<p>I am a sophomore Accounting major and I am looking into studying abroad for the spring semester of 2011 ... I've always wanted to go to London but at the same time I'm thinking as a business major studying abroad in China would provide me more future benefits ?? </p>
<p>Both programs would also offer internships btw ...</p>
<p>Just wanted to hear some feedback, thanks</p>
<p>You should go to Shanghai because China has a big market. It will help u in the future. + things are cheap there. You don’t need to spend too much $ there while you are studying abroad.</p>
<p>To which school you go to? If you have issues with money, then you would better go to China. However, China and its major cities are the most polluted places in the world, which is bad for your health. Moreover, in Londom you will feel yourself better, since you already know the language. Still, I do not see how China could provide you with more future benefits compared to London, for there is nothing special in China.</p>
<p>Actually, I just got back from almost a month in Shanghai and they’ve cleaned it up a <em>lot</em>. As in, you could see blue skies several times a week and there’s basically no trash on the streets since they have people sweeping literally all the time. Honestly, it’s cleaner than NYC right now.</p>
<p>Shanghai is cheap compared to London, but don’t expect it to be ridiculously cheap. Anything slightly Western (Western clothing shops, Starbucks, etc.) will be the same price as in the US, or even more expensive sometimes. Nicer Chinese restaurants will be comparable to American prices, though more casual places will be cheaper.</p>
<p>As far as language goes, the many people under 30 speak at least a little English and, if you’re doing this program through school, you’ll probably be interacting with people whose English is actually very good. In Shanghai right now, literally every sign generally has both Chinese and English, so finding your way around isn’t a problem. The Expo is going on right now too, so they’ve really made an effort to make the city more foreigner-friendly. Also, Chinese isn’t that hard to pick up (spoken anyway, since the grammar’s much simpler- no conjugating) and it is a useful language to learn.</p>
<p>I’ve only been in London for 3 days and, while it was lovely, it wasn’t exactly an entirely different culture or anything. I may be a little biased since I’m from Shanghai, but if you really want to experience something totally different from the US, I would go to China.</p>
<p>(As for business, I don’t know much, but I do know that a lot of major American companies have bases in Shanghai and I’m assuming they’d be eager to hire people with experience living/working there.)</p>
<p>I think both locations are good and its a toss off. I’d go to London because its an international money center, whereas, China has the highest growth in business. Those experiences will help you when you are looking for a job in the USA.</p>
<p>All I will say is this - I’m glad shanghai is being cleaned up but they have a LONG way to go. When I went my eyes were always burning, I had a terrible cough, the streets were nasty in most areas, etc etc. Go to London.</p>
<p>Haha wow thanks for all the replies — Yeah still can’t seem to make up my mind … definitely going to be a tough decision</p>
<p>London is a blast. The culture is very different but it won’t cause a culture shock. When I was in shanghai a lot of the people with me were depressed because they were generally walking around in that sort of culture shock. However if you love experiencing different cultures than you will be able to see a lot of vastly different things. However, London is a different culture as well. I go once a year and it’s an absolutely amazing place. I’ve been all around the world and I generally always have the most fun in London. One tip for London though, get ready to laugh at yourself for being American. 70% of your conversations will start “Are you a yank?”</p>
<p>I definitely do love experiencing different cultures … as far as culture shock it’s probably to a greater degree in Shanghai than London – but either way I feel like both would be great experiences</p>
<p>Any other feedback from anyone in the business world?</p>