OK, I think we have a winner in the Chick Magnet hat category, and it isn't even one of the original contenders. To avoid frying the top of my head during my outdoor adventures, I bought a simple Official Beijing Olympics baseball hat (reasonably priced, by Olympic standards, at 68 Yuan, about $11 CDN).
While I was walking around the Summer Palace (blog entry to come later), I was approached by several people who wanted to get their pictures taken with me, some of whom where very cute young women. I think it was probably because I am a foreigner, but I wouldn't bet against the effects of the hat.
On the other hand, I was also wearing my Olympic credential, so maybe they thought I was an Athelete?
OK, that's a bit of a stretch, but still it was odd having all of these people thinking of you as exotic.
I also had several children run up and shout "Hello" in English, before smiling and running away. I say "Nee Hao" (pronounced "knee how") in return (as this is about the only thing I have learned here), which is an informal "Hello" in Chinese (it literally means "You Go?", which I think translates as "How's it going?").
Saturday, August 16, 2008
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4 comments:
Cool! A hat worked!
Good for you!!!
Alicia =0)
Hey Sean,
Can you bring back a hat for me? I'm going to Shanghai in October.
But don't tell Fay...
Personally, I think the white socks with the black shoes solidfies your "chick magnet" stature!
Have fun...Chyvonne
Hey, those are BROWN shows (with Orthotics!), and you know I have always had a keen fashion sense.
Cheers - Sean
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