<h2>I finally got a girlfriend.  Long over due but I was waiting for the right one.</h2>
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She really puts my Chinese to the test since she doesn't speak much English.  I think you can agree it is well worth it.
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I've been looking for the right girl for quite some time.  It's like every time I find a girl I like she's not into me and when she is into me I am not into her.  Finally on the same page, bout time.  I met her when I was taking care of those duckling in the spring. She lives in one of the buildings next to mine.  I was outside feeding them and she parked her car nearby and started chatting me up.  We traded Wechats; which is the modern Chinese equivalent of getting her phone number.
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We played Badminton a couple times and she turned down my advances.  She said she wanted to be my ***"Big Sister"*** which in China is like saying friend who will help you out but nothing more.  Which is a **HUGE turn off** to western men and the best thing a girl can say to us to let us down softly if they are not interested.  
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Anyways, many months later I saw her climbing up the hill with one of her girlfriends, a really rugged part that I wouldn't even go up.   I hadn't really messaged her much since the spring.  Most Chinese girls would not go up such a hill and I was reassured that she was not just beautiful but she also has that adventurist spirit I have been looking for in a girl.  Believe it or not I was feeding some rabbits living in the same spot I had kept the ducks.  I took a quick photo and sent it to her saying *"Is that you climbing the mountain?"*  Well, the rest is history.
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We went out a bunch of times and my Chinese just keeps getting better.  I put in a good effort to learn more daily.   Last night we went to KTV with a couple of her friends and a couple of mine.  KTV's are sexy private party rooms with dancing, singing and drinking games.  **Tons of fun.**  Well, I'm actually an awful singer but after enough drinks I have no shame belting out some of my favourite tunes.  You see if I sing bad all the other bad singers gain some confidence and the party just gets better.  
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Good drinks, this place didn't have much of an imported beer selection so I went with Corona over the Budweiser.  I normally drink whisky but the ladies wouldn't have liked that as much.  Shots and a fruit platter to top it all off.  
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**I will let the following photos speak for them self.**

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**If you're ever in China you're going to have to indulge in this most culturally appropriate activity.**