so it occurred to me recently that this is the second Communist country that i've visited this year. since i am wholly fascinated with this side of history, i'm thoroughly enjoying absorbing communist culture: wide boulevards, exquisitely planned and manicured parks, populist slogans, the works. so this is the thing about China so far. i can post, but i cannot actually see my blog. web addresses to ...blogspot.com seem to be blocked. so is BBC News, which is another one of my frequented websites. i, of course, being the impatient person that i am, find all of this quite frustrating.
also frustrating, not being able to speak or read Chinese (duh). although, i'm slowly picking up super basic words. okay, i learned just one new word in the last week: 42 (s - sh- Er).
also not cool: kids peeing & puking in public - not discreetly. yesterday afternoon, we saw a mother help her not-so-young son (maybe 5 or 6?) pee on the public sidewalk near Tiananmen Square. this morning, we saw a mother help a little boy pee on the subway platform. that's right; ON the subway platform. as we crowded onto the subway car, we could see the yellow puddle where thousands of people would walk after we were long gone.
but other than that, i'm having a blast. Elaine and i are to depart shortly to the Beijing opera.
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