Culture shock 2

Today I receive a letter from Lloyds TSB bank. It makes me funny and annoying. This is really ridiculous.

A month ago, I opened an account at Lloyds TSB bank. Their service was really good with sunshine smiling. Everything went smoothly. So I went to home and waited for receiving my bank card.Two days later, I got my one bank card of the saving account. The fact is contrary that the British people are inefficiency of which I used to heart. I wish I would get my Debit card quickly.

Things always go athwart. After one month, I had not obtained my card. In this month, I had received four letters from Royal Mail. It required me to arrange a delivery for the Debit card on the internet. The first time, I booked on the internet seriously, but I did not acquire the card. After a few days, I received the second letter from Royal Mail. I did this again with patience. But when I received the fourth letter, I was very anger. Why did you just send me a letter not a bank card? So I contrast to the bank. Of course, with the warm words, they said I could get my card at the bank directly, but I need booking!

Finally, I got my card after a week of arrangement. I have used it for over one week. Today I receive a letter from bank. It says: your card is at the bank now. When you have a chance, please drop in and pick it up! This is really ridiculous. I realize that the British people are really inefficiency.

Culture shock

I have been in London over 8 weeks. Instead of the honeymoon stage, I am in the fatigue life stage. Compared with the first week, I am no more looking around and observed people when walking in the street or on the bus, just keeping walking as quickly as possible to save times or having a nap on the bus to grab some shut-eye.

I change my life style to adapt to new environment. Now I am accustomed to eat cheers and pizza, to listen British music and radio, to understand the way of pronunciation by British people. It is not difficult for me to be used to the life in London. But it is a challenge to study in adaptation of the education system in the UK.

Students who are studying in UK need to do presentation frequently. But it is almost impossible to do this in the education system of Chinese. In the UK, students spent most of time on discussion with classmates or on doing reference and research in library, as we are now doing presentation and report. In contrast, Chinese students are more dependent on teachers.

In my opinion, I tend to study by yourself independently rather than didactic teaching. Although it is easy to understand the meaning of the new knowledge by didactic teaching, the creative idea may be limited and even killed. It is the passive influence in a creative way, especially in the area of design.