Ling
Born: 15th December 1972
Anhui, China
Date of interview: 15th September 2006

Tell me about what school life is like in the city there when you met your friend the first time?
The schools ... I think the teachers are very strict, compared to, you know, the children here ... We had to, it is a different pedagogy, the teaching style. We have to listen to what the teacher says ... to ... and have to respect the authority. I am still doing now. Respect our teacher and some, anyone above me which I think I have to change. You know ... The children are quiet,[pause] in that time we started our English lesson in primary school, about third year, in year three in primary school.