| JIAN SHUO WANG no offense taken. i, however, am from a 3rd world county and if i may be honest... xiamen (where ia am now) is 100% cleaner than where i came from. the reason behind my paranoia is that i am not willing to take any risks about something deadly, especially where my 12 month old baby is concerned. i am sure that i can survive SARS. i am a strong, health 29 year old so in my case, my fear has nothing to do with culture shock. i have practised all prevention measures but it is difficult to say that everyone around me and my family does the same. another reason why most foreigners "over react" in situations like this is because China has been known to delay news that may cause the investors to panic... this may be such a idiotic thing to say but that is the genral feeling foreigners have. i love china... and my husband and i have plans of living here... as soon as we make heads or tails of the situation. by the way... thanks for all the important info. you've posted. |
SARS: Culture Shock?