Saturday, September 15, 2012

Intermission I: Shanghai Song

So this entry is basically a link to the song I made this week isn't it dapper?



See you all sometime soon? I need to go back to watching 开心星星球 it is so amazing and the title song DANNNNG those chords I need to learn those. I am also watching 喜洋洋与灰太狼 and that's pretty cool too. It's all about China's recent history and stuff so I will do my next video on that I think.

在见! Ya know. You watched the video, right?

Monday, September 10, 2012

Chapter 2: I Stare Back



Chapter 2: I Stare Back



I have now been in Shanghai for a while now.

For this video, I decided to explore the topic of cross-cultural differences. As foreigners, we get stared at a lot, and it takes a while to get used to. It also makes me wonder, will this go on forever? Am I forever doomed to be stared at like “What on earth are YOU doing here?” But then I realized, as part of my studies, it’s my job to stare right back at them, looking at every single little thing they do. Somehow, it makes me feel a little worse, seeing as they get to stare at an outsider who has come to China, while I have come with the sole purpose of staring at them.

They might stare, but I stare back.

If you want to see more of Shanghai from Johnny’s perspective (and see some wicked sweet pictures as opposed to shaky still shots from a video camera), check out his blog:


If you have any thoughts or comments, leave a message on my YouTube channel or this Blogger.

Oh! And here’s your Chinese word for the day!

老外: (l – ow – why) (lao3wai4): Hapless foreigner. Also means grandmother on the mother’s side. Because she’s pretty hapless too.