Going fast

Another three hours at the hospital, and I think I’m OK now. I guess I’ll never know what was wrong with me, because nobody there spoke any English. The demonic headache is gone, but my head still throbs if I walk to fast. Hopefully I will have enough energy to ride a bike tomorrow, because I am tired of sitting around Lhasa.

So I’ve commented on Tibetan people being out of place in Lhasa, but those are the ones a newcomer notices first: the grizzled old pilgrims spinning prayer wheels. But if you look around, there a lot of young Tibetan people, dressed in jeans and sweatshirts, working in shops or other jobs. The Chinese have created opportunities that some young people are seizing. But that means they aren’t spinning prayer wheels and creating photo opportunities for tourists. I imagine in a generation most traditional Tibetan culture will be gone, and the people will be assimilated into Chinese culture.

Tibet is changing fast. If you want to see it, you better hurry up.