平时在市中心的高档写字楼里，经常能看到穿着西装、步伐匆匆的外籍高管。我一直很好奇，当他们脱下西装，在上海的周末会怎么度过？
Usually, in the high-end office buildings in the city center, you can often see foreign executives in suits walking hurriedly. I’ve always been curious, how do they spend their weekends in Shanghai when they take off their suits?
经过一段时间的观察和了解，我发现他们的周末生活，远比我想象的要“硬核”和“接地气”。
After a period of observation and understanding, I found that their weekend life is much more “hardcore” and “down-to-earth” than I imagined.
第一类：极致自律的“运动狂人”。
First category: The extremely self-disciplined “sports fanatics”.
很多高管周末的早晨，是从高尔夫球场或者网球俱乐部开始的。他们非常看重身体的竞技状态。打完球后，通常会在会所里吃个简单的早午餐（Brunch），顺便聊聊行业动态。对他们来说，运动场就是另一个高级社交圈。
For many executives, the weekend morning starts at a golf course or tennis club. They value their physical competitive state very much. After playing, they usually have a simple brunch at the club while chatting about industry trends. For them, the sports field is another high-end social circle.
第二类：为了家庭变成“超级奶爸”。
Second category: Becoming “super dads” for the family.
在古北或者碧云社区附近的公园里，你经常能看到高大的老外推着婴儿车，或者带着混血宝宝在草坪上踢球。他们的家庭观念极强，周末的时间通常完全属于孩子。去国际学校参加家长会，或者带全家去郊区的农庄体验生活，是他们最常做的事。
In the parks near Gubei or Biyun communities, you can often see tall foreigners pushing strollers or playing football on the lawn with their mixed-race babies. They have a very strong sense of family, and weekend time usually belongs entirely to their children. Going to international schools for parent-teacher meetings, or taking the whole family to farms in the suburbs to experience life, are the things they do most often.
第三类：钻进弄堂的“文化猎人”。
Third category: The “culture hunters” who dive into the alleys.
还有一部分老外，特别喜欢独自探索城市的背面。他们会避开外滩那种游客扎堆的地方，去逛小型的独立艺术展，或者去城隍庙的旧货市场淘一些老物件。他们学中文的动力，往往就是为了能听懂那些古董摊主背后的故事。
There are also some foreigners who especially like to explore the backside of the city alone. They will avoid places crowded with tourists like the Bund, and go to small independent art exhibitions, or hunt for old items at the flea market in the City God Temple. Their motivation for learning Chinese is often just to understand the stories behind those antique vendors.
看着这些高管在周末褪去光环，投入到真实的生活中，我总觉得，这才是上海这座城市最迷人的地方：它能让每一个来这里的人，都找到属于自己的生活节奏。
Watching these executives take off their halos and immerse themselves in real life on weekends, I always feel that this is the most charming part of Shanghai: it allows everyone who comes here to find their own rhythm of life.