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发表于 2006-2-25 04:53
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Where: University campus
Who: tall Chinese architect student
My university campus is enormous. I mean, it is huge! It is like a little world of its own when I think about it. It has lots of roads, buildings, a small forrest, supermarkets, coffee shops, gardens, sports fields and a lake. So there I was at the wrong side of the campus and after looking at the map I realized it would be quite the walk to get to the foreign students office. I spotted a tall cute guy and asked him just to double check that the students office was really in that direction. He nodded and say yes and I thanked him and started my long walk. After just a few meters I heard someone shouting after me "Miss, Miss, I can give you a ride". I looked back and realized he was on a bike. So I climbed on to the back of his bike and off we went. I had to hold on to him tight as he was quite the fast biker. I remember thinking; "Wheee! This was fun! And it feels really 'Chinese'. I have to make a mental note of getting my own bike. I simply must". Hugging him I learnt a few things about this kind stranger. He was local Shangahinese, 25 years old, doing a masters degree in architecture, a basketball player and desperately needed someone to practise English with. So after he dropped me off at the students office we swooped numbers and decided to meet the following day at the coffee shop. Moments later I got a sms saying "Hi pretty girl. It was very nice to meet you". We did indeed meet. Coffee turned into a long walk, a long walk turned into dinner at a funky noodle bar and afterwards he asked if I wanted to come to his house and have a cup of tea. I agreed and we went left the university campus and walked to a block of apartments. I suddenly struck me that he never told me how he lives. "Maybe he has room mates or his own place? Or stay with his parents? This will be interesting", I though to myself. As we walked through the door the smell of spicy food hit me, I heard the sounds of Chinese pop music and the voices of older people. When I entered the living room there was a whole family there. Some children watched tv, the old people read the paper, the father in the family was working on the computer.... I was introduced to all of them and someone pulled me a chair. My new found friends mother came with a pot of hot sweet tea and I slowly drank it trying to take it all it. They were all speaking Chinese, looking at me, trying to communticte, asking questions and the little girl played with my blonde hair and tried to make a pony tail. Time was running late and I thank them and left. Me and the architect students said bye and as he leaned into kiss me I whispered "I think we should be friends". Not because of the family simply because that was all I felt for him.
Lesson learned: It is possible, fun and interesting to date people from other cultures. Its just that you have to bare in mind that He comes with his mom, grandma, aunt, baby sister and ayi. Coming from a country where privacy, independence and space is highly cherished having the whole family so close to you was for me strange. But if you like someone iIsee no reason why it couldn't work.
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