I am an Amerikkan weighing my options on where to flee to. China is an option and i was wondering how much mandarin to learn to get into the country, where I can continue my education in the language there (because the best place to learn a new language is a country that speaks it) if i should be fluent before i move there, that’s fine too. i would do literally anything to leave this shithole. TIA comrades and good day.

  • aboriante [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Speaking Mandarin is a non-factor for visas. What you want is to have a useful skill that can gain you employment in China. The most popular (and arguably the easiest) is having education experience and a university diploma to go there and teach English.

    Don’t think that means you’d be free of America forever, though. There’s no path to citizenship for a white foreigner in China. But you can make a long-term career there and live very, very well.

    That being said, Mandarin is super useful for living in China. It solves a whole lot of problems in daily life. And if you really learn it to a degree that you can work in the language, it’ll open up a ton of better-paid employment opportunities.

    My recommendation is for you to go visit as a tourist. See for yourself what the country’s like. It’s a wonderful place but it can also be a real challenge as a foreigner because of cultural differences. Best to experience it yourself.