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My hubby had a conference.  And of course, I could not let him go by himself.  My language skills are rusty, but they re better than his! He would need someone to help get a taxi (and explain where we re going), order a meal, and shoo agressive street vendors.
Hah!  Even though I would miss out on two of the busiest weeks of the summer hot rod power tour back home, a chance to go to China is not something that happens every day or even every year.  The last time we were in China was 2006 and before that, I was there in 1983 a lot has changed and I wanted to see those changes hot rod power tour firsthand!
First change: we stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. hot rod power tour Even 6 years ago, American chain hotels were few and far between and always high-priced. This time round, it was the most cost-effective option. hot rod power tour It was also extremely convenient since it was a short walk to the subway station and only 2km from the Conference Center.
Second Change: Big mega-grocery stores. Next to our hotel was the Chinatown Shoppingtown Mall(although the Chinese characters said it was something people street), and in the mall was R-T Supermarket! They sold everything from magazines and school supplies to washing machines to computers to iPhones to sporting goods, shoes, ladies underwear, dishes, rice cookers, and FOOD! The selection and quality was amazing!  It totally blew the local Albertson s in Lemon Grove out of the water in terms of freshness, variety and helpful associates.
It was interesting to see the changes.  Some are excellent such as the obvious rise of relative wealth.  Most people had iPhones or some other smartphone and there were a lot of laptops and iPads in use on the subways. The supermarkets are well-stocked and it seems obvious that nearly hot rod power tour everyone has a refrigerator and a stove. In 1983, most people bought food every day because refrigerators were only for a priviledged few. Stoves hot rod power tour were often a bunsen-type burner and a wok.
One of my friends in 1983 lived in an apartment hot rod power tour building where the apartments shared a dormitory-style bathroom hot rod power tour on their floor; and hot water was limited to 2 hours per day: and you could only drink boiled water so everyone had thermoses of hot water. Nowadays, the water still isn t potable (you have to drink bottled water, which is cheap and readily available), but city residents have unlimited hot water in their own personal bathrooms what a HUGE change. I cannot even begin to fathom the full impact of an entire nation (or at least a large segement of the population) acquiring hot rod power tour bathroom privacy and freedom of showers. I just know that I deeply appreciate a private bathroom and hot water on demand.
And yes, most public toilets were not sit-down toilets (although many places hot rod power tour such as the Temple of Heaven had a choice of toilet-styles). Public toilets were plentiful and for the most part, clean. And they were free. BYO paper, but once I knew you had to carry tissues hot rod power tour with you everywhere, it wasn t a problem at all.
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