(Alternately titled, "Why shopping in China anytime even close to the vicinity of Chinese New Year's is a really, really bad idea")
Most people know that I'm not that big of a shopper. In fact, I'm a very lazy shopper. If I can avoid having to go shopping, I will. When I do go shopping, I go straight to find what I want and bam, bam, bam, I'm done. I like being able to go in and get out quickly. Unfortunately for me, I forgot that the weekend before Chinese New Year's is probably the worst possible time for me to pick up my daily use items.
There were So. Many. People! I was jostled and tossed about like a little toy boat in the sea that is holiday-shoppers.
But, I will say that there has been vast improvements since the last time I was in China.
1. There were lines. (Or at least something that resembled them).
2. People (some) actually said "Excuse me."
3. The fearsome older generation of Shanghai ladies actually asked each other where the end of the line was.
I hope you realize that I'm not being sarcastic (not completely, anyway). I really do think there have been some really good attitude improvements from the general public and it's heartening. The fact that little things like this are heartening is a little disturbing in what it says about how things were like before, but still, count your blessings, dear soul.
Admittedly, I was really grumpy when I was being bumped about in the store, but as I was waiting in line (with those measly five items), I couldn't help but find the humor in the situation. Why get upset when it'll just be a waste of energy? Better to save up the moments and report to all you dear ones who may be reading this. :)
In other news, a big thank you to Anita for teaching me the use-toothpaste-on-burns trick. Silly girl that I am, I just bought a heat/cold preserving tumbler, and when the pictures said that I can turn in on the side without anything spilling, I tried it without thinking. Suffice to say, false advertisement still runs rampant in China.
hahah... I had your blog under my favorites and soo I tried look up to see how you were doing about a month ago, but was sad to see that there were no updates. But when I saw Nikki at Estella's wedding this past weakend, she told me that you changed your URL...haha, so I definitely failed to read your update emial CAREFULLY saying that you changed your URL. miss you! email me an update when you can!
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