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标题: Why do the Swiss dislike Chinese tourists? (Quora) [打印本页]

作者: JasonZHX 时间: 2016-4-15 14:11:53 标题: Why do the Swiss dislike Chinese tourists? (Quora)

I am Swiss and worked in the hospitality industry before moving to Beijing. Your question does not get to the point as it is not the tourists themselves that are disliked, but certain behaviors they have. It has nothing to do with the nationality of a person. Whether you are Chinese, French, Turkish, Indian or Swiss - you shall respect the local rules and customs and we're quite serious about it. So now, as I live in China I see why normal things for some Chinese might not be normal for Swiss - hence we could be offended.

-tasting in shops: I was shocked to arrive in the modern city of Beijing and to see people touch and taste the food in shops and supermarkets without even asking. I can only try a product upon the agreement of the shopkeeper, otherwise I feel like stealing something or creating disorder. I know of many Swiss shops who find tourists (not only Chinese) to open boxes and try the products without even bothering to ask.

-formalities: In China it is not unfriendly to call loudly for the waiter：”服务员“ or straight ask for a price of a good without even saying Hi. That's fine and because many places are very busy it's the most efficient thing to do. But in Switzerland we have to take our time to show respect to the waiter. Even a CEO is supposed to say things like "Hello, I would like to ask... Thank you very much" to a simple shop assistant. Your words have to express that you believe everybody is worth the same.

-queuing and personal space: We're not as obsessed with queuing as the British but we generally believe that the person who arrived first should be served first and that staying closer to the person in front of you will not make the queue move faster. That being said, after loosing many queuing competitions against the old ladies in Beijings supermarket and hassles to get into a subway at rush hour I understand the Chinese tourist's difficulty with the 1 meter private sphere.

-conversation: Many Chinese tourists I met speak little to no English let alone French or German, which makes it difficult to communicate. The fact that many Chinese tourists come in groups can make this a very stressful experience for a shop assistant. They will often say "yes" or "ok" even if they don't understand you, which makes it difficult to explain anything. Even the most patient person will at one point maybe loose her nerve.

If you consider these points, there shouldn't be any problem. Frankly speaking, I have a rather good impression of Chinese tourists when I worked in Luzern, especially the young, educated tourists that travel on their own or with friends and family. Most of them are really interested, well informed, friendly and it was always a great pleasure for me to help them and make their stay in Switzerland more pleasant.

作者: NewLynnHse 时间: 2016-4-15 14:14:58

哈哈，就是外国人都自我感觉良好的关系

作者: future123 时间: 2016-4-15 14:33:09

NewLynnHse 发表于 2016-4-15 14:14
哈哈，就是外国人都自我感觉良好的关系

你的意思是只有中国人自我感觉不良好?

作者: JasonZHX 时间: 2016-4-15 14:36:08

NewLynnHse 发表于 2016-4-15 14:14
哈哈，就是外国人都自我感觉良好的关系

她说的挺中肯的，没感觉有夸张夸大的成分啊。。

作者: NewLynnHse 时间: 2016-4-15 14:39:55

JasonZHX 发表于 2016-4-15 14:36
她说的挺中肯的，没感觉有夸张夸大的成分啊。。

是很中肯，我的意思是她在叫别人别太自我感觉良好，试着从别人的角度看东西。

作者: NewLynnHse 时间: 2016-4-15 14:40:24

future123 发表于 2016-4-15 14:33
你的意思是只有中国人自我感觉不良好?

中国人怎么会自我感觉不良好呢？哈哈

作者: future123 时间: 2016-4-15 14:43:50

NewLynnHse 发表于 2016-4-15 14:40
中国人怎么会自我感觉不良好呢？哈哈

那意思就是所有人都自我感觉良好了,那就不能以此来歧视外国人了

作者: 董董 时间: 2016-4-16 02:49:01

ALTHOUGH THEY DONT LIKE US, THEY STILL NEED CHINESE PEOPLE TO BUY THEIR PRODUCTS~~~~~~~

作者: 巴依老爷 时间: 2016-4-16 06:48:59

would you...would you...please...
劳驾请问，我能给你一大逼斗嘛？
去你丫挺的～
嘿嘿
文化方式和语言方式不同罢了
就像我见到发小都是问候：你丫还没进去呢？
一般对方会答复：我怎么听说你刚放出来呀～
然后正常聊天，不需要转折词
估计翻译给老外会直接卡死机

作者: 爱国爱港 时间: 2016-4-18 21:28:55

In this world, only politicians like Chinese tourists...

作者: love_3_month 时间: 2016-4-19 07:40:30

巴依老爷发表于 2016-4-16 06:48
would you...would you...please...
劳驾请问，我能给你一大逼斗嘛？
去你丫挺的～

野蛮人的交流方式而已，咱小时候都这样

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