Self introduction of the interviewee:
Born in Hong Kong, but have lived in Los Angeles, New York, Tokyo, Milan,
and Taipei. Before arriving in Shanghai, I was in Taipei. (Name withheld)
What��s your impression on Shanghai?
Shanghai is a one of the fastest growing metropolis in the world, no
doubt about that. Unfortunately there are down sides to all the
developments taking place: polluted air and water, overpopulated and
overcrowded, lack of sufficient greenery, and badly designed and ugly new
buildings that coincide with poorly maintained old historic buildings.
What��s your questions and comments toward Shanghai?
Shanghai is an exciting city full of surprises. A city of conflicts: it
is highly internationalized due to the foreign population, yet you are
still able to find very underdeveloped back alleys and ways of doing
things. On the same sidewalk you are able to encounter highly educated
people as well as people who behave primitively. (For example: people who
spit on to the ground and blow their nose without tissue or handkerchief,
male and female alike.)
Overall, I��m enjoying my experience in Shanghai, but sometimes I find
the people here to be rude and without manners. This is when I feel
frustrated and disappointed living here. In other cities, there is a
basic standard in the way people behave. In Shanghai you find only the
extremes of the spectrum.
How are you planning to spend your summer days in Shanghai? Do you think
it is a romantic journey?
1.Stay indoors and enjoy the air conditioning whenever and wherever it��s
available. Romantic is something that happens
only with people who are special to me. I guess this summer will not be
so romantic for me.
2.I prefer to eat in restaurants with good food. It doesn��t have to be
luxurious.
3.Stay indoors, enjoy air conditioning, sip iced coffee, and watch dvd��s.
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