China Segment

Well it’s about time I wrote a post about urinals in China. (Mr. Nice Guy in the last post reverts back to form.)
Why?
If you were a guy who’s been to China you wouldn’t need to ask. But then I’ve heard girls have their own issues. See more below.
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There is a shitload of public urination going on in Shanghai. (Pardon the pun that doesn’t quite work.) Children go absolutely everywhere, even to the point of being held up by their mothers and fathers to pee over sewers, garbage bins or eve just a crack in the sidewalk. I’m not quite [...]

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For those of you visiting China during the Olympics (how brave you are!), I have some things to warn you about Chinese ways. Some things that are surprising, even shocking. The first one is nails. Nothing to do with females, this is all about men.
Many men in China have one, or sometimes [...]

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Now I’m going to try to keep this post classy, but one can only do so much when the topic is public urination.
In just over 24 hours wandering around a local tourist site known for its beautiful canals and tranquil scenery, Xitang, I witnessed more than 10 public urinations. Fortunately most of them were [...]

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It’s not what you think. I’m not talking about white pins and balls with holes in them.
Let me introduce a Chinese custom.
Guests are everything in China. If you’re lucky enough to be a guest at someone’s home for dinner, be prepared to be pampered and doted on. By the title ‘bowling’, I [...]

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Getting a cold while you’re living in China is not the funnest experience.
First, you’re thousands of miles away from your mom’s chicken soup.  Incidentally, one night when I’d only been in China for about 8 or 9 months, my future wife and I were on Wujiang Road getting something to eat.  I didn’t know most [...]

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I know the picture is hard to read.  I admit, I was a bit excited to whip out the camera for a picture in the men’s change room at Physical Gym.
But hands down to the staff there for not stopping me from taking a picture.  And compliments on the policy.
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Nail clippers belong in the home.
Apparently, no one told the Shanghainese. Some are attached to key chains, dangling from the waists of middle-aged men. Some appear out of fake LV purses. Regardless of where they’re spotted, public appearance are many, and too often. Subways, buses, street corners, elevators, parks, magnetically elevated [...]

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Yes, I’m posting about ear wax… and its removal. I’ve been (un)lucky enough to witness this a few times, but never had a camera with me. My apologies, I will get a pic as soon as I can.
The thing is, sometimes there’s nothing else available, and since your hands might be dirty, you [...]

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