Junge Menschen, die ohne neue Anstellung kündigten, machen Nepal zur billigeren Alternative zu Dali.

People who quit their jobs abruptly in various situations are flocking to Nepal.

Searching for "Nepal, quitting job abruptly" on social media, you can see that some post - 2000 girls, unable to stand the work environment, resolutely quit their jobs and went to Nepal to live with their limited savings; there are also workers over 40 who don't want to engage in the fierce competition anymore and decide to "waste time" in Nepal...

Whether they quit their jobs abruptly or were laid off, Nepal is becoming a "substitute for Dali" for those who are "unsatisfied with their jobs".

"A holy place for pilgrimage" and "a paradise for hiking" are the images of the past Nepal.

Now, Nepal is a place to reduce noise, where people can "do nothing" and "not talk about work", and there is even less noise than in Dali.

Frustrated young people slow down here, nourish themselves, and immerse themselves in self - improvement without distractions until they have had enough rest and then start anew.

"Doing nothing is also a kind of thing."

Nepal is a country where everything moves at a slow pace.

There isn't a strong commercial atmosphere here. Electronic payment is inconvenient. Most of the shops are run by locals. When there are no customers, the shop owners will go boating, climbing in the vicinity, or sit by the roadside chatting. The restaurants here cook in a rather casual way. Sometimes, you have to wait for an hour after ordering before all the dishes are served. There are even cases where the boss goes out to buy groceries in the middle of cooking. Motorcycles are everywhere here, which are more convenient than cars. However, motorcycle drivers often get lost, and as long as they stop together, they can start chatting at any time...

This slow - paced life was once very difficult for Yue Liang, who just quit her job and came here to live. Every time she communicated with the locals, she had to repeat herself several times. "When you ask him to cook a meal, he just looks at you and does things slowly; when you ask him to give you change, sometimes he can't figure it out. You'll feel a bit exhausted."

The tree - house restaurant in Pokhara, photo provided by Yue Liang

But after staying in Nepal for a month, Yue Liang unconsciously immersed herself in the charm of this slow pace. Even if it takes an hour to cook a meal, she doesn't mind. "Everyone is not in a hurry. You just sit there and wait, and you won't be impatient either."

In May this year, 26 - year - old Yue Liang came to Nepal. One month before that, because she couldn't stand her boss's PUA, Yue Liang left the advertising company where she had worked for a year.

Before leaving her job, she had planned to learn singing bowls after quitting. On the one hand, she wanted to leave the declining advertising industry, "feeling so tired". On the other hand, she thought that healing was a trend and wanted to add more possibilities to her future career development. She searched for courses on singing bowls online. Although there were relevant courses in China, they could be completed in three days, which Yue Liang thought was too fast. Moreover, she wanted to learn while traveling. Some netizens recommended India and Nepal. "But India always seems not very safe." In comparison, Nepal might be a good choice.

Of course, when it comes to Nepal, people's first impression is the same - backward, poor, and unsafe. Yue Liang's father was also of this opinion. So when he heard that his daughter was going to Nepal alone after leaving her job, he said that he "99% disagreed".

But Yue Liang still secretly bought a plane ticket without telling her father. In the month before departure, Yue Liang was in a state of panic, imagining all kinds of scenarios like "being kidnapped" or "being trapped here and unable to escape" in her mind every day. But the moment the plane landed in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, she found that the people here were "very kind and not as scary as you think".

Kathmandu is not a typical popular tourist city. No matter which scenic spot she went to, Yue Liang saw more locals.

After staying here for a month, Yue Liang always saw children playing with monkeys at the "Monkey Temple" after school. There were also many locals sitting in Durbar Square, in love. This made Yue Liang feel like a "tourist" observing their lives. She really liked this primitive feeling. "Because in China, everything is so convenient. Your mind works too fast, and so does your heart and your work."

Local little girls walking to school, photo provided by Yue Liang

The slow pace in Nepal made Yue Liang's life regular and healthy.

When she was at work, Yue Liang stayed up late every day. She went to bed at 1 a.m. at the earliest and got up at 9 a.m. the next day. "I was in a daze every day, feeling like I was just living for work. I sat in the company all day without really doing much, but I was so tired. When I got home, I had no energy to do anything else." She also tried to adjust her schedule, getting up at 7 a.m., but as long as she worked overtime the previous day, her schedule would be disrupted, and it was hard to stick to it. But in Nepal, Yue Liang went to bed at 10 p.m. and woke up naturally at 6 a.m. the next day. "A strange environment can make people different and full of freshness."

Tiao Tiao, 23 years old, also felt the real slow pace after coming to Nepal.

Before leaving her job, Tiao Tiao was a management trainee in a sports brand. "Actually, it was just a guise. After going there, I was just a clerk in the store, greeting customers with 'Hello' and 'Welcome' every day." Whenever new goods arrived at the store, Tiao Tiao had to work overtime without pay. Although it was supposed to be an 8 - hour workday, it was common to work until midnight. One day after work, Tiao Tiao suddenly fainted on the road. Although she regained consciousness and stood up immediately when she fell, she realized that "my body was sending an alarm, telling me that I should leave." The next day, Tiao Tiao sent a message to the HR, saying that she decided to leave because of health reasons.

After leaving her job, Tiao Tiao decided to take a break. One week later, she went to Kunming. After staying in Yunnan for about half a month, because she wanted to see the snow - capped mountains, Tiao Tiao flew to Nepal. She didn't set a time limit for her stay. "I'll stay as long as I can lie down."

Phewa Lake in Pokhara, photo provided by Tiao Tiao

She sleeps until 9 or 10 o'clock, lies in bed playing with her phone, then goes out for a meal at 12 o'clock. After that, she goes back to the homestay for a nap, wakes up at 2 or 3 p.m., and then goes out for shopping, visiting the park, or having afternoon tea in a coffee shop. After dinner in the evening, she rides a bicycle to the end of the lake. Now Tiao Tiao's daily life couldn't be more comfortable. "Doing nothing is also a kind of thing," she said.

"Nourishing" oneself

What attracts these young people is, of course, not just the slow life.

As one of "the least developed countries in the world", the per capita GDP of Nepal is $1,517, equivalent to about 10,889.18 RMB. So in Nepal, everything, including rent, food, clothing, and even training courses, is cheap.

Using RMB to experience the prices in Nepal makes people suddenly become high - income earners in Nepal.

The land in Nepal is expensive, and it has permanent property rights. So most of the homestays in Nepal are run by locals. However, the prices of homestays are not high. The room Tiao Tiao is staying in now only costs 600 Nepalese rupees per night, which is just over 30 RMB. Even the apartment that Yue Liang rented, which is well - equipped, well - designed, and clean, and located in the city center, only costs 1,700 RMB per month. Of course, there are even cheaper ones. "The average price is between 1,200 and 1,500 RMB."

Eating is also very cheap. You can have three meals a day, including desserts and drinks, with a daily expense of 60 - 80 RMB. The extremely affordable prices make Yue Liang feel like she is "using game coins instead of real money" every time she pays with banknotes.

A yogurt bowl for 25 RMB in Nepal, photo provided by Xiao Jie

Buying clothes is also inexpensive. Yue Liang often visits some designer stores in Kathmandu. Those well - tailored and hand - made clothes only cost 200 - 300 RMB. She also bought a silk dress, which was designed and dyed by the shop owner, for only 500 RMB.

Of course, the most cost - effective thing is the various training courses in Nepal.

Since the beginning of this year, the promotion of Nepalese training institutions on Xiaohongshu has gradually gained popularity. There are English courses, tennis courses, guitar courses, coffee courses, swimming courses, paragliding courses, yoga courses... There is a wide variety. Coupled with what netizens said about the "high cost - performance", "affordable tuition fees", and "effective learning with little money", it has attracted many young people to sign up.

In the first week after arriving in Nepal, Yue Liang signed up for an IELTS course and a tennis course in Kathmandu. A one - month English course only costs 500 RMB, and the tennis course only costs 700 RMB for a 5 - person class, with six classes per week.

A paragliding experience for 400 RMB, photo provided by Yue Liang

Previously in Guangzhou, Yue Liang also thought about learning tennis. But a group class for 10 people cost 100 RMB per session, and the tennis court was in a remote location. She had to take a 40 - minute subway ride after work at 7 p.m. to go to the class, which greatly reduced her motivation to play. But in Kathmandu, Yue Liang only needs to spend 3 RMB on a 20 - minute motorcycle ride to get to the tennis court for class. If it rains and the classmates ask for leave, she can even have one - on - one teaching.

In the English training institution, Yue Liang found that there were many Chinese young people who came specifically to Nepal to study. Some wanted to go abroad and systematically learn IELTS, while others could only speak Chinese and came to learn basic English for communication.

Xiao Jie, 30 years old, who just quit her job in March, belongs to the latter. Xiao Jie used to work in Shanghai. She often met foreigners on the road or in bars. Every time she wanted to talk to them about their growth environment or the reasons for coming to China, she was "silenced" because she couldn't speak English. Coupled with a friend who spoke English very fluently, Xiao Jie gradually had the idea of learning English.

After seeing some self - promotion of Nepalese training institutions on Xiaohongshu, Xiao Jie thought that the training courses in Nepal were "suitable for people like me who are unemployed". So she came to Nepal with 30,000 RMB to learn English.

At first, Xiao Jie was attracted by a well - known training institution on Xiaohongshu and signed up. The institution was run by a Chinese person and hired many Nepalese locals to teach Chinese people. A one - month one - on - one private course only cost 1,600 RMB, and the group class was even cheaper, only 260 RMB. Xiao Jie added the WeChat of the institution's principal and saw the promotion in the principal's Moments that the students would spontaneously go to the rooftop to read English on weekends, and the students would live in bunk beds, cook together on weekdays, and introduce the dishes they cooked in English. This made Xiao Jie frown. She felt that she was about to enter a college entrance examination training camp. "I thought we would go out and have fun occasionally and learn English in daily life. How did it become like a college entrance examination?"

The plan to start learning English was postponed. Later, a hiking guide introduced a university teacher who could teach English to Xiao Jie. A two - person class cost 300 Nepalese rupees per session, equivalent to about 16 RMB, and each class was two hours long. "What can you do with 15 RMB in China? If I just randomly join a class, a group class would cost at least two or three hundred RMB per hour, right?"

However, the teacher didn't have a systematic teaching plan. He mainly taught Xiao Jie to memorize words and practice oral English. After taking classes with the teacher for a month, although Xiao Jie's English level didn't have a qualitative leap, she was obviously more daring to speak than before. You should know that when she first arrived in Nepal, because she could only understand some simple words, she could only use gestures to communicate with others. Even on the day she arrived, Xiao Jie didn't know how to buy a phone card. It was a passer - by girl who helped her translate, asking how many days the card was for, what type of phone it was for, and how much it cost per day. Even when communicating with the teacher in class, Xiao Jie was afraid of making mistakes and