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DougK:
Good news for you!
You make a good-looking couple. Best wishes for the rest of the trip.
Doug
Neil:
Day 2 went well. They picked me up around 10:30 and we took a bus to Xin's apartment. It's small, on the third floor, inside a secure gated area. I met her niece who lives with her, another pretty younger girl named Xia. They cooked lunch for us. We went out to go swimming but the pool was closed so we came back home and watched a bit of TV and talked and looked at pictures of Xin. It seems like a cultural thing but she has books and books and books of pictures of her in various places, ages and poses. Xin grabbed an english language book and cuddled up beside me on the couch and we taught each other english and chinese. I met her brother's wife at supper. She's older and seems more traditional. She seemed to like me though not knowing Chinese is a real hinderance as far as keeping up with the conversation. It's easy enough to follow faces and expressions and I can understand the odd word so I can tell when they're discussing me or Canada though.
We're going for a 3 day tour of Guilin in a couple days. Mini was warning me that it is an 8 hour bus ride and I will be very bored. I told her that I'll get to sit beside Xin for 8 hours. What's not to like? She is so easy to be comfortable around. When we walk, if I end up on a different side of her, the purse disapears to the other arm and her hand reaches for mine. Traffic rules are awesome. The bigger vehicle generally has the right of way. The busses will edge into crosswalks and people will disperse around it, allow it to pass then continue on their way. Scooters and cars going the wrong way down lanes. Not once accident yet.
Xin just messaged me, more later.
Scottish_Rob:
Mike I think he meant the neice's (Xia) husband... :blush:
maxx:
Mike yeah I got lost to
Neil:
sorry, got sidetracked. my posts disapeared. I posted after Mike saying that I meant Xin's brother's wife. I also posted more afterwards too. attached pictures and everything. odd.Turns out Xin's brother's wife is actually Xin's friend. "Sister" means best friend.
Xin came back to the hotel room last night with her friend with concerned looks on their faces. Her phone rang and she handed it to me. I talked to a man that Xin knows that speaks a little English. They are concerned I'm paying too much to the translator and wanted me to tell him how much I was paying. Turns out the agency told Xin they were charging me 300 a day. I don't know what the fallout will be from this.
Xin and Xia and some Canadian dude
Gang signs
PeacePro tips: Eating is a social occasion. Since I don't speak the language, I'm passing the time eating while everyone else is talking, so I get full faster. If my bowl is empty, it needs more food in it. Don't refuse. Martin mentioned 2 refills of rice minimum so you don't offend.
Stop and talk to the other Laowei's. I was on the bus with a guy with redish hair once. He waited for me to pass him as we were exiting and we talked briefly. It was nice to hear some English and I regret not staying and talking a bit. He seemed to be from Europe somewhere and seemed very friendly. I think he was here visiting his lady but he could well have been an english teacher. The girls noticed he could speak Chinese very well.
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