Comments on: The trouble with taking the high road

By: another-laowai

another-laowai — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:18:11 +0000

Arrived, acted similarly, five years for me … most of the situations you describe I have personally experienced.

But you get used to it.

Perhaps I handle them like Chinese now .. rude service, I yell and make a scene. Same as Chinese.

Probably cause: Just divorced a dongbeiren myself and I seem to have taken on the same characteristics myself.

Currently having a couple of months break out of the country, damn it’s been good for my mental health to leave for awhile…

It’s too much to do China all-on for a long time… I thought I could handle it, but I couldnt, either.

Everything in moderation!

And GPRS works, but you need to enable it then wait until the 1st of the next month … I did this in Shanghai years ago, see http://pratyeka.org/6610-gprs/ for more info

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:24:19 +0000

I get angry here frequently, but usually regret it later. I mean, who cares if you make a point with the person who pissed you off? And you are aren’t going to change China. So, I suggest keeping your cool and focus on the great things about this place, since there are many.

By: Chinaman

Chinaman — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:39:05 +0000

Try a nice, cold beer. It’s just too hot to get that excited… :em32:

By: The Humanaught

The Humanaught — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:35:57 +0000

I feel your pain man. And I don’t know that Shanghai’s much better, but there definitely seems to be a politeness difference between the north and the south. Maggie, whom is ???, noticed it when we returned to Dalian the first time after living here in Suzhou. In her words, they were rougher and whinier than people in Suzhou – who are known for being soft spoken (so much so that the women repeatedly nag the men about being too effeminate).

The problem, as I’ve seen it for a long while, is that no matter how many people you tell off there’s always a great deal more people waiting in ~~line~~ a clusterfuck mob just dying to piss you off.

PS: The Game of Life, now there’s a board game.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:31:37 +0000

Thanks Jeremy.

And to make matters worse, I just lost to my brother in fucking Monopoly!

Worst board game ever!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:44:37 +0000

Hi Rick,

Completely understand your pain.

Try and take a vacation or trip back home soon – do it now! Before it’s too late… heh heh heh.

By: Xiao Zhu

Xiao Zhu — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:30:09 +0000

I totally understand your short temper. Anybody with decent Chinese and has lived in China for a while will blow their fuse at Chinese ignorance (i.e thinking foreigners can’t speak Chinese and are unable to directly communicate with them.)