03-14-2006, 02:02 AM
If You or Your Relatives Go to America â¦
What do the Chinese tell one another about the United States? What follows is a sampling of advice, from the State-run China Youth Daily.
Translated By Haywood Ho
March 7, 2006
Original Article (Chinese)
If you or your friends or relatives go to America, and the following events happen, don't think too much of it, because these things happen only in America:
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In America, if you order a pizza and an ambulance at the same time, the pizza will get there faster than the ambulance.
In America, people will park their expensive cars outside their homes, while the garage is filled with worthless old clothes.
In America, people will use phones with caller ID and voicemail, but will never return calls.
In America, pharmacies will allow patients to hand in their forms at the back of the store, but allow healthy people to but their cigarettes near the entrance.
In America, when people order a double cheeseburger and a large fries, they may order a diet coke to go with it.
In America, banks will leave their doors wide open, but because of "safety" concerns, secure the fountain pens on the counter with string.
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In America, there are many restrictions on under-eighteens being able to drive, but at the same time, the army allows teenagers of the same age to drive tanks and airplanes.
In America, people under 21 may not smoke due to health reasons, but people who are 21 in the army can use all kinds of weapons.
In America, politicians will use tens of millions of dollars to investigate an official whose mistress accepted a bribe of tens of thousands of dollars.
In America, you may go to court over a cup of coffee that is too hot; thieves that climb up onto the roof of your house and fall down may sue you, and robbers can also sue you because of your company's lack of oversight of their firearms.
In America, you can use ATMs while still in the car, and you may find that the keys were designed for the blind.
What do the Chinese tell one another about the United States? What follows is a sampling of advice, from the State-run China Youth Daily.
Translated By Haywood Ho
March 7, 2006
Original Article (Chinese)
If you or your friends or relatives go to America, and the following events happen, don't think too much of it, because these things happen only in America:
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In America, if you order a pizza and an ambulance at the same time, the pizza will get there faster than the ambulance.
In America, people will park their expensive cars outside their homes, while the garage is filled with worthless old clothes.
In America, people will use phones with caller ID and voicemail, but will never return calls.
In America, pharmacies will allow patients to hand in their forms at the back of the store, but allow healthy people to but their cigarettes near the entrance.
In America, when people order a double cheeseburger and a large fries, they may order a diet coke to go with it.
In America, banks will leave their doors wide open, but because of "safety" concerns, secure the fountain pens on the counter with string.
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In America, there are many restrictions on under-eighteens being able to drive, but at the same time, the army allows teenagers of the same age to drive tanks and airplanes.
In America, people under 21 may not smoke due to health reasons, but people who are 21 in the army can use all kinds of weapons.
In America, politicians will use tens of millions of dollars to investigate an official whose mistress accepted a bribe of tens of thousands of dollars.
In America, you may go to court over a cup of coffee that is too hot; thieves that climb up onto the roof of your house and fall down may sue you, and robbers can also sue you because of your company's lack of oversight of their firearms.
In America, you can use ATMs while still in the car, and you may find that the keys were designed for the blind.