Working in the business district of Beijing
我这个月在一家创业公司开始实习，这就帮我更好地了解中国的企业文化。虽然我开始之前听说中国试企业环境很紧张，可是我很快地发现并不是这样，企业环境其实很轻松，大家很开放，什么忌讳都没有。再说，我居然发现这家公司和我所工作的英国公司比起来，它没有那么严格的等级制度。这家公司当然不代表所有的中国公司，毕竟团体很小，人员都很年轻。不过，我在这家企业的工作经验真的出乎我的意料。话说回来，我在这家公司还是遇到一些在中国经常遇到的问题。比如，尽管我在一间很现代，很先进的办公室工作，我们的网络速度还是特别慢。真是太烦人了！另外， 每次我的一个同事给我水，总是是开水。尽管我在中国已经住了五个月了，我还没习惯这个风俗！
ENGLISH:
Lunch with my colleagues
This month I started an internship at a start-up company and was able to gain a better insight into Chinese business culture. Although prior to starting I had heard that the Chinese business environment was very tense, I found that this really wasn’t the case. The business environment was actually very relaxed and everyone was very open, there weren’t any taboos that we were unable to discuss. Moreover, I was surprised to find that this company had a less rigid hierarchical structure than British companies I have worked for. Of course, this company cannot represent all Chinese companies, after all the team is very small and the staff are all very young. This is also a creative company and I’m sure my experience would be very different if I were working in a different field such as finance. However, my work experience at this company has truly surpassed all my expectations, and so far I have really enjoyed working here. Everyone has been so friendly and more than happy to help with any problems I have encountered. Having said this, whilst working at this company I have still run into a few problems you commonly find in China. For example, despite me working in a very modern, very hi-tech office, the Internet speed is still extremely slow. It can get very irritating! Furthermore, every time one of my colleagues offers me some water, it is always boiled water. Despite having lived in China for five months now, I still haven’t got used to this custom!