Hello again!! I forgot my USB cable at home again, so I will tell more interesting stories. Some of these stories were a bit awkward, but they are worth telling.
Our next door neighbor has a huge Alaskan huskie. Our neighbor is barely home, so he leaves the dog on the balcony. This dog howls all night long, and it is the most aggravating noise ever. It is worse for Alyssa because the balcony is closer to her room. On top of the dog howling, it echoes throughout the apartment complex, so this is not something you want to hear throughout the night. Alyssa’s crazy-self wrote a note on a sticky and posted it on his door. He obviously didn’t get the memo because the dog stayed on the balcony for at least a few more weeks. Well, Alyssa left multiple notes saying ‘dog be quiet.’ She wrote the note a little sloppy and with bad grammar, so the guy wouldn’t think it was us. I have a picture of one of the notes that I will post later. It was sort of entertaining until one day I was heading out by myself. I came across the guy and his girlfriend, and they approached me about the notes. He asked if it was us placing the notes on his door. Without budging, I said ‘no.’ He continues to say he was sorry and he assumed it was us since we are young. Not sure what that means, but maybe he was implying we are immature. It was early in the morning, and I didn’t have the balls to tell on my roomie. He said his dogs don’t bark or make noise, only when someone is entering or leaving the apartment. Clearly, I knew that wasn’t true, but I felt so awkward that I couldn’t admit to the dog howling at night. I ran to lab, and told Alyssa she owes me for not snitching. We both couldn’t believe he actually approached me, but I guess some people are bold. I wonder what would have happened if I said it was us….hmmmm.
Speaking of our neighbor, I found out he is a Canadian man, who doesn’t speak Chinese, and his girlfriend is a Chinese woman, who doesn’t speak English. I always thought communication was key in a relationship. Once I found out, I realized I have never heard them hold a conversation. It is very interesting to me. There is somebody for everybody, right? Do you think they talk on the phone? Lol.
We made a bizarre observation -- Chinese do not eat with their hands. Considering they use the restroom and only wash their hands with water (no soap), I can see why. It initially crossed our minds when we watch a lady in a fast-food restaurant eat chicken with plastic gloves. We thought it was weird, but figured she didn’t want to get her hands dirty. The next day, we found a pizza place for dinner. They handed us a tray with our pizza and plastic gloves. I used the gloves so I wouldn’t get my hands dirty. On the other hand, Brandon didn’t. The waitress at the pizza shop charged at Brandon with a set of plastic gloves demanding he put them on. It was funny watching the lady’s face. She was almost disgusted that he did not have on gloves. After this incident, we made it a point to watch how they eat. Next, we observed our students eating bread with the wrapper. They will never pull the bread out of the wrapper, and they will move the packaging down as the make their way toward the end of the bread. Therefore, we concluded the Chinese do not eat with their hands. I’m curious as to how our students will eat in the US. The majority of foods I can remember usually require us to eat with our hands. Well, I take that back. We usually eat most foods with our hands. We are not required, but it is so much easier for us to pick up a piece of pizza or eat a sandwich with our hands than to use a knife and fork.
A few other interesting observations:
· Chinese drivers always honk the horn when they are driving. The honk at everything imaginable.
· Foods do not include an expiration date. Yet, it includes the day the food was produced.
· The Chinese character for a woman looks like a person sitting at a table.
· China is overcrowded.
· We see a kid peeing in public every single week.
· Cars at night drive without their lights, and they only turn them on when they feel it’s needed.
· Mopeds have alarms.
· It is impossible to find hand sanitizer.
· The internet sucks. But….if you want to watch Sohu, the internet works perfectly. Sohu is internet tv. Luckily for me, Sohu has Scandal...Yay!
Ok, all of these observations are purely random. I am trying to think of more, but I’m out of thoughts. I will come up with more at a later time.
Alright, I am out of time. I will get my pictures uploaded soon. Hopefully, I do not forget my cable tomorrow. Until next time, peace!
Our next door neighbor has a huge Alaskan huskie. Our neighbor is barely home, so he leaves the dog on the balcony. This dog howls all night long, and it is the most aggravating noise ever. It is worse for Alyssa because the balcony is closer to her room. On top of the dog howling, it echoes throughout the apartment complex, so this is not something you want to hear throughout the night. Alyssa’s crazy-self wrote a note on a sticky and posted it on his door. He obviously didn’t get the memo because the dog stayed on the balcony for at least a few more weeks. Well, Alyssa left multiple notes saying ‘dog be quiet.’ She wrote the note a little sloppy and with bad grammar, so the guy wouldn’t think it was us. I have a picture of one of the notes that I will post later. It was sort of entertaining until one day I was heading out by myself. I came across the guy and his girlfriend, and they approached me about the notes. He asked if it was us placing the notes on his door. Without budging, I said ‘no.’ He continues to say he was sorry and he assumed it was us since we are young. Not sure what that means, but maybe he was implying we are immature. It was early in the morning, and I didn’t have the balls to tell on my roomie. He said his dogs don’t bark or make noise, only when someone is entering or leaving the apartment. Clearly, I knew that wasn’t true, but I felt so awkward that I couldn’t admit to the dog howling at night. I ran to lab, and told Alyssa she owes me for not snitching. We both couldn’t believe he actually approached me, but I guess some people are bold. I wonder what would have happened if I said it was us….hmmmm.
Speaking of our neighbor, I found out he is a Canadian man, who doesn’t speak Chinese, and his girlfriend is a Chinese woman, who doesn’t speak English. I always thought communication was key in a relationship. Once I found out, I realized I have never heard them hold a conversation. It is very interesting to me. There is somebody for everybody, right? Do you think they talk on the phone? Lol.
We made a bizarre observation -- Chinese do not eat with their hands. Considering they use the restroom and only wash their hands with water (no soap), I can see why. It initially crossed our minds when we watch a lady in a fast-food restaurant eat chicken with plastic gloves. We thought it was weird, but figured she didn’t want to get her hands dirty. The next day, we found a pizza place for dinner. They handed us a tray with our pizza and plastic gloves. I used the gloves so I wouldn’t get my hands dirty. On the other hand, Brandon didn’t. The waitress at the pizza shop charged at Brandon with a set of plastic gloves demanding he put them on. It was funny watching the lady’s face. She was almost disgusted that he did not have on gloves. After this incident, we made it a point to watch how they eat. Next, we observed our students eating bread with the wrapper. They will never pull the bread out of the wrapper, and they will move the packaging down as the make their way toward the end of the bread. Therefore, we concluded the Chinese do not eat with their hands. I’m curious as to how our students will eat in the US. The majority of foods I can remember usually require us to eat with our hands. Well, I take that back. We usually eat most foods with our hands. We are not required, but it is so much easier for us to pick up a piece of pizza or eat a sandwich with our hands than to use a knife and fork.
A few other interesting observations:
· Chinese drivers always honk the horn when they are driving. The honk at everything imaginable.
· Foods do not include an expiration date. Yet, it includes the day the food was produced.
· The Chinese character for a woman looks like a person sitting at a table.
· China is overcrowded.
· We see a kid peeing in public every single week.
· Cars at night drive without their lights, and they only turn them on when they feel it’s needed.
· Mopeds have alarms.
· It is impossible to find hand sanitizer.
· The internet sucks. But….if you want to watch Sohu, the internet works perfectly. Sohu is internet tv. Luckily for me, Sohu has Scandal...Yay!
Ok, all of these observations are purely random. I am trying to think of more, but I’m out of thoughts. I will come up with more at a later time.
Alright, I am out of time. I will get my pictures uploaded soon. Hopefully, I do not forget my cable tomorrow. Until next time, peace!