I have broken my rule of having only one blog post per month.
China changes a man…
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I wrote this a while ago for mailing list I belong to. It has been edited a little.
About China:
1) It’s big, yet has only one time zone
2) There are a gazillion people, and they all stare at me
3) The people are generally friendly, curious, and kind, but they have no concept of a personal “bubble”, and have a somewhat different understanding of courtesy than we do in the U.S.
4) My students are college sophomores, but seem more like Highschool students — without the guns, of course.
5) Everyone’s home town is “beautiful” and “famous” for something, from fruit, to pork, to neckties.
6) It is old. Really old. But they haven’t yet discovered deoderant.
7) The Chinese language is cool, interesting, and fun.
The Chinese language is horrifying, evil, and only for masochists.
Friends of mine, the indominatable Jody and Ryan, have offered to send me a package from the States. Now, it is up to me to find some things that are not too heavy, too expensive, too large, or too fragile. Sadly, that leaves out tortilla chips, root beer, avacados, tortilla chips and root beer, among other things.
Unexpectedly I am having some difficulty thinking of things they could send me. If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to comment.
So far my list consists of:
- popcorn
- hot chocolate
- macaroni and cheese
- Mexican spices
- Thai spices
That’s a pretty pitiful list…