我在上海的经历

这些年我在上海的经历越来越糟——这次旅行是最糟糕的一次。首先，人们非常粗鲁。讽刺的是，当我离开浦东机场时，那里有大广告牌，显示上海城市和人民的友好。“上海欢迎你”和“欢迎来上海”。然后，我听到人们到处互相咒骂;男人和女人互相嚷嚷;人们在街上推老人，推年轻人。在商场里，无论你走到哪里，人们都盯着你，好像你要去偷东西似的。然后，当我开始问问题时，人们对我的态度最糟糕——通常是点头或摇头。销售小姐要么催你买他们的产品，要么骂你错过了讨价还价的机会。
我最担心的是在上海的道路上行驶的混乱和暴力的汽车，就像一群愤怒的公牛。我亲眼目睹了几起自行车和摩托车碾压人的事故——都是肇事逃逸。我个人经历过一起自行车肇事逃逸和车祸。在自行车事故中，我很幸运，除了我的手表外，没有别的东西被摔成碎片。然而，在车祸中我就没那么幸运了。
下午1点，在育才中学的拐角处，一辆车右转，撞到了我的右臂。那时，我右手拿着两袋茶和一个枕头，左手拿着奶奶的手。我79岁的祖母站在我左边。我用枕头和右手的茶轻轻敲了敲汽车。汽车停了下来。两个人从车里出来，向我冲来。我用中文问:“你知道你差点撞到这位老太太吗?”汽车撞到我的胳膊不要紧，我更担心的是汽车碾过我的祖母。一名男子用中文喊道:“你他妈懂什么，小姑娘?”他举起手臂想打我。 I blocked with my right arm while my grandmother tried to protect me by standing in front of the savage animal. He shouted more. I was in complete shock by this moment. All I heard was loud shouting and something about his car. I became light headed and faintly saw security guards from nearby companies watching all the commotions. My grandmother immediately apologized, fearing that the two men might become even more violent. I, being a skinny 90lb woman and my grandmother, a 85lb 79 years old women, we couldn’t possibly protect ourselves. The two men walked around their car to see what damages I have done with a pillow, two bags of tea, and my naked hand. Then, they hopped on their car continue to cuss at my grandmother and me. I was outraged and even more ashamed of what had happened. To them, life is worthless, nothing more than a car. Shanghai, the most modern city in China, portrays the jungle. It is a true world of the survival of the fittest. People are mere savages. The young, the weak, the old, and the women are being oppressed by the stronger beings. There is no signs of Confucius teachings of filial piety, respect for the elders, and the protection of the young. 5,000 years of Chinese history taught the Shanghainess people to be animals. I pity those people because I know that they will one day become old and will go through similar experiences. After all, their children and grandchildren grow up in a similar environment and face a similar type of people.