tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post6836793919717318221..comments2023-10-17T22:49:49.144+08:00Comments on The Downtown Diner: Beijing Subway Line 13, Monday, 7:37 a.m.Melanie Gaohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17288533681881691687noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post-27599854648530272782010-01-27T17:08:21.681+08:002010-01-27T17:08:21.681+08:00Jocelyn, it's very common for people in Beijin...Jocelyn, it's very common for people in Beijing to offer their seat. I think most people here are very good-hearted and sincere. <br /><br />Sin-Yaw my theory - magical thinking - is so much more fun than yours. :)Melanie Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17288533681881691687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post-17000005175072223532010-01-22T23:17:26.982+08:002010-01-22T23:17:26.982+08:00My guess... Everyone, you included, heard and ba...My guess... Everyone, you included, heard and backed away a little bit. That gave him just enough space to not throwing up.<br /><br />Mom should have accepted the offer.Sin-Yaw Wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02877619647293975176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2732988644864592247.post-45948583312061090502010-01-19T07:36:58.635+08:002010-01-19T07:36:58.635+08:00That was nice that someone offered that boy a seat...That was nice that someone offered that boy a seat on the subway. I lived in Shanghai for many years and I can tell you that's not how it goes down South (sadly). Kudos to you for staying calm in an otherwise precarious situation. One of my friends once said that it was China that taught him the kind of patience he'd tried to learn from years of meditation. ;-)Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603856361011482192noreply@blogger.com