异国他乡的生活是甜美的，它能激起你的情感，让你欣然地去适应新的生活方式和文化，还有机会品尝到美食，学习一种新的语言，结交新的朋友。所有这些都为生活添加了很多情趣，给你留下美好的记忆。
“外国人在武汉”专栏邀请一些嘉宾，与你分享他们在中国尤其是在武汉的经历和回忆。这次我们的嘉宾是来自巴基斯坦的穆罕穆德博士和穆罕穆德·穆赫塔尔女士。 在今天的访谈中，他们将和你一起分享他们的经历。
《武汉旅游》：您是怎么来到武汉的？您来武汉多久了？
穆罕穆德博士(DM)：我是一年半前由巴基斯坦政府选派到武汉大学攻读病毒学博士学位的，奖学金由巴基斯坦政府提供。
穆罕穆德女士(MM)：我是因为我的丈夫来到这里的，我在这儿生活已经有六个月了。
《武汉旅游》：当得知要来中国时，您的第一反应是什么？
DM: 说实话，我的第一反应是我要得到去欧美国家的奖学金，那就更好些。但很明显，之后事情有了变化。
MM: 我当时是能理解他的。并不是因为要来中国，而是因为这是我第一次离开父母和自己的祖国。
《武汉旅游》：您觉得武汉怎么样？
DM: 武汉是个很不错的城市。和北京比起来，武汉有更多的绿色。当你来到武汉，映入眼帘的是青枝绿叶。武汉还有很多的景点，长江，东湖都很不错。武汉的大学也很多，武汉大学被列为中国最出名的大学之一，她也是一所非常美丽的大学。武汉所有的大学都能达到这个标准。还有，武汉的美食也很令人难忘，特别是鱼。
MM： 我喜欢武汉。武汉是一个购物的好地方。我很喜欢在武汉购物。
《武汉旅游》：到目前为止，您去过武汉的哪些地方？
两人：植物园、江滩、中山公园、磨山、森林公园、洪山广场和几乎所有的大学。
《武汉旅游》：您认为什么是武汉最美的地方？
DM: 东湖。
MM: 樱花，虽然到目前为止我只是在照片上看到樱花。我非常想在今年春节的时候能亲自去观赏樱花。
《武汉旅游》：穆罕穆德女士，您最喜欢在哪里购物？
汉口。我最喜欢买的是女式包，我认为女士包款式多种多样。
《武汉旅游》：在您的行程路线中，哪些地方将是您要去的？
除了武汉，我们刚去过北京。我们还计划去上海、杭州、南京、广州和四川。
《武汉旅游》：您是怎样克服文化和生活方式上的差异的？
DM: 显然，在武汉的生活或者说在中国的生活跟我们在巴基斯坦有很大的不同。首先是语言，饮食不同，饮食习惯也不同。开始的时候，我们觉得使用筷子很困难，很难克服，但随着时间的推移，我们克服了这个困难。我也努力学一点中文，中国菜的名字，学如何使用筷子，了解公交车路线。中国朋友和在这儿生活的巴基斯坦的朋友给了我们很多帮助。
MM: 刚开始的时候，我觉得有很大的不同，也很困难。我刚来的时候，出门吃饭前都要在手提包里放一个勺子。语言对于我来说是一个大问题，现在仍然是，但我希望，随着时间的推移，我能学一点简单的日常生活用的中文。
《武汉旅游》：在这儿，有什么有趣的事情吗？
DM: 我刚来武汉的时候，第一次和一些巴基斯坦朋友去一家餐馆吃饭，我们都是刚来的，都不懂中文，尤其是菜肴的名称。那家餐馆也没有带图片的菜单，服务员等着我们点菜，可怜的服务员等了我们很长时间。怎么办呢？需要是发明之母，我们想出了一个好注意。
我们往四周看了看，看其他人在吃什么。我们来到每个桌子旁，哪道菜看起来吸引人，我们就点哪道菜，服务员一直跟着我们。最有趣的是当时吃饭的人们都不明白我们在做什么，有些人感到很惊讶，但我们当时正全神贯注地点菜，就没有跟他们解释。我们就这样吃了一顿饭。我们享受到的不仅是美食，更是我们的经历。这件事情真的让我们很开怀。可能餐馆的管理者也意识到了这个问题，我们第二次去的时候，他们提供了带图片的菜单。
《武汉旅游》：最后您想说点什么吗？
我们希望能把我们和来自巴基斯坦的友谊、和平和友爱带给所有的中国朋友。我们将会珍惜武汉留给我们的美好回忆。
Life in a foreign land is sweet. It stirs your emotions. There's the willingness to fit in and adopt new ways and cultures, opportunities to taste new food, learn new language, make new friends. All these adds spice to life and leaves one with countable memories in mind. In our 'Foreigners in Wuhan' section, every time we bring for you some guests to share their experiences, memories of being in China, most particularly in Wuhan. This time our guests are Mr. & Mrs. Dr.Mehmood Mukhtar from Pakistan. In a tête-à-tête they shared some of their experiences. Here are few excerpts.
Q. What brought you in Wuhan and how long have you been here?
A. Dr.Mehmood (DM): I came here one and half year back when i was selected by Pakistani Government to do Ph.D in Virology from Wuhan University on a scholarship.
Mrs. Mehmood (MM): I came because of my husband and I have been living here for six months now.
Q. When you heard that you have to go to China, what was your first reaction?
A. DM: Honestly speaking, my first thought was that if I would have got a scholarship for any Western country, it would have been better. but obviously,later it changed MM: I was bit apprehensive, but I guess not because I was going to China but because it was my 1st time to leave my parents ,family and country.
Q. Now Let's Come to Wuhan, how do you like it?
A. DM: It's quite a good city. I think as compared to Beijing, Wuhan, is more green. As soon as you enter in Wuhan, the greenery catches your eye. It has great scenic spots like Yangtze River, East lake .Then it has great number of universities, Wuhan University is ranked as one of the top universities in China and is also very beautiful. Over all institutions are up to standard. And not to forget Wuhan food especially fish.
MM. I like Wuhan .It is really a good place for shopping .I enjoy shopping here.
Q: So far which places you have visited In Wuhan?
A: Both: Botanical Garden ,River Side, Zhong Shan Gong Yuan , Moshan Gong Yuan, San Lin Gong Yuan , Hong Shan Square, and almost all the universities.
Q. Name the most beautiful place/thing in Wuhan in your opinion?
A. DM: East Lake
MM: Cherry flowers, though so far, i have seen them in pictures only. I am really looking forward to personally experience the cherry blossom festival this spring.
Q. Mrs. Mehmood this question is for you, you said you like shopping very much in Wuhan, which one is your favorite place for shopping and what in your view is best article to buy?
A. Hankou and my favorite item to buy are ladies bags. I believe that in ladies bags there is a lot of variety.
Q. What other places in China are in your itinerary to visit?
A: So far except from Wuhan we have just visited Beijing but we plan to visit Shangai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou and Sichuan.
Q. What is the thing in your opinion, minus which, Wuhan would be perfect place?
A. DM: Wuhan's Traffic
Q. How you coped with the cultural and life style difference?
A. DM: obviously life in Wuhan or to say in China is quite different from what we used to live in Pakistan. Language was altogether. Different, food was different, eating habits were different. In the beginning it was quite difficult to use Kuaizi. so it was quite difficult to cope with, yet all settled with time, I managed to know a little Chinese , names of some Chinese dishes, mastered the use of Kuaizi, learned different bus routes, Chinese friends and those Pakistanis already living there also guided and it all settled with time. .
MM: Initially, it was different and difficult. In the earlier days of my arrival, I use to put a spoon in my purse, whenever we used to go out to dine. Language was also a problem which still is, but I hope with the passage of time i will learn some basic every day usage Chinese.
Q: Any interesting incident/experience you can recall while your stay here?
A.DM: In the early days of my stay in Wuhan, I along with some other Pakistani friends went to eat for the first time in a particular restaurant. We all were new comers and no one of us knew Chinese , most specifically the names of dishes and that restaurant didn't have a pictorial menu waiter was waiting for us to place orders and that poor soul was waiting for quite long time .Now what to do? As necessity is the mother of inventions so we also thought off a new method, we started having a round and looking what others are eating. We went to each table, which dish attracted us; we placed the order for it. Waiter had to follow us all way around. Most interesting was the impression of people eating there .They really could not comprehend what were we up to. Some seemed quite surprised and shocked but we were so engrossed placing orders that we didn’t explain the matter to them. Thus, we ate our meal. We all enjoyed not only food but also our little adventure.This still gives us a good laugh and most probably restaurant administration also realized the problem because next time when we went there, they had a pictorial menu.
Q: Would you like to say any thing in the end
A: We would like to give message of friendship, peace and love to all Chinese from us and on behalf of all other Pakistanis. We will always cherish the pleasant memories of our stay in Wuhan.
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