It used to be the city that was most discriminatory against foreigners - in the eyes of shanghainese , all non - shanghainese were country bumpkins yet it has now opened its door to foreign talent and is promoting the idea of a new shanghainese one is a shanghainese so long as one works or runs a business there , never mind where one comes from 曾几何时,上海被称为“最排外”的城市,在上海人的眼里,所有外地人都是“乡下人” 。而如今,上海以宽阔的胸怀迎接人才,崇尚“新上海人”的概念,不管你从哪里来,只要是在上海工作创业,就是“新上海人” 。