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.
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.