Chinese people always in a hurry

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People would normally say New Yorkers are always in a hurry, and sometimes they are even too busy to say sorry when run into each other. But, ever been to China recently? In my memory, i remembered Beijing people liked to live a leisure life. They normally walked with a slow pace. If they saw their bus coming, they wouldn't run to catch it. Instead, they would rather wait for the next bus to come. By contrast, Shanghai people seemed always to be running. If one happened to stop by a bus stop for a while in Shanghai, one would notice that many people rushed to catch the bus as if they feared there would be no more buses. Things have changed now. This will have no choice but stay in my memory now. Today, some Beijingers, who once saw the film Those Sunny Days, might still remember the hero of the film, Ma Xiaojun, who was always seen riding a bike with his heels in a pair of cloth shoes strolling idly among the Hutong alleys in Beijing. These people might sigh that sch typical life of Beijingers, as described by the film, has gone forever. Nowadays, people pursue efficiency. Everything is done with a fast speed. Now, I cannot stop myself from wondering: are we all really in a hurry all the time, or it is just that we are rushing to get away as far as possible from our past?