China: The After Word

So guys I promised a comprehensive day by day review of China when I get back, that's gonna be the second time because of this trip I've learned not to shoot my mouth off because I can't do that. Because I went under an organizations name I won't be able to write about my experiences for the most part due to it possibly damaging the name of that organization, or rather I could write about it with permission but it would be so plain and unfunny that I simply refuse to put it up (granted though this blog might be plain and unfunny already BUT I'M TRYING DAMMIT)

So I sincerely apologize for this disappointment. BUT not all is bad the trip turned out pretty good, the training was meh...thats right meh after 4 years of training in Martial Arts I feel that a few hours here and there won't help me out significantly BUT I didn't go on this trip for the training...I went for the culture ^_^ just to talk, shop, argue, yell at, and eat with the Chinese people was great, I learned a lot about their mentality and much about my own. I can at least tell you a couple of lessons I learned whilst there:

1. Bring your own deodorant because it took me forever to find even just one can...usually I use the roll on but I settled after 20 days of searching on the fucking spray thinking I could use it for the final 7 or so days until I realized we had to board a plane in three days so I had to throw it out...IT WAS 60 YUAN DAMMIT THATS $10 FUCKING DOLLARS CANADIAN

2. Make SURE you know who your roommate is...I mean really is I just chose the quiet guy that seemed nice and it ended up with him being a total douche, or rather a half douche, he'd let the other guys in to my room so they could prank me (this ended with me being extremely paranoid while going to bed of people trying to shave my head...no one did but I did find my shoes in the chandelier at one point which royally pissed me off but I let it slide...because there was 1 night left) He would also say douchey cliches at the worst possible moment like "It is what it is", "It's all relative", and my personal worst for him while we we're waiting for one final bag that took to long at baggage claim "It'll come out when it needs to come out" SHUT THE FUCK UP

3. Don't go to China with depression thinking you'll all of a sudden be cured...that shit will catch up with you. And then your roommate will say dicky things to exasperated your depression like "It is what it is." SHUT THE FUCK UP

4. If you've seen one ancient Buddhist Temple you've seen them all...TRUST ME it's exactly like visiting all the big Churches in Montreal, you think the first one is cool if your in to that kind of thing and the other 1500 are just repeats of what you saw in the first one

5. You know how you can scarf down 2 big macs in Canada or the States and still be hungry no problem? DON'T FUCKING TRY IT IN CHINA THEIR FAST FOOD WILL KILL YOU...AND YOU WILL BE ON THE TOILET WHILE YOU DIE. You'll eat one and you'll say oh okay I can have another STOP...IN THE NAME OF LOVE wait a minimum of 7-10 minutes WAIT YOU FAT BASTARD...and then make a decision...you have been warned

6. I don't recommend travelling with a big group like I did. I travelled with 20 people and while by the end of it they became like family to me emotions do run high and when you see such beautiful sights such as the Yellow Mountains (which I do recommend) you look over beside you and wish you we're with someone you loved instead of this seemingly random individual. Also travelling with an itinerary really sucks and I hated doing it even though we got to see a lot of cool places I wish I had time to just relax in some of the places like Taiyuan where we only spent one night.

7. The food was actually pretty good about 70% of the time don't listen to what anybody says about it unless they've physically been in China, just before my trip I heard from three different people, three different things  "Don't eat the meat", "don't eat the vegetables", "don't eat the fish"...that leaves nothing...-_-

8. You know how everybody says wifi in China is everywhere and the internet is so fast....total bullshit....TOTAL BULLSHIT

9. Dear God I hope I don't have any sort of disease now that I drank the ice there...there water situation is actually that bad, most of the time they'd serve 2.5% beer for it's antibacterial effects at the dinner table instead of water, and they NEVER served cold water.

10. I'm so happy to be back in Canada. I loved China but I couldn't take another day there just between you and me (and the internets). It is a first world country stuck in a third world mentality in my opinion and you really have to get used to it before you can start enjoying it but it's always good to be back in Canada even if it's just for the plain and simple fact that the water can't kill you, you can identify what your eating, or you don't get stopped by street vendors while your moving.

Which brings me to the list of Chinese words I had to learn to survive:
Mayo: No
Booyo: Get the hell away from me
Sheshe: Thank you
Ni How: Hello
Bookushi: Your Welcome (I think?)
... that's it...mainly what we used to communicate was the noble game of charades, and by the end of it I got smart and started drawing to communicate but that skill came in too late to be used.

In the end people ask me was it worth it, and I can't answer because I don't know what the lessons that we're taught to me over there are going to do for me here, the memories were alright, the food was alright, nothing particularly stood out and made me so OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS COUNTRY but who knows how I'll feel one year from now, but so far I think I'm gonna have to answer no.

And oh that reminds me about that first kiss goal I had let me think....I FUCKING DID IT YATTAAAAAAAAA *plays "All I Do Is Win"* Thanks to everyone that helped me reach this goal ^_^

Is The Jade Fucking Real or Not,
Asaya HelwaEhwee