Guess the Country-The Girl From Xinjiang Chinese
The Chinese like to do a very simple game: guess the nationality of waiguoren passing. It 's very easy to hear people who whispers (or yells quietly) and tries to guess your nationality, without any concern that maybe-you-can understand them.
I've been here in February and I really feel for all colors: French, American, Russian, English .... But once we have ever guessed! And yes most of them brings with Kappa t-shirts printed in large, "ITALY". Now why in all the dozens of Chinese who have not played guess who ventured a simple "Italy"? Are we really so little consideration?
A funny thing happened at the Temple of Heaven, when we requested information from a guy who then asked us where we came from, and our response to "Italy", he replied with a fierce and determined: "A la derecha! " This
to understand how much they have a clear idea ...
But there are two Chinese who have gone further. Let me explain: two weeks ago I was in the direct bus to the Forbidden City with my Chinese friend and they were chatting. A woman, after thinking long-squared, speaks to us with: "Ah, you're in Xinjiang (Uighur Autunoma Region, north of Tibet)?"
being too upset to talk (come on, how can you switch me to Eastern Europe?), My friend responds for me and clarifies the misunderstanding, even if the lady does not seem so convinced ...
The problem is that the same scene repeated itself last week. Also on the bus, a kind old lady looks at me pleased and asks, "Xinjiang, right?"
burst out laughing, replies: "Actually I'm Italian ..." "Really?" "Yes!" "But it seems a Xinjiang" "Yes, but Western European ..." "So why do you speak Chinese so well?"
To which I imagined, considering inconceivable a foreigner who speaks Chinese, I have labeled as Xinjiang is a place so far, who knows how those facts are there?
But a little 'I feel honored: I have a exotic appearance certificate from two Chinese.
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