Life and Travel in China

On April 6, I was at the airport in Shanghai and I had to wait a long time for someone, thousands of passengers arrived and the passport control took over an hour and thirty minutes in total. I watched some cameramen who also came with equipment and tripods, I thought that maybe they were doing some reportage here. As it turned out, on the same day the Rolling Stones flew to China for the first time in history! And that's why (I suppose) so many fans followed them from all over the world to a concert in the Middle Kingdom. If such a team counts on China, then China must really mean something in the world!

The Chinese are like little children. At 12:30 they have to eat dinner, even if there is a fire, they have to eat it, they cancel the meeting, they stop talking on the phone, they turn off the computer and they have to eat on time. But why, like children? Because after dinner, some people even sleep, even on the desk, they put their head next to the keyboard and sleep. And dinner is always around 6:30-7:00 p.m. for health reasons, because everyone knows that eating right before bed is not good for our body. We can learn nutritional punctuality from them!

I understand that the sex business is the future, with karaoke all over the street (i.e. an escort agency with a cover) and foot massage parlors everywhere (and other body parts, whoever needs what), but even in a DVD and music store they would throw away Playstation 2 games and put erotic films on the shelves? Come on, they're crazy!

Happy Hallelujah! Most Chinese people don't know that today is Easter! Of course, those who have contact with white people (European and American culture) know something about this, and some companies even have one or two days off (in Hong Kong, for example, they have a Christmas break). In general, however, Easter is not popular and has not been as advertised as Christmas. Eggs, bunnies and lambs will not take the place of commercial Christmas trees and Santa Clauses for a long time. The worst thing is that the Chinese sometimes lump our holidays into one basket (American Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Easter). I don't blame them for this, but sometimes it's good to tell them a little and explain our traditions and rituals.

The Chinese are already at work today, just like any other day. So why should I pour water on myself to keep the tradition?! Well, I guess so...