Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Chinese Cultural Observations

Here are a few quick observations I've made on China in the past few weeks. Nothing profound just random.

Babies
- There is no so such thing as strollers or diapers in this land. They carry their babies and have built in potty training with crotchless pants. It's one way to save money and pretty funny when you get flashed.

Air Conditioning
- One of my favorite daily sights is what I call "Asian Air Conditioning". This consists of men pulling their t-shirts up and letting their belly's hang out to cool off with the heat. They walk around like this, ride bikes, live their normal lives either with their stomach hanging out or their t-shirt off.

Transportation
- Bikes are cool and even cooler when they are a manual/electric hybrid.

When I grow up...
- Based purely on the number of stores I have seen in Beijing, I truly believe all Chinese teenagers what to grow up to become rock stars. There are more guitar stores (sometimes up for 12 in a row on a block) and hair salons than you could possibly imagine.

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