So I am currently sitting in an au bon pain in Washington, DC with so much of nothing to do right now it is amazing. So I will now blog about what it is about the Chinese I COULDN'T STAND!
1. Driving... The Chinese people in Beijing have only been driving for about 10 years. So how do they drive...
A. At every time they change lanes, or back up anything rather than looking and going they blow their horns then go. Also if there is someone in the crosswalk and the car ahead of them is not driving they blow their horns. Their excessive use of the horn was something that was way worse than NYC and drove me completely up a creek.
B. They have no idea how to park. It is funny to try to watch a whole country of people who cannot park attempt to park. They ALWAYS have someone help them park regardless of the size of the spot. Also when attempting to parallel park... CURB BEWARE!
C. They have not learned that the crosswalk is there so that pedestrians can have a place to walk without fear of being hit. In actuality they were just lines there for no reason, just to be there. Along with that they don't stop to look when making right hand turns and there could be someone in the crosswalk, if you're lucky you'll get a honk. Now if a smart motorist stops for the old lady with ten bags in her hands, he can be prepared for an barrage of honks.
2. Spitting... now I do spit probably more than i should,(ok i do) but these people get huge snot filled spit balls from the back of their throat and will just spit anywhere and apparently it is better than it used to be.
3. General lack of awareness... I don't know it is like they were all overly obsessed with everything that was going on and were completely unaware of their surroundings. I don't know how often I saw people coming towards me about to hit me and had to step around them. I felt like even when I was looking down text messenging I had better awareness than those people and yes "those people." Or they would not be aware that people were around them and stop awkwardly anywhere... damn people
4. They would take pictures anywhere... They would stop and take pictures in the worst places. In the middle of overcrowded walkways they would just STOP and have themselves and their family pose for pictures. I got so annoyed with this, that I eventually made a habit of finding people who were taking pictures and intentionally walking through their pictures.
5. Stop taking pictures of me! It was interesting maybe even cute at first, but I eventually started to get annoyed with the fact that everywhere I went there would be people who would ask me to pose either w/ them or their children. Also sometimes they would just take pictures of me, just on the, random. I think that they probably thought I likewise had their lack of awareness but NO, my awareness is HIGH, so I knew when people were taking pictures of the BLACK GUY! (or maybe i'm just weird)
6. They really aren't that nice... Now I did run across some very friendly Chinese people, but as a general rule they are pretty much jerks to most foreigners. Don't ask for too much help from them, because they just aren't that nice. Now if you are one of them, they might be friendlier. This might just be because they don't believe in common US courtesies, like excuse me or sorry when they run over you. It again probably is just cultural. However even their most common responses for thank you can be loosely translated into "no need to thank"
7. Grab my arm again... please grab my arm! So when attempting to bargain and you decide you don't want what you are bargaining for and you walk away, they physically grab your arm. Like people taking pictures at first it was cute, entertaining, cultural even... but i generally don't like people grabbing me, especially when i'm trying to walk away. So the death grip was NOT CUTE, when people started to grab my arm, i generally made it a rule to refuse to buy whatever they offer
PHOTOS FROM THE GREAT WALL!!!!
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