I made exactly the move you’re talking about a dozen years ago.
Not so much interested in being a poster boy, but, every so often I read the news back West, and it all seems completely bizarre. But I think to myself, “Well, it’s the news; I’m sure it’s just exaggerated.”
Recently a few of my friends who’ve been overseas a while traveled back to the West, and in talking to them, I have had them confirm that, no, it is not exaggerated, it is actually like that there now.
It’s pretty boring over here compared to over there. No crime, no drugs, no inflation, no culture wars. There are things you can’t speak about over here, just like in the West. One difference between China and Europe is if you speak about the things you can’t speak about here, you get multiple warnings before any jail time happens. Germany for instance will jail you for your first verboten meme. That’s a little extreme.
It does certainly seem a lot more exciting in the West right now, with the groups of people fighting with each other for social and political power, the crime, the drugs, the inflation. It’s like a real-life roller-coaster ride. I think that’s probably a real plus.
I made exactly the move you’re talking about a dozen years ago.
Not so much interested in being a poster boy, but, every so often I read the news back West, and it all seems completely bizarre. But I think to myself, “Well, it’s the news; I’m sure it’s just exaggerated.”
Recently a few of my friends who’ve been overseas a while traveled back to the West, and in talking to them, I have had them confirm that, no, it is not exaggerated, it is actually like that there now.
It’s pretty boring over here compared to over there. No crime, no drugs, no inflation, no culture wars. There are things you can’t speak about over here, just like in the West. One difference between China and Europe is if you speak about the things you can’t speak about here, you get multiple warnings before any jail time happens. Germany for instance will jail you for your first verboten meme. That’s a little extreme.
It does certainly seem a lot more exciting in the West right now, with the groups of people fighting with each other for social and political power, the crime, the drugs, the inflation. It’s like a real-life roller-coaster ride. I think that’s probably a real plus.