International Student Bar

Author: Ye Wen
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: What is the online BBS world for international students? If two people sit face to face or a group gathers around a table, with tea or coffee served, don’t forget to bring along bricks and saliva. The topic is unlimited, feel free to post, but only stories related to overseas life can be shared—whether it’s the initial feelings upon arriving in Germany, making friends; or for those who have been in New Zealand for years, sharing their experiences and the bittersweet moments. If the conversation doesn’t flow, you can leave and find a new group; you can also lie, boast, or do anything. But it’s hard to avoid getting covered in saliva. This is an open world, and it’s also a real world. It’s vast, spanning four oceans and connecting five continents; yet it’s also small, just the screen of a single computer. It’s also a virtual world, but the people are real, and the conversations are about everyday life, the stories between people, their joys, sorrows, and everything in between.