Living in a foreign land 74.0% of the surveyed youth will "report good news but not bad news" to their families

　　To make life in a foreign country better, the young people interviewed believe that the most important thing is to increase their income and enrich their hobbies

　　The Spring Festival is approaching. For many people who live away from home, their hometown has always been their concern.

For young people living in a foreign land, will they communicate their real situation with their families at any time?

A recent survey of 1,158 young people surveyed by the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily and the questionnaire network (wenjuan.com) showed that 74.0% of the young people surveyed would "report good news but not bad news" to their families.

Increasing income (79.1%) and enriching hobbies (57.0%) are the main ways that the interviewed young people think can make life in a foreign land better.

56.7% of the young people surveyed are experiencing life in a foreign land

　　In the survey, 56.7% of the surveyed young people are experiencing life in a foreign land, and 40.9% of the surveyed young people have experienced it before.

　　"Because I'm still in school, I don't need to worry too much about the economy. Socially, I'm relatively adaptable." Liu Xintang, a post-95s born in Henan, is currently studying in Beijing.

Although living in a foreign land is relatively smooth, occasionally encountering unhappy things will make her feel a little depressed. "For example, when preparing for exams, I will miss the delicious food my parents made, and I will feel homesick when it is cold. When it's bad, just call your parents or friends and cry."

　　Sha Sha (pseudonym) from Xinjiang has lived in Beijing for nearly 10 years. She feels that the difficulties she has encountered are not too many. "It may be mainly economic. If you want to buy something, you have to earn money by part-time work, and you don't want to ask your parents for money. I want to go to graduate school in Beijing, and since I have chosen, I must stick to my dream.”

　　"When I'm sick, I feel homesick." Liu Xu, who lives in Hebei, is a 2021 master's degree graduate from a university in Nanjing. He feels that he goes out to study without the meticulous care of his parents. When he is sick and uncomfortable, he will feel a little bit uncomfortable Feeling uncomfortable, "but I try not to tell my family. I will tell them that I was sick a few days ago after I get better."

　　The data shows that 56.3% of the interviewed young people chose to be under financial pressure as the main difficulties encountered in living in a foreign land, and 52.9% of the interviewed youth chose to lack companionship and feel lonely when they were sick or depressed.

Others include: worried about the physical condition of their parents (43.5%), different thinking and concepts from the locals, difficult to integrate (41.9%), unaccustomed to local eating habits (37.0%), language barriers (34.5%) Wait.

　　Mu Haokun, who lives in Shandong, is a 2021 graduate of a university in Wuhan.

Mou Haokun said that living away from home, no matter if he encounters happy or unhappy things, he will tell his family, "For example, if you get an award or honor in an internship unit, you will share it with your family, and you will complain to your family when you are sick."

　　Liu Xu said that he is a person who only reports good news and not bad news.

"I will tell my family about happy things like winning a scholarship to make them happy too. But when I encounter things that make me anxious, such as the double pressure of dissertation and job search in the graduation season, I just deal with it myself. Don't tell your family."

　　Shasha feels that if it is some more troublesome situation, hiding from the parents will not solve the problem. "For example, if there is a medical condition, the parents cannot wait until they are hospitalized or have major surgery. It is also a kind of responsibility to them.”

　　The survey shows that 74.0% of the surveyed youth will "report good news but not bad news" to their family members, and 21.5% of the surveyed youth will decide on a case-by-case basis.

56.1% of the surveyed youths are willing to stay in a foreign country even though they have thought about returning to their hometown

　　"It would be the best if you can contribute to education in Xinjiang." Shasha wants to go back to her hometown to develop and become a teacher.

But she feels that she still needs to improve her professional quality and accumulate experience. "So I want to study in Beijing to improve my ability and then go back to my hometown to fight."

　　Liu Xintang has considered going back to his hometown after graduation. "My parents hope that I can work in a place closer to home and be safe and secure. I also feel that I love the culture of my hometown more."

　　The data shows that 14.9% of the surveyed young people have never thought about going back to their hometown and are very willing to work hard in a foreign country. Although 56.1% of the surveyed young people have thought about it, they still want to stay in a foreign country. The hometown is ready, and 16.9% of the young people surveyed said that they have not yet thought about it.

　　"If you live in a foreign country, you may have more freedom in social interaction. You can live at your own pace. If you are at home, your parents will have more control." Mu Haokun has not thought about returning to his hometown to develop. He thinks that there may be more in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. opportunity, "I want to work hard outside for a few more years".

　　Mu Haokun expects that he can have a stable job, achieve an ideal salary level, and improve the happiness of living in a foreign country.

　　How can I live better in a foreign country?

79.1% of the surveyed young people believe that it is necessary to increase their income and increase their sources of income, 57.0% of the surveyed young people suggest to enrich their hobbies and daily activities, and 55.9% of the surveyed young people suggest to meet more new friends and expand their social circle.

Others include settling down in the local area (49.3%) and maintaining contact with family members (45.0%).

　　Liu Xintang believes that knowing more about the local culture will help you better integrate into the city. "Accepting and enjoying people and things that are different from your hometown can bring you a good feeling. If you enrich your life, you will naturally feel happy. ”.

　　"From the perspective of the general social environment, I think cities should be more tolerant of young people from other places, and introduce some policies to benefit the people in terms of housing and medical care." In addition, Liu Xu felt that for young people living abroad, it is also necessary to adjust well My own mentality, "On the one hand, we must understand the purpose of staying in a foreign land, and gain happiness through down-to-earth efforts, and at the same time, we must have reasonable expectations."

　　China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily reporter Sun Shan intern Yang Zhe Source: China Youth Daily