Notes on China - Blogabond

1. China is massive in every way. Roughly the same size as the 48 States, it has a population of 1.3 billion. That means that 1 in every 5 people on Earth is Chinese.

2. It's the Chinese who should have the reputation as the ones obsessed with tea. They drink it literally all the time. Even young people carry around thermos flasks of tea, just in case they wander too far from somewhere that serves it.

3. On approaching middle age, it becomes essential for Chinese men to pull up their t-shirts to just over their beer belly whenever they are slightly warm.

4. Driving like you want to die is a must for any bus driver who wants to be taken seriously. You must spend equal amounts of time on each side of the road, attempting to over/undertake vehicles that are smaller and faster, regardless of any approaching traffic. Instead of a brake pedal, you sound your horn.

written by

olliejohnson on August 30, 2006 from Yangshuo, China

from the travel blog: A man from Cockshutt.

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