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Shanshan has studied in Danmark, majoring in Journalism. Her working career began in a summer vacation. At that time she did not want to go home, because she thought that is was not easy to come to a foreign country and come across a vacation. She wanted to make use of this period of time and experience the country and the society. Therefore, she thought the best way was to find a job, in that she could be independent and also have in-depth understanding of local customs.Thus, thanks to her excellent spoken English, she got the opportunity to have a part-time job in a supermarket in Aarhus, Denmark successfully.
In the beginning, she started by learning cash registering. Nevertheless, without similar experience, she encountered many difficulties. First of all, she should be familiar with the currency values of Danish Krone, in addition, she should understand the layout of cash registers, Shanshan said: "A lot of buttons on the cash registers were in Danish, I needed to remember their meanings. At first, every time I have to operate it, I got flustered easily. What seemed to be easy in daily life could be found difficult when you do it yourself. Even when I practiced and became experienced later, I still got flustered when customers walked to me." In the beginning, Shanshan made several mistakes, and shed tears for them, being angry at her stupidity. Later, stubborn as she was, she was always the first one to go to work and the last one to leave. She kept practicing for a long time and finally mastered the skills.
In Denmark, though English enjoys high popularity, in the second largest city, Aarhus, Danish is still the main language. Labels on supermarket shelves are in Danish, for which Shanshan spent a lot of time learning Danish, including how to greet customers. She said, she remembered that at first she was too nervous to open her mouth. Once, in a difficult situation, she even spoke Chinese, which made the customer and the manager laugh. But she said that the experience of working in the supermarket allowed her to feel the politeness, respect and warmth which were rooted in the Danish culture. Some customers were so kind that they gave her great encouragements. For practicing, Shanshan was always the last one to leave. Once a regular customer came to the manager especially to tell him that the Chinese girl was very good and hard working. Though these are simple words, they were very important to Shanshan, she said, she was almost moved to cry. "It is true that, sometimes your efforts and your perspiration become worthwhile just because such few words." Afterwards, Shanshan adapted herself to the working pace of the supermarket. In the face of customer’s dissatisfaction and doubts, she was able to respond smoothly, she said, she was lucky to met a very kind manager who gave her the opportunities to correct when she made mistakes, taught her patiently and encouraged her. Such kind of warmth she felt in an unfamiliar country will be kept in her mind forever.
Now Shanshan have returned to China and found a formal job. However, thinking of the days when she worked in Denmark, she is still very touched, "Those days are precious memories for me, and the warmth I felt in Denmark will be something I will always miss."
Note: Denmark allows students to work no more than 15 hours per week. During this time, no taxes need to be paid. If they want to work more than 15 hours, they must apply for a work permit and pay taxes. Students get high wages from part-time jobs in Denmark, the statutory salary for part-time job is 80 Krones per hour (about 110 yuan RMB).
姗姗曾在丹麦读书,学习新闻专业,她的打工生涯开始于一个暑假。
那时她不想回家,觉得好不容易来到国外,又值假期,她想要利用这样的时间来感受这个国家、社会。于是她觉得最好的方式就是找一份工作,因为这样既可以自食其力,又可以深入了解当地的风土人情。就这样,姗姗凭着较好的英文口语优势,顺利找到了一份在丹麦奥胡斯超市打工的机会。
刚开始,她是从学习收银开始。但是从没有过类似经验的她也遭遇到了很多困难,首先她要熟悉丹麦克朗的币值,还要了解收款机的布局,姗姗说:“收款机上面的很多键都是丹麦语,我要记住是什么意思,刚开始我手一往上放就心慌,平日里觉得非常简单的事情,到了亲自去做的时候,真不是想象中那么容易。就算后来练习得很熟了,但是真正有客人走过来了,瞬间还是会慌乱。”最开始,姗姗出错过几次,也曾为此而流泪,生气自己怎么这么笨。后来倔强的她,总是来的最早,走的最晚,不停地练习,时间长了,也就终于上手了。
在丹麦,尽管英文普及度很高,但是在奥胡斯这样的第二大城市,毕竟还是以丹麦语为主,超市货架上贴的标签都是丹麦文,为此,姗姗花了大量的时间去学习丹麦语,包括怎么跟顾客打招呼。她说,记得最开始自己紧张得不敢张口,甚至有一次情急之下居然蹦出了中文,惹得顾客和店长都笑了。但是她说,在超市打工的经历让她深切感受到了丹麦文化里的那种礼貌、尊重和温暖。有些客人非常不错,给了她很大的鼓励,为了练习,姗姗总是走的最晚,曾有一位经常来的客人专门告诉店长说,这个中国小姑娘挺不错的,工作很努力,这些话虽然简单,但是对于姗姗来说却很重要,她说,她当时感动得差点眼泪掉下来,“真的,有的时候你付出的努力,你留下的汗水,都会因为这么一句话感到有多么的值得。”
注:丹麦允许留学生打工,打工时间限制在每周15小时。在这段时间内打工,不需要上税,也不用申请工作许可,超过15小时必须申请工作许可,交纳税收。留学生在丹麦打工的收入很高,留学生打工的法定收入每小时80克朗(约110元人民币)。
[The original series of articles are available on UE app. 该系列文章原载于UE app]
In the beginning, she started by learning cash registering. Nevertheless, without similar experience, she encountered many difficulties. First of all, she should be familiar with the currency values of Danish Krone, in addition, she should understand the layout of cash registers, Shanshan said: "A lot of buttons on the cash registers were in Danish, I needed to remember their meanings. At first, every time I have to operate it, I got flustered easily. What seemed to be easy in daily life could be found difficult when you do it yourself. Even when I practiced and became experienced later, I still got flustered when customers walked to me." In the beginning, Shanshan made several mistakes, and shed tears for them, being angry at her stupidity. Later, stubborn as she was, she was always the first one to go to work and the last one to leave. She kept practicing for a long time and finally mastered the skills.
In Denmark, though English enjoys high popularity, in the second largest city, Aarhus, Danish is still the main language. Labels on supermarket shelves are in Danish, for which Shanshan spent a lot of time learning Danish, including how to greet customers. She said, she remembered that at first she was too nervous to open her mouth. Once, in a difficult situation, she even spoke Chinese, which made the customer and the manager laugh. But she said that the experience of working in the supermarket allowed her to feel the politeness, respect and warmth which were rooted in the Danish culture. Some customers were so kind that they gave her great encouragements. For practicing, Shanshan was always the last one to leave. Once a regular customer came to the manager especially to tell him that the Chinese girl was very good and hard working. Though these are simple words, they were very important to Shanshan, she said, she was almost moved to cry. "It is true that, sometimes your efforts and your perspiration become worthwhile just because such few words." Afterwards, Shanshan adapted herself to the working pace of the supermarket. In the face of customer’s dissatisfaction and doubts, she was able to respond smoothly, she said, she was lucky to met a very kind manager who gave her the opportunities to correct when she made mistakes, taught her patiently and encouraged her. Such kind of warmth she felt in an unfamiliar country will be kept in her mind forever.
Now Shanshan have returned to China and found a formal job. However, thinking of the days when she worked in Denmark, she is still very touched, "Those days are precious memories for me, and the warmth I felt in Denmark will be something I will always miss."
Note: Denmark allows students to work no more than 15 hours per week. During this time, no taxes need to be paid. If they want to work more than 15 hours, they must apply for a work permit and pay taxes. Students get high wages from part-time jobs in Denmark, the statutory salary for part-time job is 80 Krones per hour (about 110 yuan RMB).
姗姗曾在丹麦读书,学习新闻专业,她的打工生涯开始于一个暑假。
那时她不想回家,觉得好不容易来到国外,又值假期,她想要利用这样的时间来感受这个国家、社会。于是她觉得最好的方式就是找一份工作,因为这样既可以自食其力,又可以深入了解当地的风土人情。就这样,姗姗凭着较好的英文口语优势,顺利找到了一份在丹麦奥胡斯超市打工的机会。
刚开始,她是从学习收银开始。但是从没有过类似经验的她也遭遇到了很多困难,首先她要熟悉丹麦克朗的币值,还要了解收款机的布局,姗姗说:“收款机上面的很多键都是丹麦语,我要记住是什么意思,刚开始我手一往上放就心慌,平日里觉得非常简单的事情,到了亲自去做的时候,真不是想象中那么容易。就算后来练习得很熟了,但是真正有客人走过来了,瞬间还是会慌乱。”最开始,姗姗出错过几次,也曾为此而流泪,生气自己怎么这么笨。后来倔强的她,总是来的最早,走的最晚,不停地练习,时间长了,也就终于上手了。
在丹麦,尽管英文普及度很高,但是在奥胡斯这样的第二大城市,毕竟还是以丹麦语为主,超市货架上贴的标签都是丹麦文,为此,姗姗花了大量的时间去学习丹麦语,包括怎么跟顾客打招呼。她说,记得最开始自己紧张得不敢张口,甚至有一次情急之下居然蹦出了中文,惹得顾客和店长都笑了。但是她说,在超市打工的经历让她深切感受到了丹麦文化里的那种礼貌、尊重和温暖。有些客人非常不错,给了她很大的鼓励,为了练习,姗姗总是走的最晚,曾有一位经常来的客人专门告诉店长说,这个中国小姑娘挺不错的,工作很努力,这些话虽然简单,但是对于姗姗来说却很重要,她说,她当时感动得差点眼泪掉下来,“真的,有的时候你付出的努力,你留下的汗水,都会因为这么一句话感到有多么的值得。”
注:丹麦允许留学生打工,打工时间限制在每周15小时。在这段时间内打工,不需要上税,也不用申请工作许可,超过15小时必须申请工作许可,交纳税收。留学生在丹麦打工的收入很高,留学生打工的法定收入每小时80克朗(约110元人民币)。
[The original series of articles are available on UE app. 该系列文章原载于UE app]