(Lila) Usually on my commute I catch up on email for the hour. I can’t do phone calls very well since the cell connection drops at least 3 places. It’s so frustrating. Anyway, today my computer died so I had to reboot. I found myself looking around instead – a rare experience. At a single intersection I saw…
- A workman in a white button down shirt and grey slacks riding a bicycle. As soon as he stopped, he rolled up his shirt and tied it above his waist to get fresh air.
- A woman on the back of the moped with her boyfriend. To shade her self from sun, she opened an umbrella.
- I’m no longer shocked to see families of 3 or 4 on mopeds. (yes, a family of 5 still grabs my attention)
- An old man standing by the side of the road in an undershirt and shorts pulling the hair out of his chin mole.
- A 3 wheel bicycle cart carrying enough styrofoam to fill a dump truck! (this still amazes me how they pack so much on bikes)
- A father carrying his little daughter. Chinese don’t use strollers, they carry kids as a way of nurture and protecting them. Given the 1-child law, there is a saying that 1 child has 6 parents – 2 sets of grandparents & 1 set parents. It’s the more spoiled generation.
And now my computer is working and we’re passed the intersection. Another glimpse of life in Shanghai…
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