Comments on: There and back again (2) http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/ disoriented in the orient Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: liukaiqin http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 liukaiqin Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:45:48 +0000 http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/#comment-3872 Irish citizenship! Good idea! Irish citizenship! Good idea!

]]> By: Kevin S. http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Kevin S. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:04:10 +0000 http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/#comment-1874 Ah. What a nice post. Ah. What a nice post.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Jeremiah Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:12:21 +0000 http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/#comment-1872 Brendan, You're a helluva writer and isn't that just what this world needs more than anything? Another Irish writer.... You really captured the essence of the back-and-forth nicely. I'm getting ready to sally forth myself and leave the world of "Taco Bell" and oak groves for the hutong and the smell of chuan'r. See you on the other side. Brendan,

You’re a helluva writer and isn’t that just what this world needs more than anything? Another Irish writer….

You really captured the essence of the back-and-forth nicely.

I’m getting ready to sally forth myself and leave the world of “Taco Bell” and oak groves for the hutong and the smell of chuan’r.

See you on the other side.

]]> By: Ben Seeberger http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Ben Seeberger Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:24:32 +0000 http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/#comment-1868 It does seem to be the quintessential, Chinese life, the way you described it. The closer you grow to this country, the more you realize how far away it is. And yet even through all of that, you feel more at home, connected wonderfully and stubbornly to this strange world. I wish I had family in Ireland, though. To see those green hills... (wow, that's not even worth glossing over after being in Tianjin for three months... I wonder when the last time I saw even one green hill was?) It does seem to be the quintessential, Chinese life, the way you described it. The closer you grow to this country, the more you realize how far away it is. And yet even through all of that, you feel more at home, connected wonderfully and stubbornly to this strange world.

I wish I had family in Ireland, though. To see those green hills… (wow, that’s not even worth glossing over after being in Tianjin for three months… I wonder when the last time I saw even one green hill was?)

]]> By: the Admiral http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 the Admiral Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:11:29 +0000 http://bokane.org/2006/12/21/there-and-back-again-2/#comment-1864 Excelllent post. I've been in Malaysia now for 3 months after spending 5+ years in China. Though my home is in China, I generally still think of myself as laowai. Everything here is like you experienced in the US, surreal. The people are friendlier. Manners are better. Your post was well worth the wait. Excelllent post. I’ve been in Malaysia now for 3 months after spending 5+ years in China. Though my home is in China, I generally still think of myself as laowai.
Everything here is like you experienced in the US, surreal.
The people are friendlier. Manners are better.

Your post was well worth the wait.

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