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Car Talk

Safwan Alhawsawi

Dr. Dilara AVCI

ENGL 108

4/9/2023

Why Are Chinese Students Studying Internationally with More Cruising Cars?

Most Chinese students attending Michigan State University have more cruising cars on the streets. The contradiction of what is referred to as "car talk" manifests the luxury cars. Chinese undergraduates possess a deindustrializing car assembly in town. The “Car Talk” article aimed to explore how China's more extensive auto mobility and utilization settings have influenced Chinese students' rising presence on American campuses and their propensity to buy expensive cars. The value system in China and the United States are interconnected in terms of class performance involved in purchasing and automobile processes. The dual connotations associated with automobiles as a symbol of wealth and a practical product are reflected in the "car talk" that emerges when two worlds, China, and the United States, collide at Michigan university (Louie & Qin, 2019). Chinese young students glance at a U.S. educational program to acquire a college degree, create global online platforms, and gain professional exposure. In contrast, educators from Michigan seek to achieve, establish, and move further than middle-class prestige in economic growth. Although Chinese students buying foreign cars is not exclusive to Michigan, historical and regional conflicts influence the unique circumstances under which Chinese students acquire and operate these automobiles.

Additionally, the most exciting point is the industrialization in Michigan that has been brought about by the students from China and the United States, both in the middle and upper class, in search of education. The country's economic reconfiguration was brought on by deindustrialization and exporting. In addition, the anti-Asian attitudes that had followed the fear of rivalry from foreign automobile manufacturers, also related to Michigan inhabitants' perceptions of China and the Chinese culture. The neoliberal economic policies have destabilized the Michigan industry, contributing to the rise of Chinese consumption (Louie & Qin, 2019). The underfunding of government universities in the United States and the intense competition for college admission. The enormous number of Chinese overseas students is an outcome of the educational system in China paired with the aspiration of upper-class Chinese households to allow their children to acquire higher education in the West.

Furthermore, the Chinese students showing off their status, utilitarianism is the main reason for the ouches of expensive cars like the BMW. Generally, the problematic state of the car talk is what happened in 2012, where Many Chinese student vehicles were stationed outside the place in schools. The phrase "go home to China" was reportedly painted Chinese on a building site. The Critiques of Chinese students dictated that overindulgence of the latter, are intertwined with pro-government emotions with a subtext of ethnic distinction. According to the car talk that surrounds Chinese students, by purchasing expensive vehicles, they are putting on a front to show off their lifestyle. This inspires students who plan to attend college one day to want to do so at their expense rather than through financial assistance from their families. I agree that purchasing of luxury cars by International Chinese students has been increasing and has excited the media headlines. For example, statistically; the international student's purchase rate stands at 10% to 20% from the Sales collection of Okemos. I agree with the data that many Chinese students own flashy high-end vehicles. The stereotypical perspective on Chinese is that they are wealthy and drives a fancy car hence all students purchase Mercedes and BMW. Based on my own experience, I had an online conversation with the Chinese student where he told me of the stereotypical nature of the acquisition of the expensive cars while studying abroad. One of the major issues is that fellow students perceive them as more expensive, yet they just live their simple life. In addition, he added that their parents are the ones that make their life to be swiftly but not necessarily on the cars.

I agree that most Chinese take their children to international schools to study abroad. In addition, the higher demand for international students is their native nature of being the cash cows and increased income inflow. However, the higher demand for Chinese graduates has rapidly increased in international schools and colleges. For example, the number has increased statistically from 43 to 3687 from 2004 to 2016 (Louie & Qin, 2019). The growing desire to study internationally resulted from various issues, such as finding suitable domestic programs. The ability of the Chinese economy to expand quickly enough to generate good powerful positions to hire the highly qualified and aspirational primitives that the strict educational system and the one-child rule had generated. Families must plan to maximize their future economy by attempting to create international varieties of social capital overseas as China has become more privatized. The historical and cultural impact of vehicles in Michigan is attached to notions of cultural and racial uniformity, local democracy, and virility. Mainly American-made cars are seen as efficient and affordable.

In conclusion, one can only comprehend the significance of owning a particular kind of car considering the financial commitment as Chinese parents have committed to the prospects of their offspring. Chinese parents frequently prioritize protection while transporting their only youngsters across the seas. Chinese Parents believe that possessing a safe vehicle gives their youngsters an assurance of safety that will ensure their academic achievement. Therefore, whereas American students may like to own a good car after finishing their education and finding a job and good work; for Chinese families and their children, it is an opportunity to invest in the potential achievement of their children.

References

Louie, A., & Qin, D. B. (2019). ‘Car Talk’: automobility and Chinese international students in Michigan. Identities, 26(2), 146-164.