"你说的对 中国人的性格是这样的
人权 只是说说而已
中国政府不喜欢 太公开的信息啊
我明白你的意思
但是这是政府的决定， 我们是平凡的人
只要可以开心的活下去就好"
I was talking with Skates, a young girl from Wuxi who I lived with for a few months along with 2 other girls in Shanghai. She liked girly punk bands, was well known throughout the Jiao Da foreign community as the smilin'-ist tutor around, and every time she greets me she does so with a hearty "Hey, MAN!"
The above was her response to my queries about Google's leaving. When I'd asked, she said she and most of her friends and the people she knows use Bai Du (along with most of the Chinese internet surfing population). So, to her and many, Google's departure didn't have a very big impact. Then, I asked her "Well, do you think that Google's leaving represents a setback for freedoms in China?"
"You're right, human rights in China are merely talked about...the government plain doesn't like the information available from Google. But this is the government's decision, we're just your average people. As long as we can continue to live happy lives, that's just fine."
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