Pretty wild. Let’s hope it lasts. I really hope more people travel to mainland to see what it is actually like, both the good and bad. As someone who lived there for several years, I get so tired of both the extreme fear and the hyperbolic glazing. No, you won’t get kidnapped; yes, people will stare at you if you aren’t Chinese, but most will be very friendly; no, everything isn’t technologically advanced and BYD isn’t the best shit ever; yes, dumplings are amazing, and the pizza is the worst; and yes, that is pollution not fog.
What’s crazy is that China seems to be a super hot button no nuance issue where hardly anyone seems in the middle. It’s tiring always hearing that China is the absolute worst or that they are the promised land. When really they aren’t either.
Pretty wild. Let’s hope it lasts. I really hope more people travel to mainland to see what it is actually like, both the good and bad. As someone who lived there for several years, I get so tired of both the extreme fear and the hyperbolic glazing. No, you won’t get kidnapped; yes, people will stare at you if you aren’t Chinese, but most will be very friendly; no, everything isn’t technologically advanced and BYD isn’t the best shit ever; yes, dumplings are amazing, and the pizza is the worst; and yes, that is pollution not fog.
We don’t take kindly to nuance round these parts
What’s crazy is that China seems to be a super hot button no nuance issue where hardly anyone seems in the middle. It’s tiring always hearing that China is the absolute worst or that they are the promised land. When really they aren’t either.