A surprise at the post office
<p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="amazed">amazed</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Strangers">Strangers</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="language">language</span>!</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="courteous">courteous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="barrier">barrier</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="queue">queue</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> 30<span word="s">s</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nodded">nodded</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agent">agent</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>“<span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="passport">passport</span>,” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Oops">Oops</span>! <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="passport">passport</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="ID">ID</span> <span word="card">card</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p>“<span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="passport">passport</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cellphone">cellphone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scan">scan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="visa">visa</span>.</p>
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