No Peter, I dont have any Chinese friends here, but Ming has been corresponding by email with quite a few Chinese Women in Perth who originally came from her home Town of Chengdu.
She plans to meet up with them once she gets here.
Although some of the stuff they talk about is basically clinging desperately to their previous life and I hope this does not get in the way of Ming's sucessful integration into Australian life, customs and culture.
Regretfully, there are some parts of her previous life that will need to be forgotten because many things here are different.....but softly, softly catchee mousee !!!!!
They all tell her about the real cheap meat and vegies at the Canningvale Markets...and I would never buy anything from there...it is all second and third grade rubbish which the Perth Chinese people fight over !!!
They also told her to bring many, many clothes,shoes etc etc because she will never find anything of her size in the shops...bull sh#t !!!
So although I support any interaction she has with Chinese women when she arrives, I know that they will tend to feed her rubbish and I dont want her confused by their "half-truths"
Once she's had a few barbies and a couple of coldies...I am sure she will be OK
