Thursday, May 04, 2006
Beijing 0.5
So true to form I wasn't held back by the fact that I was incredibly tired. I met a couple of Aussie English teachers in the hostel and they offered to show me the ins and outs of a Chinese restaurant. We had three dishes: spicy pork, sweet pork and ??????! They also introduced me to Chinese drinking games.
They told me about their life in China. We talked about many things. They seem to like living here. They said that all the western guys go for the Chinese girls (who love the fact that we are exotic, wealthy, etc.) and all the western girls don't like Chinese guys so they also are interested in western guys, but there are slim pickings, because of the above interest of Chinese girls. Even in my fatigue, I immediately grasped that this is a great set up that one could and should take advantage of!
After my dinner, I decided to try to find Tienamen square. Instead I ended up on the far side of the Forbidden City. At that point I realized that I had a three part problem: 1. I was further away from the hostel than I had intended. 2. There were a lot of police officers around. 3. I had to go potty! NOW!
They told me about their life in China. We talked about many things. They seem to like living here. They said that all the western guys go for the Chinese girls (who love the fact that we are exotic, wealthy, etc.) and all the western girls don't like Chinese guys so they also are interested in western guys, but there are slim pickings, because of the above interest of Chinese girls. Even in my fatigue, I immediately grasped that this is a great set up that one could and should take advantage of!
After my dinner, I decided to try to find Tienamen square. Instead I ended up on the far side of the Forbidden City. At that point I realized that I had a three part problem: 1. I was further away from the hostel than I had intended. 2. There were a lot of police officers around. 3. I had to go potty! NOW!
