Glad to hear that you’re still alive and getting along fairly well. Following along in your journey. Sounds amazing. Talk to you later. Note new e-mail address.
On Aug 13, 2004 1:57 PM, BonnyJolin said:
It‘s the first time i leave comment on ur new website Dan~.Seems everything goes and I’m it will work out soon,hehe.Is it hot there?But in Shanghai now,it’s hot,hehe,though the typhoon just hit here.Hope to know more about ur travel.
Cheers
On Aug 13, 2004 7:09 PM, Peter said:
Longtime fan first time caller…
I must ask do you find the time to travel and write? How much material do you not submit on the website? Can you include more details in the descriptions-though I found the segment on the train ride to be fine.
For what it’s worth, Chinese people get the exact same stoic treatment from the ticket ladies. When they find out there are no tickets left, the ticket buyers then say something like “zenme ban ne?” and the ticket lady just frowns past them at the next person in line.
I find it very amusing, but probably would less so if it happened to me. Smart man, going to CITS in a pinch.
On Nov 15, 2004 2:24 PM, Anonymous said:
Don’t know that it’s still so difficult to get a ticket these days. I have been out of the country for too long; but I heard that the ticket is easier to buy and the ladies are more friendly. Guess I am wrong again. After being spoiled in the States for so long, I guess I will storm the ticket office and tear everything down if they tell me “mei yo”. It further dampened my ethusiam to go back to China. Same O same O.
Dan, you talked about reverse shock you didn’t feel when you came back to the States. My theory is that only people like me can experience the reverse shock because if I go back to China from the US, it’s going from a much more developed country to a less developed country. I remembered I felt awkward with the squat toilet in the Japanese airport, because I hadn’t seen one for ten years living here in the States. But I still love going back China to visit, knowing that I still have a permanent home in the US. Whenever I encountered problems and unplesant things in China, I would console myself with the fact that it was just a visit and I would soon be back to the States. But still I feel that China is my home. It’s painfully contradictory. I have asked myself what if US and China were at war with each other. I know I would rather stand in between and be hit by the crossfire than fight for any one of them.
On Nov 15, 2004 2:25 PM, jiang said:
Sorry, forgot to include my email address for the last post.
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Glad to hear that you’re still alive and getting along fairly well. Following along in your journey. Sounds amazing. Talk to you later. Note new e-mail address.
It‘s the first time i leave comment on ur new website Dan~.Seems everything goes and I’m it will work out soon,hehe.Is it hot there?But in Shanghai now,it’s hot,hehe,though the typhoon just hit here.Hope to know more about ur travel.
Cheers
Longtime fan first time caller…
I must ask do you find the time to travel and write? How much material do you not submit on the website? Can you include more details in the descriptions-though I found the segment on the train ride to be fine.
Thanks, peter
Funny picture :-)
I wish I was in Yichange and guide you :-), have fun!
Dan! Update, Dan! Why you no update? Update! Dan!
For what it’s worth, Chinese people get the exact same stoic treatment from the ticket ladies. When they find out there are no tickets left, the ticket buyers then say something like “zenme ban ne?” and the ticket lady just frowns past them at the next person in line.
I find it very amusing, but probably would less so if it happened to me. Smart man, going to CITS in a pinch.
Don’t know that it’s still so difficult to get a ticket these days. I have been out of the country for too long; but I heard that the ticket is easier to buy and the ladies are more friendly. Guess I am wrong again. After being spoiled in the States for so long, I guess I will storm the ticket office and tear everything down if they tell me “mei yo”. It further dampened my ethusiam to go back to China. Same O same O.
Dan, you talked about reverse shock you didn’t feel when you came back to the States. My theory is that only people like me can experience the reverse shock because if I go back to China from the US, it’s going from a much more developed country to a less developed country. I remembered I felt awkward with the squat toilet in the Japanese airport, because I hadn’t seen one for ten years living here in the States. But I still love going back China to visit, knowing that I still have a permanent home in the US. Whenever I encountered problems and unplesant things in China, I would console myself with the fact that it was just a visit and I would soon be back to the States. But still I feel that China is my home. It’s painfully contradictory. I have asked myself what if US and China were at war with each other. I know I would rather stand in between and be hit by the crossfire than fight for any one of them.
Sorry, forgot to include my email address for the last post.
dan, this is the website of Baoji Tax bureau, but you might love it …
http://www.bjds.gov.cn/bjds/internet/jtds/html/xiuxianyule/kxyk.htm
i happen to find it when i look for a pic for my post, the funny thing is not those pics but who put them into their website