China University Dorms - Foreigners Get Better Dorms Than Locals

A short movie made by foreign student Futura Costaglione went viral on Sina Weibo this week. The film, titled “One Country, Two Dorms”, features the ‘two different worlds’ within Chinese university dormitories. In the short movie project made for a class assignment, Costaglione interviewed 12 students (six Chinese and six foreign) from two colleges in Lanzhou and Beijing, and compared their dorm conditions. The movie shows that Chinese students have very different living conditions from their foreign counterparts; while the foreign students enjoy spacious 2-person dorm rooms, the local Chinese students have crowded 6 to 8-people rooms to live in.

[@sisoft1175]

I see chinese dorms in dramas, i though the chinese dorms are so beautiful and so nice, but i just see the reality now💜🥺 it's really so making me cry😭😭

[@赵汉卿-q8z]

hahahaha

[@elmaarifah3680]

I think only me that think like that:((

[@BIKASHGYAWALI]

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[@ll-dt8pf]

在中国住宿，除外国人之外基本都是六人间八人间 而且环境很简陋

[@Misss546]

Me tooo

[@PsychosisFire]

Foreign students are also expected to pay a hell of a lot more than Chinese students, so naturally the quality of the accommodation will be higher, just saying.

[@BlondyBeautyful]

what do they pay?? moste of them have scholarship so they dont pay anything..

[@PsychosisFire]

​@@BlondyBeautyful Says who? Only one of the foreign guys in the video said he didn't have to pay. Most people I know have to pay for their own accommodation, and it's way more than what the Chinese students pay. That doesn't mean the Chinese student dorms shouldn't be higher quality - they absolutely should. But if I was expected to pay up to 10 times what a native student paid and then the quality of the accommodation turned out the same, I'd be pissed off.

[@nazeebaghathoon7795]

Yes we have to pay... i also study in china

[@nazeebaghathoon7795]

But the thing is in our clg,chineese students dorms are also good and clean.. and they have another building for bathing and hot water... and they wont have to pay as much as we pay..

[@bryansu5824]

@@BlondyBeautyful but even if it is through scholarships do you know what that means lmao, it means that somebody somewhere is paying for it even if the students themselves ain't 🤣🤣

[@chimabuemapee6456]

Sad but true. I wish the conditions for locals will be the same as international students in the near future.

[@ifwatchannel6953]

Hye.. you from china?

[@cristinateodora5412]

In my country is kind of the same mentality, I mean the international students do get better dorms because they are considered guests in our country so they are treated accordingly. However the difference between our dorms and theirs is not that dramatic and our living conditions are pretty decent. I think in China the situation is so bad because of the large population.

[@oliviabissa4563]

You forget to mention foreigners pay 3 to 5 times what the Chinese pay

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

Very true!

[@ibrahimjoomahkobor451]

Most thing i like from Chinese students, they accept and understanding the issue with smile. ❤

[@roguejez]

Funny how you didn't talk about money. You can tell this is biased. Though any first-world country where bathrooms are that bad is a bit of a problem

[@muhammadaadil2977]

I like your words 👌👌👌👌👌

[@chadofthesouth]

This is so sad. I am going to huaihua University in 15 days and I hope I can stay with the Chinese people in dorms. More friends more fun and they seem real respectful and friendly. Hope the government do consider about their local students standards

[@ioogleio]

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[@hehuheupff5962]

did you go to the university you mentioned? it would be great if you share some of your experiences

[@lamau1]

bc we paying a lot lmao and this is how in a lot of countries

[@shristibhattarai2344]

Are you still there ? I am planning for my masters next year ..

[@slagurbuz5658]

Chinese people cant stay with international students. Its restricted.

[@johnmarlon6916]

Much better. My Chinese classmates paid 1500 rmb for the year. I paid 1300 rmb per month. And, even if I wanted to live in a dorm with Chinese students it was forbidden.

[@johnmarlon6916]

Even so it could not account for difference in tuition cost or dorm cost. Personally I think it is great that access to education is available for nearly everybody. Also that having foreign students is a great source of revenue.

[@muyun9525]

@John Marlon Chinese government give much money to foreign students,So maybe you lie！

[@johnmarlon6916]

Muyun. The cost of tuition for foreign students is on every university website published by the universities themselves.....no lying at all.

[@Os-js2vu]

@@johnmarlon6916 Sadly, the conditions will depend on each university, but foreigners are not allowed to share a room with Chinese students, only with other foreigners (like in a single, double o quadruple bedroom)

[@Os-js2vu]

@@muyun9525 MY EXPERIENCE 2018: *I paid 6000元 for one year (double room) + 200元 of the deposit (that didn't include the electricity and the hot water). There are other big payments that a foreigners have to do for them to study there: *Student VISA (obligatory), like 400元 *Full Medical Examination (obligatory), like 420元 *Residence Permit (obligatory for staying more than one semester) like 450元 *Medical insurance (obligatory for staying more than one semester), like 600元 *Tuition fee (obligatory) *Chinese SIM card + phone plan (needed), like 200元 *Chinese Debit card (usually needed), like 10元 *Bed set (sell by the school), like 200元 *Flights: the prices will depend on how far your country is from China. In my case I took 3 flights (like 3600元) to get to China and 4 flights (like 4200元) to return to my country. ***In some cases, exchange students have to paid an extra "Medical Insurance" from their country and the "Tuition Fee" from their college too ***Not many foreign students get a scholarship, so all the costs are made by themselves or by their families ***It is illegal for foreign students to have a part-time job in China ***This costs don't include food, clothing (specially the winter clothes, if you came from a country that is hot all year you have to buy it all), school supplies, cleaning and laundry supplies, emergency visits to the hospital, etc.

[@robjmcstudio284]

Forgetting foreign students pay more

[@kiokokookiebunny4002]

I totally agree with your statement . Foreigners do pay more than locals.

[@yourenodaisy2391]

Peeps need to understand the ratios of Chinese students to international students. They can't provide a room for every two Chinese students, otherwise they need to build shitload of buildings to accommodate everyone. And Chinese students are discipline, they're there to study not to party.

[@BlondyBeautyful]

so are you saying that all those foreigner students are there for party and not study ... so why the hell they are even going there then ??? i dont see any logic in ur comment because they deserve a little better contitions where they live in theyr dorms...

[@hokinko93]

@@BlondyBeautyful exactly.

[@neili9602]

Wow the dorm in chinese dramas is way better I thought that’d be the reality 😖 I hope they get a better dorm

[@introvertbishh4627]

you have no idea how much i enjoy your vid it just has a unique vibe that makes you feel so relaxed and entertained and willing to watch it till the end you're insanely talented and your vids are reaally underrated

[@abdulkarimlydia8375]

But for Chinese students the dorms are almost free!! They can rent an apartment off-campus such as foreigners often have to, if they do not feel convenient.

[@blomenthuna9241]

Really amazing video, to be honest i did not even think about this. this hit hard

[@asimzaman7900]

Hahaha, your video doesn’t cover the cost of dormitory for foreigners. It’s almost free for chinese. Do some research ma’am. You just asked those who knows nothing about it.

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

Very good!

[@meeraarveen6216]

Forgieners have to pay more for the dorm that is why they have better dorm rooms

[@tamajwright7795]

I understand how sad this can be for local students because its the same at my home university. The international quarters are newer, nicer but they are more expensive.

[@zhaomike952]

In Canada we usually move out of dorms and rent our own place outside after the first year

[@boredomalert3625]

But foreign students must pay a lot. Like I mean literally a lot more. Just like international school are usually much much more expensive than local schools but they offer more things. Oh and the Chinese dormitory may look rough and not very nice, I think it will be a great experience to try living there because there are many places in China that actually have those conditions for average homes so maybe some people don’t mind. From experience, I think luxury doesn’t matter, all that matters is that you are living with friends and people you like.

[@현서-f9s]

But i heard that in university foreign students have to pay five times more than local students.

[@pavan8472]

Yes. You have to!!

[@anniechen02]

Sadly the cost for int students a month is more than how much thry have to pay in a year 🤧

[@oliviabissa4563]

It’s up to the Chinese government to better the accommodation conditions of the nationals and that has nothing to do with foreigners because they pay way too much money ... it’s not even comparable !! This matter is on the government and should not be associated to foreigners

[@cilantroisbetterthanparsley]

I mean, foreigners pay a substantial amount. Chinese students pay about *15 USD per month* to live in those dorms. You get what you pay for, I guess. It does svck that there are no higher quality dorms available at a higher rent price for Chinese students as well.

[@aaronh6852]

In most cases, is because government pays a lot for Chinese students so most public universities in China charge very little compared to western universities. Same for dorms, students pay much less to live in a standard 4-bed dorm, but they are free to live in apts outside the campus if they will (some universities forbid students from moving out, but that's not the majority).

[@ibrahimjoomahkobor451]

I am will come to wuhan next week I expect to find rooms very nice But i chocked how country dail foreigners better than thier people.

[@anxingshen2458]

I come from Beijing Institute of Technology. I think it’s not fair for us Chinese Students.

[@ngrobert5054]

Can I come to CHINA university I study Computer Engineering

[@mochiinuo]

ng Robert you can apply to some Chinese universities. They’ll list out the requirements on their site if they accept international students. Some are Tsinghua University and Peking University. I’m not too sure about other universities yet. Haven’t researched them

[@mahonghao9971]

IN SHANDONG UNIVERSITY they have study escort for male foreign students, girls only.

[@bistelchung]

OMG. HOPE HONGKONGERS CAN BE TREATED AS FOREIGN STUDENTS. THE DORMS FOR LOCALS ARE TERRIBLE

[@im.meer-asif]

Chinese govt is investing alot for int. students and inturn earning 5x in many ways.

[@kennethverana5885]

I DONT PAY BECAUSE OF SCHOLARSHIP

[@Mistypeaks88]

Well i'm seeing this and for students that are paying, between foreigners and locals have differences in price. one is 1500rmb/year for locals with bad living condition and the other 40rmb/day for foreigners with good living condition. The problem should be about scholarship, i'm assuming that foreigners with scholarship will have better room than locals with scholarship. As a foreigner i would be happy in that treatment but i'd also symphatize with my local friends as the government mistreats their citizens. I also see in this video that locals are rather accepting(not complaining much) about this, i think because people can't badmouth the government in China in the open, being the communist country that it is.

[@ioogleio]

Hengga Wijayanata As a Chinese graduated for 2 years, i support the government...Although our living condition isn’t so well, I still can understand the government to pay much to attract foreigner students.

[@muyun9525]

It's unfair！Especially poor Chinese students Don't have So Good treatment

[@sanwellesley7628]

oh,I feel unhelp

[@shaolin60]

Come on! You knows nothing about China

[@CC-wb1zq]

shandong university is laughing now.

[@billzhao6649]

This video is okay for most of the part, but I don’t think it appropriate to make the conclusion like this. I have an experience in Both Chinese dorms and international dorms. The former is much bitter and inhuman than the conclusion.

[@oldmeat7748]

It is incorrect to ascribe the difference of living conditions of the internationals and the locals to their different costs. I mean it is totally wrong. Why? To see the reason, think about this: So far 6 Chinese students share a room, but you know what? Most Chinese students would be very willing to pay 6 times as much to live alone in that room, only if they were allowed to (living on-campus is much more convenient in China than in the US). Then why are they living so tight after all? The real reason is that the space of the campus is very limited, while the government always reserve much more per-person-space to foreigners than to locals. That’s the real reason why the Chinese students live in such shitty condition. Don’t you believe me? Ask the Chinese students around you for confirmation. The reason that the internationals live much better than the locals is because the commie government always put politics prior to the interests of the Chinese people, and this is nothing strange in the long, dark history of CCP.

[@huda5533]

This is not true for my university it's not good for foreigners in my uni I don't know about Chinese dorm but for foreigner dormitories r not good at all

[@khawlarhazi771]

What university ?

[@ngrobert5054]

almost same here

[@ngrobert5054]

Liyan u there

[@pptskills]

结论：推翻这个邪恶的政府？

[@homlee1178]

what a shame

[@ioogleio]

Actually, you just cannot use just $200 a year to live in a big and luxury dormitory....

[@princeohemeng6316]

Foreigners pay higher tuition that’s why.

[@baod3021]

I'm going to study in China next year so I would like to know if I am able to choose to be in a locals dorm room? I don't mind bad conditions and would like to communicate more with Chinese... Also for me (I had a really lonely childhood)...the more is the better! I will never feel lonely with 5 other people. So is it possible for an international student to be in a locals room? This is really bad...I see there is a double standart there.. :(

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

I have no idea, probably not.

[@jarrettni]

Bao D 莫得选择

[@lainthor5808]

Bro if ur foreigner u will be place in foreigner dorms and foreigner classroom. I was once a student in china. They dont really make foreigners mingle with chinese students.

[@mwangas9529]

i did live with 5 chinese students in their dorms like this.. the good thing about it is you get to learn chinese language very well

[@mwangas9529]

@@lainthor5808 i am actually a foreigner stayed with chinese students in dorm and study with all chinese

[@ngrobert5054]

Chinese Goverment should improve the local Student living condition

[@sougayilangfishingtackles9312]

it's all up to you, you can pay more money for better living conditions, we know some dorms are not good but they are very cheap.

[@muhammadaadil2977]

@@sougayilangfishingtackles9312 right

[@vchanceu]

in my country foreigners also get better dorms than us, locals

[@waheed_akhtar]

1500 Yuan for a year (200 euros). What do you expect?

[@sadder9531]

i tell you something,i lived in a chinese dorm with all that rules , but when i left and rented a room outside .. i missed all those good friends i met in the chinese dorm then I came back to that dorm hhh

[@nicolescats2]

Did you get to have cooking appliances? I saw them in the foreigner dormitories but I couldn't tell if they were present/what the rules were in the Chinese one. And if not, what were the meal plan rules? I know a lot of US Universities are really strict and only let you use the meal plan you are required to buy in the dining halls. It's a big deal on tours that my University allows it to be used on retail food and coffee sold by the University. I know there wouldn't be space for large appliances, but could you at least have a rice cooker and a kettle without getting yelled at for "creating a fire hazard". The dorms my school offers are for the most part very nice, but only being able to have appliances without an exposed heating element sucked. There's only so much you can make with a microwave and an approved pod coffee maker, at least you can have a decent sized mini fridge to store your food in.

[@gelou9680]

I have a yr abroad in China next yr, and I'm thinking of staying with locals for new experiences. I hope everything goes fine, and I'm looking forward to it! 😃

[@记录历史]

But it's actually cheap to live in a dorm.

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

yujie xue yes indeed

[@记录历史]

​@@guitarsingaporeRapture It is like a kind of old Soviet Uni standard, these unis are not like Western Universities, which are allowed to collect a great amount of tuition fees, thus the government has no money and impetus to improve in this field, the living condition of Uni did not change in the past 50 years compared in the other places in society.

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

yujie xue thanks for the useful explanation!

[@santiagorappy71]

In my country, my gf lives in the dorm of the best university in the nation, it’s comfy, has kitchen, 2 bathrooms, a dinner table and 4 rooms, also security and its very tall! Every person in the dorm has their own room!! It also has gym and commodities, a whole lot better than any dorm shown in this video, but on the other side, Chinese students pay like 330 dollars A YEAR, meanwhile my gf pays 330 dollars PER MONTH, so 3960 dollars a year, it’s a 12 times difference on price!!!! No point of comparison lmao Edit: actually she pays a bit more than 330 dollars

[@guitarsingaporeRapture]

Yeah. You pay for what you get.

[@i_am_mji2259]

International students pay for dorms.

[@suga-stan0t7]

not only china this is the popular problem then

[@mybhed4680]

The international students pay their rooms if they want a less crowded one they pay more so don’t say what obviously don’t know the Chinese dorms is not less than 1000 a year sometimes while international is 3000 to 7000 per semester in some universities so please they have the right to choose where to stay

[@Os-js2vu]

Sadly, the conditions will depend on each university, but foreigners are not allowed to share a room with Chinese students, only with other foreigners (like in a single, double o quadruple bedroom)

[@Os-js2vu]

MY EXPERIENCE 2018: *I paid 6000元 for one year (room for two people) + 200元 of the deposit (that didn't include the electricity and the hot water). There are other big payments that a foreigners have to do for them to study there: *Student VISA (obligatory), like 400元 *Full Medical Examination (obligatory), like 420元 *Residence Permit (obligatory for staying more than one semester) like 450元 *Medical insurance (obligatory for staying more than one semester), like 600元 *Tuition fee (obligatory) *Chinese SIM card + phone plan (needed), like 200元 *Chinese Debit card (usually needed), like 10元 *Bed set (sell by the school), like 200元 *Flights: the prices will depend on how far your country is from China. In my case I took 3 flights (like 3600元) to get to China and 4 flights (like 4200元) to return to my country.

[@Os-js2vu]

***In some cases, exchange students have to paid an extra "Medical Insurance" from their country and the "Tuition Fee" from their college. ***Not many foreign students get a scholarship, so all the costs are made by themselves or by their families ***It is illegal for foreign students to have a part-time job in China .

[@keiko9160]

I hope they'll treat their locals just like how they're treating international students

[@swifttrends.solutions]

Being a Pakistani students I think both chinese and foreigners students must be treated equally.Chinese students have more right than foreigners students

[@lydiaalhassan4127]

In my country foreign and local students have the same type of dormitories. 4 and 2 bed dormitory.

[@HikikomoriDev]

It's also tougher on the Chinese because having sex in the dorms is more dificult, it's something all college students need to experience once.

[@getrelaxed8668]

Same things for my country foreigners have 100times better dorms than ours

[@stellabliss9848]

international students are paying at most 10 times the amount being paid by chinese students so its only normal that they have better facilities at their disposal. i think its the same conditions in most countries.

[@shebeccanelson7275]

Wow horrible and sad how Asians treat their own

[@shuvofuad1762]

Which University that is???

[@sisoft1175]

Ooh my good🥺 why locals students have less facilities , but they are satisfied with that, other country students have so much facilities but they didn't satisfied with that, firstly chinese government want to give so much facilities for local student😭💜, i don't know what to say, because i am too young, but i got mad when the local students didn't have much facilities like other country students 😭😭💜i think mostly in other countries local students also facing same trouble 🥺😭😭

[@haiqingwang6733]

only scarce resources can be exchanged for scarce resources. In this case, is it money that is scarce? We Chinese students also want to spend more money to live in better dormitories, but we’re not allowed to. Because what’s really scarce is the identity of a foreigner. This is the disgusting part of my school.

[@asyag6176]

The same situation almost in every country, not only in china. I do not think it's bad or disrespectful, but it's one of the ways to show off and improve the country's reputation internationally. 😀

[@oliviabissa4563]

They really should do something about that promiscuity!! They have the means smhhh

[@smritikunwar8054]

Oh God! We pray that may chinese students will also be treated well. Amen🙏🙆