Trip to McDonald’s

Which trip to McDonald’s would not be complete without a trip to Walmart as well. I guess it is similar to ours in Canada, although their food section contains a lot more noodles; fresh fish, crabs and some other unidentifiable marine life. This Walmart was attached to a mall where I was able to take a peek at the different stores. There were no familiar brand name stores, other than Nike. The clothes sizes are so tiny. I’m sure the sales clerks took one look at me, widened their eyes and were thinking “seriously, you really think we have your size in here?” I have a snowflake’s chance in Hades to find something to fit me! However, I did manage to find these adorable flat shoes. I’m a size 38 and it only cost me 89 Yuan or about 13 bucks!

A few other observations:

· There are “No Spitting” signs instead of “No Smoking” signs

· There is an art to walking down a crowded street with your umbrella without impaling anyone with the points

· You cannot be a polite Canadian when getting on the bus, or you’ll be at the gate until next week.

· Credit card purchases are not the norm; everyone pays cash

· Electronics do not seem cheaper here