tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post7346647888231434109..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Slow Boat To Chinayellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-16175413841247842007-06-19T20:04:00.000-04:002007-06-19T20:04:00.000-04:00In Beijing be sure to visit the Wangfujung "Snack ...In Beijing be sure to visit the Wangfujung "Snack street" at night and eat anything that's well-cooked. I recommend the goat testicles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-52277384901504894542007-06-18T21:34:00.000-04:002007-06-18T21:34:00.000-04:00According to my next door neighbor (you might have...According to my next door neighbor (you might have met her at the BBQ), it's a kind of cruddy place to be if only because the customs are so different. People think nothing of hocking up a loogie wherever they are. <BR/><BR/>The amazing thing, she says, is that babies are time-trained at a very early age. They don't wear diapers, so they're carried around with bare bottoms and, at predetermined intervals, are held over the gutter, a nearby trash can, the train tracks, whatever, and will do their business at a whistled cue. Wild!<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, the government is trying to make the place reasonably nice for the Olympics so they're holding events such as "Queue Fridays". Since the Chinese don't bother lining up for stuff, they're trying to get everyone into the habit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-80744196939322026422007-06-18T13:48:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:48:00.000-04:00I came here from Achenblog, so I'll follow the cus...I came here from Achenblog, so I'll follow the custom of offering corrections.<BR/><BR/>A milk run is the opposite of the nonstop flight you're taking. A milk run involves lots of stops. Think milk truck delivering to every house in the neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>What to expect? Based on the reports of friends who've been there: people, people, people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-20796913384151049402007-06-18T11:41:00.000-04:002007-06-18T11:41:00.000-04:00I'm so jealous!! I hope you all have a great time...I'm so jealous!! I hope you all have a great time! I've heard the air is very polluted, so if anyone has breathing problems this might make it difficult. I'm hoping to be in China this time next year, so I'll be very excited when you get back and write about your trip! Have fun!<BR/>-ElizabethElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544076384942487436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-42868253550908929632007-06-18T09:45:00.000-04:002007-06-18T09:45:00.000-04:00China - wow! Some people have all the fun. But onl...China - wow! Some people have all the fun. But only 3 cameras and 1 camcorder? I sure hope that's enough ;-)Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-54120777883148648252007-06-18T07:44:00.000-04:002007-06-18T07:44:00.000-04:00My one travel tip:If you ever go to Atlantic City,...My one travel tip:<BR/><BR/>If you ever go to Atlantic City, NJ...stay at Harrah's on the Marina and make sure you have breakfast at the Fantasea Reef buffett. (Nummy)<BR/><BR/>Or The Tropicana on the Boardwalk...<BR/><BR/>Go to Brulee for dessert.<BR/><BR/>:)The Mistress of the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923975714269274370noreply@blogger.com