This, is, normal. Yes that’s right, normal.
To sit in the middle of a street that’s busy is completely normal and accepted. Although I suppose that it is becoming more and more frowned upon.
Nevertheless, you can not teach an old Chinese new tricks, or laws, or really anything from my experience.
This older women sat on her bike in the street for a good 10 minutes I’m guessing. Chatting away. What I don’t get is why she doesn’t roll up on the curb. Is she not concerned with her safety. Probably not. If she got hit it would be a big pay day. Maybe she wants to get hit?
And here is a random photo of a lake and some dude walking.
It is not just about laws and rules. It is also about being considerate. The cultural trait involve is not just about law abiding, but also about caring of welfare of others.
There are a lot of things that just make sense to me that seem to elude people. Both here and in the States.
Like, for instance, and this is extreme, I don’t want somebody to shank me, so, I don’t shank people.
I don’t want to get into a car accident so I don’t talk on the phone, not pay attention, and watch billboard fly by at the same time. Makes sense. But apparently some people just don’t get it.
I don’t want to get hit by a car so I don’t stand in the road. Odds increase by me standing in the road, so, I don’t stand in the road. However these concepts don’t seem to really exist here. I’m sure it has something to do with parenting, culture, and the fact that you just have to do some things. There is just too many people.
I’ve struggled with wrapping my brain why somethings are done here the way they are. I gave up. I’m not sure there is a reason why.