Wednesday, April 13, 2005Shanghai
Several weeks ago Troy had to go to Shanghai for work so Shelly went with him. When we moved over here, part of the plan was for Shelly to travel with Troy as much as possible and she is certainly doing that. To hear details of our trip read the Shanghai Story on TSPAdventures.
![]() The other thing about Shanghai we didn’t like is everyone spits! Doesn’t matter how young or old they are. If they’re a teenager dressed in blue jeans or a business man in a three piece suit! They all spit. They also fight. Not fist fight, but they have yelling matches that attract large groups of people. It was times like these that we wish we spoke Mandarin so we knew what the fight was over. People were even fighting in the airport when we were leaving! ![]() The taxi had posted a sign that stated what types of people were not allowed in the cab. Evidently schizophrenics and drunkards can’t ride in the taxi without a guardian! In HK, signs are in English, such as street and store signs. For the most part people in HK speak some English. In Shanghai, there are almost no signs in English and people don’t speak it at all. We would be looking for a restaurant and have no idea what to look for because all the signs were in Chinese. It could bite us on the ass and we would have no idea what bit us! The only way we found a restaurant is by the guy standing on the street with a menu. ![]() We also did do some fun things! So don't forget to read Shanghai Story! 2 Comments:
i agree, shnaghai is totally insane yet i find myself wanting to go back. i had to fight for a cab on a rainy evening...i jumped in the front seat of a taxi that barely stopped while the passengers were still in it. By lee kyung-sook, at 2:53 AM Yes, I think that Shelly might have been a little harsher then we really felt. We did enjoy ourselves and I look forward to going back occasionally. It is a totally different city from anywhere I have been and the mix of communism and capitalism I find fascinating. By Troy & Shelly, at 4:31 AM |