The China Experience

Last night as I sat down at the restaurant below my apartment, I was absolutely fascinated as one of the women who works at the restaurant staged what can only be termed a hissy fit and began throwing tables and chairs around.

It probably sounds weird that I was so riveted, but generally, Chinese people remain very reserved and don't tend to react to anything, so to see some emotion - and strong emotion at that - was absolutely captivating.

Of course I couldn't understand what was being said, and pu tong hua (Mandarin) often sounds aggressive because it is a tonal language, but there was no mistaking the fact that this woman was upset.

It certainly made dinner last night entertaining, and not an evening I'll forget any time soon.