Jul 16, 2009
Day 1: China Randomness Notes
14 hour flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai was a bit exhausting, but I’m finally here in Shanghai. Literally at a Coffee Bean near Jing An Si (Jing An Tempe). It’s been 3 years since I’ve been back to China, 6 years since I lived here, and it’s changes quite a bit. But here are some random notes in Day 1:
1) Sat next to a US citizen who’s teaching english in Shanghai. He pays $60 a month for his apartment. Might as well be stealing from the Chinese.
2) After sitting on the runway for an hour, they announced we could get off the plane. The entire plane went up in a loud cheer. Chinese people – 1 Swine Flu – 0.
3) Taxi driver spent the entire 45 minute ride explaining to me the system behind Shangna’s… chinese brothels. I proceeded to tell him that is illegal in the US, and he prompted relied in Chinese, “That is stupid.”
Man, there are lots of people here in China. I forget what it’s like to get bumped on a minute by minute basis.
