Comments on: I lost it.

By: Grace

Grace — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:47:22 +0000

I felt sorry for that night.i knew you didn’t feel good but didn’t know it was so bad after i left you to go back. The same speaking language can’t solve the problems between two completely different cultures.In the case,if you can’t change,you have to keep;if you can’t keep,shouting might be the best way. so don’t worry i can understand.We have to learn but nothing with nothing.anyway,welcome back to Shanghai!

By: Hatz

Hatz — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:00:26 +0000

You’re lucky to be out of Shanghai. I have 3 more months. Sometimes I do have my public tantrums but most of the time I just can’t be bothered. Some Chinese I know are nice, but the rest of them, meh. Makes one wonder, what has all that 3000 years of civilization (civilization, pun intended) come to? Nothing.

One technique that works for me when commuting every morning is that when they push, I push back harder. haha.

Regards

By: Indy

Indy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:33:00 +0000

I’ve been living in the secondary city of China for quite a while and had never mastered this cultural assimilation. There’s no such thing, to me chinese culture rubs the non-chinese the wrong way like sandpaper. Moving to a much bigger city like Shanghai proves nothing better. People still push, shove and elbow me in the elevator even when I carry my 9 month baby on a front pack. Can’t wait to move back to South East Asia.

By: wesmcl

wesmcl — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:56:11 +0000

I know how you feel. Though Hong Kong, where I live is much more Western, I have had my own difficulties adjusting to the culture. Even when everyone speaks English, Chinese culture is just thick. Very much unlike the low-context American culture I come from. But that’s what I’m here for…at least that’s what I keep telling myself.

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:30:57 +0000

Sounds like you must be an endless source of entertainment for the Shanghainese if you keep throwing public tantrums. You might find your stress levels to greatly decrease if you just let all of China flow and not really get worked up about it. Although I have to agree with you on the obnoxiousness of young men and their patronizing halloooo’s. That’s getting way too old, and try living in Jiangxi province where just about every young man does it. You’re too spoiled in Shanghai with its greater internationalism. And squat toilets aren’t that bad once you use them a couple times. You definitely get a cleaner break.