Friday, July 27, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Fights, Rocks and Garbage Cans
Friday, July 20, 2007
While we were on our biking trip Anthony from AIESEC told us that Wuhanese are the hottest tempered people in China. I am starting to believe it. Today I went to dinner with Abrahim and Ben and as we were coming out of the restaurant we saw a big fight and the people were fighting with their hands and feet and anything that they could find on the floor to hit people with, for example rocks and signs. Some people were bleeding from their heads. It was a really big fight! On the last day of our biking trip when we returned to Wuchang, we were eating on the food street and out of no where we hear a loud boom and we all turn and there is a garbage can flying into the air and a group of men start fighting. Luckily, I had my video camera so I turned it on and recorded the fight. Apparently, the fight was over the positioning of the garbage can and it was pretty heated. Earlier this week we were coming from dinner and we had just missed a fight, but we saw a guy all bloodied and the police surrounding him. In China, when a fight or something happens, the Chinese don’t move away from it—they move towards it. Anything that happens here causes such a big crowd to form around whatever is going on. I don’t know if it is the heat or what, but we have seen so many arguments and fights over these last couple of days. When the Chinese fight, they really go for it, they try to hurt each other and they use anything in the surrounding area as a weapon. On a brighter note, this week a few of the interns gave a presentation to some Chinese students. We talked about ourselves and showed them pictures of our lives back in the U.S. Then we had to show our talent. The Chinese love for us to sing and dance, that is something that they always want us to do. I don’t know whether to be offended by it or take it as a compliment. The funny thing is most of the Chinese students are very shy and when you ask them to sing or dance they will refuse because they don’t want to be embarrassed. But, I have encountered quite a few that love to sing and dance and will do it for you if you ask them to. In a few days I will be having a home visit with a Chinese family and we will be followed by a reporter. Then I will be on my way to Beijing for a few days, which I am very excited about because when I flew into Beijing I only spent one night there and did not get to see any sites. So this time I will get to go to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. I am sure I will come back with many stories of my experience. I can’t wait to experience taking the train here in China…
While we were on our biking trip Anthony from AIESEC told us that Wuhanese are the hottest tempered people in China. I am starting to believe it. Today I went to dinner with Abrahim and Ben and as we were coming out of the restaurant we saw a big fight and the people were fighting with their hands and feet and anything that they could find on the floor to hit people with, for example rocks and signs. Some people were bleeding from their heads. It was a really big fight! On the last day of our biking trip when we returned to Wuchang, we were eating on the food street and out of no where we hear a loud boom and we all turn and there is a garbage can flying into the air and a group of men start fighting. Luckily, I had my video camera so I turned it on and recorded the fight. Apparently, the fight was over the positioning of the garbage can and it was pretty heated. Earlier this week we were coming from dinner and we had just missed a fight, but we saw a guy all bloodied and the police surrounding him. In China, when a fight or something happens, the Chinese don’t move away from it—they move towards it. Anything that happens here causes such a big crowd to form around whatever is going on. I don’t know if it is the heat or what, but we have seen so many arguments and fights over these last couple of days. When the Chinese fight, they really go for it, they try to hurt each other and they use anything in the surrounding area as a weapon. On a brighter note, this week a few of the interns gave a presentation to some Chinese students. We talked about ourselves and showed them pictures of our lives back in the U.S. Then we had to show our talent. The Chinese love for us to sing and dance, that is something that they always want us to do. I don’t know whether to be offended by it or take it as a compliment. The funny thing is most of the Chinese students are very shy and when you ask them to sing or dance they will refuse because they don’t want to be embarrassed. But, I have encountered quite a few that love to sing and dance and will do it for you if you ask them to. In a few days I will be having a home visit with a Chinese family and we will be followed by a reporter. Then I will be on my way to Beijing for a few days, which I am very excited about because when I flew into Beijing I only spent one night there and did not get to see any sites. So this time I will get to go to the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. I am sure I will come back with many stories of my experience. I can’t wait to experience taking the train here in China…
Saturday, July 14, 2007
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