Sorry I have not been able to update the blog for the last few days, it has been very busy at work! Friday was the grand opening of our second store in Shanghai. We had a blast with all of the customers for the last few days! I have spent the week preparing the original store and the new store for the promotions for this weekend. It has been a lot of work, but the work here just seems more meaningful! You are dealing with people who have no idea and they really want to learn. I have worked a lot, but all with reward. Starting Monday I start my new task at the next store we have opening. This is where the real work begins! A lot to do and not much time to do it!
I have had some interesting China experiences since the last post; here is a sample:
-I took my first taxi ride in which my driver told me he knew where he was going and actually had no idea.....thank god for translators and cell phones!
-I ate my first Chinese tofu. It tastes like nothing, just like in the US.
-I have taken the subway a few times. So far, this is the nicest subway system I have found. The lines are easy to understand and go straight. Everything is in Chinese and English. The cars are new and nicely air conditioned. The funniest part of the experience is watching people get on and off. In NYC, people get off the train and as soon as they are off, people get on. NOT HERE! The door opens and it is a struggle to get on and off....everyone goes at the same time!
-I visited my first small Chinese grocery. A nice selection of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as a good assortment of recently killed fish and other random animal parts. There are chicken feet everywhere....it is apparently the best cuisine in China! I had to pick up cereal....great selection of Cherios, Frosted Flakes, and Trix!
-I had my first home cooked Chinese meal (no, not cooked by me....let's not get crazy here). My roommates girlfriend came over last night and cooked us some serious Chinese food! She made tomato, egg, and spinach soup as well as noodles and greens with fresh fish. The fish was great....but boney. Then she finished it up with a Chinese desert! The desert was a Chinese fruit (translated to English it is called a paw paw) on a bed of white rice covered with Chinese flower wine. The whole meal was AWESOME!
-I watched my first Chinese bootleg DVD. I have yet to see a place in China that sells real DVD's. I get bootleg DVD's are real DVD's here.....a movie for $1 is a good deal anywhere!
So, that is what has been going on.
I posted some new pictures today, so go check them out.
If all goes well, I want to try to get out and be a tourist tonight. If I do, I can guarantee some nice pics. Unfortunately it is raining (like it has almost the entire time I have been here....we will get into that another time), and I do not want to go out in the rain to take pictures.
We shall see.
Bye for now.
Scott
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