I read somewhere, two Chinese girls feel so proud about the beautiful of China. I used to live in China 3 months, in 2001, and also went there many times recently for business trips. I have to admit that China is beautiful and Chinese, in general, are quite nice and friendly, OR, maybe because I’m so nice and friendly, that why they are also nice and friendly to me?? lol
Anyway, I’m thinking about my city, honestly, I don’t feel proud about its! especially after I had chances to put my feet on Zurich, Lausanne, Rome, Paris, Frankfurt, Singapore, Hong Hong, Shanghai, etc… BUT, I BELIEVE and HOPE that one day, my city will be, not only beauty but also more convenience than the current status. The most inconvenience for me now is about traffic. Crazy traffic! Roads are under repairing everywhere! No MTR, no Express Train, Taxi is expensive and the bus is also not so convenience, plus, very difficult to find car-park (if using car). Here, I mean in Vietnam, almost people use Honda. Honda is convenience to move around in the city, but, it becomes dangerous in rainy season because people normally drives careless and there were many accidents occurred. Anyway, I know that my city is developing, and it will better in one day in future. Evident, I look back the city from 10 or let say 5 years ago, there are A LOT of differences, much more convenience, much more model and much more clean. Government policy is also much better after the date we joined WTO.
So far as I know in real (not from the public media), there are many foreigners (American, French, German, Suisse, Chinese, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Thai Lan, etc…) came to work at my city and they said they LOVE my city! Some of them married with Vietnamese girl and living in Vietnam, some of them bring their wife and kids from their country to Vietnam and living here, they said don’t want to leave Vietnam! I admire them so much. I call that is REAL LOVE. I don’t really know exactly what is the reason for them to love my city, because I also went to their cities and I know in real what is the life there, if talking about convenience, beauty and model, honestly, my city is not up to that level to compare, as the result, I admire them that much and I think their love is deserved for my respect. Somebody said, the foreigners who come from America and Europe to work in my country is actually because they don’t have better chances to work in their local cites! This reason may also correct, BUT, I also know a lot of foreigners, I mean not only American, European but also from others developed cities, came here not only because of this reason. Seem to me they think that… convenience, beauty and model cities are not worth than people friendly, care for family, honesty and warm heart.
In conclusion, yes, I know that my city is not so convenience, BUT, if I were asked where I WANT to live, the answer is still, MY CITY. Reasons? Very simple, I’m local here, I can communicate with people in my native language and understand them according to my culture. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to say that I’m in love with my mother language, lol, language to me is just to communicate with each other finally, but, this is just because I feel easier to understand people around and feel warmer than when I live or talk around with people in the other cities. BUT, its DOESN’T mean that I insist HAVE TO live forever in my city. If one day in future I fall in love with a foreigner and if he doesn’t want to live in my city, I may follow him, I guess, no problem to me with this. The "only" thing is, he has to make me feel LOVE, at my definitions! Without love, I don’t think there is any reason for me to move.
***
16 October 2010
A rainy day…
Mimi
DaisyMimi Blog (17)
****
