Going to Beijing to study Mandarin what should i know about?

[cultureyard]

I'm moving to Beijing for a few months to intensively study Chinese soon. Ive never been to China before but I've been around Asia a bit. What are some things i should know about? Any difficulties other people have come across I should watch out for??
Thanks!

[Lyna8574]

I used to live in Beijing for a few months as well. The country is georgous itself but people are so different. Chinese is a language to learn over the long run, but don't worry communication is something universal. Chinese people are kind of curious about european culture, you should try to get in touch with them once you'll have a bit of vocabulary since they don't speak english at all in most cases in Beijing.