There is a man in our building who is a really good neighbour. He was the first to greet us with a friendly smile and offers of help if we had any problems. In China it is not polite to ask too much about a person’s life so I don’t know a lot about him. I do know now that before he retired he worked in several different cities in China and has a daughter who teaches in a university. More importantly I know he has a cheery smile for everyone and every time he sees me he grins broadly and says ‘Ni hao, ni chi le ma?’ Hello (are you well?), have you eaten? People like that add brightness to the routine of daily living. He is the only neighbour who has been in our home and he was very welcome. He caught me cooling off from the summer heat in my undies and we laughed about it together. He said ‘ We all do that in our homes.’ I hope you have neighbours like that. He is a good man.