Talk to me!
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
2:52 PM
In Australia, the people of Australia just talk to each other. Well, its not like they know each other, they can just strike up a conversation easliy. All you need to do is just to smile and say hi! Its as easy as that. There is nothing more to it. Australians are very friendly people in the first place and they are very open-minded people, unlike the Asians. Further more, the way they greet their friends and family shows that they are very friendly people. They greet their friends by hugging or by kissing them on their cheeks. Although my host does not go around kissing her friends, she still hugs her dad or mum when she is going out or when her dad or mum is going out. One example of how they strike up a conversation was when they ( my host's mum, her sister and her), brought me to Sovereign Hill. (FYI, Sovereign Hill is the place where the Chinese went to, to dig for gold during the Gold Rush period.) We were looking aro8und the place where the Chinese people used to live and we were in the house of a chinese provision stall when another Australian walked pass us, outside the stall. She was looking inside then and my host's mum said,"Do you need anything?What can I help you with? (all smiles)"
"No, no thank you. Haha.(beaming with smiles too!)", replied the woman.
The Australians can just strike up a conversation with anyone, anywhere. They are really friendly people and they are helpful too. Over in Asia, most people keep to themselves and they rarely talk to strangers and anyway, I believe that ALL of our parents told us not to talk to strangers right? But, in Australia, I do not see that happening! At least, I don't think so. To us, the Asians, kissing the the public or being intimate in the public with your love ones are a big no no. People may think of you as an Ill-bred or even a prostitute or something. Its a bit sad that these people have this kind of thinking but thats how Asians are brought up since young I think. Well, to me, I think being intimate with your love ones in the public is really disgusting. Well, thats me, so no offence!
I think that Asians should a bit more ope-minded. Just a bit more will do, cause, I think that Asians are far too uptight with almost everything they do. They also don't talk to the person in front of them in a queue. Well, I just think that Asians should speak up and not be afraid of other people of their own kind! As for me, I think that I might need to smile more? Some of the friends think that I am very gloomy in school when I am alone, walking around. Anyway, I don't think that I am gloomy or anything, I am just tired!
Anyway, I am going off! SEE YOU PEOPLE TOMORROW(:
siYUAN-
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