On the Wall at Sword Point
I climbed up to the Great Wall of China and once reaching the top I was surprised by a man dressed as a mongrel. It was fun and slightly frightening. Fun because how often do you get to walk around on the Great Wall and how often do you see a Chinese man who can’t speak english dressed as a mongrel leap out from behind walls to frighten American tourists? It is just comedy waiting to happen, literally. It was also frightening because there was a great deal of rust on this blade and if cut I could have gotten some sort of flesh eating disease. And frightening because after my friend took the picture the sword bearing gentleman demanded money. Had I not paid I think I would have been testing not only his patience but potentially the medical establishment of China. Of course, that could have been a great story (“The adventures inside the E.R. of Beijing”). The picture was already taken and I’m sure there would have been more photos of that sword being used on an American tourist. Well, I would have the pictures unless he came after my friend who after climbing to the wall was not in any shape to out run an armed Chinese man. So, maybe it’s better to pay the extortionist.
3 Comments:
He could have experienced the same demise as your photographer in Baltimore. I'm glad you returned safely.
I know you are probably bitter over being extorted, but why do you call this man a mongrel - he looks full blooded Chinese to me.
Hey, Tracy, are you gonna keep posting? It's fun being able to read all of your hilarious writings:)
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