You know that you’re back in China when you go for a walk and the dust clouds make it hard to see underneath the bridge,
and there are dogs barking at you from the roof,
and large statues loom above the rooftops:
You know that you’re back in China when you cross a sketchy bridge over a ravine to enter a beautiful park,
and see people “camping” for the afternoon:
and you’re not sure if the kids are trying to catch pets or lunch in the pond,
and they’ve created an automatic barbeque (“shaokao”) cooker to handle the huge demand:
and people stare when you stop to pose with a familiar figure:
You know you’re in China when you go to dinner with friends and he goes into the kitchen to choose the live chicken for dinner:
and when you get excited at the prospect of a new WalMart across the street, but it’s a WanMart instead:
And of course, you really know that you’re back in China when you choose to walk in the street because the sidewalk is too crowded!
You know you’re back in China when…
March 14th, 2016 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
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Is the Wanmart at least fully stocked with replicas of items you’d get at a real Wal-Mart?
I do like the Wanmart, too!
The WanMart is still not open, but it will be interesting to see what they have when they do. A new “Internet grocery” just opened across the street, so we are certainly entering the modern age.