| Like many others have said, locals don't do the same things as tourists. I've found over the past few years I have really gained a new appreciation for my 2 home cities (hehe, I claim both Beijing and Chicago as my home) by taking friends to many of the tourist places as well as those places only locals know. It helps one see the city through someone elses eyes and realize how great a place it is. I don't think anyone chooses Shanghai for these things but because of the business opportunities, however they enjoy bragging about these things to others.
Of course many things we desire so that we can have the ability to do something, whether or not we actually do it. But I don't think its so much "being able to do" and more so the realities of life. Your friend who just bought expensive running shoes might desire to exercise and actually do it on a few occassions before getting busy or sidetracked and not be able to do it. I go to the bookstore (or online) and keep buying books, some I read and some I may not read for years, but I bought them because I thought I will surely read them sometime soon...hehe, its normal for people, because we have desires and things we want to achieve, but only so many hours in a day... |
Enjoy Doing or Being Able to Do