Good sense of humor and sharp observation
1. Enormity of China--he thinks he's visiting a small resort town and it turns out to be a city of 7 million
2. Personal space, not so much. Resorts to pushing grandmas out of the way
3. Playboy is banned; sex toy stores are everywhere
4. Drivers 3% of world; 25% of fatalities
5. Soupy air
6. Skill with replicas. No embarrassment either. Why pay $100 for MS Windows if you can get a pirated version for $10? Some replicas are quite good; some are terrible. Hard to know, even for Chinese
7. Chinese enjoy watching arguments in the street
8. For a country that dominates sports, he never sees anyone "doing" sport. Too polluted to jog, play basketball, etc. Athletes are chosen like scientists, moved to academies, trained. They are not part of everyday life.
9. Food! He is served jellyfish head, barbecued toad, and live squid. (Grab the squid, pull its head off, dip it in sauce, swallow.)
1. Enormity of China--he thinks he's visiting a small resort town and it turns out to be a city of 7 million
2. Personal space, not so much. Resorts to pushing grandmas out of the way
3. Playboy is banned; sex toy stores are everywhere
4. Drivers 3% of world; 25% of fatalities
5. Soupy air
6. Skill with replicas. No embarrassment either. Why pay $100 for MS Windows if you can get a pirated version for $10? Some replicas are quite good; some are terrible. Hard to know, even for Chinese
7. Chinese enjoy watching arguments in the street
8. For a country that dominates sports, he never sees anyone "doing" sport. Too polluted to jog, play basketball, etc. Athletes are chosen like scientists, moved to academies, trained. They are not part of everyday life.
9. Food! He is served jellyfish head, barbecued toad, and live squid. (Grab the squid, pull its head off, dip it in sauce, swallow.)
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