All I have to say is Toto, we
are not in Kansas anymore. Here are some
notable differences that caught my jet-lagged attention.
1 Lonely Planet
was right; people drive like maniacs.
On the car
ride from the airport to the hotel, we almost got in 4 accidents. It is okay for Chinese drivers to cut any
vehicle or human off as long as they use their horns.
2 Chinese Airport Immigration,
Security, and Customs are very well organized, but scary.
The airport
guards are so scary that they don’t allow you to photograph them. Hence, I pulled this picture off the web.
3 Everyone Smokes.
I haven’t
seen this many smokers in one concentrated area since before C. Everett Coop put
health warnings on packs of cigarettes.
4 It is
considered rude for women to wear high heels (YAY!) and/or short sleeves. (Boo).
According
to the guidebook provided by our real estate agent, the Chinese frown on women
who show too much. So I guess the elbow
cleavage will have to go into hiding.
They actually
show music videos on MTV China.
I guess I
am going to have to wean myself from guilty reality TV pleasures like Jersey
Shore and Teen Mom. The cool thing about
this is I will more than likely learn the language from the 80’s style music videos.
The Chinese
government blocks Facebook, but allows Fox News.
Insert your
own Chris Wilcox joke here.
We are now
off to the French Concession area for Easter Mass and brunch! Happy Easter! Fùhuó jié kuàilè!
