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I saw news about the 2012 US national presidential election a couple of months ago and thought "Oh, come on! Really? Didn't we just do this?"
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Chinese people seem to react especially openly and kindly to Americans, and especially young Americans. I know that the blatant reason has to do with the complicated intertwining of money, politics, and culture (a vague description, I know). I'll just explain it like this: many of the foreigners that I see walking the streets here in Chengdu tend to be older European types who wear serious faces... they tend to appear rather unapproachable, to put it nicely. NOT ALL are like this, but many are. So, what I'm saying is that it makes sense that a young American who seems to be brimming with excitement, hope, and openness would tend to be more attractive than some others in the foreign community may.
Ultimately, I think it comes down to the fact that hopefulness (being full of hope) is attractive, and we simply can't help but be drawn toward it.
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I hate that cross-cultural and multilingual communication often leads to one of the involved parties tending to appear stupid, for lack of a better word. An inability to express oneself and get one's message (a.)broadcast and then (b)internalized by others can be rather frustrating.
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It makes sense that there is such great tension saturating relationships in China at this point in time. Specifically, I am referring to age differences. It makes sense that there is tension when you understand that, for a number of reasons, both old and young people feel that they are entitled to... everything. They feel entitled to everything, but they most often end up hardly getting anything. And then, everyone between "old" and "young" is stuck somewhere in the middle.
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When Google+ first came out, the prospect of having to go through the whole social networking deal again brought with it a feeling of complacency and a general lack of motivation within me to go through the whole thing over again. The feelings remain.
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There is a peculiar freedom in being able to pick the circumstances under which you find and make friends.
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I enjoy the parts in movies when quick montages of scenes of life flash onto the screen rapidly.
Ex: Vanilla Sky, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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I had a nightmare recently. I recall that, during the nightmare, I resisted by very intentionally and defiantly forming my hand into the "middle finger" gesture.
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I want to talk to you. I know I may come off as being a somewhat abrasive character sometimes, but just know that I want to be in communication with you. So, if you ever catch yourself writing something on my Facebook wall or sending an email to me and second guess yourself, ignore that. Write it. Send it. Say it.
