Making the most of the foreigner flood
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="only">only</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="theinflux">theinflux</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="begun">begun</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="localsto">localsto</span> <span word="whip">whip</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> '<span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Crazy">Crazy</span> <span word="English">English</span>' <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="hello">hello</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laowai">laowai</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="before">before</span>;</p><p>• "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>"</p><p>• "<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="shy">shy</span>"</p><p>• "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>"</p><p><span word="Bla">Bla</span> <span word="bla">bla</span> <span word="bla">bla</span></p><p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="it">it</span>!</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flamboyant">flamboyant</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Yes">Yes</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="hesitate">hesitate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> '<span word="ni">ni</span> <span word="hao">hao</span>' <span word="or">or</span> '<span word="chi">chi</span> <span word="fan">fan</span> <span word="le">le</span> <span word="ma">ma</span>'.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="assume">assume</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>, <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="checkout">checkout</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="laowai">laowai</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>? <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basics">basics</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> "<span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span>?" <span word="will">will</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreigner">foreigner</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="rude">rude</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>.</p>
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