Oddities.

Sorry that I haven't blogged in a long time.. I am on the home stretch and I have been doing a lot of traveling.. Tibet.. Huangshan.. Dengfeng.. the list goes on, and on.

I want to share with all of you some things that I don't find "strange" anymore, but they are really strange.

1. Little boys (or girls) not wearing pants and pooping on the side of the road. (Particularity in Dengfeng)

2. Meat hanging from a wall. No refrigerator needed. ever.

3. Almost everyone can say "hello," but as soon as you say something else, they are really confused.

4. In addition to number 3, most people that work at stores (mainly in Tibet) say "LOOKEE" instead of "look."

5. It is completely acceptable to pull someones arm until they buy something. literally.

6. If you bargain someone down to an acceptable price, and they agree, then you have to pay.. or else you may die..

7. There are no food standards in general. Most people wear flip flops while cooking, and do whatever else they please..

8. Refunds don't exist. We once had dumplings with ROCKS.

9. People are paid to sweep water.. while it's raining.

10. No matter what, if you are white, you are beautiful.

11. Chinese food is NOT the same state-side. I would DIE for American Chinese food right now.

12. "Chinese" may have many dialects, but some are just accents, and some are completely different.

13. Just because you have wireless internet doesn't mean you can get internet on your ipod.

14. If you get a tan, you are "turning black," and that's never a good thing.

15. Crab Apple Popsicles. so tasty.

16. Phones ALWAYS run out of money as soon as you leave town. (meaning you can't use your phone until you get back)

17. You can buy a DVD for about $1 but it's not real.

18. Nobody likes (or has tried) raw vegetables.

19. "Squatty potties" are supposed to be cleaner and safer than a regular toilet, but not when the floor is covered in urine.

20. People believe that any meat is tastier with a lot of bones. Who can say, "the more bones the better?" not I.

21. It hardly costs more to fly somewhere, but when you think of it in RMB (Chinese currency) it seems like a TON!

22. If someone says "I give you best price" walk away.