SHEdressesinsaggy(宽松的)pantsandiscrazyaboutthepopstarRain.BinXueisinlovewithSouthKoreanculture.The19-year-oldfromSichuanProvincefeelsastrongconnectionwiththeneighbouringcountry.
"Thetwonationshavealonghistoryoffriendshipandtherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenthem"shesaid."ButKoreansareiron-willedandwecouldlearnthisqualityfromthem."
BinisnottheonlyChinesedeeplyaffectedbyKoreanculture.ArecentsurveyshowsthatmostChineseteenagersthinkhighlyoftheireasternneighbour.
HoweverKoreansdonotviewtheChineseinthesamegoodlight.Inarecentsurveyonly5.5percentofKoreanteensthoughttheChinesepeoplefriendly.
ThesurveyamonghighschoolstudentsinChinaJapanSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStateswasconductedin156highschools.Morethan7000teenagerswerequestionedonsuccessfamilytheirself-identity(自我意识)aswellastheiropinionsabouttheworldatlarge.
ResultsshowedthatmostKoreanteensgavealowscoretotheChineseforpatriotism(爱国心)responsibilityandhonesty.IntheireyesChinesepeoplearenothard-workinganddon'tobeytherules.
"Theresultissurprisingbutitdoesreflectarealinformationgapbetweenteenagersinthetwocountries"saidLeiLiapsychologyprofessorfromtheCapitalNormalUniversity.
ExpertssaythatChinesestudents'positivefeelingsaboutSouthKoreawerearesultofthebooming(繁荣)popularityofKoreanpopmusic.KoreanmoviesandTVserieshavefloodedChina.And73percentoftheChineserespondentssaidtheywatchedKoreanTVserialsandcartoons.
OntheotherhandLeiaddedKoreanteenagersdon'thavemuchaccesstoChina.Thesurveyfoundthatonly6.7percentofKoreanstudentshaveeverreadChinesebooksornewsmagazinesorwatchChineseTVprogrammes.1
ProfessorLeithinksthatChineseteensshouldgivethemselvesabetterbasisforappreciatingtheculturesoftheirneighbours.It'snotenoughtosimplyenjoytheirmusicTVandfashionsense."ThesurveyshowsthatChineseteensshouldmakefriendswiththeirforeignpeers.Theyshouldn'tjudgeothercountriesbytheirmediaalone"saidLei.
LuoXi'er17fromHunanProvincehopesChinesep