Culture Differences

Being back in America, I have come to notice many differences between our American culture and China's. I don't have any photos to give you with this post so instead I'm going to show you my favorite cartoon food video from China at the end: Super Baozi! It has a rapping bun that knows Kung Fu, noodles with swords, and a bread stick that can really jam!! It's all in Chinese so just enjoy it for what it is.

1. There are no paper towels in China. They don't even make them. Instead they use tissues or napkins. I've even been to small restaurants that use the white streamers we use in the US at parties!
2. Monopolies are allowed in China. For all of China, there is 1 electric company, 1 gas company, 2 phone companies, and 3 Internet providers. They don't do "looking for the best price."
3. You ALWAYS take your shoes off at the door. This is a must! Most Asian countries do this.
4. Chinese homes do not have ovens. You'll only find them at restaurants or bakeries. A typical Chinese kitchen only has 2 burners and an exhaust.
5. There are televisions everywhere!! I have seen them in elevators, on buses, and even in bathrooms.
6. You can't find out the sex of your baby until it's born. They made ultrasounds illegal in China because most people want boys and their afraid that the mother or father will hurt the unborn child if they know it's a girl.
7. If a person has tattoo's, they are seen as a "bad person." Usually the person has been in jail or is in a illegal type of work. I got all types of looks because of mine and most people stay away from me. In a country where there are people everywhere, this works out great for me!! :P
8. Spitting, shooting "snot rockets," not covering your mouth when sneezing, interupting a person's conversation and talking with your mouth full of food are all exceptable forms of behavior.
9. You can do what ever the fuck you want when it comes to driving. Seriously. I have seen just about everything!! If you want to drive at night without your lights on, go ahead! Drive at night with your high beams on, sure!! Make a right turn from the farthest left lane, no problem! Red lights, optional! People drive motorcycles on the sidewalk, against traffic, where ever they please. I've seen cars turn around on the interstate and go up the on ramp. I've seen them drive on the sidewalk to get through traffic! Buses are first, then cars, then bikes, and last people. Somehow, very few people seem to get killed!
10. Almost all stewardesses and nurses are young, thin, and attractive. If your not, you don't get hired.
11. The idea of a line or queue is completely foreign in China. Everyone just pushes, shoves, kicks, and elbows there way everywhere.
12. Trademarks and copyrights don't exist in China. I have seen Garfield on bags of snacks, Snoopy on pens, and Transformers on everything!!
13. Have you ever been to Home Depot and your trying to find something but no one is around to help you. Well, not in China. The government helps to employee people at almost every location due to the fact that there are so many people in China. I have seen 8 women standing around the sock area waiting to help someone. Places like Dairy Queen will have 5 employees working when no one is there. Since everyone in China gets paid by salary, they don't have to worry about overtime or label cost.
14. It's very hard to find cold or "iced" drinks in China. Most of the time people carry around warm tea with them or your offered hot tea when you go somewhere. I even tried to order a cold in certain places and been told that they don't serve it "this time of year because it's cold out!"
15. Nothings closed on Sunday. Banks are open, the post office delivers, and even some government business still run.  

And now for the show!