Canada's major cities have a more complete public library system, citizens, permanent residents and legal visa holders who can apply for library card. Libraries of various sizes, but generally speaking, the environment, are more advantageous location. Large-scale extensive library collections, in addition to a large number of books, there are magazines, newspapers, audio-visual materials. Apply for a library card and borrow books for free, the only requirement is to protect the collections and to repay. Library also has study areas, reading areas, facilities, in particular learning areas were divided into a small compartment, and is equipped with sockets and Internet plug, can bring their own laptops, who want to learn, suffered no good the environment is very attractive to people.
I am applying for college, for some time, learning every day to Burnaby Library. Burnaby Library is located in Greater Vancouver Area Burnaby city center, convenient transportation, the environment is very favorable. One more reason is that it is close to my rental house, within walking distance. But to a period of time, I can not persist, because it can not adapt to such a noisy environment, if noisy than my house, I go there to learn why effort. The study was originally a public place, it almost became an entertainment, this is beyond my expectation. But I am also not without sad to say that this is mainly attributed to my compatriots - all kinds of Chinese. Please note that I use the word "major", but not all, I am not sure the ratio, but certainly more than 80%.
First of all, in the library lawn in front of a group of Chinese middle-aged women (the number of 10-20 above), every morning no one else jumps in that aerobics (and sometimes seem to twist yangge). There is nothing wrong physically, but will not have to tape it open to 120 decibels, strident Chinese folk song resounded throughout the library and the surrounding area. Few minutes from the start I do not know, 9 o'clock every day I go to the library, they have to until about 10 o'clock an end. Many Westerners have stopped to watch, startled to Heaven. I guess they've never been to China, have not seen this battle.
Library open day soon, on the first floor of newspapers, magazines, reading area becomes a place for young women to see their children, unfortunately, is that most or Chinese. You may ask, how do you know that is not Japanese, Korean. I can say is more unfortunate is that they usually speak Putonghua or Cantonese. Child noise, reprimand the child's voice come and go, sometimes the staff would step in to persuade the look, but no avail. First, the large number of second, no severe penalties, they do not mind a bit, still go its own way.
Sometimes these two types of people, if not, it also faces a third challenge. Every day the large number of small Chinese students studying in the library area to play online games (I mentioned earlier, libraries have free Internet access system). In general, they have good overall team spirit, a month of serious operational plans. I am familiar with the language once again in the ears.
Sometimes, the phone rings, no accident that this area was answered: Oh, please tell! #$%...... Compared with the previous several situations, it seems not worth mentioning. Finally, I find I have no choice, I had to, then do not, and line does not?
Later, and my landlord (a few decades old immigrants) brought this matter, he told me: long time ago this was unimaginable, but with the continuous influx of Chinese, and now more and more serious. If you look carefully, you will find that very few Westerners go Burnaby is now the library. In retrospect it is. They would still like me - served. This is bad economics theory to purge the good life in another embodiment. But let me more sad is that - why is this phenomenon of my compatriots?
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