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Post by eejus42 on Sept 20, 2011 12:44:09 GMT -5
Okay, you may not care about my experience in China but for those interested in the Chinese culture experience...here is a thread update: I left home for China on 9/17/11 and arrived in China on 9/18/11 after a 13 hour flight...the flight is not fun other than the free Jim Beam I drank most of the time. Yesterday 9/19/11 was uneventful regarding culture due to running a conference with my quality engineers for 8 hours. Today 9/20/11 was different by starting my day with work. Take a look at the photo .pdf attached. Have fun......... I'll try to keep this updated as my trip moves along...if you care. P.S. When you are in a car in China, just try to sleep and don't watch what is happening while moving through traffic...OMG...This is my second time here and I still cannot get used to the fearless driving and horn beeping. I thought we were dead a few times today. Breath...Breath...Good...You are safe... I know it's 1:45pm in the states but it's 1:45am here in China...sleep time. Attachments:
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Post by eejus42 on Sept 20, 2011 12:48:14 GMT -5
Well, I guess 9:45am for you Pacific guys....
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Post by grumpyoldgamer on Oct 9, 2011 8:50:28 GMT -5
Eh, just saw this. Was this just a business trip or something a little more permanent? Are you still over there? That taxi drive sounds crazy. Some of my colleagues at work are Chinese. I was always a little curious about China, but not to the point of wanting to go there. But now talking with my them about their home and their culture has made me want to learn more.
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Post by MikeS on Oct 28, 2011 11:07:32 GMT -5
I've been there three times. The only traffic lights are in Beijing, and those are few and far between. A whole lot of "lay on the horn and keep on the gas." It's fun as long as you're not the one driving.
The culture is very interesting. Things are fairly "dirty" insomuch as there is a lot of dust in the air. There's also a large amount of coal burning for power and diesel burning heavy equipment. There are still many activities that are handled by manual labor still that we have machines for: street cleaning, trash pickup, etc. They also still use bamboo scaffolding for a lot of construction projects.
It's definitely an eye opening experience. The Wall is still one of the most amazing sites I've ever visited. They didn't bury anyone *in* the wall as is common rumor, but many died building it.
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