http://myredchina.com An Ugly American In Shenzhen, China Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:46:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I dropped my friend Li Hong Yen at the train station last night and there was a sea of Chinese people there heading home.  Well actually not quite heading home, waiting to head home on a train where they sometimes have to stand for dozens of hours. It was shocking to ... http://myredchina.com/2010/my-chinese-new-year/ Not sure what it is but in China the two most safely guarded resources are : toilet paper (qi jin) and plastic bags (tai zah). For instance none of the bathrooms are equipped with toilet paper, unless you're at a fancy hotel or restaurant. They expect you to carry it around ... http://myredchina.com/2010/toilet-paper-bags/ Welcome to take the Shenzhen Taxi. Please buckle up your seat belt and exit on the right. This message plays after the driver dips the red vacant sign that starts the meter.  One of the first things that you'll notice is that there isn't a female end for the ... http://myredchina.com/2010/riding-taxi-cabs-in-shenzhen/ I willingly ate a dog skewer this weekend. I jokingly said to the street vendor "gourou" and he grabbed a skewer and put it on the grill. it looked like lamb. i was sort of curious to try it when i knew what i was eating so i didn't stop ... http://myredchina.com/2009/i-ate-dog-again/ I have always been one to spit, or to cough up phlegm and then spit it out. People think I do this because I'm learning from the Chinese but really I've always done this. In Hong Kong, it's illegal to spit on the ground. "You will get a penalty!" my ... http://myredchina.com/2009/turning-chinese-spitting-and-littering/ I had to use one. The Chinese toilet that is. It's a popular design in other countries in Asia also. My friend Wesley claims its actually "cleaner". Local Wai Laos call it the "high dive" or "long drop" and once you use it, you'll see why. I thought I would ... http://myredchina.com/2009/the-infamous-chinese-toilet/ Shenzhen is full of thieves, prostitutes and hustlers. That  said, it has a bad side too. An example of a bad thing is that my area of Shenzhen, Luohu, is all city all the time. Buses, trains, taxis, malls, stores, shops, shoppes, strip malls, bars, pubs, clubs etc etc. (Sorry, got tired of ... http://myredchina.com/2009/thanksgiving-in-changsha-hunan-province/ I apologize if you tried to access my blog and were not able to. My server was down and this happens all the time. I usually just write the admins pure nonsense to bump my help ticket up. This time I chose a chinese theme: Reset Please ----- Original Message ---- From: "vps@midphase.com" <vps@midphase.com> To: ... http://myredchina.com/2009/myredchina-server-outage/ Now let's say you want to buy some produce at the supermarket. Naturally you'll make your selections, bag em up, and bring them with the rest of your grocceries to the front of the store. In China it's a little different. You select your produce and then before going to the ... http://myredchina.com/2009/shopping-for-produce-in-china/ To See A Larger Image Click here. Because I was taking warm for 1 minute then freezing showers for the last week or so (and assuming I was maliciously given a faulty shower) I am sharing this in case you are having trouble with your shower in China (and can access ... http://myredchina.com/2009/adjust-your-showerwater-heater-in-china/