Some people say that Shanghai is a "impersonal" city.
As a foreigner who has lived in Shanghai for two years, I can say with deep feeling that this statement may be a bit biased, but it is not entirely unreasonable.
When I first arrived in Shanghai, I was shocked by the steel forest.
The road is full of people, the endless high-rise buildings, and the fashionable and avant-garde young people carrying designer bags, hurried steps and indifferent eyes.
Shanghai is like a never-ending machine, running at high speed day and night.
In contrast, I was at an age of ignorance, and I seemed so ignorant and lost.
The interaction between people here does not seem to have the warm and friendly human touch of hometown.
Pedestrians on the street pass by, ignoring each other.
Friends who meet for the first time are more nodding acquaintances, and there are few deep emotional exchanges.
In Shanghai, people are more accustomed to getting along in a polite and detached way, humble and polite on the surface, but the bottom line is very clear in their hearts.
But as I gradually integrated into the city, I found that there was a unique warmth hidden under the cold appearance of Shanghainese.
That hidden affinity is not to open the arms of strangers, but to slowly penetrate through long-term coexistence.
Shanghai doesn't have bustling night markets and street stalls, but it has a dotted array of fine restaurants where you can eat food from all over the world.
There are no pyrotechnics here, but the whole city is enveloped in a modern atmosphere, full of technology and fashion elements.
The cultural charm here is unique and one of the best in the country.
From the alleys of Tianzifang, to the historic buildings of the Bund, to the precious collections of the Shanghai Museum, each one exudes a unique cultural atmosphere.
In these places, you can easily meet many like-minded friends.
Shanghai, in its own unique way, interprets the charm of this international metropolis.
A driver's brother told me that the reason why Shanghai is indifferent to outsiders is because people here are too hardworking, and everyone's pace of life is too fast, and it is difficult to gossip a few words on the road.
But as long as you can enter their life circle, you will be able to experience the sincerity from the heart.
I remember one time, I got lost in the subway station, and an enthusiastic Shanghai aunt offered to show me the way and told me where the best fried buns were.
At that moment, I felt the human touch of the city.
In this city, young people from all over the world come together, and Shanghai has become a huge "melting pot".
Although we are strangers, we have also put down roots here.
Familiar restaurants, favorite old neighborhoods, reminiscing subway lines, these once unfamiliar things have now become a part of our lives.
Occasionally, it's melancholy, but it's more of a place where we pursue our dreams.
So, I don't fully agree with the accusation of "impersonal".
In its own unique way, Shanghai is slowly permeating with the human touch, but this taste is more subtle and needs to be tasted more carefully than other places.
When I really opened my heart and embraced the city, she revealed her unique charm to me.
Shanghai is never stingy, as long as you pay hard, she will give the same feedback.
Shanghai is indeed colder, but it is by no means indifferent.
She is like a lady, warming everyone who is willing to be tolerated by her in a restrained and subtle way.
Many times, I would sit in a small shop in an old alley and quietly sip a cup of tea and feel the slow life of the city.
And when the night falls, I will look up at this magical city that will never be extinguished in the bright lights.
The human touch is faint, but it also gives her a different kind of charm.
Here, what I feel is not only the cold appearance, but also the connotation of a hundred years precipitated inside, quietly warming every passer-by in the city.
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