To be honest, during my time in New York I\u2019ve learned more new things about the Asian culture then about the American culture. And surprisingly or not, I like this better! The cultural \u2018shock\u2019 between Europe and Asia is much bigger than the cultural differences between Europe and America. There are so many things I\u2019ve tried here for the first time\u2026 that\u2019s what makes it so interesting for me.<\/p>\n
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Daily immersion in the Asian culture<\/h2>\n
As most of you guys will know, most of my colleagues at my internship are Asian. Almost every day there is something new that I\u2019ll learn from them that I didn\u2019t knew before about the Asian culture. This can be anything, in the smallest ways. Like music taste, family habits, foods I\u2019ve never heard of before or anime series that I can\u2019t follow-up with. This is very interesting, as well for me, as for them. Sometimes I can give my \u2018weird\u2019 European opinion on some things or tell some of our habits to them.<\/p>\n
On top of all this, I have also a Chinese roommate from Hong Kong. So when I\u2019m home or during the weekends, she\u2019ll show me some Chinese habits as well. Which is nice, because when I go to Chinatown on my own, I\u2019m completely lost. When we\u2019re at a restaurant and I can\u2019t read anything, she will try to give me the best traditional stuff.<\/p>\n
Most important: The Asian food!<\/h2>\n
Speaking of Asian culture, there are a billion differences in eating habits. Most fun and common for me is of course eating with chopsticks. Which is a skill I\u2019ll master during my stay here! Korean BBQ is by far the most difficult thing I\u2019ve ever eaten with chopsticks. But besides that I\u2019ve tried some fish tale, frog (yes, a frog)<\/em>, chicken feet (yes, chicken feet)<\/em>, Cow Tongue, husband\u2019s lungs (No idea what this was, I hope the English translation on the menu was wrong)<\/em> and lots of rice and noodles.<\/p>\nMy most favorite dish that I\u2019ve tried so far is a Chinese duck noodle soup that my roommate recommended me. Apparently it is something very traditional. I\u2019ve had Hot Pot for the first time as well. This is something like Fondue, but then with soup.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, some of us may do a rich breakfast or brunch. Chinese people also gather together on Sunday, but for Dim Sum. I think I\u2019ve only had it for diner before, but apparently this is not the way you do it. I had the opportunity to join them once with my colleagues. The Dim Sum restaurants are crazy, noisy and packed of people! I mostly enjoyed the basic Dim Sums, the one that looks the most familiar to me but I tried to try at least most of them once.<\/p>\n
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Flushing, Sunset Park, Manhattan<\/h2>\n
New York has more than one Chinatown. I\u2019ve been to three of them so far, and these are also the only ones that I know. I\u2019ve been to Flushing (where I had the duck noodle soup), visited Chinatown in Brooklyn several times already (Sunset park, on 8 Avenue) and then Chinatown Manhattan on Canal Street. This last one is a five-minute bike ride from my home and is also very close to the place where I work. I almost rented my room in this Chinatown, but the room was very small. The bathroom was shared between six other rooms, there was no diner table and the rent was $ 1000 \/ month. So I passed this very attractive offer.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also a Korea town in the city. I\u2019ve been here a few times already because it\u2019s in the center and I always drop by the food gallery when I\u2019m around. For a quick-lunch, cheap dinner or a Milk tea\u2026. Which I never had before and I don\u2019t think it exists in Belgium. But, it is so good! As long as you take one without toppings. I didn\u2019t like any of the toppings I tried before and I don\u2019t want to waste another Milk tea with a disgusting topping ? I\u2019m joking, some of you may like it. I\u2019m just not a fan of dropping pudding or bubbles in my tea. Thanks to this another name for milk tea is bubble tea. I think they are the same, otherwise I haven\u2019t figured out the differences yet.<\/p>\n
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