It seems that every day we see something new, (although not new--just twists on things we've already seen). Here are a few of these things just from the last few weeks.
Yesterday Wang Jian took us grocery shopping. At a very busy intersection an old lady full-on jay walked--opposite corner to opposite corner-- while traffic was coming and going both ways. Wang Jian didn't think anything of it and apparently other drivers didn't either as no one honked at her and everyone just slowed down to avoid hitting her.
On the same shopping trip, while stopped at another busy intersection, I saw a tricycle type vehicle stopped in the middle of the intersection while the light was green and vehicles were going both ways. Okay!
I found some watermelon toothpaste. It says: "Contains high power watermelon, cream active ingredient +, Honeysuckle + Snowgrass, anti inflammatory and clear fire, Clean the fire, protect your gums, reduce plaque and strengthen your teeth." Let me know if you would like to pick you up a tube or two. I'm sure it's a life-changer.
Food is very inexpensive here, which we don't complain about at all. I got all of this for $5.29. 1/2 lb of shrimp, and 5 types of vegetables.
I made these pot stickers. I bought the handmade wrappers at the local store. They cost me 29¢. That can't cover the cost of ingredients, let alone labor. (I have got to learn to make them for myself because homemade is WAY better than purchased and I'll want to serve them to you when we get home.)
Signs like this aren't new, but they still crack me up. And it is evidence of how difficult it is to learn Chinese. It really does not translate well.
They don't have car seats in the car, but here is one on a scooter.
A handmade trailer. For what? I don't know. Very inventive!
I found this cute little chickie in my fridge one morning. Greta had put it in the shopping cart I guess. Sadly though, when I cut into it, I started smelling a strange chemical smell. When I sniffed the mango, it was the culprit. I tasted a sliver and it tasted like it smelled. I'm not sure whether it was the eye sticker on it that caused the distorted flavor or something else, but we will not be buying any other produce with eye stickers on them just in case. (They like to put eye stickers on fruit.)
This kind of matching job is very common in China. It cracks me up.
This packaging made me laugh: "Don't eat even though you are starving." "If you got the idea do it yourself." "Stay away from fire." "Fear of Robble glm." The warnings are not even related! What in the world is the intention of this text?
This was a gift from the company: Skin vape. It's insect repellent.
This seems like a fine idea for home, but not so much in public.
Out of the tap, 10:48pm our water is 86∘. It's even warmer during the day. Cold showers are not too cold!
And that's it for this time. I'm sure I'll be back with more... (I actually should go through all my photos because there are SO many things that haven't found a home here yet, but I'm so behind on so many things it may not happen.😔)
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