The following tidbit is making the We-rounds on China's popular messaging service Weixin (Wechat):
全国刚建设最牛的小城市--玉树。建设的跟欧洲似的,规划的跟迷宫似的,消费跟上海似的,挣的工资少得跟非洲难民似的,但一个个穿的却像明星似的,物价贵得跟纽约曼哈顿似的,节日去逛荡商场的人像看演唱会似的,喝酒跟喝水似的,买东西的像大款似的,卡刷的像捡来的似的,打车跟求爷爷似的,路上的豪车多得像蚂蚁似的,菜价涨价跟愚人节似的,找个好大夫看病检查跟抽奖似的,看完不转就跟不住在玉树似的 The country has just built the coolest little city: Yushu. It's built like Europe, planned like a maze, consumption is like Shanghai, and salaries are low like the poorest people in Africa, but everyone dresses like stars. The price of goods is like Manhattan in New York. People walk around the shops on holidays like they're going to watch a concert. They drink liquor like it's water, buy things like they're big spenders, and swipe cards like they're collectors. getting a cab is like begging grandpas (for their property) [difficult], the limousines on the road are many like ants, and the price of vegetables has increased like April Fool's day [to ludicrous proportions]. Finding a good doctor for a check-up is like winning a prize [again difficult]. If you've read this and don't pass it on, it's like you don't live in Yushu. The translation is rough. I'm not going to take the time necessary to polish it, because frankly I have alot to do. Nonetheless, there are some interesting things here. It's a Yushu person's take on Yushu. It's obviously meant in jest, and much of it is exaggerated (I didn't see too many limousines the last time I was there), but alot of truth is said in jest.
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About TimAs you can see elsewhere on this webpage, I conduct research on ethnic minorities in western China. This blog offers semi-academic musings on the minutiae of daily life out here--the sort of information otherwise destined for footnotes. Categories |