Gary Faye Locke shocked Chinese on his way to China as Ambassador
I don’t know much about Gary Faye Locke, the new USA Ambassador to China (knew this a day ago), other than that he is a Chinese American and a politician of high position in USA government. I think most Chinese are in the same situation as me in this case. Mr Locke just arrived in Beijing yesterday for his new mission, so it’s too early to predict what kind of influence he would bring to China and USA, but the influence has began, just on his journey to Beijing.
It’s all caused by this seemingly ordinary photo of him, taken by Adsage Tang who’s on a business trip from China. Mr Tang published this photo on China’s biggest twitter alike service website weibo.com with these words, “Came across USA’s new Ambassador to China Gary Faye Locke at Seattle Airport coffee shop, who’s with his wife and three kids.Guessed he’s on his way for his new mission to Beijing. Good luck to him”. Twenty minutes after some comments appeared about how astonishing for seeing this photo he added: ” The funny thing is that Ambassador Locke showed a piece of paper which looks like a coupon to the waiter. The waiter has a close look and gave it back to Ambassador and said it’s not acceptable. Ambassador Locke was not angry at all and took back the coupon with smile and gave the waiter his credit car instead. Sign, American waiter even don’t treated the Ambassador a little special. This remind me a line from a Chinese movie, a translation official said: “I never pay for dining in restaurants in the city”
In just two days, this post got forwarded 30,105 times and have received 7,275 comments, and data is still rising.
You people out of China might think this photo is too ordinary and can’t see much out of it. but for Chinese it’s shocking, below are some comments selected from that post showing why they’re shocked.
” no police cars leaded the way? unbelievable!”
“no guards? unbelievable!”
“An Ambassador that uses coupon (for coffee)!”
“USA is really a poor country…no way to be comparable with China. In China, officials act like gods.”
“Capitalist countries are so shabby. Guess it’s relevant to USA’s debt crisis”.
“An Ambassador with such equipments? shame. The chief of our small village is more impressive. so stop the comparing, socialist system is much more advanced.”
“sign, this is a country of equality, and now he’s come to an unequal one, and just 2 kilometers away from me.”
“When our public servants could behave this way when they go for new mission, and no those huge welcome banquets that waste countless public money again? ”
” no one to hold a umbrella for him? People in the coffee shop are not asked by police to leave for Ambassador’s security? Roads not blocked for his special car? No police cars following to protect him? No Primary students in red scarf there standing in two lines to welcome him? He has to carry his bag by himself? Isn’t Brother Gary Faye’s level higher than a Chinese County head? so it’s important to choose a right boss.”
“Haha, interesting, a sarcasm to all China government officials.”
” Does he pay for his food with public funs? he even has to carry his bag, and no guards and secretaries by side? how could he be an Ambassador like this, can he get his work done?”
” Just carry a shoulder bag for new position, even don’t have a donkey….really fresh to see…”
” we are all human living on the Earth, why the difference between China and USA’s government officials is so huge?”
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too many comments to translate, and they are more funny and more ironic in Chinese.
[Source:adsagetang@weibo]