cory
December 15, 2014 at 7:43 am
You are a brave woman! I traveled through China a couple of years ago with my 3 children, and I concluded that the Chinese people were pushy and selfish. After reading your article, I am wondering if I just judged them too quickly. My 6 year old had more pictures taken of him than a celebrity. We did have a great trip. I wish I would have read this before we went. I promised would have been more patient with them and their umbrellas.
你是一位勇敢的女人
几年前，我带着3个孩子走遍了中国
得出的结论是，中国人爱出风头，自私自利
看了你的文章后，我觉得自己是否过早下定论了
我的旅行是很棒的，要是去之前看这篇文章就好了
我肯定对他们更有耐心
Kristin Addis
December 17, 2014 at 6:55 pm
A lot of people who I met traveling in China felt the same way and were really frustrated. Then I met plenty who didn’t feel that way. The biggest difference between the two groups were the ones who enjoyed it hung out with locals more and really tried to learn at least some of the language. They embraced the differences rather than getting annoyed by them. I’d be lying if I didn’t sometimes get overwhelmed by the pushing and when people rudely waved me away like I was a fly, though. It’s not an easy country but it IS worth it.
我在中国玩的时候碰到很多人也有这种感觉，感到沮丧
我也遇到很多持不同看法的
两个群体最大的不同是，后者喜欢和本地人打成一片，至少会学一些当地的语言
他们包容分歧，不会被意见相左而烦恼。
Kim
I’m a female who lived and worked in Shanghai for three years (2009-2012) and I never thought about hitchhiking there, mostly because when I got out of the city into smaller towns I was with a group of friends. Also, although I studied Mandarin with a tutor while there, I wasn’t especially confident in my language skills. Finally, as an American, I was always warned against doing so for safety reasons. However, I like to think that if I did have an occasion to do so, I would have had the same good experience that Kristin had. I’ve lived in different cities in the US and traveled to many more around the world, and Shanghai was the safest city I ever lived in and I’m sure will ever live. I could walk anywhere by myself at any time of day or night (or very early morning :-) and feel totally comfortable. And when interacting with locals with even a little Mandarin, they were usually kind and helpful; perhaps more so in smaller towns because they just aren’t used to foreigners and are hence very intrigued with us. The familial culture is part of that, but I believe the lack of violence is also caused by both the lack of guns and the fact that the penal system there is very harsh.
Not matter the cause and no matter which way you travel around the country, I definitely recommend visiting China, both its large cities and small villages, if you ever have the chance. It has thousands of years of history, yet is very dynamic – plenty of noticeable changes just within those three years. I look forward to going back sometime in the next few years to see at least some of the many places I missed while living there and to see the changes that are sure to have come on the ones familiar to me.
我是一位女性，在上海生活工作了3年（2009-2012年）
从来就没想过要搭车。每次到市区外的小镇时，我是跟一群朋友一起去的。
而且，虽然我请了一位老师教我学中文，不过我对自己的语言能力不是特别有信心。
最终，作为一位美国人，我一直被告诫搭车的安全顾虑。
然而，如果有机会搭车，我肯定也会留下类似Kristin的经历。
我在美国不同城市生活过，走过世界很多地方，觉得上海是我呆过的最安全城市。
不管是白天还是晚上，我可以随时走到任何地方，安全感十足。 用所学来的一点中文跟当地人交流，感受到的也是友善和乐于助人。也许在小城市更是如此吧，他们不大习惯外国人，对我们非常感兴趣。家族文化是部分原因，还有就是枪支管制严格，暴力文化不明显，还有就是刑法很严厉
不管是以何方式旅行，有机会的话，我建议去中国，可以去大城市，也可以去小乡村。
中国有着数千年历史，充满活力，三年就出现大变化。我期待未来几年再次去中国，去一些我怀念的居住过的地方，看看出现的变化
Melti
June 5, 2015 at 8:44 pm
Great stories ! Is that possible when you only speak simple mandarin people will give you a ride ? Just wondering i’m going to those provinces (Yunnan and Sichuan) as well next Sept
很棒的故事！
你会说一些中文，人们就会让你搭车？
明年9月份，我也要去云南和四川啊
Lena
October 4, 2015 at 10:19 pm
I love your article! I’m in love with China as well, have been for four years but I’m always met with negative comments and confused looks when I talk about this place. I’ve thought about hitchhiking around the country as well but I’m still too shy to ask people to take me with them (still learning).
Anyway, this was super encouraging and I’m really considering it for my next adventure in this gorgeous dragon country!
Cheers,
我喜欢你的文章
我也爱上了中国
纠结了4年了，每次讨论中国，听说的总是负面言论，令我感到困惑。