i had a happy day today. our popular intern Matt takes the responsibility to be our tour guide. along the road, we saw a lot of places of interests. THOMAS JEFFERSON, one of the fathers of the US, seems to be very popular around the sites. we saw his statues everywhere.hahahah~~~ Matt is really sweet and considerate. he bought us cheese and bread which made him like a babysitter or brother. and he might freak out by the questions we threw to him. when i raised the question about religion, he said my friends were good at it. when i asked "fossil or god", he said most of the people believed in god but still could not find the sensible reason. Darwin used his sharp observation and intelligence to prove the course of men. but we could not find any clue to prove the stories in HOLY BIBLE. no offense! i really appreciate the fact the religion takes a big part in many countries. coz it did a great job on helping the nation shape the american spirit: work hard, spend less, individualism, pursuit of happiness~~~ when i asked about how many years did the anti-Japanese war take? he confessed and wondered what anti-Japaneses war was.F-A-I-N-T!!! do you have any common sense ? in 1930s, the Japaneses troops invaded china. Chinese took 8 years to kick them out of our places. and when we shifted to us history, he answered "i don't like us history"! seriously !!! buddy, you MAJOR is H-I-S-T-O-R-Y. and now you told us you did not like it. ^_^
what's worse, never have found a living creature got a worse sense of direction than me. MATT got us lost twice. finally, he had to get a map to find the way back. answering questions and guiding burdened u. finally we figured out that maybe you could not doing two things at one time. hahah, just kidding!~~~
he tried his best! so happy and funny to have him around!
Comments (5)
An An, first I would never freak out about the questions you ask. I did say that I had a few friends who are Christian and that if you would like to speak with them I can introduce you. They will be able to better explain how they feel about their religion and what it means to them. In fact I have already called to see when he is available.
I cannot help but be offended at your lack of patience with my knowledge of Chinese history. You are right that I did not know anything about the anti-Japanese War. What you may not understand is that what you referred to as the anti-Japanese War, I have learned as the Second Sino-Japanese War. I, in fact, do not remember ever hearing it referred to as the anti-Japanese War. In light of this I hope you can forgive my ignorance and also realize that things may be "Lost in Translation"? Staying with this topic I would love to hear what you know about some United States wars such as the Moro Wars, the Banana Wars, and Shay's Rebellion. So, without being able to research and just off the top of your head tell me what you know. Now, I do not expect you to know of these American wars which lasted 12, 24, and one years respectively. So please show some patience with me so that I may learn new things along with you.
Another thing I would like to say is that I love history. It provides so many answers and is vital for progress. I have said many times that United States history does not interest me much and that I have chosen to take classes outside of American History. I love the Civil Rights Movement along with learning about other movements (around the world) that involve change for depressed and oppressed people. I think there may have been a misunderstanding because I do not like the Colonial period. I feel as though the architecture and art were not interesting and the people's ability to express themselves was repressed. The one thing to remember is that I love history although I admit to knowing less than I should, but history is so broad how can one person know even one percent?
Finally, getting lost is part of finding your way around new places. Some people may think that is the best way to know a new place (finding it out for yourself so you may more easily remember and know). Also, I have not been to Colonial Williamsburg in maybe 15 years or more, so I am no expert in direction there.
Posted by Anonymous | July 24, 2007 5:10 PM
Posted on July 24, 2007 17:10
An An, first I would never freak out about the questions you ask. I did say that I had a few friends who are Christian and that if you would like to speak with them I can introduce you. They will be able to better explain how they feel about their religion and what it means to them. In fact I have already called to see when he is available.
I cannot help but be offended at your lack of patience with my knowledge of Chinese history. You are right that I did not know anything about the anti-Japanese War. What you may not understand is that what you referred to as the anti-Japanese War, I have learned as the Second Sino-Japanese War. I, in fact, do not remember ever hearing it referred to as the anti-Japanese War. In light of this I hope you can forgive my ignorance and also realize that things may be "Lost in Translation"? Staying with this topic I would love to hear what you know about some United States wars such as the Moro Wars, the Banana Wars, and Shay's Rebellion. So, without being able to research and just off the top of your head tell me what you know. Now, I do not expect you to know of these American wars which lasted 12, 24, and one years respectively. So please show some patience with me so that I may learn new things along with you.
Another thing I would like to say is that I love history. It provides so many answers and is vital for progress. I have said many times that United States history does not interest me much and that I have chosen to take classes outside of American History. I love the Civil Rights Movement along with learning about other movements (around the world) that involve change for depressed and oppressed people. I think there may have been a misunderstanding because I do not like the Colonial period. I feel as though the architecture and art were not interesting and the people's ability to express themselves was repressed. The one thing to remember is that I love history although I admit to knowing less than I should, but history is so broad how can one person know even one percent?
Finally, getting lost is part of finding your way around new places. Some people may think that is the best way to know a new place (finding it out for yourself so you may more easily remember and know). Also, I have not been to Colonial Williamsburg in maybe 15 years or more, so I am no expert in direction there.
Posted by Matt | July 24, 2007 5:11 PM
Posted on July 24, 2007 17:11
An An, first I would never freak out about the questions you ask. I did say that I had a few friends who are Christian and that if you would like to speak with them I can introduce you. They will be able to better explain how they feel about their religion and what it means to them. In fact I have already called to see when he is available.
I cannot help but be offended at your lack of patience with my knowledge of Chinese history. You are right that I did not know anything about the anti-Japanese War. What you may not understand is that what you referred to as the anti-Japanese War, I have learned as the Second Sino-Japanese War. I, in fact, do not remember ever hearing it referred to as the anti-Japanese War. In light of this I hope you can forgive my ignorance and also realize that things may be "Lost in Translation"? Staying with this topic I would love to hear what you know about some United States wars such as the Moro Wars, the Banana Wars, and Shay's Rebellion. So, without being able to research and just off the top of your head tell me what you know. Now, I do not expect you to know of these American wars which lasted 12, 24, and one years respectively. So please show some patience with me so that I may learn new things along with you.
Another thing I would like to say is that I love history. It provides so many answers and is vital for progress. I have said many times that United States history does not interest me much and that I have chosen to take classes outside of American History. I love the Civil Rights Movement along with learning about other movements (around the world) that involve change for depressed and oppressed people. I think there may have been a misunderstanding because I do not like the Colonial period. I feel as though the architecture and art were not interesting and the people's ability to express themselves was repressed. The one thing to remember is that I love history although I admit to knowing less than I should, but history is so broad how can one person know even one percent?
Finally, getting lost is part of finding your way around new places. Some people may think that is the best way to know a new place (finding it out for yourself so you may more easily remember and know). Also, I have not been to Colonial Williamsburg in maybe 15 years or more, so I am no expert in direction there.
Posted by Matt | July 24, 2007 5:11 PM
Posted on July 24, 2007 17:11
I have got the same feeling with you, especially after talking with Brain, but he has tried his best to give us as much as informations as he can.I don't think you are lack of impatience. You are just being straightforward. To be outspoken and frank about things is a character typical of Beijing people. I think that is one of the reasons that we can be good friend.
Posted by suny | July 24, 2007 8:28 PM
Posted on July 24, 2007 20:28
Sorry for posting 3 times... I just wanted to make sure you read it?
Posted by Matt | July 24, 2007 8:54 PM
Posted on July 24, 2007 20:54