Thursday, June 17, 2010

Riding bicycle in Houston

I am now living in the rental APT in SE Houston. The neighborhood is good, safe and quiet. A public swimming pool is just behind where I live.The rental fee for my 1 bed 1 bathroom apt is 700usd/m,exclude other bills such as water and trash fees.Most importantly, the apt is very close to the place I work, around 1 mile I think. Therefore, I don't need to drive, but just ride my 88-dollar-walmart bicycle.

People in Houston drives rudely. It is totally different from people in the small town where I completed my master degree. I am always carefully riding on the very right side of the road and stop for a while before crossing the intersection. In this case, it takes me 15 min from home to my work place.

By the way, I don't know why Americans lives so dispersive that everyone have to have a car and drive miles away to just get a carton of cigar. In China, it is always within walking distance that you can find a convenient store because people resides closely and the convenient store owner never worries about the business.

现在住在离上班的地方大概一英里远的一个小区里。一室一厅,房租是700美金一个月,不加水电气。这一块是休斯敦比较好的一个住宅区了,所以比较安全。不像中国城那边,天天都有案子要破。我的公寓后面是一个露天游泳池,每天去泡一下,很舒服。

住在这里的另一个好处就是可以不用开车,每天骑脚踏车去上班就好了。休斯敦的人开车很凶猛,一点不像上大学那个小镇上的人懂得谦让与有礼。所以,我总是骑得小心翼翼的,靠着路边。不然,他们一定会毫不留情的撞上我的,这点我可以确定。

真是想不明白,美国人为什么把城市设计得这么分散。大家住的地方隔着十万八千里远,谁也够不着谁。就连买包烟这样的小事也要开上至少几迈才行。难道是为了刺激经济增长?可是,就这样,底特律的汽车业还是垮掉了啊,想想真是让人费解。以前在国内的时候,要买什么东西,下楼就是便利店,还真是方便呀!


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現在住在離上班的地方大概一英里遠的一個小區裡。一室一廳,房租是700美金一個月,不加水電氣。這一塊是休斯敦比較好的一個住宅區了,所以比較安全。不像中國城那邊,天天都有案子要破。我的公寓後面是一個露天游泳池,每天去泡一下,很舒服。

住在這裡的另一個好處就是可以不用開車,每天騎腳踏車去上班就好了。休斯敦的人開車很兇猛,一點不像上大學那個小鎮上的人懂得謙讓與有禮。所以,我總是騎得小心翼翼的,靠著路邊。不然,他們一定會毫不留情的撞上我的,這點我可以確定。
真是想不明白,美國人為什麼把城市設計得這麼分散。大家住的地方隔著十萬八千里遠,誰也夠不著誰。就連買包煙這樣的小事也要開上至少幾邁才行。難道是為了刺激經濟增長?可是,就這樣,底特律的汽車業還是垮掉了啊,想想真是讓人費解。以前在國內的時候,要買什麼東西,下樓就是便利店,還真是方便呀!