--===============1802159590== Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="gb2312"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by pch.mit.edu id m5JHinU3020396 It has been my experience that people are often ignorant of the things ab= out=20 which they are curious. It is sometimes challenging to be patient but it = is=20 often the wise decision. I have spent many years traveling and a great d= eal=20 of time in China, I might add. I found that many Chinese had preconceive= d=20 notions of America that were simply untrue. But I could understand why. I have seen many changes in China over the years, especially in Shang= hai=20 and Beijing. But the same is true for other Asian countries, time and=20 technology brings change. The fact that your boss is "pure white" probab= ly=20 has nothing to do with his curiosity. He has probably not taken the=20 responsibility for educating himself and sees you as an immediate authori= ty.=20 I take it as a sign of respect for you. I found that learning Chinese was= =20 valuable but I only learned Mandarin. I can only say a few words in=20 Cantonese. I was, in some ways, disappointed to see some of the very old= =20 part of Beijing (Peking) destroyed, but I suppose that is part of change.= =20 You might advise him to learn some of the basic characters and some basic= =20 conversation with attention to proper tones. Unless he is going to do=20 business or interact with officials, he only needs basic conversation=20 skills. I think you have great advantages having Chinese language skills = and=20 English skills. I have little Chinese way back in my background. But I=20 grew up in America and did not learn Chinese until I decided to go to Chi= na. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "gardenyu" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 10:02 AM Subject: RE: [OT]:: Shanghai calling > > > I'm from Shanghai,although been in US for years, my opinions may well=20 > worth looking at. > > My boss ( a pure US white man) wanted to visit China, he kept asking me= :=20 > do you have enough hospitals? do you have church? etc. I always answer = his=20 > questions with a little "anger". What his impression on China is still=20 > somewhat "from film". But nowadays, you may still find many ancient=20 > sightseeings like the Great Wall, but as to Shanghai, it is nothing=20 > different from other metropolitans all around the world. Given days, yo= u=20 > may find that human nature is quite similar, maybe a little different i= n=20 > habits only.You may find quite some pros and cons about China, but take= a=20 > little forgiveness, it's with a 1.5 billion population. > > > As to the sightseeing in Shanghai. I would say you will find many=20 > architects realizing their dreams in China ( cheap labor!). If you are=20 > standing on the west coast of The Bund, on your side is what called=20 > "global exhibition", full of large buildings from different countries w= ho=20 > invaded Shanghai before, but on the other end called "Pudong" across th= e=20 > river, you'll see all those modern miracles, like a huge TV tower, a=20 > 88-storeys building, etc. Ypu'd better arrive at night, the lights are=20 > just wonderful. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bund > > > If you have time, go have some good meals in Shanghai. We haven't had=20 > something called electrical engineering for thousands of years, during=20 > which we developed amazing cuisine styles. It is nothing like" sweet an= d=20 > sour chicken" and if you may spend just hundreds of bucks or pounds,=20 > you'll forget your "white bread" for the rest of life. > > > Besides, Qingdao is famous for its beer and beach. And if you arrive at= =20 > "Pudong international airport" in Shanghai, there is a Maglev outside w= ho=20 > travels at 500 kilimeters an hour. > > > > >> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:21:26 +1200> From: apptech@paradise.net.nz>=20 >> Subject: [OT]:: Shanghai calling> To: PICLIST@MIT.EDU> > I'm off to Ch= ina=20 >> Saturday evening (45 or so hours from now) > for one week> Only an=20 >> internet away ... :-). Qingdao. Hotel internet is > good.> > I'll be=20 >> passing through Shanghai on the way back.> No other opportunities for=20 >> touristing as my wife assure me > that I'm meeting the rest of the fam= ily=20 >> in Brisbane to start > a long planned holiday.> I'm transiting between= =20 >> the two airports with a major aim of > riding the high speed maglev=20 >> "Bullet Train" - probably the > fastest I will ever travel on land (or= in=20 >> this case JUST off > land).> > Apart from that, what can I see most=20 >> worthwhilely in > Shanghai in about 2 hours. I spent a few hours just=20 >> walking > the city centre a few months back (many photos).> > The Bund= is=20 >> said to be worth seeing - and I have no idea > what it offers in views= ,=20 >> but will be then.> Any other encapsulated must do's for a whistle s > top city > crossing tourist.> > > > Russell> > > -- >=20 > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive> View/change your=20 > membership options at> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows Live Photo gallery =CA=FD=C2=EB=CF=E0=BB=FA=B5=C4=B3=AC=BC=B6=B0= =E9=C2=C2=A3=AC=C7=E1=CB=C9=B9=DC=C0=ED=BA=CD=B1=E0=BC=AD=D5=D5=C6=AC=A3=AC= =BB=B9=C4=DC=D6=C6=D7=F7=C8=AB=BE=B0=C3=C0=CD=BC=A3=A1 > http://get.live.cn/product/photo.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- > --=20 > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >=20 --===============1802159590== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --===============1802159590==--