Asian students... zzzzZZZZ?

breadmonkey

OK, I'm worried that this could be taken the wrong way but I am 100% serious and will try to word this carefully. I put it here because I don't know if the people involved are necessarily Chinese but I do know that there is a large Chinese contingent among the group in question.

Basically, I've been in college in London for a couple of months. There are a very large number of international students and I'm constantly seeing Asian people asleep everywhere! In the library, at computer desks, in the lunch hall. The other day, a guy in my class put his head down for a nap during the 10 minute gap between lectures (I know, I should have asked him).

At first I thought it was just a coincidence but it I see it so often that I now know it can't be. So there must be some reason for it? Are these guys used to a nap during the day, like a siesta in Spain or what's going on? Are they just working really hard?

Anyway, it's really not my intention to offend anyone, I'm just curious!

booksale

A nap in the day good to your brain and your body.

But I guess, maybe they are working night-time so they cant help falling asleep the day?

A lot of Chinese would work and study the same time. And a lot of them work in Chinese take-away or restaurant which mean they are off mid-night something.

I just fell asleep during the lecture today... could not help... um... yea, I worked till 945pm last night... but i went to bed at 11pm already.

Supercell

Haha, you should try visiting China to see people sleeping in strange places!!
Yes, siesta is still practised by a lot of Chinese. When I webcam with my wife in work there, often behind her, in the office, i can see people sleeping at their desks! They even have a big sofa, where at lunchtime, there are usually three people sleeping on! It seemed really strange to me at first but the more I think about it the more I wish we did the same here. A nap in the afternoon would be lovely

en.r4cart

A Chinese student's life is much harder than you thought.
No matter in China or Ireland.

hsuan

haha```
as a chinese...
I remembered when i was a 1st yr student in primary school,my teacher asked us(the whole class) to put our heads down for a nap,cannot remember why
but... we will take a nap when we feel tired,actually sometimes we were still awake,just for a rest

hayleycomet

Wow, interesting, I never knew 'siesta' was a part of chinese culture too...I reckon it would have been the norm for us Irish too if the nuns hadn't kept poking us with sticks.

Lanaier

http://www.sleepingchinese.com/

george507

Can anyone tell me what's wrong with sleep in the classroom.
It is quite normal when I was in China, everyone take a nap after the lunch.
When I was in primary school, I am not tired, but the teacher forced everyone to sleep during the lunch break.