So one of my classmate's brother came to visit before he headed back to the states. He has been living in China since the summer of 2010 (WOW). It was funny because thought they are brothers, they look nothing alike, but after a few minutes of being around them I determined that they are in fact brothers. They act similar it's scary, both hilarious and sarcastic so, obviously, we got along great!
We had planned on doing a river tour, but after being a bit late and meeting at the wrong metro station, we decided to go straight to dinner. The restaurant was fairly nice and very different from anything I've ever been to; we were seated at a nice table towards the back and there was nothing but large, bright sights. As we walk back, I immediately see some of the first black people that I have seen in China, so I decided to speak and find out where they are from.
They are both from Africa (Ghana) and had been living in Guangzhou for about a year. After the basic chat, I sit back down and look at the menus. It was crazy; there was dim sum, a regular menu, and then a fresh market with tanks where can pick fresh sea food to be cooked and brought to the table. I will say I wasn't particularly adventurous, but chose some steamed oysters and went back to the table. We ordered a few basic dishes and chatted a while. We got some beer and waited for our food. After a while we noticed more bottles kept being brought to the table and we tried to explain we did not want to buy more. They explained that our African friends bought it just as food we did not order was brought; also purchased by our friends. After some Taro ice cream and more tea we decided to go. Unknown to us, our friends ended up buying our entire dinner and a case of beer for us before leaving, despite our protests. It made for a very nice evening. We all decided to hang our by the river for a few hours before going home. A really nice and random evening that made me see how nice it is to be in such a new and exciting place.
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