Well actually that’s what you are supposed to do and I feel like I am the only one in China that does it. Of course I value my life. It’s not like the Chinese don’t, they just tend not to look.
I’m at an intersection waiting for some cars to go by so that I may proceed in crossing the road in a safe manner. A group of people blow past me into the road without looking, the cars slows down, honk their horns, swerve, and go around. What did the group do, well, they keep talking and slowly walk to the other side. I waited 15 secs and proceeded on my marry way. Is this in indication of Chinese as a whole. I don’t have a clue. Maybe.
I hear a bunch of horns honking. I turn to see two cars turning out of a side street. They are waiting to turn right. There are cars coming from the left but they can’t see them because a massive dump truck wants to turn right down the side street. However there isn’t enough room for the two vehicles side by side. So the car turning out has to do so first. But the dump truck driver doesn’t seem to want to wait. He’s on the horn like it helps fight malaria, inching closer and closer to the car. The car finally just goes. I don’t understand why the dump truck driver couldn’t just put his turn signal on and wait on the side of the road for the cars to exit and then turn in. Makes perfect sense to me.
I’m at McDonalds getting myself the goodness of a Chocolate Sunday. I roll up and wait behind some people in line. A few girls roll up, don’t even look at me, and proceed to talk about menu and cut. I have to basically dry hump the people in front of me to get an elbow in so that these girls don’t take my spot. I then stare them down. They see me and act surprised like oh, didn’t see you there, the only white guy in 25 miles, with a lime green shirt, and is taller then most everyone in here. My bad, please order your ice cream goodness.
Oh I got more. Somewhere, I just can’t recall. Oh here’s one. I was looking at soda today at the store and I hear a “hello.” Some Chinese guy thought it would be funny when he was passing the isle to say the only English word he knows how to say.
As I was coming out of the store a couple cute girls where walking down the mall area. One happened to see me and totally stopped and told her friend. I am assuming that she said “Oh my goodness, look at this hunk of a white guy coming towards us.” I can only speculate. When I reached them, they were still staring. I couldn’t help it. I had to say something. “Oh my god, a foreigner is coming,” I think I might of blew their minds. He speaks. AHHHHH.
Well anyway.