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Heyang：An online post has pointed out ten silly things that city dwellers do, but rural folks just think these people are out of their minds. What are these things and why is it so hard for rural folks to comprehend? Guys, what’s on this list that applies to you, and maybe explain a little bit to us why there is this discrepancy?
Nick：One of the things that you already mentioned was the going to the gym in the city (Yeah, I can relate to that.), you said that people who you know drive their car, take the elevator to the gym in a high-rise building and then go running on a treadmill. It doesn’t quite apply to me, I don’t drive, but I do go to an indoor gym. And I think, in a big city, that’s, I know, that’s one of the nicest ways to exercise because you go running outside, there’s traffic, there’s people everywhere, it’s polluted. It’s very difficult you know, you are constantly dodging people left, right and center, everybody conspires to be in your way at exactly the wrong time, and you’re just thinking I’m gotta give up, and sometimes running inside is better. I think, if you live in a rural area, probably running outside is very nice. (Right.) And, you know, I feel more inclined to do it.
Liuyan：I agree with that completely, so I think whoever made that list, especially this point, probably didn’t think, you know, the air in urban places usually tends to be worse, so that people do not feel like they want to actually stay outdoors and do exercises, so maybe hitting the gym is the best possible solution there. That’s said, I’m very glad it doesn’t apply to me at all, because I don’t go to gyms, I always power walk, so I walk in nature. When it gets really smoggy sometimes, I just put on my facial mask and still walk.
Heyang：Wow, you are a very brave and athletic guy, Liuyan. (Yes, you can say that, that’s how I lost so many pounds and then to keep, keep this way.) Yes, and Liuyan looks great you know, not only has he got a very slender frame figure and also you know you are not one of those sickenly thin people, and that’s really important. And you know what Liuyan does when he is power walking, you know, when he is maintaining such a great figure? What do you do, Liuyan?
Liuyan：I listen to Round Table. That’s totally true and that’s not tooting our own horn. Because I power walk usually for you know, close to 50 minutes every day. That’s exactly the length of an episode of Round Table.
Heyang：Yes, so our listeners are out there, I know a lot of you have very healthy habits, lifestyle, like you work out, to listen to music. What do you learn from that, listen to Round Table when you are doing that? Yeah, Nick, what did you want to say?
Nick：No, I was just laughing, to be honest.
Liuyan：Seamless product placement.
Heyang：Well, there you go, there you go. And when you guys are talking about like some of the rural folks, maybe why they don’t think that you know, driving to a gym and work out is a good idea or that’s just absurd. It’s also, I think a couple of days ago, one of our WeChat listeners left us this message, but I’m sorry can’t find your name right now, but he said that in rural areas, people probably, they need to plow the fields, they need to do so much farm work, they don’t need to go to the gym. Probably going to the gym and working out itself is just absurd, and they think you know, these people must be mad, having to designate a special length of time, and driving to that place, just to get some exercise. And I think that’s a really valid point too, so what else do you think is a bit weird that has been in the eyes of some of the rural folks?
Liuyan：I think one of the things that you mentioned before was some people really treat their puppies maybe too seriously. The minute they get sick, they immediately take them to hospitals and treat them as if they were the most important people in the world. When their parents get sick, they probably don’t even know, so I think that’s actually kind of ironic, and also true on a lot of people.
Heyang：Yes, does that mean that we are a bit too lonely that you know, having a little creature that is there for you to cuddle every day, and that replaces the position of a real human being. What do you think? (Uh, funny you had a robot, uh?) Thinking about that too, Nick.
Nick：No, I think some people are very very attached to their pets, let me run this past you, a couple of weeks ago, I was out in the street, and a woman walked past me with her dog, and the dog, I noticed, was making kind of strange sound as it walked, and then when it went past me, I noticed that it was wearing four tiny baby shoes on its feet (Oh...), is that normal?
Heyang：Oh, I’ve seen that and I found it slightly difficult to understand, but it’s like Chinese people you know, we always take off shoes at home, so you know, maybe... (and the dog does too.)
Liuyan：Yeah, that’s one other thing that I really don’t understand, a lot of Chinese people and also foreigners apparently treat their pets as if they are real human beings that need clothing, so I don’t really get the logic in there. I thought you know, animals should just wear their natural fur, and that should be enough. No human clothes necessary, but that’s just me.
Heyang：Yes, and what about on this list when there is this other entry that is, having 200, 300 phone contacts in your cellphone, but none of them is your neighbors’ number, that you don’t know you neighbor, what do you think of that one? Is that weird?
Nick：It’s maybe weird, but it’s very common I think, sadly... (In the UK, too?) I would say so, yeah, I mean, especially if you live in like a high-rise building, I think you just, you don’t see the people around you, you know you are all in your own little space, you come and go, at different times, and you just sadly, you never interact with each other. And it’s not a good thing because obviously your neighbors are right there, if you have some kind of emergency, it would be great if they were someone you can call on for help, but it’s sadly just not something that we seem to do anymore.
Liuyan：Yeah, I agree with that completely, but I think it’s understandable because in China, when you live in complexes, usually we have the thing called Wuye, so sometimes if you cannot find your neighbors, you just go to Wuye, so that already solves all your problems and it’s kind of not necessary for you to have the neighbors’ numbers.
Heyang：All right, well, before we go, one last question for you guys, do you think that this differentiation between so-called urban and rural is all that relevant anymore?
Nick：Relevant... It’s probably not that helpful I think it’s you know creating a divide where there doesn&`&t need to be one, and it’s probably on its way out.
Heyang：Yeah, and I think with this kind of division, it’s not very helpful in the sense that so many of the rural population have migrated to the cities. Some of them stay in the city and become city dwellers and some go back home, so it’s a complicated situation.
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