Being Blonde.

As you might have deduced from my posts, Chinese people have an admiration towards foreigners, especially with white skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. Sometimes it's overwhelming when people instantly like you just because you have blonde hair and blue eyes, and at times it's even uncomfortable. For Chinese kids it's an impossible anomaly: How can you have blue eyes?!! and they have a shining adoration in their eyes and utter happiness if you smile back to them or say hi.I'm ok being "the monkey". Actually I'm more than ok with it, I'm having loads of fun. My principle is always say hi back, because my smile might make somebody's day. Wouldn't you agree?!! All it takes is an unexpected smile, radiating with understanding and love, to make your day better.One of the reasons behind my eager receptiveness towards Chinese is the foreigners in China. I met a bunch of them and their dick-head attitude baffles me to the point of joint-ache. So I’m trying to bring some different perspective in the Chinese people's view of foreigners, rather than arrogant and snobbish.That's all great and what not, however the coin has 2 sides. I also met people that think being blonde and having blue eyes makes things easier. More precise: people that think I get things easily. I won't disagree with the fact that I was indeed lucky with people that surround me and they treat me as part of their family. However, even in China there's no lasting relationship based on exclusively someone's looks. As my best friend would say: Be simple and people will love you for what you are. I never asked for people to treat me nice and I never said or did anything on purpose to induce kind treatment.I am extremely frustrated that my looks are blamed to be the cause of someone's problems or to be speculated to be the reason of good treatment from others. And let's be honest I look average and am an ok-looking person with a slight amount of cuteness. What really makes me special is what I harness in my inner world and the way I share it with those around me.....and that, in my opinion, is what really counts. Everything has it's spring, it's point of origin, and against the popular believe, I am strongly convinced, it's the inside of someone's heart and mind, because that beauty never gets old, never lessens in intensity and has no make-up to cover its authenticity!