e-pill Q&A
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e-pill pretty much nailed it in his first response, except for the coffee thing? I went through quite a few cities in the year I was there, and found plenty, from Shenzhen to Harbin.
The old women and men hocking and spitting everywhere comes as a shock initially, but you get used to walking down the street and stepping on a loogie every 4th or 5th step. If you step to avoid it, you'll probably just step on another one.
KTVs are the Chinese idea of a good time. They are not overly entertaining for anyone else. Sadly, in a lot of places, it's that or a restaurant. Some small towns have one bar, which is always packed with heavy drinkers, and the Chinese can get pretty messy when they drink. I went to one small town outside of Hangzhou with an African friend of mine, and for many it was the first time seeing a black person, or someone as tall as me (6'4").
There is a huge disparity in incomes there too. One of the places where I worked was filled with Mercedes, BMW etc in the car park, and across the road there was an empty field, where the incredibly poor were growing what vegetables they could, and living under tarpaulins.
Fireworks are used to celebrate EVERYTHING. Weddings, birthdays, 新年快乐 （Happy New Year!), Spring Festival, building openings.... just everything. Shanghai on Chinese New Year sounds like a fucking warzone.
Also, there are 3 different kinds of police, and pretty much all of them don't give a fuck. I saw one fight break out at a restaurant between a dozen guys, two cops tried to stop it, got threatened, and ran away.
Crazy country!!
- oh yes shenzhen has a ton of starbucks.. i was talking about Fuqing where im at now..e-pill
- no coffee here.e-pill
- so you're developing a healthy appreciation for tea :)
Had a bath in red tea yet? Bizarre.BuddhaHat - you are 6'4?? damn!! at least you got the #4 in your height!! w00t!!e-pill
- i drink green tea 5 times a daye-pill