Anyway safety.
Safety and discipline are two things I have noticed massively. Safety, there isn't any,care free is most definitely a moot out here, even down to small things like the windows on buses. I could actually climb out the windows and they are always open. There not like the tiny ones in England. The whole glass panel slides back so you get the full force of the wind/pollution whilst sat/stood/swinging on the bus. I'm sure I mentioned before about the child pooing on the bus? If I haven't, yes that goes too, into the bin of course. One thing someone brought to my attention which I had never considered is how do the parents know the child needs the toilet? In a way it shows how potty trained they are as they are able to convey they are about to soil them selves at such a young age. Would it be controversial to say they learn to not shit them selves a lot quicker than most other nationalities, simply because they don't wear nappies. Or maybe it's just a mothers instinct, I have no idea. I do know they have no clue when the child is about to throw up, as twice in one week in restaurants (nice ones) a child through up right next to my table! The first time apart from the smell it was funny as I was hung over. The second time I was in hysterics that it could happen yet again right next to my table, in the space of 3 days, maybe it's me? The best part is the parents walk off! They don't say sorry, or clean it up. It's just left. Or in the first instance it was so bad the parents asked to be moved because of the smell! Cheers for that, really appreciated that.
Anyway Safty is not first and for most here, you'll see whole families on one moped with no helmets. You'll see the most dangerous driving. You'll see man holes vaguely covered and wires hanging down here and there. But on the flip side, no one drives that fast, road rage never occurs and everyone knows to not walk over the man holes. Life is so simple here in so many ways. What they say they mean. What they want to do they do. If they can help you they will. Obviously like all races there are exceptions to the rule but right now my happy bubble hasn't been burst just yet.
I also mentioned discipline. I have seen children smacked, heard teachers talk about hitting children and when asking my students for imaginative ideas how to use a ruler they all came up with discipline, beat children.
I am not saying that I am an advocate for child abuse far from it, get me talking about obese children and I won't stop. But what I will say observing a nationality and over 500 of my own students I have gathered that maybe being strict from a young age makes a massive difference in comparison to our views at home. My students want to learn, well most of them, they work hard, and stupidly long hours and are attentive. Which was nothing like school when I was there and from what I gather from friends who are teachers back home, it's only got worse. The other thing about Chinese students is they don't seem to have a real concept on life. They are still teenagers in my eyes. I had to tell someone to work with a boy, sorry no man, they're 21 for god sake, the other day and it was like talking to 5 year olds. But again this is their culture. The culture I love, and still adjusting to. Sorry off on a tangent again. The point I'm making is the more discipline instilled at a young age seems to make a calmer, friendlier, happier adult. I love England, it is my home. But Everyone in China seems to think England is full of happy, beautiful, smiley people who are all lovely and kind to each. When in reality if you walk down the street smiling at everyone you will get the odd arseholes who will ask you "what your staring at". Or talking to random children can end in any sort of accusation. After working with children for 4 years one thing I can strongly say I believe in is children need to be taught, manors, discipline (not a beating,just something stern) and appreciation. The expectations of children in England and most of the western world are ridiculous. Children as young as 2 have iPads! What happened to playing with dolls and mud. We are an electronic generation with spoilt children and an increasing amount of people eating them selves to an early grave, while the other half of the world die of malaria, dehydration and starvation!
Well this really didn't go where I expected ha! This is what happens when I'm stuck on a bus and left to blab on.
But yes safety and discipline that's they key points I was getting at:)
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