Shanghai is a nice place, but not quite that modern as I expected
A little bit more expensive than Beijing...some things are even cheaper ! There is 1 thing I learned and that is that China is modernising, the economy is growing but the Chinese people still remain as old fashioned as they were in the 60's !!! They stick so much to traditions and of what I saw in Beijing it's by FAR not ready to host the olympics in 2008...I still don't get why it is chosen as the next host
So many beggars and poor people searching for garbage as garbage is money! People are rude, the traffic is most likely the worst on earth, busses and taxi's are a disaster on wheels, but the worst are the people driving !! Toilets are old style, and to most public or restaurant toilets you need to take your own toiletpaper.Most toilets are squattoilets (I developed a great hate for those bloody things as my body is not made to squat down to do my thing
) Privacy is not that big a deal in China, people just start reading ur sms's or private stuff from behind your back.People spitting everywhere, even on busses, subway...etc. even the pretty girls !! O_O If you're a foreigner people just like to rip you off, some taxi's don't have a meter and ask for absurd prices...so many bad things...at least there are also good things that counter the bad, else it was a complete nightmare
You just have to get used to oldfashion ways and the Chinese way of living.
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