Shifting to Shanghai...Need to know about China..

hi Shanti,

There is definitely some problem in china, health and eduction are difficult for non chinese people. Since you are shifting to Shanghai, you may face less problem than others who live in small cities like me. There are few good intl shools in Shanghai. I was in Shanghai for 10days i met on goan couple. They live in pudong and they have a son in4th or 5std in some british school. Health issues u wont face in Shanghai as there is very good internatinal hospital but very expensive United family hospial, i trust this hospital, have experienced twice. Schooling you please go through the websites and contact them or tell me which place you are going to put up, i will contact the school and let you know the procedure. While coming please dont forget to bring basic medicines with you and ointments. Medicines for fever, cold n cough, ointment for colds and headache and pain and first aid thing. Next time i will mail u Bhoomi stores address from where u can get all groceries. But bring you goda masala and garam masala and whatever you feel for first few days. Here you will not get dal in chinese shops only whole moong.
Welcome to china
take care,
Padma

 

hi Shanti,
Health problems... main thing to consider. Don't get scared for anything. You are going to liv e in Shanghai so, i guess u won't face many problems. Language is always a big barrier in China. Just i am advising you to bring the basic medicines for yourself and your daughter because here you won't get those medicines which we get in our country like crocin dispirin combiflam, all these and many more basic medicines which we use without prescription. Doctors don't speak english, you are really lucky if u get eng speaking docotr. Luckily last year i got an eng speaking gynaec and she helped me a lot but now i am living in small city near port. For me its difficult to manage in hospital if i dont have chinese colleagues to translate. Last month my son suffered from sore throat which became tonsilitis and doctor gave him medicine through intravenous for ten days. It was trouble for me and my son. So bring basic medicines for cold cough fever stomach pain headache ointments whatever you like. Climate is polluted. I think admission test starts in may june and academic session starts 1sep. I am noit very sure. When u r likely to land here. Anyways do you know anyone already in shanghai, if yes it will be good. If no, your company and colleagues can help u out but the important thing u cant get help from chinese willingly. You search information on net and ask them to help you out thenit will be easier. What i have experienced, chinese people's best sentence " i dont know" or " sorry, i dont understand". So come with a lot of confidence and try to get information as much as possible. Internet will be the best friend here. Which company you ae joining here? We are planning to shift shanghai by next year or beijing, lets c how luck favors us.

take care,
PAdma

 

Hi Shanti

My husband is here for 5yrs. First 2yrs i was here but after conceiving i went to bangalore theni came here in 2010 my son got sick so i went back to bangalore. Now again i am here, my stay depends on my son's health. If i shift to shanghai or beijing then no tension.

take care,
PAdma

 

hi Shanti,
above two response by nsandvik is by me only... actually mu husband recently created his accouint and he didnt log out. I didnt checked that he has logged in... but those responses are by me. I would like to tell you if you have 4-5months time and not very busy then learn basic chinese it will help u a lot....read book , search online and the best will be to join some class.

take care,
PAdma

 

hi Shanti,
above two response by nsandvik is by me only... actually mu husband recently created his accouint and he didnt log out. I didnt checked that he has logged in... but those responses are by me. I would like to tell you if you have 4-5months time and not very busy then learn basic chinese it will help u a lot....read book , search online and the best will be to join some class.

take care,
PAdma