Politics

Politics and Culture

To start off, for the first few weeks we got here, we kept hearing the words “tigga” and “nigga” used in every other sentence. To here those words sounds very similar to the “n” word and we kept doing double takes at the person saying it, to figure out what the hell they were talking about. In the states, you become so paranoid about the “N” word being used, it isn’t common to hear it every other sentence. As it is, the word Tigga translates to “This” and Nigga to “That”. They are used mutually to mean “ummmmmmmm” while you are composing your words. So while the Chinese are just pausing and taking time to think what they are saying, here we American’s are thinking they are throwing out racial slurs left and right.

So everyone has been asking me what it is like in China, with all the protests going on against the Olympics. If you haven’t been listening to news going on in China, there have been bomb threats in some cities, and a town square we were working blocks away from. Well let me ease your worries, if the policemen we see daily sleeping in there cars is any indication of escalated security measures, there is nothing to worry about. I will tell you first hand, the Chinese are some of the nicest and kindest people I have ever met. Everyday Chinese folk should not suffer and risk not getting the Olympics, because they have a shitty government. Hmm, maybe the US shouldn’t get the Olympics any time soon either, considering they went against UN rules to invade Iraq! I will say this in regards to the torch getting put out and protests. Maybe the Olympics aren’t doing what they are intended to do. If the Olympics are suppose to bring countries together and all they are doing is invoking protests, it sounds to me there is a bigger problem at hand.

And on another note. Keeping in mind we don’t get any mainstream media, except BBC sometimes. Our news stations get blocked every other day, due to all the Olympic protests. However, we heard that a CNN anchor referred to the Chinese as “thugs” because what they are doing to Tibet. The Chinese are nothing of the sort, as I have said they are very giving and caring. They expect nothing of you, they really do everything out of good nature and will go out of there way to help you. I want to know the last time that dumbass mother-fucking news anchor spent any time in China. Just saying!

Communism… This country is anything but communist. It is more commercial and materialistic than New York and LA combined. One of my friends told me that China will outgrow in population its own communism. And I think that is true.