food？ 47:50 Social media, emoji languages and flirting 54:50 Are Germans friendly to strangers? 56:00 Being friendly, network, socialist society and social code 58:42 Commons and differences of dating culture in China and Germany 01:05:42 Chinese parents dress their daughters like boys? Feminism and beauty duty01:09:27 Fitness, individualism, masculinity, male attractiveness 01:18:10 Beauty standards in China and Germany 01:20:35 Girls are encouraged to be strong in Germany 01:23:13 Concluding remarksFor video, please visit https://youtu.be/wUDjOgNRoTc or https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1YZW2zYEt3 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hybridtalk.substack.com