Saturday, August 01, 2009
One Oscar, Please
My students' final project was to film a movie, and they (mostly) exceeded all expectations. I had imagined movies shot on cellphones. Instead I got interesting, edited, and occasionally hilarious movie. One ghost movie still scares me! One of the best films is above.
I am back in the US, and it's nice to be back. People always ask me if I like it "over there." I don't know how to normalize China to them. So I just look awkward and mumble yes. Chinese students in America have a phrase, "America is clean, beautiful, and boring. China is dirty, messy, and fun." I would say they are right. I feel so isolated from people in the US... there isn't anyone anywhere! I like going outside and being around 10,000 people. Maybe I'm crazy.
That is not too say America isn't fun. We have much better set entertainment choices -- sports games, music, whatever. But for the average day, China is much more interesting, convenient, and affordable.
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I am currently also at home in US and I agree completely with your observations.
Not that I really like most of the 10,000 people you get outside in China, particularly when they are spitting and pissing on the street, puffing away on cancer, or recklessly hurtling through red lights and pedestrian walkways on their death vehicle of choice.
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