Suzhou vs The Middle Ages Round 1

I made a very interesting comparison on my way to work today, i have realized how much modern Suzhou is similar to the Europe in the Middle ages

point 1)

Europe: during the wars life was very chaotic, people were panicking and trying to get to a safe place they thought nothing about the other people on the road. they would kill anyone who got in their way

Suzhou: we call this going to work, people are so focused on getting to work on time they don’t even pay attention to anyone or anything including the buses driving Mach 1 down the wrong side of the road in the bike lane to avoid the traffic on the correct side of the road

point 2)

Europe: During the BLack Plague every morning someone would walk long the street with a cart chanting” bring out your dead, bring out your dead”

Suzhou: At 5am in the morning a man with a cart will walk along your street with a megaphone shouting ” bring out your useless shit, bring out your useless shit” in chinese at such a volume that its impossible to sleep

Point 3

Europe: Jousting people riding horses and holding lances will charge full speed into each other to the delight of the crowds watching

Suzhou: People riding electric bikes and holding a cellphone against their ear will crash full speed into each other because neither is paying attention to where they are going.

Point 4

Europe: the King and Nobles can walk anywhere and expect others to stop for them and they will

Suzhou: the average citizen will step infront of a person, car, bike, bus or even a train and fully expect it to stop for them so they may cross the road. needless to say this doesn’t often work and we quite often end up with a messy situation.

please join me next time where i will continue with Suzhou vs The Middle Ages part 2 ( beggars, pickpockets, bandits, whores, law)

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