- No one wears flip flops on Shanghai streets, not even American tourists
- Designer brands must stake at least one giant shop in Shanghai or they are no longer “World Class”
- 600 RMB (US 100) for a Tommy Hilfiger t-shirt
- Job opening: 3000 RMB per month for restaurant worker
- Brunch at the Puli Hotel 400 RMB + 15% per person
- Rice plate 10 RMB could be had at local eatery
- Sorry, anything Made in China worth buying is no longer cheap
- Lots of security guards, aka door openers, in every 5*hotel
- CCTV12 shows reality dramas to “teach” law and order
- A mug of coffee is 35 RMB, no refill
- US$1 = 6 RMB, dollar is not so hot at the moment due to dropping exchange rate
- No stranger, including children, would smile back at you
- It’s hard for LA people to live in Shanghai—too much walking
- No Google, no Yahoo in all of China, go for Baidu
- Yes, free wifi at Starbucks!!
- Still coughing having left Shanghai 2 weeks ago
- Yoshinoya takeout soup is a powder packet, just add water
- Continuous long line at McDonald's for 5 RMB sesame ice cream
1984 was my first visit.
There was no fashion statement then.
In all of China, men and women looked the same in comrade blue. Even then, Shanghainese managed to wear
their blues with style, some even sported dark
sun glasses. In 2002 was my second visit; China’s blood was
already pumping, and Shanghai was the heart.
The Orient Pearl, like a trophy to be won or a beacon for the lost, was
egging opportunists Chinese and foreign, rich and poor, smart and dumb to come
for their pie in the sky. Now my third visit, thirteen years later,
Shanghai is even a grander and shinier metropolis. Avian should start bottling clean air.
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