What do you like about China?
xiaophil
April 14, 2010, 11:35 PM posted in General DiscussionThe question is as simple as that. You don't have to love China (although perhaps you do), and you don't have to like every bit of her, but unless you are one of those people that found yourself in China almost by accident, or you just want to conduct business, chances are there are quite a few reasons you like China. Please do tell, no matter if you were here, will be here, are here or are just observing from afar.
suansuanru
April 15, 2010, 01:44 AM我喜欢中国因为她大部分时间都很有趣……如果你知道我说的有趣是什么……
我喜欢读中文小说和随笔，非常喜欢《世说新语》。
中国内陆城市的确是比较安全的，小偷会有，但是持刀抢劫的相对还是少数吧。
枪！我敢说绝大多数中国人没有见过一把真枪。
关于你所说的中国人的压力问题，我推荐你看昨天网易发布的一个视频，非常有意思，已经在网民中引起轰动了。
xuyucheng
的确如此（Absolutely），除非你是当兵的或警察，你很难见到，不过去军训一般会见到，我就打过5发子弹。
zhenlijiang
Baba, xuyucheng 提到的“军训”和“射击”David 给我们介绍他体验的：
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/military-training
suansuanru
我军训的时候非常想试一试打靶，但是没有……
bababardwan
哦，谢谢。。我以后看看【现在一点儿忙】
suansuanru
没错。
changye
我看过中国小学生做军训，真厉害呀！
xiaophil
April 15, 2010, 01:59 AM"枪！我敢说绝大多数中国人没有见过一把真枪"
我同意。我不知道我上面的写得清楚不清楚。我现在住在上海 ，一把枪也没看见。好多美国人喜欢枪，不过我不喜欢。
xuyucheng
April 15, 2010, 02:16 AM的确如此（Absolutely），除非你是当兵的或警察，你很难见到，不过去军训一般会见到，我就打过5发子弹。
changye
April 15, 2010, 03:01 AMHi xiaophil
你在中国看过银行押运员没有？我这里经常能看到带枪武装的押运员，很害怕！
http://www.guilin.gov.cn/Skins/ZhengWu/newshtml/zwxx/20081128134419.htm
changye
April 15, 2010, 03:33 AM我看过中国小学生做军训，真厉害呀！
xiaophil
April 15, 2010, 03:55 AMHey Changye
我刚才看到了你的连接，但是我没仔细读，只是看了那些照片。你说得对，我看过这样的枪，可是我不太清楚这样的枪是真正的枪还是一种气枪。你知道吗？反正，无论是真正的枪还是气枪，每次我看到这样的押运员，我都有点害怕，因为气枪也比较危险。即使如此，我还是觉得美国的枪支问题比中国的大多了。
xiaophil
April 20, 2010, 12:43 AMI thought I would try to revive this post. It didn't survive the great dashboard fiasco. Anyway...
Another reason I like China: much better days are (probably) before her. I'm not saying my country, the US, doesn't have better days before her, but it is hard to imagine she will grow as fast as China. I like all the change here (at least there is a lot of change here in Shanghai). I like that I was here for the Olympics. I like that I will be here for the Expo (even though I kind of dread the forthcoming traffic situation). In short, it's nice to see a people get back on its feet.
另外一个我喜欢中国的原因：它的前景非常精彩。我不是说我的国家，美国，没有前景，就是说很难想象美国的进步会有中国的那么大。我喜欢这里的变化（至少这里的上海有好多变化）。我喜欢举行奥运会的时候我就在这里。我喜欢到举行世博会的时候，我也会在这里（但是我有点畏惧邻近的交通情况）。总之，我觉得能看到一各民族恢复元气引起一个好感觉。(This translation is a mess, haha. 你们有任何的修改，请不吝赐教.)
suansuanru
April 22, 2010, 05:48 PMmy opinion:总之，我觉得能看到一个民族的复兴是非常好的一件事。
it really is the first time that i found this point of view from a foreigner.
and hi xiaophil,i wonder to know how many years you have been study chinese.because i think your chinese is really awesome(do you still use the word?? or am i OUT?). It is okay if you want to keep it as a secret.hehe
xiaophil
April 14, 2010, 11:52 PMI don't mean to sound cliche, but I do like China because of her long history. I actually like all history. Probably my favorite is the Roman Empire, particularly the Eastern Empire. But I am drawn to Chinese history as well because it is more exotic in my mind. As an American, I am interested in any place that has had cities, written language, politics and what not for thousands of years. That's not to discount Native North Americans (I am part Native North American), but people often feel drawn to what they don't have.
At least in Shanghai, I feel completely safe. I have heard that some places in the South and even North can be dangerous, but I think in general Chinese cities are fairly safe to walk around. What I am about to say might annoy some of my fellow Americans, but hey, it's how I feel. I'm glad that guns are in short supply here. It's easier to run from knives than guns.
Life here is fairly pressure free. I know it is the exact opposite for Chinese people and some of you corporate employees, but to me teaching in China is mostly fun. I hope that when the day comes where I have to find another job (and that day may be coming soon), I can adjust back quickly.