Serge was struck by the way young couples openly showed their affection for each other in shady corners of the parks and even along the Bund, Shanghai's waterfront. This untraditional Chinese behavior is not the result of a change in the national character.
因此上海的公園特別熱鬧，每逢假日或休憩時間，幾乎每一叢花前樹下，都有年輕男女在隱秘處談心，甚至不乏摟摟抱抱的親熱場面出現。