In the 1980s, when the author was born, China's social structure was characterized by neighbors often watching and helping each other. Our parents and elders also taught us: Kindness and kindness to neighbors are treasures of the country. However, in Shanghai, a city with a strong sense of interpersonal boundaries, judging from the one-elevator-one-household community where the author lives, no one is willing to share an elevator with their neighbors. When conflicts arise, everyone is very good at hiding themselves. Emotions. This cold and distant neighborhood relationship makes people have no expectations of their neighbors.
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