iPad 2 line

As I mentioned in the previous email, I was in the line at a local BestBuy store for about two hours that got my iPad 2. There is one small thing I forgot to mention in the earlier blog. It may not see much to people grown up here but meant a lot to a guy like me grown up in China.

There was a young guy in his late twenty or earlier thirty that was two men before me. He talked a lot about his coming wedding and his honey moon. And he mentioned that his fiance was also in the line getting an iPad 2 as well but was way before him. I almost wanted to ask him why he didn't join his fiance and save himself some time. But something distracted and I didn't think about asking him anymore. Maybe he would be surprised by my question and would not know how to answer such a weird question at all. Maybe he would ask me back like "you mean why I didn't cut the line to join my fiance"???

In China, his not joining his fiance and cut the line would be considered to be a dumb move. No one would respect it. It is like a shocking call to me. I remembered two years ago in Sesame Street park how I cut a long line to join my friends for a raft ride (I was very reluctant but my friends insist that out family should join him). I would say his action (or inaction) allow me to shed my last culture burden once and for all. For that I thank him whole heartily.

As to the iPad 2, the first impression is kind of underwhelming but I grew to like it better and better every day.