The Chinese! I can't just limit it to the Chinese, but I would have to say that all Asians are horrible travelers. Let me clarify...I have just returned from my trip to four Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland). It was a fantastic trip, except for the fact that along the way, we saw waaaaayyyy too many Asian people. I know that sounds like I'm an Asian hater, but I have to tell you, it was seriously embarrassing to be Chinese in another country. I guess it's because I have become desensitized to it here in Shanghai. However, once you go overseas, you really get hit with it. To make a long story short, I see Chinese people (and some Koreans, not much of the Japanese) pushing, shoving, spitting, throwing trash in places that they shouldn't, talking loudly, not respecting other peoples space, and not acknowledging that they are just a pain in the a*s! It seriously is terrible! I have to make this point clear because while I understand that for 10 years, the Chinese were deprived of an education under the whole Cultural Revolution, but this only applies to people who are around the age of 45-55 years old. The younger generation should be the ones who are more educated, less likely to act like a*sholes. However, it is the YOUNG ones who are the worst, the most selfish and uneducated bunch. It is really sad to see it. The main reason is because China these days has the problem of spoiling their child. They are only allowed to have ONE child so that child is completely spoiled and has no respect for anyone else. They have this "I want" mentality and nothing else. So that was just the major downfall of the trip. I have attached some photos (bad ones to say the least...) of my trip.
Otherwise, it was fantastic! I won't bore you with the entire trip so will summarize it. We arrived in Helsinki and what a change in weather that was from Shanghai. It was a high of around 70's (whereas Shanghai still can't get out of the high 90's). The sky was blue, no rain, just gorgeous. Helsinki is a pretty city, but kinda boring. The Senate Square is gorgeous with a gorgeous church set high on top of a hill. We roamed around the open market and tried all kinds of delicious food (later that night, I wasn't feeling too good!). Next was Stockholm...my favorite city out of this entire trip. It was gorgeous! The city had such a gorgeous City Hall where the dinners are held for the Nobel Peace Prize. After Stockholm, we went to Oslo. Don't like Oslo too much. It was kind of a dark and dirty city. There wasn't much to see in Oslo so we moved on to Bergen. Bergen is a small town but filled with beautiful architecture and more to see than Oslo. Went to the fish markets and tried all kinds of fish roe. Fantastic. Everything was super fresh and people were super friendly. The only thing was it rained. It poured! Thank goodness it only lasted one day. Next was Copenhagen. Small city, but again, gorgeous. We shopped a lot in Copenhagen but bought absolutely nothing (except for my alcohol collection of course). Everything was so expensive! The US Dollar doesn't take you too far these days. All in all, a great trip. Glad to be home now though because I have to get ready for my first day of work tomorrow. I have to adjust to normal life again...of the working class. I can't believe my two month vacation has come to an end!!! I will be back to work and slaving my life away. However, I am so ready to get going on doing something other than lounging around and eating all the time :)
Until then...I hope to see you guys soon. xo
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